Model train programming tracks.

The larger test track is by KPF ZELLER of Germany

Updateing the Fleischmann T18 from an old cheap decoder to a Esu lok pilot 5 micro , 6 pin.

Fleischmann T18 Photo livery.
The Prussian Class T 18s were the last tank locomotives developed for the Prussian state railways. They were originally intended for services on the island of Rügen as replacements for Class T 12 and T 10 engines. They emerged when a class of locomotive was conceived in 1912 that was to handle express and passenger trains in border areas or in shuttle services on short routes. A tank engine design with symmetrical running gear was envisaged because, unlike a tender locomotive, it could run equally fast forwards and backwards and could be operated on return journeys without having to be turned on a turntable. Its power and top speed were to be the same as those of the P 8. Robert Garbe designed this 4-6-4 (2'C2') tank locomotive for 100 km/h with a 17-ton axle load and contracted the Vulkan Werke in Stettin to build it. It was given the designation T 18.

The Model:
Super-detailling, -livery and -lettering. Inset windows. Interior details in driver’s cab. Prototypical "daylight" between boiler and chassis. Fully operational, finely detailed Heusinger valve gear. Brake blocks between the wheels. Cast metal chassis. Motor with flywheel. Drive on all 6 driving wheels with 2 traction tyres. Double headlights at each end, co-ordinated with direction of travel. Slot-guide mechanism at each end with automatic PROFI-couplings for true close coupling and pre-uncoupling. Standard NEM 362 coupling socket.

This Limited Edition version of the T18 is depicted in its unusual photographic works grey livery