Yes he definitely has a southern accent No I meant he has a horn rather than a whistle. I think I can change it I just have not mastered that CV yet.

The fan my Grandson is almost 5, the layout builder and poster, that's me is 63 ... on Thursday

Is there a reason some Thomas locos don't have road numbers. In particular Bill, Ben, Emily and Diesel? Also most are 2 digit road numbers whereas Salty's is a 4 digit number.
I only noticed because I am converting them to DCC and using the road number as the address would make it easy for my grandson to call up a loco, just look at the loco and punch in it's number.
I guess I will get busy with decals.

Got my whistle answer thanks, evidently I can program the decoder to get a whistle.
Still looking to replace the lights with an operating light.

I've done a bunch of Bachmann Thomas range for my Grandson and so far KD #5's have worked on everything.

Where can I buy working lights for the HO Thomas range of locos? Preferably replacing the white dummy lights.
Also what can I do to give the locos a whistle rather than a horn?

Are sound decoders made that have a whistle or what do I need to record a whistle?

Success, Toby is a full DCC and sound member although currently he only makes N.American audible warnings.
It was so easy just 4 wires to hook up, that is until we add lights.
Now I'll attack the other dozen or so locos converting them to both DCC/sound and KD couplers.

I've re-posted this from the Thomas forum as I'm beginning to think Thomas DCC conversions are not that common.
OK so Toby is sitting naked on the workbench, I've removed his shell and his PC board. I'm left with 4 wires which my Digitrax SDH164D Sound FX decoder instructions tell me to attach to the wires on the 9 pin "track, motor and function harness".
That all appears easy but nowhere do the instructions tell me what to do with the 6 wires coming from the 10 pin "sound harness". 2 are already connected to the speaker and 2 to the storage capacitor. All it says in regards to the sound harness is IF (and I'm not) using an external synchro cam to connect it to the white wire.
So am I to assume there are only 4 wires to hook up? It seems too easy.
Any help is appreciated.

OK so Toby is sitting naked on the workbench, I've removed his shell and his PC board. I'm left with 4 wires which my Digitrax SDH164D Sound FX decoder instructions tell me to attach to the wires on the 9 pin track, motor and function harness. That all appears easy but nowhere do the instructions tell me what to do with the 6 wires coming from the 10 pin sound harness. 2 are already connected to the speaker and 2 to the storage capacitor. All it says in regards to the sound harness is IF (and I'm not) using an external synchro cam to connect it to the white wire.
So am I to assume there are only 4 wires to hook up? It seems too easy.
Any help is appreciated.

Thanks guys, any more thoughts on how to configure the twins, run together or separately and why?

My Grandsons layout is finally progressing.
The track is laid, the wiring is almost finished and next I want to convert a steam loco to DCC/sound.
Which of the following would be the easiest loco to convert, I ask as this will be my first conversion.
Thomas
Percy
Bill & Ben
Donald & Douglas
Toby
James
Edward
Emily
Also would you have the twins run separately or as one unit.

available in stores yet?

Thanks, I just read in Wiki it's also The Sodor and Mainland Railway or the S & M.

This is a real basic question but I have to ask, what is the official name of the railway that Thomas runs on?