RMweb Gold halsey Posted February 10, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2022 (edited) Hi, I have quite a selection of OO related cleaning wagons and they all do a different job on OO and together do a good job..... not sure about some of the related (Dapol) cleaning fluids though.......... BUT my question is what works on 009/N - are the loco engines powerful enough to pull this type of wagon and which products out there really work poor dexterity around buildings and landscapes mean I cant do the task effectively by hand Thanks .......... Edited February 10, 2022 by halsey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekoboy Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I use a re-gauged Tomix N scale track cleaning vehicle on my German TT layout (see my postings on the German railways section of this website). Apart from an on-board motor with circuit board for the vacuum cleaner and polishing discs the body is packed with cast metal weights to keep the cleaner firmly on the track. For an N scale piece of rolling stock it is remarkably heavy and almost defeats one of my Berliner Bahnen or Piko diesel locos with drive to all 4 or 6 axles on even slight gradients. A Tomix cleaner would need at least double-headed power with weighted locos on 009 - and a perfectly level track, I think. However, that said, the vacuum cleaner function is absolutely brilliant - I would not want to be without it! The original N version picks up power from both bogies, which are not driven, but when I re-gauged the Tomix to TT with Roco bogies (see photo) I altered the power supply from direct pick-up to jumper leads from the loco which pulls or pushes the cleaner. I have equipped two locos with power sockets on the front skirts made from 2mm brass tube for use with the cleaner. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold halsey Posted February 19, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) Hi, I'm just "bumping" this topic as I cant believe there isn't more experience out there that others might benefit from. Thanks J Edited February 20, 2022 by halsey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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