Re: Motorising the Dapol Railbus

Jane Sullivan <jane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

William Pearce <ben_issacs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
Commenting on the noiseness of the motorised Dapol railbus, whilst
I've never seen or heard an actual bus running, I suspect that they
would have been rather noisy in full size. So, perhaps the noiseness
adds to their realism.

The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway has two railbuses, and a 2-car DMU.

Just think of all that money you're saving not installing a sound chip
into one :-)

The noise of the Lima Cl 101 is quite realistic, apart from the lack of
manual gear changes. The 101's tachometer had two pointers on it to
indicate to the driver when to shift gears up or down.

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Martin S.
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