The Austrains NR
& 44 Class - 8 pin NMRA plug is wired
incorrectly and will destroy any decoder that is installed.
The plug should be rewired to
the NMRA standards, refer diagram below.
View is
looking down on top of the NMRA 8 pin socket,
that is into the holes
Pin 1 in loco is
usually marked by a chamfer, triangle or dot