Cavalex Class56 - the best RTR OO diesel loco ever? 

Thanks for watching, yes the sound is very good. I’m using an EM1 speaker in the loco as I missed out on the factory fitted models. Glad you liked it. Cheers John b😎

Hopefully you won’t be disappointed John, I’m certainly not. The Cavalex 56 is a fine model no doubt & if you’ve got sound fitted versions you’re in for a treat! Thanks for watching & taking time to comment, sorry I’m a little slow in replying. Cheers John b 😎

Yes it is, brilliant I’d say…🔊👍

Yeah definitely, it was my first choice….trouble is I’d like another one now!!! Thanks for watching Cheer John b😎

It is a fine machine, very impressive & so it should be for the money….. Looks like Cavalex got their quality control spot on 👍

The nearest loco that sounds as good is a Hattons 66, which is in a box somewhere. That beast shakes the loft!

It’s a tough call. 37s are my favourite loco. There’s 6!Accurascale 37s on the layout, there have been minor issues with one or two, nothing that can’t be fixed or worked around. There’s only one Cavalex 56 & I’ll admit the real things I like, but not as much as the Tractor…. There’s something about the running & sound of the 56 that is edging it for me. I only really got one to see what all the fuss was about & now I wish I’d got another!! It’s definitely a hard one to call…..👍

Yeah I have to agree, the quality control Cavalex have in place seems to be second to none. I’ll be honest the 56 isn’t my favourite diesel loco, but I do have fond memories of watching them haul MGR trains as a kid. I was put off at first in buying a second hand Hornby one because of needing a good rake of hoppers for it to haul, looks like I’ll have to bite the bullet & start buying some more now! Thanks for watching & commenting 👍 Cheers John b😎

Yes it does look ace in BR blue👍 The task of starting a rake of HAAs has started already, I don’t think my layout is big enough to handle 32 of them, but I reckon it will work with around 20😳💰💰💰😂 Cheers John b😎

I like to add a bit of realism to the layout in the form of graffiti where I can, normally those IOAs don’t all have it showing. For some reason all the graffiti seems to be on one side of the train, I must turn a few wagons around😆otherwise people will start to moan! Glad you liked the vid👍 Cheers John b 😎

Yep it’s a wonderful model no doubt. To be honest I don’t think there’s a bad livery in the Cavalex range, they all seem fantastic. Trouble is I’d like another one now 💰💰💰 I need a lottery win! I’m not sure who’s sound file it is, I’d need to check with roads_and_rails, it good 👍 Cheers John b😎

This is the sound file provided by Cavalex for the ESU Loksound V5, a few places are using it to reblow decoders so that DCC ready models can be upgraded being as the sound fitted models sold out almost immediately. I've built a few Hornby 56s over the years and I always went for the Legomanbiffo sound file. It used to be the best 56 model and sound combination on the market IMHO, but has been comprehensively surpassed by the Cavalex model.