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Started by Kayakid, May 11, 2024, 05:16:33 PM

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Kayakid

I got the thoroughbred set for my grandson. We set it up on a rug on the floor.  The cars decouple alot from slight rise and dips in the track I think. Is there a fix for the small couplings coming apart?

trainman203

#1
Make the track level.  You'll never have level track on carpet. Put the track on the table or a piece of plywood.

  Carpet is terrible for Trains.  Inevitably, little fibers will get into every moving part of the Train.  The locomotive mechanism, the wheels, couplers, Everything.

Terry Toenges

#2
I agree with Trainman on both issues.
I had a Christmas layout upon which I had used whit batting. I ended up with locos that wouldn't run because the fibers had built up around the axles. I spent hours with a pair of tweezers, pulling out fibers.
A flat surface is definitely needed to prevent derailing. It you don't want plywood, maybe something like a few thick sheets of foam board would work.
Feel like a Mogul.

Kayakid

Thanks for the help.

CNE Runner

Assuming said train set is HO scale, I would purchase a Kadee coupler height gauge and see if the couplers are at the [same] correct height.

Cheers,
Ray
"Keeping my hand on the throttle...and my eyes on the rail"