Kampala Rd: TTS & Hardwiring One in a Non-DCC Loco

[@wamgoc]

Hi Jerry, completed my Blackmoor Vail early this year! The model belonged to a very good friend who passed away and I brought this as remembrance of him! Sounds work really well! I put my decoder and speaker in the tender! WAMGOC

[@jerryallen34]

Given the age, it is a great model. They knew what the were doing in those days! It is always good to have a memory with certain things. I have with a couple of locos too. Thanks and best. Jerry

[@martinpattison5110]

A very nice job you made of that. I am not a fan of Southern Railways, but it was still good to watch the videos. Martin (Dhaka, Bangladesh.)

[@jerryallen34]

Nor was I Martin but have been slowly sucked in by them and I now have a few for the SR Region which has surprised me. Always wanted this odd shaped loco with those wheels! Cheers Jerry

[@phil36310]

Very Cool Jerry ! I Like the passing whistle...ooohh it brakes too, that's new. Thanks for sharing. greetings, Filip

[@jerryallen34]

Gday Filip, yes that passing whistle is the best! The slow running beat is also ver different from other steam locos I have heard. Thanks and take care, Jerry

[@TRAMJUNCTION7147HG]

Hi Jerry, just to clarify, your loco is a West Country Class, named after towns and places in the West Country. They are similar in design to the Battle of Briittain Class and both these classes were smaller than the later built Merchant Navy Class. I have a WC class named Wadebridge in the same livery which is Malachite Green, pronounced Mal a kite. All my locos are analogue dc as I just can't afford to go DCC and that is that. But it was interesting to see how you managed to convert yours and actuaaly get the speaker inside the loco body as well. It sounds absolutely great Jerry and like you say, they really are a nice looking loco. You can see how they got the name of Spam Cans. Cheers for now..................Geoff

[@paulebberson4884]

The first Merchant Navy emerged in March 1941 from Eastleigh Works the first West Country In July 1945 from Brighton. They are hard to tell apart. If named then the Merchant Navy plates are distinctive. Very interesting video

[@jerryallen34]

Paul Ebberson Thanks I don’t know how I got it so wrong lol! Cheers

[@jerryallen34]

TRAM JUNCTION Hi Geoff. Many thanks for the follow information and correct pronunciation that’s appreciated. It is big money dcc there is no doubt about it and on top of that when you blow a chip it’s not a great experience. I love the wheels too, so different. May thanks for commenting and I look forward to more from Tram Junction. Best. Jerry

[@davestrains6816]

Great job. That is one stunning locomotive. Great sound. Thanks for sharing.Dave

[@jerryallen34]

Thanks Dave, indeed a lovely colour and good looking loco. Thanks again for your support. Jerry

[@medwaypeninsulaMR]

Hi Jerry a great job there as she sounds and looks good even if the light was poor. The Jerry Allen bad luck with locos seems to have gone but I think it may have made it's way to Kent. Now that I have the wiring sorted I am running in my locos. Two from the same order from Rails of Sheffield failed !! One was a Hornby rail road TTS Flying Scotsman where a connecting rod jammed which is apparently a known problem. The other was a Rail Road Class 59 that ran with great bunny hops then stopped altogether. I must say that ROS were excellent in dealing with it and sent a return label whilst I was on the phone . The Scotsman came back today so hopefully that is now ok. Cheers Kev

[@jerryallen34]

Well Kev, I certainly hope I have not passed the baton onto you! I am sorry to hear of this but as always, not surprised. QC is still appalling and model railway companies seem to get away with it. RoS are very good as are others but they must waste alot of money trying to sort things out. Hope all is sorted now, Cheers Jerry

[@medwaypeninsulaMR]

​Hi Jerry- I cant think of another industry where you can send out goods that are known to have issues and it is taken as the norm !! I hope this is just a one off but I am prepared for more repeats. I will give the Flying Scotsman a run this afternoon and I await the return of the 59 .. Cheers Kev

[@ChapelEndJunctionUK]

Hi Jerry , love the surprise with you when it actually works first time . Great looking and sounding loco added to your rolling stock at Kampala Rd , hope the new whistle doesn't upset Paxo too much . Cheers......Peter

[@jerryallen34]

I was indeed surprised it all went well first time Peter! For a 16 year old loco it is a great result. Many thanks for watching, Jerry

[@stephentownend8803]

Hi Jerry. Great video I am thinking of hard wiring some of my old Hornby locos but like you my soldering skills are not great so I’m very tentative. Will just have to give it a go and see what happens. Cheers Steve

[@turbine6202]

Well done. Inspiring stuff. I may even have another go at TTS fitting the A3, Merchant Navy and Duchess currently in my 'failed at stage 17' department. It is only my hard wired TTS locos which failed, so perhaps my tender wire connections, despite all precautions, were incorrect.

[@jerryallen34]

Be very careful re the tender wiring, get that wrong and the chip goes up in smoke as TTS are very fragile! I know! But yes give it a go, very simple and everything works. Best. Jerry

[@thebibletrain8297]

Nice looking loco. The green color is outstanding 👍

[@jerryallen34]

It is and if it was sunnier, even better! Thanks for the comment. Jerry

[@nigelcarter9503]

Jerry, there was a lot of pondering. Good job, well done.

[@jerryallen34]

Hi Nigel, yes quite a bit of pondering, Lol. But it paid off and may be I should do more of it in the future!! Thanks for watching. Best, Jerry

[@PaulAFulcher]

Hi jerry great video,i carried out the same covertion on the same loco 2years ago,due to a lack sound chips at that time i fitted a fowler F8 chip in place off it still sound great after all these years,...cheers !

[@jerryallen34]

Good to hear Paul. I have a Castle in a Hall! Still good. Cheers mate, Jerry

[@onnomulder9775]

Awesome job Jerry!! A stunning loco! Cheers Onno.

[@jerryallen34]

Glad you like her Onno. Cheers Jerry

[@YorkshireMalsTrains]

Brilliant video as always Jerry, looks and sounds great, thanks for showing how its done mate, cheers...Mal

[@jerryallen34]

Cheers Mal. Thank you and really appreciate the support. Jerry

[@johne5854]

Great video, lovely loco.

[@jerryallen34]

John E Thanks John, very kind of you. Best. Jerry

[@saltleywsc]

Great Video Jerry and a superb Loco !

[@jerryallen34]

Hi Merv. Yep worth the wait!!! Cheers Jerry

[@colwichjunction3366]

Lovely loco, I really like that livery she Sounds great too. TTS has its critics, but for the money I think they’re brilliant. Nice video. Cheers John B

[@jerryallen34]

Thank you and I agree. I was a vocal critic but as you say for the price it really does give something back. Cheers Jerry

[@AdiPullen]

Hi Jerry Where was the wine lol She is one stunning model mate Some great work there must be said Sound great to me Well done on 1.5k subs Keep safe are

[@jerryallen34]

Haha Adi next time! Thanks mate, she is indeed a great loco and runs so well. Take care, Jerry

[@KevBygrave]

Nice one Jerry, I would be very interested to know what you were going to do with the Champion Spark Plug! 4:43 I thought for a moment that you were going to fit it to the loco! Regards Kev

[@jerryallen34]

Thats for the Land Rover Kev. I was Just ordering a service kit from the UK and checking the plugs! Cheers mate and thanks for the support. Jerry

[@davidfromborneo259]

Sound coming from the smoke box! Patent it now! Here's yr chance to make millions!😊🍻👍

[@jerryallen34]

David Ex in Borneo Lol, great idea David. I’m sure someone has got that already!! I actually disagree with all this affiliation stuff but that’s my personal viewpoint. Thanks Jerry

[@PaulAFulcher]

I dont know if this of use to you but i blocked off the steam funnel in side with black tack.this made the body into a boom box,this made the bass of the speaker far deeper-more life like..regards Paul.

[@jerryallen34]

Haha, that is a good idea and agree it is probably the square box shape that does so much for the sound! I may change the speaker in the near future. Many thanks for watching, Jerry

[@alantoms3263]

Hi Jerry, can anything be done to better-synchronise the 'chuffs' - should be 6 / revolution, which should speed up as the locomotive does? This is my 'gripe' with sound on kettles. Al.

[@jerryallen34]

Alan Toms You have mentioned this before Al and on TTS I don’t think there is from what I have read and seen. Not sure how you get over this issue. I does stand out on this model more for some reason or it may be me just more aware ! Cheers Jerry

[@alantoms3263]

Sorry for that. I thought I had read somewhere that the 'chuff frequency' could be adjusted - might be worthwhile verifying. Mightn't be that important to you / can accept it. Al.

[@JohnPW22]

Definitely going to upgrade some of mine now!

[@jerryallen34]

Great to hear and thanks for watching Cheers Jerry

[@robertstrainset6556]

Hi Jerry, What a very interesting video and thank you for showing us how easy it is to do, the loco looks stunning and your filming was super the light was not a problem and it sounded great, one thing as you cut the funnel down inside did you do anything to stop seeing down inside or did you think that the hole let more sound out and left it as it was. Cheers Robert.

[@jerryallen34]

Hi Robert, I left the chimney open for the moment for the reason you mention, sound. It does sound good so may leave it. The view is not too bad. Thank you for the kind comments and happy you liked it. Best. Jerry

[@howarth004]

Nice job , old loco now new with dcc

[@jerryallen34]

Old dog new tricks Dave! It is interesting that a 15 year old loco can be better than todays efforts! Cheers Jerry

[@Kettenhund31]

Thanks, Jerry, I was wondering how easy it was to hard-wire TTS chips... Er, sorry to contradict but Blackmore Vale is a West Country Class, not a Merchant Navy.

[@jerryallen34]

Really!? I have no idea on these things so thanks for pointing that out, Lol. Yes dead easy, I was surprised that it worked. Thanks Jerry

[@rmlectronicsuk2410]

Hi Jerry! Hopefully you won’t look back now! DCC Sound all the way.............?! ps - Smoke Unit next?

[@jerryallen34]

RMLectronics UK That would be my next move yes just for a challenge. Cheers and many thanks for the comment Jerry

[@jetmec]

Thank for the video Jerry

[@jerryallen34]

No worries. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers Jerry

[@kitchenhamfarm]

jerry curiosity set in ,what loco you fitting that spark plug into......tony

[@jerryallen34]

Spark plug is for the Land Rover Tony. I order service kits from the UK. Cheers, Jerry

[@kitchenhamfarm]

but seriously you have four spare functions why not fit a flickering led to the fire box ,great video jerry............tony

[@jerryallen34]

Thats the next step up I have to do!