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UNDERGROUND
METRO - SUBWAYS
Green cars
litt. C2 in Stockholm
TT-scale model on N-tracks
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Litt. C2 Green cars in scale TT on test at my N-scale layout
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This project was born on a visit at the tramway
museum in Stockholm. A huge collection of trams from horse driven cars to
the latest transportation vehicles.
This museum is also a fantastic oppurtunity to see the development of
transportation in Stockholm with lots of films an pictures from early days. The museum shop
offers a model from one of the first variants of the Stockholm
underground cars "C2" in scale H0. This reminded me of an
anniversary TT-model from 1957 that should fit my N-scale interrests
better. Unfortunately this TT-model was not for sale at the museum any
longer.
After
an intensive search at antique / curio shops and on websites , plus some
tips, I have managed to acquire 14 pcs of this TT-model that will make at
least 3 full 4-wagon trainsets.
Building
in scale TT 1:120 pose some problems in the procurement of drive and
bogies etc. although it can be ordered easily from German stores across
the web. TT is not so common in Sweden. Nevertheless I managed to acquire
some TT-bogies but thought they were too clumsy in the C2 underground car.
I simply took the decision to provide my C2 wagons with bogies and drives
from the N-scale and run it on the N-tracks, which gave a much better
overall impression. Since I do not belong to the family of "finickies".
I think it is ok. Someone has to run the underground on narrow gauge in
Stockholm even if I will displease some of my model railway colleagues.
The area between the stations "Slussen - Old Town" as a
model is the target. I will use photo backgrounds from Slussen ,
Kornhamnstorg and Old Town. It will be a shelf layout composed of 3
modules with a total length of 3.6 meters in addition to my N-scale
facility for the other trains.

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N-scale bogies with motor from Tomix
Standard bogies axis dist. 14 mm
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Tomix motor and Fleischmann Profi couples Finished
car with couples and motor drive
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The
C2-car of the TT-scale, have in the original design faked bogies and
simple plastic weels. I removed these bogies and drilled for screw
attachment to the new bogies that I found from the Fleischmann asortment.
The new drive required that the base was opened up with a rectangular hole.
I found a Tomix-drive that after some adjustments fitted perfect.
The Fleischmann Profi couples with a mounting plate were attached
easily. The Profi style couple suits this model. Headlamps are 2mm LEDs.
There is plenty of room for a DCC-decoder..
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Model of underground car C2
Size and interior of C2
"Stockholms Spårvägar" C2-car
from anniversary 1957
Photo: Bruse LF Persson
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Per-Ake Jansson,
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