What's the difference between 32-301 and 32-301A? In particular, might one be expected to run quieter/more smoothly than the other on DC?
I bought a 32-304A (Churchward Tender) last week and as noted above found it to be seriously down on weight.
The loco (DCC ready) weighed just 148gm out of the box
After fitting a DCC decoder the next step was to start piling on the pounds (grams actually!)
Loading lead as previously shown plus some I managed to get an all up weight of 201gm which i think will make a distinct improvement to it's haulage capacity.
Showing lead on chassis (plus decoder):
Note the decoder is wired in t