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First run of prototype T478.3

The first run of prototype diesel engine T478.3 carried out 17th October. This is a first model in "gummy" scale from the Czech Republic. Mr Josef Dobes is a head designer and his company Pragomodel is producer of this model. Tes runs carried out at the Meeting of crazies on August this year. Finalized prototype with number T478.3013 in white-green paintwork introduced himself.
The weather was not very well, such typical autumny raw day. We were impatient for test runs and we handily surpassed bad weather. Everybody could use warming applications or heated up his hands above heating steam models.

Photo: © T&T Randysek

Morning static exhibition.

Objective cliks intensively - this is
serious premiere.

"Welcome to between ourselves
and wish you many please
owners."

And our wifes watched us from
warm foul territory and they
thought about crazies (ha ha).

From biggest till smallest.

Still lite with "Spectacle-snake".

Solo run carried out at the first. We learned that lights are connected vice versa.
A small technical interference in Mr Siler´s workroom be enough for repair.

Visitors view model in station
Vinohrady.

T478 and German BR218.

T478 is approaching into station
Susch.

T478 in station Susch.

Standstill alongside station
building.

On the bridge behind station
Susch.

Arrival into station
Terasy.

Roman is bringing model into
workroom. And how he is
fondling with him ...

"Spectacle-snake" on
the workbench.

Demouting of the engine sump
case.

Decoder switching.

Lights examination.

Headlights with driving-light
lamp.

Rear lights.

The diesel engine T478 was set to express train after petite technical treatment
and it ran through all track.

T478 with express train leaves
Vinohrady.

Behind station Vinohrady.

Train is approaching into station
Susch.

Travelling through station Susch.

Train is approaching into station
Potuckov.

Travelling through station
Potuckov.

On the spiral viaduct.

Behind the spiral viaduct.

Forward of the station
Horni Lipova.

Entry into station Horni Lipova.

Standstill in station.

Standstill with technical
interpretation.

Departure from Horni Lipova.

Arrival into station Potuckov.

Cameraman in action.

Participants watch arrival of the
train into station Vinohrady.

On the Vinohrady gridiron.

Locomotive swapping.

Travelling through station
Zababov.

We added another express car for subsequent run. But diesel engine had problem with adhesion on the spiral viaduct. Producer must to increase mass of the diesel engine.

Connecting of the another
express car.

Travelling through station Susch.

A little troublesome climb with added loading on the spiral viaduct ...

... but "Spectacle-snake" won eventually:

Arrival from tunnel into station
Horni Lipova.

Arrival into station.

Posturing for cameramans.

Station Horni Lipova.

Before departure ...

Meeting with steam.

Instalation of models.

"Spectacle-snake" in different
sizes and different designes.

From biggest till smallest.

Posturing for cameramans
in station Horni Lipova.

With his smaller bubby.

T478 in scale 0.

Final discussion with wine.

Steam locomotives operation

Steam locomotives operation passed over together first runs "Spectacle-snake". Known models introduced oneself - steam models of Karel Duda, Jirka Kut, Jirka Sajbrt and Pavel Uhlir. Cold weather was as advantage, steam from stacks had right atmosphere for operation.