Model Forum / General / Railroads / February 2004

I have Hornby City Of Glasgow Duchess Class, which when run in reverse eveen
very short distances seems to get stuck. I am assuming that the connecting
rods are jamming slightly although I cannot find an sign of this nor
replicate it off the track. Also the front bogie jumps the ...

Hi gang,
I'm helping my nephew get introduced into model railroading.  We bought some
Kato unitrack in HO scale about three months ago.  The choice was made on the
basis of wanting to get going quickly and not having to add ballast by hand.

   I had a copy of a Railway Modeller from early 2003? that contained a
write-up for some O gauge Coaches for the Leek and Manifold line.... Not too
worried about the article, but can anyone remind me who the retailer was and
how much?

Folks,
I am looking for an alternative for Marklin 1 gage ... mainly freight
cars... I run across lionel ... they seem somewhat ok quality for ok
price (seems cheaper then M*)...

I am seeking photo's of what you would likely see in a roundhouse.  layout,
bit's & pieces that would be about inside one. What would the floor be, i.e
Brick, concrete or wood.
Any ideas on where to get copies or scans, photocopies of them will be

Does anyone know who makes UK style road crash barriers in OO scale. I have
seen them on a number of layouts but have been unable to source them.
Thanks

Do Athearn and Bachmann make any z scale locos?

Can anyone recommend some decent free (if possible) software that I could
download for planning a brand new N gauge layout?
Thanks
Peter

I've got the little Bachmann 2-6-2 (smoke & light) for my daughter.  The problem is that the smoke generator requires the
locomotive to run at Mach speeds for it to work decently.  Does anyone know of a gear-reduction kit for these little locos, or
of a gearset that would work to ...

Having got to this stage earlier than I anticipated, I'm now forced into
choosing a final trackplan. At the moment, I've been totally non-commital,
and just ordered flexi-track without any points. Been having a play with
xTrkCad, and have come up with the following two ideas - both ...

Anyone know a good Internet mail order place, who sells Cararama, who will
send to the US. I am having a hard time finding anyone
Thanks
Rob

Was the CB&Q the first railroad to come  out with diesel in 1934?
Paul McCann  
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00 Guage Die Cast Metal approximately 1960 - 1970
Model No Type Description & Wheels
2212 Nigel Gresley Blue Wheels 4-6-2

I've updated my website with 27 new photos. They include a few shots
detailing the completion of adding trees to my layout, shots of my new LL
SW9/1200 and shots from different layout locations. Check out the March
posts starting at the end of Gallery 5 and continuing into newly ...

Is it still possible to get spares for Lima class 20's?
I'm thinking mainly of the body shells in the different liveries that the
class 20 appeared.
TIA