PaulT Perth

Does anyone else out there run a Western on Fleischmann track? I have a mixture of Fleischmann Profi and Peco Code 100, both plain track and turnouts. I have had other issues with running my ‘Legionnaire’ however when I finally did get it running, I would have to say not brilliantly well, it proved to be the most derailment prone loco out of a fleet of 30+ I have, especially at some turnouts, both leading and trailing. The worst ‘culprit’ is a Fleischmann High Speed Point (FL6178) through which it derails in both directions but it has also come off on the straight leg of a Peco turnout, across a Peco diamond crossing and through the curved leg of a Fleischmann double slip. I have not yet run it through every part of my fairly complex layout. The loco is spending the weekend on a friend’s (partially built) layout to see how it fares there and how it compares with his six axle diesel locos, of which I have none to provide a comparison. Has anyone else had similar experiences? Anybody have any ideas of a ‘fix’? Thanks, Paul T

Apologies Dave, a bit trigger happy, I should have checked for your response first! Cheers, Paul T

I received my Western Legionnaire (4D-003-001) purchased from Kernow Model Centre here in Perth, Australia last week. On first inspection I was most impressed and happy to concur with the predominantly positive feedback on this forum, it really does ‘look the part’, a great model. However has anyone else had similar problems as the following? This weekend I have been running the model in. Whilst initially comparatively slow, but smooth, I figured it would improve which it did, however only slightly. However after some time, maybe an hour or so of running, and a break (for lunch) it started becoming ‘jumpy’ with the cab lighting flickering. Shortly thereafter the lighting ceased altogether. In comparative trials it faired only marginally better than a 25+ year old Mainline Warship! It’s running through point work is also inconsistent and whilst it will negotiate Fleischmann double slips a lot better than quite a few of my other models it often derails the second bogie whilst running through trailing points, often falling over in the process. If so does anyone have solutions? I am a bit loath to return it and incur serious postage costs if there is an ‘easy’ fix Cheers, Paul T