In the July 2020 issue of Railway Modeller we take a look at the latest batch of the much acclaimed British Rail Class 24’s from Sutton Locomotive Workshop.
These latest variants of this ground-breaking model feature a number of cosmetic upgrades, along with an enhanced digital sound project, boosting an extensive bank of functions and sounds. In this video we run though just some of the many sound functions which are equipped on this project, during a short test run on Compton Quay, our dockside micro layout.
Full sound functions list;
- 0 Lighting On/Off
- 1 Sound On/Off
- 2 Proportional Brake (non-latching)
- 3 Single Horn (direction and speed related)
- 4 Dual Horn (direction and speed related)
- 5 Cold Start/Light Engine Mode/Tail Lamps
- 6 Coasting/Idle Key
- 7 Control Lever to ‘ON’
- 8 ON Buffering
- 8 OFF Coupling
- 9 Enable Speed Related Flange Squeal
- 10 ON Battery Isolating Switch Cabinet Opened
- 10 OFF Battery Isolating Switch Cabinet Closed
- 11 ON Cab Door Opened
- 11 OFF Cab Door Closed
- 12 ON Driver’s Checks (before start-up)
- 12 OFF Driver’s Checks (after start-up) Fire Bell
- 13 Combined Pump On
- 14 Handbrake Wheel
- 15 ON Steam Heat Boiler (Hissing Steam)
- 15 OFF Boiler Pressure Safety Valve (Blow Off)
- 16 Cab Vocals*
- 17 Guard’s whistle
- 18 Enable Automatic Wagon Buffering/Snatch
- 19 Detonators
- 20 Disable Automatic Cab Interior Lighting
- 21 Shunt Mode (Reduced speed, no inertia)
- 22 Speed Lock (Throttle control of engine sound)
- 23 Controller Handle to ¼ Power
- 24 Controller Handle to ½ Power
- 25 Controller Handle to ¾ Power
- 26 Controller Handle to Full Power
- 27 Volume Down
- 28 Volume Up
Read our full review of this ground breaking model, in the July 2020 Issue of Railway Modeller, on sale from 11th June.
