diff --git a/Globals.cpp b/Globals.cpp
index 87fd7eaf..f7815e83 100644
--- a/Globals.cpp
+++ b/Globals.cpp
@@ -686,6 +686,10 @@ global_settings::ConfigParse(cParser &Parser) {
                 >> uart_conf.currentmax
                 >> uart_conf.currentuart;
         }
+		else if ( token == "uarttachoscale" ) {
+			Parser.getTokens( 1 );
+			Parser >> uart_conf.tachoscale;
+		}
         else if( token == "uartfeature" ) {
             Parser.getTokens( 4 );
             Parser
diff --git a/uart.cpp b/uart.cpp
index a654cb61..81116ccb 100644
--- a/uart.cpp
+++ b/uart.cpp
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void uart_input::poll()
 	    // TODO: ugly! move it into structure like input_bits
         auto const trainstate = t->get_state();
 
-	    uint8_t tacho = Global.iPause ? 0 : trainstate.velocity;
+		uint16_t tacho = Global.iPause ? 0 : (trainstate.velocity * conf.tachoscale);
 	    uint16_t tank_press = (uint16_t)std::min(conf.tankuart, trainstate.reservoir_pressure * 0.1f / conf.tankmax * conf.tankuart);
 	    uint16_t pipe_press = (uint16_t)std::min(conf.pipeuart, trainstate.pipe_pressure * 0.1f / conf.pipemax * conf.pipeuart);
 	    uint16_t brake_press = (uint16_t)std::min(conf.brakeuart, trainstate.brake_pressure * 0.1f / conf.brakemax * conf.brakeuart);
@@ -244,10 +244,8 @@ void uart_input::poll()
 	    uint16_t current3 = (uint16_t)std::min(conf.currentuart, trainstate.hv_current[2] / conf.currentmax * conf.currentuart);
 
 	    std::array<uint8_t, 31> buffer {
-            //byte 0
-			tacho,
-            //byte 1
-	        0,
+			//byte 0-1
+			SPLIT_INT16(tacho),
             //byte 2
 			(uint8_t)(
                 trainstate.ventilator_overload << 1
diff --git a/uart.h b/uart.h
index b6e1dd6b..2519d0b8 100644
--- a/uart.h
+++ b/uart.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public:
         float hvuart = 65535.0f;
         float currentmax = 10000.0f;
         float currentuart = 65535.0f;
+		float tachoscale = 1.0f;
 
         bool mainenable = true;
         bool scndenable = true;