Original page created on 18/02/2018; updated on 13/02/2023.
REE MB-078
YMO 25005 2 type Moyse 32 TDE
77 g / 40 to 46 mA depending on direction / 170 mA under 12 V.
The cab interior, very visible, is reproduced in detail: one can particularly see the generator that protrudes into the cab!
The railings, handles and buffer handles are inserted (of course) and very fine. The drawbars — not elongating, it would be useless here — are dovetailed. Reminder: dovetail coupling, reference Roco 40287, Fleischmann Profi 6570.
A standard coupling is mounted at the rear. At the front, no drawbar is mounted, but there is one provided in the bag of parts, with two single hook drawbars allowing for mounting complete screw coupling and pneumatic hose.
Some regrets: some parts are badly fitted (buffers, headlights). In these, the LEDs, very visible, are not centred; some are lower, others higher: it squints! The wires are too visible. Finally, a touch of silver paint inside the optics would have been welcome.
Detailing parts supplied: in addition to the
coupling bars already mentioned, there is one (yes, only one!) complete
screw coupling, only one (of course!) complete
brake hose, two shortened hooks and two shortened brake hoses. There
are also spare parts, only one (also!) of each: one buffer handle, one
small handle (above the cabin windows), one sandpit pipe. There are
finally three photo-etched builder plates (red diamond) of which here
is the appearance once the colour layer is scraped. The smallest letters (PARIS) are hardly fifteen
hundredths of a millimetre high…
Finally, an interesting fact: according to the instruction sheet, a power pack would be available as spare part for this shunter, under ref. B-12048-00.
See Loco-Revue forum.
Series of eight shunters with electric transmission YMO 25001 to 25008 (ex 15000) built in 1944, 1945 and 1951 by Gaston Moyse in La Courneuve, according to a type already used in many units in the industry. Withdrawn in 1971-72.
Main features: Diesel power 110 kW (150 hp) at 1500 rpm. Rated power 88 kW (120 hp). Weight in running order 32 t. Speed limit 22 km/h.
Transmission by DC generator and DC motor, the latter driving the axles by chains.
Region of assignment: Nord. Seven assigned to MT (Matériel et Traction), one to VB (Voies et Bâtiments).
Source: Loco-Revue sheet below.
Photo Ghitescu (Loco-Revue sheet).
Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
---|---|---|---|
Overall length | 6 770 | 77.8 | 80.4 |
Chassis length | 5 640 | 64.8 | 65.0 |
Overall width | 2 810 | 32.3 | 31.6 |
Cab width | 2 300 | 26.4 | 27.3 |
Height | 3 450 | 39.7 | 39.1 |
Wheelbase | 2 834 | 32.6 | 32.5 |
Wheel diameter | 950 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
Suggestion to the manufacturer: provide only complete brake hoses. It will result in one less part to manage, and we are still able to cut them ourselves to the desired length! Do you know Columbus’s egg?
Document available as a PDF.
If you are interested, please let me know by e-mail,
specifying the title of the document-s.
For conditions, see page
Loco-Revue documentary sheets. .
The box is a little big for such a small machine! In any case, it is well protected. I was expecting a historical leaflet like the draisine’s, but nope…
See the shunter from the other end. Note the extreme fineness of the bonnets’ handrails.
Good respect of the scale, however with a cab a little too wide and a little too low. An axle is mounted in an oscillating holder, which gives a three-point suspension favourable to the power pickup.