Hi All,
I'm thinking of getting a Weaver models Pennsylvania 4-6-2 "Torpedo" streamlined loco and I'm wondering what the minimum radius these locos can manage. Some say o42, others o72. The box says o72. Anyone have any experience with one?
Roger Elliott
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The box says O72 and it means it. I have one of these locomotives, and it needs full O72 because of the streamlined shrouding. The pilot truck can't swing too far without hitting the inside of the brass shroud. It derails on anything less than O72.
@Bob posted:The box says O72 and it means it. I have one of these locomotives, and it needs full O72 because of the streamlined shrouding. The pilot truck can't swing too far without hitting the inside of the brass shroud. It derails on anything less than O72.
Well....that answered that! Bummers, it's a great looking loco. I wonder how MTH got theirs to go on tighter radiuses since it also has the shroud in place.
Roger
The MTH Premier version also requires minimum O72 curves. The Rail King version will take O31.
I have the Weaver engine and it derails when going through the inside curve of my Ross #6 curved switch. The switch is supposed to be O-96/O-72 but the front truck hits the shroud and derails.
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