His point about how quiet it is spot on as well. I tested this in conventional mode before sending it and it was, as to be expected, a typical loud 1990's era motor. I don't understand the science of how back EMF makes it quieter, but it does work.
The strong angular lines are fantastic. I have to say, of all the great looking high speed trains out there, this older, classic design is probably my favorite. Even the somewhat garish orange color is awesome...it just says "notice me! I'm fast!" rather than the more mundane and sedate silvers and whites that seem to be the trend these days.
hello Jerry ,
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Pascal
:-) Thanks Pascal! In fact, I will be lucky enough to take my first trip on a real SNCF TGV next week (not Thalys or Eurostar!)...we are going to Mulhouse (I think you know what I am going there for!).
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A very beautiful place to see.
Pascal
That's a gorgeous train! I'm an engineer and I don't completely understand what he was talking about, but if it works, it works.
ReplyDeleteI just set up a simple oval with my small collection of equipment last night and it was loads of fun. I just couldn't wait to come up with a layout to run them anymore! Anyway, I love the TGV. For some reason, it hadn't occurred to me before that one of them would be a dummy.
Whoa!! Love it, it's definitely a cool train.
ReplyDeleteI like the new TGV style (especially the thalys version) but the original is best in orange!!
@ Donald...I was thinking about that one power unit being a dummy as well. What's sort of interesting is that Kato (at least to my knowledge) typically uses a power car in the center of its trains sets (e.g. Shinkansens and so forth). But with both the new Thalys and this older TGV, they put the motor in one of the power cars.
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