The K-Line Daylight: Minimum Radius?

BANDOBOGR Forum Member

I have one of the K-Line TCA Daylight 4-8-4's. Runs great on O-42 curves and up, and may even make it around ONE 0-31 put in among the 0-42s. As I plan the new layout, I am facing a space crunch for the turn-around loops, and am contemplating trying 0-36 fast track curves. BUT: I do not want to buy a bunch if the K-Line 4-8-4 won't take them. I don't know anyone nearby (Baltimore area) who has 0-36 on their layout where I could try the locomotive out. (IF you have them, let me know?) I wondered if anyone had past experience. Anybody run a K-Line 4-8-4 Daylight on 0-36 curves?

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5/10/1212:35 PM

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Alex WOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Bill, The engine was rated for 0-31 minimum curves, so you should be all okay. Even K-line's full scale engines like the K-4, Hudson, etc were made to operate on very small curves. You should be all good to go.

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5/10/122:11 PM

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Michael HokkanenOGR Forum Member

Originally Posted by BANDOB:

B&OBill

Just for the heck of it I'd love to see a picture of your engine.

5/10/122:40 PM

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BANDOBOGR Forum Member

Michael, happy to provide pic. Taken on a National Capitol Trackers Layout at the B&O Museum some years ago. I had the "Lionel" coupler on the front then. I have since put the scale coupler back on. I'll try it again on 0-31, but I did not have good success with that on a previous layout. But then, it wasn't the best trackage, either. Next reply I'll have a video.

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5/10/124:20 PM

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BANDOBOGR Forum Member

Here's the TCA K-Line Daylight 4-8-4 again at the B&O Railroad Museum, this time in 2010. You can hear that the locomotive has both steam whistle and diesel horn, like the prototype locomotives.

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