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Photo of D6334 gnye at http://www.rail-dvd.co.uk/page_2565608.html

Have it your way. Only trying to help protect this website. Shan't bother again though. gmax

Don't think it was the owner who put it on youtube though. gmax

Take it from me Phil - it IS dubbed sound. Gmax

I don't want to appear a killjoy but I do know that this is copyrighted material mate. Just thought it best to mention this. Gmax

As a relative newbie to model railways after a gap of 20 years I can say I'm more than pleased with the craftmanship of the Class 22 and it has persuaded me that I will invest in more from this manufacturer. As for 'duds' - perhaps I could add that I have had 4 duds from one manufacturer in the past 2 months - a Hall, Jubilee, Peak & Class 47. Three of the four have been or will be returned. The Hall I can maybe live with. Possibly just an unlucky streak, but if the Westerns, D600s & D6100s are as good as the 22s then that's where I will be putting my hard earned cash in future! And a big thumbs up to Dave for customer service as well. Regards Steve

I travelled on a 1X05 school special in 1965 so it was still in operation then. Regards Steve

2C90 & 2C91 were the codes for Newton Abbot to Kingswear trains which were regular duties in the 1960s See photo of D6334 in book 1 spotting notes at: http://www.rail-dvd....ge_2565608.html As for fitting alternatives - I've inserted Heljan class 52 headcodes into my model of D6331 (2C75 & 7B08) and they fit perfectly. Just tuck them into the corners with a sharp edged tool and they fit beautiifully. Hope that helps. Steve

I'm pleased to say that I have finally got hold of one of these lovely models. May layout is DCC only, yet I note that the instruction leaflet says run-in for half an hour or more on DC. For me that would require quite a lot of effort to isolate a circuit of track and I've not done i with other new engines. I'm planning to fit a Bachmann 21 pin decoder and wonder - is there REALLY any foreseeable difficulty in running-in the loco in using DCC. I HAVE confirmed the loco does move OK on DC by utilising an old controller and a straight of track. Regards Steve

On the renumbering subject, can anyone suggest the best way to remove the numbers from one of these lovely machines in order to leave an unblemished surface for renumbering? Thanks in advance. Steve

Thanks for the gen re-livery of D6331 Rug. I saw it enough times as a teenage basher but the old memory cells have withered a bit with age. I have several on order as this is a BIG gap on my Bath Road depot at the moment. I agree with what you say about the headcode numerals looking a tad small. That will have to be dealt with as the look of the hadcode panel is a major feature in my view. It just HAS to look right. As a side point I have just taken delivery of D27 from Bachmann and it the headcode panel looks superb, especially with it's lights on. Regards Steve in Paignton

Neil, do you know exactly when D6331 full went yellow ends? AFAIK it was gsye in Sep 68 and gfye by April 1970. Regards Steve

I had a similar problem recently with my Dynamis. I came back from a fortnights holiday abroad to find that my Dynamis Controller wouldn't operate any locos at all, despite it having worked perfectly for 18 months or more. I have more than one handset (there are more than 40 locos on the layout & I don't want to spend time re-entering data), and none of the handsets would operate a loco. The symptom I had was that the light on the infra red receiver flickered green rapidly when switched on, and didn't settle down to a static green display as normal. On a hunch, I borrowed another Dynamis set from a mate who lives 2 miles away. I wired this one into my layout and guess what........it didn't work either, but showed exactly the same symptons. I then took MY OWN Dynamis to his house........and it worked!!! Thus I knew at this point that the fault was the location where it was being used, not the equipment itself. The next step I took (a bit desperate I know!) was to phone Western Power who supply our electricity. They turned up very promptly, and the guy, like me, assumed that there was maybe a voltage drop to our property, or even a dirty supply. Much to my disappointment his readings were normal, so I was almost back to square one. Next, I decided to unplug appliances from their sockets - fridge, TV, lights, clocks, switched off central heating etc etc - to no avail. However the following day, continuing on this theme, I found the culprit. I had kept the Dynamis switched on as each appliance was disconnected and as soon as I switched off the PC, the green receiver light on the Dynamis steadied. I tested it and found it worked perfectly. I should point out that the PC doesen't operate from the same room as the model railway. Further investigation though, showed that it was NOT the computer that was affecting the infra-red, but the Belkin WIRELESS ROUTER we were using. This has now been permanently disconnected and the Dynamis is back to working fine. The only unsolved part of the puzzle is - why did the Dynamis work fine for 18 months, then suddenly become susceptible to the router. Anyway, I hope this helps. Best Regards Steve