160mph Lima CIE class 33

[Noel]

This evening I ran one of my old Lima CIE class 33 locos for the first time in over 20 years!

 

It was insanely fast. I have a measured section of track with a timing gate and measured the loco doing the equivalent of 160mph scale speed

 

Old Lima class 33 CIE imitation A class

 

I have an emotional attachment to these two awful old Lima class 33s. Can't bring myself to sell them for old times sake.

Edited July 21, 2017 by Noel

[burnthebox]

Noel what the hell did you do to that Class 33m totally awesome, pity there was no passengers

[Broithe]

160mph? Just a slight cosmetic alteration and this could be IÉ.....

 

[DiveController]

Many posts on the site and Jim's post of the TGV really do confirm that the problem is the infrastructure;)

Edited May 11, 2015 by DiveController

[ttc0169]

It gives a new meaning to the phrase CIE SUPERTRAIN.

[burnthebox]

OK Noel, tell the truth, you put ethanol in just to see how she would run

[Broithe]

It's only a matter of time until murrayec buys a bag of magnets and starts making these....

 

[Noel]

Noel what the hell did you do to that Class 33m totally awesome, pity there was no passengers

 

Hi Paul. I did nothing but a simple lube service. That's how she came out of the box from W J Owens in Bray in the late 70s. Noel

 

Ps. The second loco isn't as fast but sounds like a tractor. Won't need DCC sound!

[burnthebox]

Hi Paul. I did nothing but a simple lube service. That's how she came out of the box from W J Owens in Bray in the late 70s. Noel

 

Ps. The second loco isn't as fast but sounds like a tractor. Won't need DCC sound!

 

Of course it sounds like a tractor, sure did'nt ya get it in " Wickla "

[Noel]

Of course it sounds like a tractor, sure did'nt ya get it in " Wickla "

 

No the Lima loco in the video clip is actually the quieter of the pair. The other 33 sounds like a Massey Ferguson that's run out of oil.