Barrie,
Having re-read your query I suppose you might have meant details of the Bachmann engine and not the full size one?? if so look at Bachmann's UK site and you can download PDF files which show complete breakdowns of each loco. Bachmann.co.uk. Go to site map and you will find Lord Nelson assembly diagram. Very useful stuff although not the easiest site to find your way around.

Chris

16 in the class. Google SR Lord Nelson for more facts that you really wanted to know.

Chris

Have seen in Sam's , plastic, won't buy

Hullo Bo.

Sorry about the eyes. I live in CO up in the foothills at 8,800 feet so I realise the suggestion that you investigate G scale might not be appropriate (snow for 5 months of the year!). I have found that the larger scale helps with these old eyes (cataract problem). However don't give up on flexitrack it is simple to cut small slots in the rails at regular intervals. You might also want to experiment with the rail breaks as too many can spoil the illusion. I have found that with long consists one break can sound a lot more authentic than multiple breaks. Flexible track gives you much more freedom to lay your track with appropriate curves. It's also cheaper!

Chris

Just an observation - when I am in Europe the site works fine until about lunchtime when it starts to slow down. Maybe all these people in the USA logging on? Or maybe the whole US ISP network slows down for  the same reason. It has been assumed for a while that the internet works much faster when America sleeps........

Chris

Kurt:

This is the "general discussion" board - I believe you should be on "scales" and HO??

Chris

The TGV V150 has set a new rail speed record of 357 mph (that's MPH not kph)!

Yes still picking up trogan horse warnings. Maybe China Bachmann doesn't want us to look!!

Last time I asked Mr. Bachmann (politely) to consider changing Plasticville to something else - my message got ditched! Careful what you ask for you might find you are banned.........

Chris

I believe the stuff that Steve is referring to is sold as a foam filler to keep the bugs out of the joint between concrete and base frame of timber houses. You will find it in the building section of Lowes or HD in 20 foot rolls and 6" wide' (Last time I looked it was next to the concrete blocks.)

I would be very interested to know if anyone has used this. I've been debating between this product and the kitchen drawer liner also sold in both stores. Silent running is the goal.

I am in Cumbria now. Latest on local news is that it WAS a point (turnout, switch) failure. Lots of red faces - assume someone will get sued bigtime.

Chris

It says a great deal about the Pendolino design that not a single window was broken and the carriages are integral. Branson of course is furious. The train speed is reported as 95mph at the time.

In steam days facing points were rare.

Sheldon

I respect Stewarts wishes to close this thread but this is too much fun and anyway this thread is about speed! ! The French speed record for the TGV stands at 320 mph (that is NOT kph). I don't believe the German comes close - top speed of ICE is 145mph? Please correct me  Oh yes and I do know that TGV runs on special track etc etc....

Chris

Stewart,

And now you know not to ask such questions. I agree that unless you can prove it - it is not worth a candle. However, getting into conversations about US v. UK railways is utterly pointless because the factors that built them and the way they turned out were quite diffrent.

The A4's were built for a specific job and for a very different railway with low loading guage, tight radii and multiple junctions. To compare and argue is pointless. Don't let us stoop to childish arguments and pit the English speaking peoples against each other when everybody knows that the most magnificent railway today is the French TGV.

AND of course Rugby is a better game.


Chris

Stewart,
A picture of the driver and fireman appears on this site: http://www.lner.info/locos/A/a4.shtml

A Pennsy E6 was supposed to have clocked 127 mph in 1927. However no speedo. was fitted and speed was taken from waypoints.

A Borsig DRG clocked 124.5 in Germany in 1936 but I have no details of whether this was a proper timed trial.

I have been told (by a Frenchman  ) that certain Chapelon (sp) locos were able to exceed 125 mph but were not fitted with speedo's so nobody ever checked !! Sounds unlikely bearing in mind the French passion for record keeping with the TGV's

Chris