Model Forum / General / Railroads / July 2007

I am new to this group, so if this is previously been addressed,
forgive me.  Some years ago, about 1996, I bought a welder from a man
named Paul Torn in Austin, TX.  At that time, he was closing or moving
his machine shop from the location in North Austin where it had been

As an experiments, I fitted another Ringfield drive unit to my 1970's
Hornby Class 47 locomotive. I also fitted a steel weight to the
chassis to aid traction. No problems in hauling 12 coaches, 16
Freightliner wagons or 24+ mineral wagons from a standing start around

Anybody help with the following please ...
Coaling ... at the moment I have a raised coaling stage, ramp leading to
a little building where coal is taken of the wagon and tipped in to
locos on an adjoining road with a short length of track going through

Rant Start
OK, I'm going to be a bit dumb here in my rant...
Why oh why can't Lenz produce a Gold Mini Direct to a 1.0 amp continuous
rating!!!!!

Does anyone know where I can get some replacement traction tyres for my
Lima Class 50 and Class 73?  Do Hornby ones work?

I've used cardboard as suggested.   I've also located the exploded diagram
on the Hornby web site.   (This is all related to a class 121 Bubble Car).
But the casing still wont separate from the chassis.
The exploded view seems to show 6 locating lugs and I think I've got them

Few folks post to this group anymore, but many may still read it yet. I have
added a new product for those modeling high desert country.
See it at http://www.rrscenery.com

What the difference between the two types of Hornby power tracks R8241
( digital ? ) and R8206 ?
My guess is the 'old' R8206 has a resistor or something built in !
Chris