Another decoder fitting day - amongst those passing across the workbench were the 4 Bachmann Warships pictured, 3 more Class 47s and an 08. The Warships have no real place on a Black Country layout, of course, but were bought as chassis donors for AC electrics. It doesn't hurt to use them in the short term, does it?
The Warships work well on basic, non-feedback decoders and today I've been recycling Lenz LE103XF & LE104XF chips taken from locos that I've sold or upgraded. Bachmann's multiple units such as the Class 158 also work well with these decoders.