36. Xmas Special Ft. Hornby R3821 LTD Edition Centenary 9f Evening Star!

[@sonarfreq]

Can anyone tell me will the Hornby - R8113 - TTS Sound Decoder: Crosti Class 9F Decoder fit inside the Centenary Edition "Evening Star" please?

[@theengineshed359]

Absolutely the tender socket for the decoder allows plenty of room for that decoder!

[@sonarfreq]

@@theengineshed359 Thanks so much!

[@rustykilt]

I just received this model....so hard to get

[@theengineshed359]

A good buy rusty! little annoying that they are retooling the model now but still an exceptional performer!

[@wapphigh5250]

I didn't know the actual 92220 Evening Star was ever fitted with the Crosti boiler??... the manual says "9F Crosti Boiler"..is this accurate? Was this loco ever a "crosti"? is it now (as preserved) a Crosti? thanks!

[@wapphigh5250]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BR_Standard_Class_9F_92020-9 seems they weren't??? So what are the facts? Why does the pamflet say Crosti? and why is the only TSS option a Crosti?

[@theengineshed359]

@@wapphigh5250 Nothing of serious concern the models both the 9f and crostini versions are mechanically identical so Hornby use the same manuals its really as simple as that. 🙂

[@wapphigh5250]

@@theengineshed359 I was more concerned about the TTS sound file.. people are asking about the r8113 - but that is a Crosti file... they might be mechanically similar, but there is no way they would have sound the same IMO.. Then again Hornby doesn't produce a real sound for the proper Evening Star 9F even though there are still a couple non Crosti's running...go figure..

[@wapphigh5250]

So I am going to wait for the new tooling Evening Star coming out soon and get a half decent decoder, speaker and a sound file recorded off an actual Non Crosti 9F... (The Black Prince or 92212)...