Getting so annoyed its not even funny

[portland-docks]

So im doing final checks on the layout, had to remove ballast and a piece of track AGAIN! then after god knows how much track cleaning my steamers decide to noy run smooth at all but all diesels will!

WHY?!

They have all had their wheels cleaned and all ran smoothly before now they wont! On the verge of smashing up moorside!

[beestie]

i know the feeling ,but try in with £400 worth of roco steam locos , i hope some one can explain . lol

[portland-docks]

 Put it this way, out of 15/16 chipped locos, only the 4 diesels work properly and the steamers, all 10 of them just dont want to run properly at all

[EtchedPixels]

It will depend upon the locomotive but the older locomotives have rigid frames and are quite sensitive to proper track laying. The early tender locos had tender pickups as well which made them as good as the diesels, but that feature was discontinued even before Bachmann, who failed to bring it back.

The modern steam locos have better pick up arrangements on the whole, while the union mills models solve the problem the other way - by being heavy

Alan

[portland-docks]

the annoying thing is....they are all the new dapol and farish locos....the steamers nah dont want to run properly, the diesels yeh no probs!

what makes it worse every last loco worked perfect not less than 3 weeks ago....

[Dorsetmike]

You could always try changing to DC