NER ES1 Tyneside BoBo Electric 

The model includes a Pre Fitted Speaker and is designed for a Next 18 Decoder 

F0 Lights On/Off.

F1 Sound On/Off.  

F2 Playable Whistle.

F3 Playable Whistle.

F4 Buffer clash (when moving slowly) / coupling hook (when stationary)

F5 Brake application / auto-brake.

May be left on all the time, then when the throttle is 'dipped' a brake application sound is played. Pressing whilst stationary will produce the sound of the auto-brake.

F6 Driver's door slam. 1 of 3 played at random.

F7 Compressor.

F8 Pantograph Up/Down.

F9 Automatic flange squeal. Can be left on all the time and will produce appropriate sounds at any speed right down to / from stationary.

F10 Guards whistle.

F11 Not Used.

F12 Not Used.

F13 Sanders.

F14 Exhauster.

F15 Not Used.

F16 Not Used.

F17 Not Used.

F18 Detonators. A 'three-bang stop'. The bangs come closer together as the loco gets faster. (This item is Flash Enabled)

F19 Aux 1  

F20 Aux 2

Technical Bulletin- SEE DOWNLOADS TAB 

Basic operation of the electric traction is via F1 as normal, with F8 selecting pantograph operation as follows;

For a normal start on 3rd rail press F1. You will hear a contactor clunk and then idle sound. From there you can drive the loco as normal. To shutdown whilst on 3rd rail, turn F1 off.

You will hear a contactor clunk as the shutdown occurs.

During 3rd rail operation you can change to pantograph operation by pressing F8. You will hear the pantograph go up and contact the wire. You can then continue to drive the loco as normal.

To take the pantograph down but remain on 3rd rail, turn F8 off. You will hear the pantograph drop but the idle sound will continue. You can then continue to drive the loco as normal.

You can shutdown during pantograph operation by turning F1 off.

To start on pantograph press F8 (for pantograph operation) then F1. When you press F1 you will hear a compressor and then the pantograph going up, then a contactor clunk and then normal idle. You can then drive the loco as normal. To return to 3rd rail operation, turn F8 off.