An international forum for garden railway modellers in all scales and gauges. It is free to join and is funded through voluntary contributions by its members. Many thanks to all those who keep it going.
the bachmann just completed its endurance test full speed for 5 hours
its a very modified old type plastic wheels and all
with a home made brass gear box not even warm and its still going
Hold on, 26 miles in 5 hours, that would mean it had an average speed of *gets out calculator & does a calculation like Tory boy* 7.2 Miles Per Hour. That's quite zippy