Bachmann FFA/FGA early container flats

[hmrspaul 3,019]

I've always thought that one of the guys in photo 9 (Guiness) is my Dad. Not far fetched as he worked on the development of freightliner containers - in particular the curtain sided box type M which predates the Tautliner. https://PaulBartlett.zenfolio.com/brfreightlinercontainer/e228c79b8

 

Paul

[Michael Delamar 14,747]

Modern railways again, not sure what date at the moment.

 

[LNERGE 2,729]

I have searched a bit can find no mention of problems with these wagons.

 

One of my return loops is made using radius 2 curves. I have encountered two problems with my wagons negotiating this return loop.  I found the drag increased dramatically as the train entered the loop and occasionally a short circuit occurred. I cured the first problem shaving a very small amount from the areas where the back of the flange touched part of the underframe. The short circuit was more of a problem. I was eventually able to narrow it down to one wagon and upon further investigation one end of one wagon. Because the bogie is at the absolute extreme of its travel on a radius 2 curve the oposite wheels on a bogie were just about touching the metal underframe.

 

I find it strange that only one end of one of the ten wagons i have has this fault. Has anyone encountered anything similar?

[jessy1692 2,075]

Posted in wrong thread..

 

Edited November 15, 2020 by jessy1692
Didnt read thread title!