I no im being a bit thick here but can someone tell how a motorised chassis works on the autocoach ,cannot work out what happens when traversing bends Am completly new to this

No claiming to be anything like an expert but to the best of my knowledge an autocoach wasn't ever motorised.

I'm sure others will give you better advice but take a look here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_Autocoach

Might you though be confusing it with a diesel railcar such as the forthcoming 371-628 from Graham Farish?

Hope that helps a bit.

Dave G

Quote from: daveg on August 15, 2014, 02:09:25 PM
No claiming to be anything like an expert but to the best of my knowledge an autocoach wasn't ever motorised.

I think the discussion is about the model


With the Langley kit if the autocoach is motorised then it pushes the loco in one direction and pulls it in the other. The couplings will ensure that the locomotive is pushed without derailing or the buffers tangling.

The autocoach itself when motorised does corners fine as the chassis used is for a diesel locomotive so already has pivoting bogies.

Thanks EP.

I picked that up while going through the most recent posts, but only after my reply. 

Dave G

Quote from: EtchedPixels on August 15, 2014, 02:40:19 PM

Quote from: daveg on August 15, 2014, 02:09:25 PM
No claiming to be anything like an expert but to the best of my knowledge an autocoach wasn't ever motorised.

I think the discussion is about the model


With the Langley kit if the autocoach is motorised then it pushes the loco in one direction and pulls it in the other. The couplings will ensure that the locomotive is pushed without derailing or the buffers tangling.

The autocoach itself when motorised does corners fine as the chassis used is for a diesel locomotive so already has pivoting bogies.

thank you  EP have you any idea where i can get pivoting bogies for this

According to the Langley website the correct kit for powering the autocoach is the Bachmann GP50, which is modified to drive one end only.