vR BR 101 EL

[adam3544]

Me too. Last month you said Maik the release would come this month. Are you still on track? Can we expect the release till the end of June?

Thank you!

I've the same question. Very interested with great expectations about this loco.

Cheers,

Adam

[MaikG]

It's still not ready yet. As usual, every ask about the release date will delay the release for a week or so

[radu1972]

No problem then, more time to run the BR120 EL through its paces, because when the 101 will arrive, the 120 will probably be assigned (unfairly) to regio service...

[holzroller]

It's been out a while, but here is the latest video https://youtu.be/zSufN8eLcb4

[jstange]

Looks good! Perhaps we're getting closer to the release...

[holzroller]

More pics added https://www.facebook.com/virtualRailroads/photos_stream

[adam3544]

Looks excellent. The POV is exclusive to all vR products, big gauges, clearly visible, top notch.
The sounds are very real, the compessor high pitch is clearly heard.
Unfortunately, at this phase, there are no distinctive sounds emitted by the wheels, especially while crossing points. Recording of those sounds must be rather complicate but is feasible (as in BVE).
Voice announcements are excellent including "Steurung".
Summing up, a masterpiece from the virtualRailroads factory. I salute you Maik.

Adam

[holzroller]

https://youtu.be/LhPwvGwuJ-A

https://youtu.be/FdJDE6i6uKE

https://youtu.be/UnR6GmmdUDw

[adam3544]

In my opinion, based on watching YouTube cab rides, the color of the Ampermeter scale during braking is too green, while it should be much more brown. Otherwise, the sounds are excellent ,including those from engine room. The undercarriage bogies (wheels) are not heard at all (at the moment). Maik, great product !.

Adam

[tycoonkid9]

In my opinion, based on watching YouTube cab rides, the color of the Ampermeter scale during braking is too green, while it should be much more brown. Otherwise, the sounds are excellent ,including those from engine room. The undercarriage bogies (wheels) are not heard at all (at the moment). Maik, great product !.

Adam

I could hear the bogie and flange sound though.

[adam3544]

In my opinion, based on watching YouTube cab rides, the color of the Ampermeter scale during braking is too green, while it should be much more brown. Otherwise, the sounds are excellent ,including those from engine room. The undercarriage bogies (wheels) are not heard at all (at the moment). Maik, great product !.

Adam

I could hear the bogie and flange sound though.

https://youtu.be/3XomgHXZKXI

In this recording you can clearly hear various sounds emmited from the BR101 inverter, motors and at the end, wheels traversing rail points at the station.

Adam

[MaikG]

Yeah, BUT, the recordings are done from the first coach behind the loco. So the bogie clanks are not from the loco but from the wagon itself. The clanks are very soft and in low frequence from within the cab of a 101. You can't compare with some YouTube videos as they are recorded badly. Yes, my bogie sounds are not the real ones, because you can't gather them in a good way. But it works good for all locos.

[adam3544]

Yeah, BUT, the recordings are done from the first coach behind the loco. So the bogie clanks are not from the loco but from the wagon itself. The clanks are very soft and in low frequence from within the cab of a 101. You can't compare with some YouTube videos as they are recorded badly. Yes, my bogie sounds are not the real ones, because you can't gather them in a good way. But it works good for all locos.

About the inverter sound. As I understand, the inverter is a solid state electronic device, the only part which would emmit any sound are the cooling blowers, therefore I don't get where from coming this distinctive,loud sound. I can hear clearly the drive motors, but inverter is rather new for me.

Adam

[MaikG]

What did you mean exactly? The noises coming from a rotary-current loco are very different types. There are inverters for each motor, inverters for subsystems and alot more. The ones you can hear clearly are the tranction-voltage inverter with a near stable low frequency, the traction motor inverters (GTO types) with a more stable high frequency below 25km/h and then jump into a lower frequency which becomes mor low while the speed is increasing until about 60km/h. They are there above that speed but not more noticable outsides. Insids there is a typical rotary-current hum which is increasing the frequency with higher speeds. The loudest noise are the traction gearboxes on each axle. That's the ugly high tone on higher speeds or the loud low grind tone on lower speeds. Then there is the HBU which is a seperate inverter for subystems that is the only noise you can hear on idle after all blowers are off. That inverter lowers the frequency while starting the compressor or some other stuff. There is much more but in that youtube video you did not hear much of it. Only the GTOs and the gearboxes you hear from the first coach while running. ALl those other clanky sounds are from the coach itself.

[adam3544]

Maik, thank you.
You are a walking Wikipedia.

Cheers,

Adam