i'm from philly and it the ptc trolley and it 's from 60's around 1970 septa took over. ptc is for Philadelphia transportation company, now septa is southeastern transpotation authority.
Good demo, James. Here a few facts about the Presidential Conference Committee car. The car was named for its creation reason. It was designed by the higher ups of several streetcar companies to be a faster and smoother riding car. The PCC is different than a streetcar in that it is all electric. An older streetcar made between the 1890's and 1930's would have air running the brakes and whistle. A PCC is run all by the 600 volts DC overhead. The trolley pole (not pantograph) takes in that power and does a lot of funky stuff that I can't quite explain, and allows the car to operate.
Nice review. Too bad about those awful simulated passengers and driver. You might accept it with the N-scale version, the HO- scale version is quite another story. The looks and scale accuracy seem fine, the motor noise and no interior details are simply not acceptable anymore. Bachman should do their homework again. If it would be available for $50 max it might be acceptable but the retail price of $225 is absolutely outrageous. Reards, Willem.
Jonathan woodbury No, its still a Bachman.. If they really wen't to town they would of COMPLEATLY redesigned this streetcar that is probably about 30 years old.. At least get rid of the 1970's shadow figures, while they are at it, put in an interior.. The flashing pole attracts your attention and signals here comes the over priced, outdated Bachmann TOY... Which compared to what is available out there today for roughly the same price, this is a very expensive piece of Bachmann junk.
The bell is nice, but most PCC's had a horn. Some might have had a trolley-style single-note whistle. I hate when manufacturers dont do their research. Those are tail lights, not marker lights. By the time of the PCC, a streetcar had to have the same safety equipment--headlight, tail lights, a horn, required for any other motorized street vehicle.
F2 sounds like the sound when someone presses something in the streetcar to indicate to the conductor to stop at the next scheduled stop. Like a transit bus.
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The cartoon silhouettes really detract from realism, makes it look more like a toy than a model... only thing it has going for it is, the sparking pole....
How can this be a useful to anyone "trolley demo" if you don't put it on any tight radius trolley track curves (6" radius) to verify it actually goes around?
ok....septa guy here...the beep or chirp...non existent on s pcc...this is tge same bachnan shell thsts been around scince the 80s...u could by them then for $12..of course non dcc...the interior lighting and sparking aspect very nice...the motor sounds nothing like a pcc...Bowser has a better model
If they really wen't to town they would of COMPLEATLY redesigned this streetcar that is probably about 30 years old.. At least get rid of the 1970's shadow figures, and while they are at it, put in an interior.. The flashing out of scale pole only attracts your attention and signals here comes the over priced, outdated Bachmann TOY... Which compared to what is available out there for roughly the same price, this is an expensive Bachmann piece of junk.. You might as well buy a new Blackberry and sit in the 90's.
No traction motor sound or squeely brakes.What a bad choice of sound effects for a Electric loco by Bachmann and Soundtraxx.No windows no interior. How cheep can they get. Kids toys have more detail and effort put into them. The price is outrageous for a poor toy at that.
i'm from philly and it the ptc trolley and it 's from 60's around 1970 septa took over. ptc is for Philadelphia transportation company, now septa is southeastern transpotation authority.
Managed to ride on the SEPTA PCC Frankfort line before it was converted to trolley bus. SEPTA rolls them out for riders on special occasions.
Good demo, James. Here a few facts about the Presidential Conference Committee car. The car was named for its creation reason. It was designed by the higher ups of several streetcar companies to be a faster and smoother riding car. The PCC is different than a streetcar in that it is all electric. An older streetcar made between the 1890's and 1930's would have air running the brakes and whistle. A PCC is run all by the 600 volts DC overhead. The trolley pole (not pantograph) takes in that power and does a lot of funky stuff that I can't quite explain, and allows the car to operate.
Nice review. Too bad about those awful simulated passengers and driver. You might accept it with the N-scale version, the HO- scale version is quite another story. The looks and scale accuracy seem fine, the motor noise and no interior details are simply not acceptable anymore. Bachman should do their homework again. If it would be available for $50 max it might be acceptable but the retail price of $225 is absolutely outrageous. Reards, Willem.
Okay so that sparking pantograph makes it completely worth the price.
Jonathan woodbury No, its still a Bachman.. If they really wen't to town they would of COMPLEATLY redesigned this streetcar that is probably about 30 years old.. At least get rid of the 1970's shadow figures, while they are at it, put in an interior.. The flashing pole attracts your attention and signals here comes the over priced, outdated Bachmann TOY... Which compared to what is available out there today for roughly the same price, this is a very expensive piece of Bachmann junk.
that's not a pantograph. It's called a trolley pole.
The bell is nice, but most PCC's had a horn. Some might have had a trolley-style single-note whistle. I hate when manufacturers dont do their research.
Those are tail lights, not marker lights. By the time of the PCC, a streetcar had to have the same safety equipment--headlight, tail lights, a horn, required for any other motorized street vehicle.
NJT Newark PCC’s had a bell and a horn.
What does this unit do on just DC?
F2 sounds like the sound when someone presses something in the streetcar to indicate to the conductor to stop at the next scheduled stop. Like a transit bus.
PCCs are not busses. They may look like it, but they are not. PTC stands for Philadelphia Traction Co., which is the predecessor to SEPTA.
What’s the minimum radius A pic streetcar will run on
Trolleys have trolley poles, not pantographs.
Interesting effects there.
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Cool....when is Bachmann going to get Ho Scale Halloween stuff?? James!?!?
I want to see the new Bachmann ho class j soon when it comes out.
Is that streetcar named Desire?
No no no.... dont ever call that a bus again!
more N gauge reviews please.....!!!!! Otherwise thanks for the great reviews.
Horribly Oversized
how do you get the pantograph to spark and the lights to go on?
dont throw it against the wall, I can tell ya that work out well.
great video like always
I like the light effect on the pole, but that sound is pretty cartoonish.
The cartoon silhouettes really detract from realism, makes it look more like a toy than a model... only thing it has going for it is, the sparking pole....
Bringing back the old paper cut-outs for people like the old passenger cars.
How can this be a useful to anyone "trolley demo" if you don't put it on any tight radius trolley track curves (6" radius) to verify it actually goes around?
Awesome man!
GREAT !
I have the njt version
nice streetcar
Nice
I thought pcc cars had 3 sets of doors
The Chicago PCC cars haf them
Cool street car.. thanks for sharing and keep up the great work.. Lance 🚂👍👍👍
Purrs like a kitten at 4:16!
THATS NOT A BUS
septa street car
ok....septa guy here...the beep or chirp...non existent on s pcc...this is tge same bachnan shell thsts been around scince the 80s...u could by them then for $12..of course non dcc...the interior lighting and sparking aspect very nice...the motor sounds nothing like a pcc...Bowser has a better model
If they really wen't to town they would of COMPLEATLY redesigned this streetcar that is probably about 30 years old.. At least get rid of the 1970's shadow figures, and while they are at it, put in an interior.. The flashing out of scale pole only attracts your attention and signals here comes the over priced, outdated Bachmann TOY... Which compared to what is available out there for roughly the same price, this is an expensive Bachmann piece of junk.. You might as well buy a new Blackberry and sit in the 90's.
No traction motor sound or squeely brakes.What a bad choice of sound effects for a Electric loco by Bachmann and Soundtraxx.No windows no interior. How cheep can they get. Kids toys have more detail and effort put into them. The price is outrageous for a poor toy at that.