Model Forum / General / Railroads / March 2005

At last it seems I will be escaping from the US and coming home after a 20
year sentence.-:)
Of course, my layout will only be about two thirds done by this time, and
then I'll have to dismantle it, about the only thing I will miss about

I purchased a Springside white metal kit of a road vehicle about three
years ago at a show from a trader I can't remember, but only recently
got round to opening it up.   A part was missing, so I emailed
Springside and asked if they may send it.   It arrived today - excellent

I've just finalised an update to the 2005 page of my www.53a-pix.co.uk photo
website, mostly with pictures made last week at Preston, Acton Bridge and
Euxton Balshaw Lane.
Hope you find something of interest.

A little survey:
What size is your layout?
Which scale?
Which room is it in?

My new staging yard will have its own power supply. When a train crosses
from the staging yard to the mainline, there will be a split second when
it will draw power from both MRC units. Does voltage double up -- will
it be getting 24 volts for that interval -- and will this ...

According to the latest update Southern Region subjects occupy the top five
places so unless you want to see nothing but Southern Region models
announced for the next two years it might be a good idea to get you
nominations in as soon as possible.

could you please help me understand what "ingredients" go together to make a
loco move from side to side when it runs .... it isn't enough to make it
derail, but it is noticeable.
It is a Bachmann 4MT

just starting out in O Gauge and want to know whether the LIMA  0 gauge
Class 33 ,wagons and Coaches etc will run over Peco O Gauge points without
being re wheel with Finescale wheels
someone out their must have tried it before

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I'm looking to put together a basic tail chaser layout in N, in my garage.
Hoping to have a double loop, perhaps in a barbell shape to simulate a 4
track mainline (Slow Up, Fast Up Fast Down, Slow Down), with perhaps some
yards to make it interesting.

Just looking at the samples on Page 53 of the current issue of
AMRM.................4450 shows her #2 end numbers above the windows. Just
wondering which units had their painted numbers put there, instead down
below the "whiskers", as earlier ones were.

Browsing through a railway magazine in WHS, I saw an article on Carnforth.
It referred to having the only existing coaling plant. I thought it had been
demolished. Am I wrong.
Collywobs

In the days of steam was there a place where the LNER met the Southern.
I have mainly LNER stock, but would like some Southern green
Bob

I bought my first bachmann wagon yesterday, and noted that it had a
different coupling to the existing fleet of hornby ones. whilst they do
work for a little while, the wagon tends to get left behind occasionally.
What can I do - replace the coupling with a Hornby one, or replace ...

I bought a Lionel HO Challenger a while back.  While we could argue some
issues like the weight in the tender, proto paint and details, I am
happy enough with it in all respects except one:
The driver/axle assembly is misaligned badly enough that at low speeds, the