Co-tr-Paul Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Simple question really. Which model can pull the most ? From the first 1952 models to present day. On the flat be it 9" or 10" or longer coaches or any type of wagon and any type of axle or wheel. Any make of track, Just to compliment the best model thread. Back in the day I had a pair of Hymeks with type 3 motors that could pull everything both myself and friend had ! I know things have come along way since especially with the Dublo Duchess power to weight etc. Just curious as to how things have progressed ... . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
33C Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 My most powerful loco has to be a 1974, Triang/Hornby, Jinty. She is bog standard but will pull the proverbial....... and climb a 40 degree slope, no trouble. Magnehesion at it's best. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 I had a tender drive Duchess of Athol and pulled 22 coaches made up of the old Hornby Mk1's and Stanier 57' footers. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Original Hornby (Meccano) used to show one of their Deltics pulling a young boy on a trolley. More realistically, the hauling power of many Triang or Triang-Hornby locos depended on having steel track, where their Magnadhesion feature really came into its own (yes, it did work very well, especially on gradients). Without the steel track, many would simply slip to a halt with moderate loads - plenty of power, not so much traction. On steel track I never found the load limit for my Triang EM2 or Brush type 2 models, I ran out of coaches first. Straying slightly, a friend of mine collects and repairs Graham Farish OO models, and has several variations on their Black 5. We tried one with more and more coaches added, eventually reaching 23 bogie mark 1 coaches from Triang and Lima. That wasn't the limit, however. The problem we had was it was impossible to make smooth starts. This particular Black 5 had an enormous 2-pole motor in the tender, driving through a shaft to the locomotive wheels (no, that's not a misprint or typo - 2-pole), with a dog clutch that worked by centrifugal force. Once the motor was spinning at sufficient speed the dogs would engage with a sudden lurch forward, which, in turn, meant that the coaches nearer the front of the train would pull off the track on the curves. We simply could not keep all of the coaches on the track after 23. The loco could easily have romped away with more, if we had a huge straight-tracked layout. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) The Hornby Class 60 has on my layout out performed any of the other Hornby products when it comes to pulling power. Cheers Manfred Edited April 19, 2021 by Darth Vader Fix spelling and grammar Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2021 I have seen a video of a Hornby Class 50 pulling 48 Mk3 coaches. Haven’t seen a similar video of a 60 but they are heavier so chances are they would outperform even the 50. Definitely a contender for the crown. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 I find it a close call between the 56 and the 60. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgj Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 The original style ex Airfix tender drive class 4f is one of the most powerful model locomotives known to mankind. Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) If going 'non-Hornby', according to Sam .... it's the ViTrains 37 - heavy with traction tyres as well. Staying Hornby for me it's a close call between the 50, 56 and 60. My 56 is such a superb runner, it doesn't even seem to break a sweat ... with anything. Just this weekend, back to kettles, I lifted out my Crosti - which has a little extra weight, and that certainly pulls more than nearly every other steam locomotive replica I have. Al. Edited April 19, 2021 by atom3624 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted April 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2021 6 hours ago, drgj said: The original style ex Airfix tender drive class 4f is one of the most powerful model locomotives known to mankind. Dave Which would suggest that the ex Airfix Castle, Royal Scot, and Dean Goods which had identical mechs must have been on a par with it. My contender would be my old Magnadhesion Brush Type 2 on steel rail, though. My Southern emu power car could pull everything I had, including 6 of the old Rovex style shortie LMS coaches of which my Black Princess could only manage 2, they weren’t the most free running of stock. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted April 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 20, 2021 Has to be the Dean Single! Ooops, Sorry...... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sncf231e Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Nothing beats the Hornby No 2 Special tank locomotive: Regards Fred 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 This? 2 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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