Hello,
seven DL535E were built from  Alco / MLW in 1969 and three were built 1971 from MLW for White Pass & Yukon RR. Some are there still in service. Some other DL535E run from the quarry to the US Gypsum Co. plant at Plaster City, California.

I mean, there are many locos with a longer lifecycle we need first as model from Bachmann and at last this giant NG loco DL535E.

Railexpert    

Hello,

One of the main points is the different track gauge between N and HO.

At Scale N is the distance between the rails 0.353'' (9mm).
At Scale HO is the distance between the rails 0.649'' (16,5mm).

See also http://www.nmra.com/standards/sandrp/pdf/S-1.2%202009.07.pdf

Railexpert

Hello,
I have meanwhile asked at Kadee for solve this problem. Sam Clarke from Kadee wrote:

,,Hello again,

Thanks for the photos they do help with knowing what to try.

First I'd try the long shank #146 in the locomotive only then try the #146 in the car and the loco. If that doesn't get the couplers together without derailment I'd look at using the #451 on the locomotive.

The NEM couplers would not look very good compared to standard coupler mounting.

Sam Clarke
Kadee Quality Products"

I´ll try it  

Railexpert

Hi,

there are made alredy many topics for the Forney rear coupler. Go to "search" on top of this page an search for "Forney rear coupler" or "Forney derail". You will find a lot of answers for a solution of this problem.

See also http://www.freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=985&forum_id=6

Railexpert

Hi,
this part #S283Y-00Y01 is an fuel tank for the tender. If you want not heat coal in your loco, remove the coal load from tender body, then you can fix the fuel tank.



Railexpert

Hi,

in the internet you can buy some Bachmann DC (not DCC) 0-4-0 and 0-4-2 Porters, 2-6-0 Baldwins and also DCC 0-4-0 Side Rod Gas Mechanicals for under 100 bucks.



Railexpert

Hi,

the On30 Rail Cars = Rail Trucks #291xx are not more listet in the Bachmann 2012 catalog, you only can buy remainder of stock at  several dealers or Ebay.

Sorry 

Railexpert

Hello,

there are many conversions, for example at Mount Blue Model Company.
They have 3 wonderful conversions for Bachmann HO Alco S4 into fine On30 Diesels.
http://www.mountbluemodelco.com/products.htm

Or the British Smallbrook Studio, they have also conversions for US-Diesels
http://www.smallbrookstudio.com/page4.php

Have fun

Railexpert

Hello,

I have once made a calculation for the difference in % of the scales around scale O, because there are vehicles in other scales.

Scale 1:       43         43,5         45          48         50          55
43               0%        -1%        -4%      -10%     -14%     -22%
43,5          +1%         0%        -3%        -9%     -13%     -21%
45             +5%       +3%         0%        -6%     -10%     -18%
48           +12%     +10%       +7%         0%       -4%     -13%
50           +16%     +15%      +11%      +4%        0%       -9%
55           +28%     +26%      +22%     +15%   +10%        0%


Example for scale 1:48: A model in scale 1:45 is 7% bigger then in Scale 1:48
                                   A model in scale 1:50 is 4% smaller then in Scale 1:48

railexpert  

Hello,

There are two different scales for O gauge in Europe:
In Continental Europe (Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and so on......) the scale is 1:45.
The calculation is there  1435 mm Normal Gauge : 32 mm O gauge = 44,8.

In Great Britain scale is 1:43,5.
The calculation is there  1´(foot) : 7mm = 43,5.

In USA scale is 1:48.
The calculation is there  1´(foot) : 1/4" (inch) = 48

railexpert

Hallo Bill

That was a good idea with the old catalogues. I was in my archive but I have not all catalogues. Now I have listed all C&S items which were announced. Signed is the first year I have found the items in my catalogues.

Year   Item                             No.
2000  O-4-0 Porter                   25323
         2-6-0 C&S #22                25223
         Stock Car                        27523
         Box Car                          27023
         Low Gondola                   27223
         Flat Car                          27323
         Caboose #1002              27723
         J&S Coach                      26323
         C&S Passenger Train       25002    Loco #22, Combine, Coach, Observation #911   
2005  Baggage                        26423
         Combine                        26123
2007  High Gondola                 27823
2009  2-6-0 C&S #21              25241
2011  C&S freight train            25020  Loco #21, low side Gondola, reefer, caboose

The only two items, which are not sold separately, are the observation car and the reefer.

Other C&S cars deliver or delivered Accucraft/AMS (Box, Flat, Coach) and San Juan Car Company.

Railexpert

Hi Mister Bach-Man,

there are a beautiful C&S Reefer, a low-board Gondola and a C&S Caboose in the "Rocky Mountain Express" - Set (No. 25020).
Will they come as single cars?
Because I have DCC-controller and I need some of this C&S cars without DC- loco, DC - power pack and DC-speed controller.

railexpert