Simple motorized railcar conversion from Express Train set #60337

[idlemarvel]

Take a passenger car from #60337, remove the bogie and inside details from one end, build a 2-axle power transmission bogie, add a train motor and hub and off you go.

I decided to use a train motor for ease of control with the remote. It is mounted on its side and held fast between the walls. You need a few tiles under the motor so the pin on top of the motor can fit in an inner window recess. Because of the orientation of the motor when using the remote + is backwards and - forwards.

Here are a few details of the new bogie. Only one axle is powered but that seems to be enough to drive the railcar, even when pulling the other passenger car from the set. The yellow protruding axle needs to be 7L due to the way the train motor is designed.

I added some lights to the front but that is optional.

Here's a video of it running though my rather eclectic layout.

 

[XG BC]

very nice! the small bogie is very cool, i have an idea for you how to make both axles driven:

this drive works well, my 4 wide monorail uses it

exterior looks the same