Reincarnation & Resurrection: Another look at 2 French Locos and Running Session #modeltrains

#modelrailroad #hoscale #3rail #märklin #jouef #roco #sncf #241 #231 This is really 2-3 videos in one. In this video I look more closely at the Jouef 241 P7 which I just converted from 2-rail analog to 3-rail digital, including some running shots I could not do for the previous video. Then, I bring back the Roco 231 E which first appeared in a "First Impressions" video a few months back and was highly disappointing. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Story behind making this video Part I. The Jouef SNCF 241 P7 01:35 Explaining some of the potential issues 02:41 On the track review 06:07 Running it solo 08:48 Running it with short rake of coaches on outer loops 11:52 Running Session with longer rake on short loops Part II. The Roco SNCF 231 E 16:05 Revisiting the Roco loco and its issues 18:25 On the track re-examination 20:08 Running Session on the long loops with coaches (6 coaches, then 7 coaches) 29:05 Wrap-Up and brief dual running session with both locos