Got any larger photos?

If it says Made in Austria, it's probably a Roco design. I know Atlas and Roco combined for  several units, but I think the C42x was an Atlas/Kato combination.

I think we need a larger version of that last photo to see about a DCC install - as long as you can isolate the motor from the frame it should be possible - you might want to see if you can free up some space by taking out some of the weight.

Larger Photo for Alco c-425

Jeff,

I'll try for a larger photo by this weekend( my two-year-old son tends to get in the way, He loves Daddy's trains).

The loco is already pretty light, it has a plastic frame. The large weight is over the front drive gear, no drivers in rear truck only electric pickups. I may have to make a custom weight of lead to get traction.

I have found just yesterday that this might be an AHM, even found photos somewhere. They seem to be a distributer for many european companies. The loco appeared in a catalog for only one year (1980) and then it was gone. I think AHM was bought out by IHC, which is now carried by Walthers. All this was on an old MR forum. Some of the other info over there says these are usually collector items since the dynamic brake fan was not per prototype.

Thanks for the information. Ben

Yeah, it's AHM

It looks like the old AHM C424.  It's a low-end trainset loco, and as you say lacks something in accuracy, to say nothing of the mechanism.  I had one once and started trying to rebuild it into something accurate, but gave up.  If you want a C424 or C425, I think you would be far better off with one of the Atlas models.

Yes. It's a Mehano C424,

Yes. It's a Mehano C424, imported by either IHC or (more likely) its predecessor AHM.

These were nice locos when introduced, until the Atlas/Kato C424/425 completely blew them away.

AHM

I have two of those somewhere back in the drawers. It was a AHM import, built by Roco. The loco has - as was said before - one powered truck. I would not work on it, it's time well wasted. Maybe if you want to practice kitbashing or make a nice gutted out wreck for the deadline.

If you want a well running loco, look for an Atlas from one of the earlier runs. They have Kato drives and, while not state of the art shells, run and pull just fine....

My 2 cents

Martin Stierlen, from Germany

GO AHEAD

go ahead do want you want with it dont let the rivit counters and high price boys get you down nothing me or you could do will please them anyway take care

AHM

It's an AHM, I had two years ago on DC, like Martin said they only have one powered truck. They did not pull very good and they were taken off the roster when the Atlas came out I have 4 of those on DCC. I have one of the AHM body's that I use to test my air brush on. You could make dummies out of them.