Model Forum / General / Railroads / August 2007

Does the drive worm on the motor of some of the smaller Hornby models
like 0-4-0's have a retaining washer in-situ ?   The one on my son's
Virgin 0-4-0 shunter keeps slipping off and when I attempt to replace
it will not go back on without first pushing a needle through the hold

" The steady chug of a steam engine and the intermittent clang of a
coal shovel help to set the mood as Ken Throckmorton works the
throttle to send a train off on its course through an elaborate model
railroad, each tiny building and railroad car a labor of love that he

I'm currently trying to fit a Lenz Gold decoder into a Hornby Brittania
'William Wordsworth' (one of the new ones), and basically I can't get it to
fit. Has anyone here managed to get one in? (a decoder into the loco, that
is ;-)

No more model railways at Llangollen, apparently since four years
ago.  Not so good.
Guy

I'm looking for models of the DC Metro Subway for my son -- any scale.
Does anyone know where I might find these?
Thanks.
Mike

I've had trouble with DCC locos stopping and taking a while to get
restarted form time to time, usually over points and the like.  Note
that there are no capacitors across the motors here, which I know
cause trouble for DCC.

Can anyone tell me which Kadee couplers will work best on an old (but
new enough to be plastic) Athearn 200-ton crane kit?  I tried a few of
the different ones that I have on hand, and couldn't find one that
would fit, and I didn't see this kit listed on Kadee's list of

I would be grateful if anyone could point me in the direction of a
loco or vehicle that runs on 16mm track and carries its own battery so
that it doesn't pick up from the track.
Thank You,

Just got one of these an wondered if anyone had fitted one and if so
which one. I operate Digitrax DCC so would not consider ZTC decoders,
work erractlicly with Digitrax (from personal experience), or Hornby as
they don't appear to fully implement NMRA standards from what I have

I am about to move my old layout to a new location and have just started
lifting track.  The track in the fiddle yard and unballasted areas is not
the problem but when I reach areas that are ballasted it is very hard to
lift the track without damaging it I find.

Anyone have any first impressions.  As it is the tradition with Bachmann
locos, will they need a couple of goes to get one that I will buy?
Cheers,
Rob.

eBay: http://301url.com/Lionel_NW57

Neil Besougloff the Editor of Classic Toy Trains  succeeds Terry Thompson as
editor of MR come June 1st.  Terry Thompson will be publisher of MR. Bruce

Does anyone know how to open up a Lima 73 without breaking it?
Thanks in advance.
Craig

I assume with the smoking ban all those exhibition layouts / loco's
with smoke units can not be used ?