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Hi All.      Don't get me wrong, but, after buying a "Hornby M7" only to find out later, that they "could not pull the skin off a rice pudding . And suffering from the "Dirty Track Syndrome" (i.e. Going mad with all the home remedies )I decided to make it my business to investigate "Loco Pulling Power", before that is I get round to building.a permanent layout with inaccessible tracks? I saw a non Bachmann product (CMX track cleaner which is rather heavy, all round, and hard to get hold of) then I read about the Lanarkshire Models lightweight version, so I may try that?
Anyway, back to Bachmann , I sent them an email, enquiring about a Diesel with "Two Motors" their reply put me straight , apparently one motor drives both bogies, combined with heavy chassis blocks and flywheels the models are capable of hauling the longest and heaviest trains using a single motor. Thank you Bachmann for your info.
The nearest Loco that they produce for the period that I.am modelling is the class47 in green( weathered)
Can anyone advise me on this subject ?  All the best. Kevin

Hi Kevin,

Welcome to the wonderful world of a heavy ZAMAC chassis, a decent sized can motor, dual flywheels and plenty of traction from those 6-wheel bogies at either end. One of the reasons I shifted my primary focus from steam to diesel. Get the DCC sound model whenever possible, fitting a decoder and speaker into older DC models can sometimes be challenging, as will be the lighting control (unless if like me you enjoy this sort of thing). Pulling a dozen passenger coaches or 30-40 coal trucks is well within the capability of this type of model (15 and 60 is more like it). Plus most Bo-Bo models will do the same as well. Apropos a green Bo-Bo, is a green WR Warship (1964-1971 on the Waterloo-Exeter run) out of your time range? Those two 1000 hp Maybach engines starting one after the other and then idling slightly out of sync…I see Kernow are taking orders for the Bullied diesel as well (1-Co-Co-1). Could be a wait though, but if you want one get your name down, it's a limited edition model.

It's only when you get to O-scale that you usually find 2 motors, one driving each bogie (a ZAMAC chassis would be too heavy). Plus powered fans and working diesel exhaust.

Nigel

Hi Nigel.  Thank you.   Wait you say? I put my name down in May 2015 for a DJModels / Kernow class 71  in green livery. Already fo the master plan?? That didn't. even get ias far as the " Green. Paper stage ". Kevin

Hi Kevin,

That's the new way now for most models that are not going to appeal to the majority of modelers. If enough people don't express interest and commit up-front by pre-ordering then the manufacturing process dies, usually some time between the CAD and tooling stage. Happens all the time here.

Nigel

Hi Nigel.  Thank you . At that rate (bearing in mind. I am fast approaching Three Score and Ten). I really hope that they Pull their Finger out and get on with it! Otherwise I may have Popped my Clogs before it arrives.  Kevin

Hi Kevin,

One of the reasons I buy second hand - no wait time (apart from postie Patricia).

Nigel

Hi Nigel.   Thank you, has your Postie got a "Black and White Cat"?   Kevin

Hi Kevin,

Who knows what the keep in the back of the van. As long as she delivers my latest buys on time. BTW, we still get Saturday regular mail and Sunday parcel delivery.

Nigel

Hi Nigel.    When the regular postie has a day off, there is "No telling when the mail arrives, sometimes as late as 1930"
I have even returned home, only to find my long awaited railway item, sitting on the doorstep. Kevin

Hi Kevin,

1930? Tardis equipped posties. Beats our lot. So that's what they keep in the back of the van.

Nigel

Hi Nigel.   That's what working for a railway company and a 24 hour clock gets you. And it lasts.  Kevin