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Just had a quick running session with the 66's. I've looked at the bogies and noticed the wheelset on the front of each bogie was slightly more to one side than the other on 66 068. This is the later model with all 3 axles with pick-up points. The older model 66 135 only has 2 pick-up points, these are on the middle and rear axles of the bogie. It looks as though the wiper tensions on the front axles are not even, and this may be skewing the axle to one side. Somewhere in my toolbox I have a little tool for tensioning wipers( ex-GPO engineer) and possibly some tension guages. It may just need a tweak on the wipers to correct it. Does anyone know what the tension ought to be? Rob

Hi Martin, This loco of mine does it in both directions, and is not detailed(at the mo') just as it comes in the box. I've a feeling it's the point, further investigation ongoing. When I find it I'll post the remedy. Thanks for the input, Rob

Hi, Quite possibly, but at the moment I'm concentrating on the layout itself, and will sort the loco out later. I was just commenting that the 66's I have run fine (with the one exception). Thanks for your suggestion. Best regards, Rob

Just trawling and spotted this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/British-Railway-Signalling-Development-Robert-Hendry-/160452566045?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Non_Fiction&hash=item255bb7dc1d I know we're in the 2nd half of the year, but...................... look at the light blue banner and dispatch times! Rob

Hello, I've got 2 lass 66 loco's, 66 135 & 66 068, bought off of eBay. All my points are Peco mediums code 100 old stock, electrofrog, switched. Plus a couple of double slips SL-90. 66 135 copes with everything ok, but 66 068 has trouble with a curved left hand on the tighter radius side. It's the only point to cause trouble, the front bogie rides up the frog and drops off the rails. I've a feeling on the old RMweb someone had a problem with the same point and added a strip of plasticard to the check rail. Of course it could be something else, back to backs, etc. But it's the only loco to do it. Other than that the 66's are good performers. HTH Rob

Just found this on eBay. Nice, but a bit pricey? http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item19bdd39e08 Oh, and these too. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OO-GAUGE-FORD-TRANSIT-VAN-EWS-WEATHERED-/110559205086?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item19bdd796de Rob

The right back on the other team though was a dead ringer for Gary Neville. And he could play as well. It definitely wasn't Gary Neville then. Rob

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