Modern Bachmann on 1st Radius?

[meatloaf]

My baseboards only 38" wide - the widest i can do - so can fit a 2nd radius oval. Ive got a fair few Bachmann diesels and want to run more than one at once so im looking to put an inside first radius loop. How likley is it that they will run round 1st raduis with no issues?

 

Locos include ( all Bachmann ) :

 

Class 08

Class 20 - both old and new tool

Class 24 - new tool

Class 25

Class 37

Class 45

Class 47 - both old and new tool

Class 66

 

 

Edited July 17, 2022 by meatloaf

[meatloaf]

Well i got hold of a half circle of peco 1st radius so done some testing.

 

The results are every loco bar the class 37 passed with flying colours. Both light engine and pushing and pulling a mk1 coach.

 

The 37s leading bogie derailed as soon as it was on the curve. Both my 37s did it. A Hornby railroad 37 was fine tho.

 

Very suprised the 47s and 66 were fine but i think ill keep them to the outer loop and just run the smaller Bobos on the inner loop

[Matt]

I seem to recall that some of later 37s had an extra insert which limited bogie movement compared to some

of earlier ones - some folks on here removed them. Might help to get them to take R1 curves too?  Locos like 37142, 37032, 37114 (LL) had the extra insert whereas earlier 37 406, 411, 410, 035, 232 didn’t…