The system is electrically powered by a Hornby Select Digital Controller. One pole is connected to the overhead contact wire, the other is connected to the rails which are grounded as in reality. It is therefore possible to make ring return loops without the danger of short circuits. All cars are equipped with Hornby or Esu decoders. The digital system allows all cars to move at the same speed, which would not be possible with the traditional analogic power system. Two lines are in operation in the plant: 4 (short line) and 7 (long line). In the layout there are 8 stops controlled by timer relays adjustable from 5 to 20 seconds. These relays are each controlled by reed contacts: one for START and another for STOP activated by micro-magnets applied under each tram. If a tram comes up behind another tram stopped at that moment, before the stopping time has not yet completely elapsed, the arriving tram makes it leave early and therefore stops itself. The automatic switch is controlled directly by arriving trams: line 7 continues straight on, while line 4 deviates towards its terminus. From the 15V AC power supply, the first wire connects directly to the switch-motor, while the second wire connects to the overhead contact wire. Near the switch there are two contacts arranged at different heights which are closed by the metal pole of the trolley of the passing tram. These two contacts are connected to the two terminals of the switch-motor to make it available for straight or deviated track. The trolleys of the line 7 cars have an isolated section so as to close only the contact that arranges the switch for the straight path, while the trolleys of the line 4 cars have their own isolated section so as to close only the contact which sets the switch for the deviated path. I have watched and found the videos on your channel very interesting. Congratulations for your nice landscaping. In the meantime, I would like to point out some other videos on my channel. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ap2earpyuravinU.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a8CDeZt9167Km40.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a7qVbJZ3rtGlj5s.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ldVliaiS3ruwiKM.html

Gentile Francesco, ti ringrazio per il gradito commento al mio plastico tranviario, ma questo video risale a parecchi anni fa, girato con una video camera a scarsa risoluzione quando l'impianto non era digitalizzato e non ancora completato in diverse parti. Se ti interessa ti propongo i link di questi altri dove l'esercizio avviene con movimenti e velocità più realistiche. Nel canale vi sono poi parecchi altri video simili con movimento di varie vetture tranviarie. Grazie! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ap2earpyuravinU.html (Tramway Rivarossi System) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oJuXn8uSndfVemg.html (Plastico tranviario digitale) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gbd8o92HzcepcX0.html (Tramway digital layout) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a7qVbJZ3rtGlj5s.html (Old streetcars)

Dear Gus, I have not used flexible track, but the original modular track, switch, crossing ad trolley wire pole by 'Rivarossi Tramway System' production in the 1960s. If you are interested you can see web-site Rivarossi Memory Tramway. Thank you for watching.

Dear Gus, in this other my video you can see how I worked on PCC cars to allow to negotiate tight curves. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mKx9drGCqMzGpY0.html

@@gianluigi6380 Thank you very much for your help. I have watched the other video and left my comment too. Greetings from Argentina!

@@gusneax8756 Thanks to you.

Dear Mike, don't worry about the delay. I bought the trams on ebay, all without motors, then I motorized them with the Halling (Wien) trucks: the bogie cars with the 'C1' type, the two-axle with the 'Vario Antrieb' with wheelbase from 23mm to 54mm. All the trams were then digitalized with Hornby and Esu decoders. The track and overhead line layout are from the 'Tramway Rivarossi System' from the '60s. The radii of the curves is 10cm which in reality corresponds to 8.7m! This is why I had to work a lot on the bodies of the longer cars to make it possible to negotiate these curves; but the beauty of a tramway network is precisely the radii of the very tight curves. The automatic control system works with relays activated by reed contacts activated by small magnets mounted under each tram. If you are interested, I would like to point out these other links for Peter Witt, PCC cars and others kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a8CDeZt9167Km40.html Ykzfaq.info/get/bejne/gdGahMeku82umYU.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jNZ7ZaSIzN-whok.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ldVliaiS3ruwiKM.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d-BjhM9i08jTj30.html Thank you very much for watching and for the compliments. Gianluigi

You're right! Bachmann should have mounted operating trolleys on his PCCs ... and installed bodies lower on the trucks, as I had to do by working on the frames and interior of the bodies. Thanks for your comment and for watching. There is a video of mine on Bachmann Peter Witts on which I also installed operating trolleys instead of the unsuitable originals due to the wheel too large. (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a8CDeZt9167Km40.html)

Спасибо за оценку и за просмотр. Gianluigi

Grazie per il tuo apprezzamento. Gianluigi

Dear Gleiswanderer, I bought the trolleys from EATON CUSTOM ENGINEERING (Rich Eaton-120 Ness Rd-Castle Rock, WA 98611-9398 US). The ebay site is: richeaton. Operating Trolley Poles come with Wheel or Slider and Hold down hook. I have tried many different brand trolleys, but these are definitely the best and work great. Ciao and tanks for watching. Gainluigi

I apologize to you for may late reply, but I read your question only yesterday. So I post this video ( kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oruDm7B5xqeXkWw.html ) to show how I did motorize some Atlas streetcar models. An advice: to open some models by detaching the frame from the body, you must remove the headlights from their seats. In some models body and frame are glued strongly together, so you must pay attention to avoid demages. Fortunately models are generally not very expensive, so you can use a second similar model… I motorized the models with the Halling (Wien) trucks: the bogie cars with the 'C1' type, the two-axle with the 'Vario Antrieb' with wheelbase from 23mm to 54mm. All the trams were then digitalized with Hornby and Esu decoders. The track and overhead line layout are from the 'Tramway Rivarossi System' from the '60s. The radii of the curves is 10cm which in reality corresponds to 8.7m! For this is I had to work a lot on the frames and bodies of the longer cars to make it possible to negotiate these curves; but the beauty of a tramway network is precisely the radii of the very tight curves. The automatic control system works with relays activated by reed contacts activated by small magnets mounted under each tram. This other link to see motorization Paris 505 tram ( kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jax8ZbCc0KiqqXk.html ).

Dear 2011 scuba, I'm sorry if I am very late in answering your kind question about the work I did on the Bachmann PCCs to allow them to go through very small radius curves, but I hadn't looked at the posts on my youtube video anymore. Now I have edited this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mKx9drGCqMzGpY0.html which I hope will be useful to you. Ciao, Gianluigi

Dear Craig, a few days ago I posted this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mKx9drGCqMzGpY0.html in which I explain the work I did on the Bachmann PCCs to allow them to travel along very tight turns, which you also like much and which make tram networks in historic centers so special and interesting. I hope this video will be useful to you. The overhead line system and the tracks are original materials of the 'Rivarossi Tramway System' produced in the 1960s. Hello, Gianluigi

I used Halling motors: for bogie cars the 'C1' type, for the two-axle the 'Vario Antrieb' with wheelbase from 23mm to 54mm. All trams were then digitalized with Hornby and Esu decoders. The track and overhead line layout are from the 'Tramway Rivarossi System' from the '60s. Control system works with relays activated by reed contacts activated by small magnets mounted under each tram. To show how I did motorize some Atlas streetcar models I posted this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oruDm7B5xqeXkWw.html . This other link to see motorization Paris 505 tram: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jax8ZbCc0KiqqXk.html . Best regards

Tracks and live overhead are H0 scale components by '60 Rivarossi "Tramway System". Streetcars are Atlas Models powered with Halling trucks and digitalized with Hornby and ESU decoders.

The yellow tram is not from Lisboa, but from Karlsruhe. I apologize for delay reply...

but it isn't

Thank you very much for compliments and for watching. (There are other videos of my streetcar layout). Ciao

@@gianluigi6380 thank you. I thought it might be HO and believe it or not I do remember the Rivarossi 'Tramway System'. Really nice set-up. U used to have to solder my own trolley wire back then. I'm talking late 1950's. EEKS long time ago ha ha

Ti ringrazio per i complimenti e per aver guardato il video. Ho costruito il modellino nel 1979, non disponendo allora di nessun disegno, ma basandomi solo su numerose foto scattate ai dettagli e ai particolari di vetture di serie. Solo successivamente ho scoperto che le due vetture campione 1501 e 1502 avevano alcune differenza nelle fiancate, in particolare nella posizione dei coprigiunti. (Nel libro di Boreani-Maccari "Un tram che si chiama Milano" sono ben illustrate tali differenze e il loro perché). A quel punto non mi sono però sentito di mettere mano al modello… Devo comunque riconoscere la tua notevole capacità di osservazione e conoscenza delle '28. Ciao, Gianluigi

Dear Chistopher, I thank you very much for the nice comment you wrote to me and I am very pleased to be able to make you dream a little ... Gianluigi

If you do not know it, I do not know what to tell you. Anyway thanks for watching, Ciao!

Yes, it is the old Milan livery (till '70) in two green tones: down 'verde vagone' and upper 'verde Veronese'.In '70 the Milan livery was orange and now returned the '20 livery: down yellow and upper creme, but only on 1500-2002 (Peter Witt) and 4600/4700. Thank for your question and watching. Gianluigi

Hi CCC I thank you very much for the very welcome compliments. Bye

The rail track I used are by Rivarossi 'Tramway System'. It's a '60 production and from early '80 is out production, sometime are finding in e-bay. I acclude a page from a Rivarossi catalog with these tracks; as you can see the radius are very tight (10 cm corresponding in reality a 8 m radius only!). To allow negotiate these curves I had to work hard to increase truck rotation of many models. Thanks for watching my video.

Thank you.

Ciao epiculo2,sì, la MRS del video è una Naldini. Ho utilizzato però solo la carrozzeria grezza non verniciata; il telaio con carrelli motorizzati è della Halling adattato alla forma della cassa. Altri dettagli sono le fiancate dei carrelli, gli accoppiatori, i predellini, lo specchio retrovisore, il tergicristallo, le scritte, lo stemma. Le sovrastrutture del tetto sono state leggermente modificate per poter applicare l'archetto (tipo Edison/Rivarossi) e il trolley, che nella realtà non c'è, ma per consentire alla vettura di poter circolare sul mio impianto nel quale la captazione della corrente avviene mediate trolley. Rispetto al prototipo MRS (Moto Rimorchiata Saglio) ha i 4 assi tutti motori e i due carrelli dello stesso passo. Devo dire che i modelli Naldini sono sicuramente molto fedeli per quanto riguarda la riproduzione dei prototipi (ne ho allestiti altri: vettura di Napoli tipo 'Meridionali', di Genova serie '900'), mentre lasciano molto a desiderare per quanto riguarda il materiale usato (resina molto fragile). Proprio a causa del procedimento usato le casse risultano quasi sempre non in squadra e, se si tenta di raddrizzarle (ad esempio con aria calda di un phon), si corre il rischio che si spezzino. Se ti interessa puoi vedere il modello ancora in fase di costruzione in questo link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y7N_nJZ4nZi3nnk.html e in quest'altro in servizio sul mio impianto:kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y81piMZ2xr2qmKM.html Comunque grazie per la visione.Gianluigi

Ok, grazie!

Grazie!!!

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The tilt effect is due to a little bit of interference between the body car and the trucks frame supports. This happens only on 'Rivarossi Tramway Track System' having a 10 cm radius that is in reality 8 m! The cars on a little as soon as larger corners does not tilting. Anyway thank you very much for watching and your specific question.Gianluigi

MATH IAS Ah now I see. Very cool layout. Do you intend to expand it??

I drive trains everyday and normal trains dont tilt but trolleys do

Yes, the trams are from Atlas 'Tramways of the world collection'. All are motorised with truck and bogies by Halling and digitalized with Hornby and Esu decoders. Thanks for watching. Gianluigi