Can a locomotive run on superstreets? I want to create a town scene where the train runs right down main street. Lee I look forward to your input.
Thanks James
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On a dead-straight stretch, there should be no problem at all. It's the curves that'll bring the fun to an end.
A straight run down "Main Street" is entirely do-able, whatever you run through it.
---PCJ
You might make short wheelbase locos work on the D21 curves, which are a little sharper than tubular track O-27 curves. A couple of locomotives were specifically designed to work on short-radius city street curves. Both locos have been produced by MTH (good luck finding either).
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BANGS and some other short,small four axle locos run on 'Streets well.
It suddenly occurred to me while testing the new RK NW-2 switcher to see if it fits on 'Streets (I post a short review of it and its calf on the O-27 Forum section). It easily runs on D-21 curves - not really a surprise. But here it is on D-16, and it fits there two - in fact it appears it would run on even tighter radius - maybe down to D-15 if it existed. No, it won't make it into the tunnel, but this is the only 90 degrees of D-16 'Streets have on the entire layout, so it was the only place I could test it to see.
And yes, it looks silly. As I say in my book about running locomotives on 'Streets" "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should."
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