Diesel shunter Y 50103 Electrotren

Brand - Reference

Electrotren 2913/3

Type

Y 50103

Mass / Max. current @ 12 V

140 g / 0.73 A

Comments

Correct appearance. The rear buffer beam and its buffers are tilted downwards (the support is the cause). Fictitious coupling hooks have the appearance of a butcher’s! The railings are metallic, the plates and SNCF badge are photoetched.

The three axles are driving, only the two extremes pick the current by strips rubbing on the inside of the wheels.

See:

• Loco-Revue Forum.
• gamos81.altervista.org for the reference list of issued V36 models.

Modifications

• Lenz Silver mini+ decoder. The rear lights are connected by tulip connector.

History

The Y 50101 to 50110 (ex-030 DB) shunters are of German origin (V36). Built between 1938 and 1943, these are units abandoned in 1944 by the Wehrmacht at the end of the Second World War.

Power 300 kW. Career in the Nord region. They were all reformed between 1970 and 1972. Some were later bought out by private companies.

According to eurocity64, the Y 50103 was put into service at La Chapelle in 1946, transferred to Compiègne in January 1957 and to Aulnoye in July 1968. It was withdrawn in May 1971.

Documents

• Loco-Revue sheet No. 439 / 41973 - 73 a 37 (former series). Sheet preview.
• Diagram in Loco-Revue No. 358 of February 1975, p. 79.
• Loco-Revue No. 522 of January 1990, p. 21.
• Loco-Revue sheet No. 302/303, 21st series, in Loco-Revue special No. 9 of February 2001.
• Loco-Revue special No. 6, from p. 29.
• Wikipedia article.
• Photos of Le Train d’Alain website.
• Electrotren instruction leaflet.