Trofimow

in old peculier

too many woodbines

clog the grate

and chain between

of the universe

under full sail

how many lumps?

worse than diesel

slippers before midnight

with cold tea

wot no wellies?

drops keep falling

return ticket to

and blackberry pie

distilled by goblins

hoe hoe hoe

from llama milk

but somehow strangely

authentically hand carved

Some preliminary findings.... Loco - Bachmann standard 4 2-6-0. DCC control. I can't comment on the OP's question about the magnets possibly affecting the decoder as on this loco the decoder is in the tender. I chose this loco as it has always been a bit of a rice pudding special and up to now the cure has been Bullfrog Snot on the rear pair of drivers. This gives the opportunity to compare differing approaches to the problem. The loco has also been fitted with tender pick-ups which can be expected to increase drag a little. Peco code 100 n/s track on 1 in 35 gradient Tested with Bachmann 4 wheel wagons. Number of wagons started successfully from a stand on 1 in 35. Loco without mods other than tender pick-ups - 8 wagons. Loco with 2 magnets on Powerbase - 12 wagons. Loco with no magnets, and Bullfrog Snot on rear pair of drivers - 21 wagons. I ran out of time for further tests, but will try fitting some other locos in due course. Alan

I've just spent a (very rare) free afternoon in the railway room fitting a trial installation of powerbase to the 1 in 35 climb out from the branch storage area. I did not use the glue and weight down method shown in Model Rail and recommended by the manufacturer but used double sided carpet tape to fix the metal plates. Much quicker, and so far it seems to work. Once I've fitted a loco, I'll do some haulage tests and post the results. Alan

and winding path

aboard a charabanc

not Athens Tennessee

moat by moonlight