Hi trainman,

This week's newsletter was focused on the Sound Value 2-8-0s in HO and N scale. The N scale Frisco 2-8-0 is DCC Ready only, so it didn't make the cut. It was delivered last year and is in stock.

https://shop.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=265_372_664&products_id=8564

Thanks Tenwheeler!

Hi kek166,

O-27 curved track only comes in one radius, which makes a 27" diameter curve. If you want broader curves, you would need to switch to O gauge track.

You will need 8 O-27 curves to form the curves of your oval. This will equal 54 inches, so you need two 6-inch pieces of straight track to complete a 5 foot oval.

Hi Gtrains,

Please contact our service department and they will help you out.

https://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/service.php

Hi trainman,

I'll pass this along to Soundtraxx and see if they can provide a list.

Hi TheWinsconsinRailfan,

My records show that the DeWitt Clinton set first appeared in our 1982 catalog and was in the line through 1988. It was reintroduced with E-Z Track included in 1999.

Hi propmeup,

Please contact the service department, they are open the rest of the week and can walk you through some additional troubleshooting.

Hi Gtrains,

Do you have an HO or N scale Hudson?

Hi ACDC,

We recommend to use a small amount of light gear oil (such as E-Z Lube item no. 99984) on the motor and wheel bearings, as well as conductive contact lube (E-Z Lube item no. 99981) for electrical pickups/contacts. You can use a small amount of grease on the worm gears, but use a light application to avoid jamming them.

Hi propmeup,

Are you using a DC or DCC system? If you're using DCC it's possible you may have just muted the sounds by accident with function 8. This would be the first and easiest troubleshooting step to try before checking the internals of your 2-8-0.

Hi lifeguarder,

The Hogwarts Express locomotive is a completely unique model based on a British design. The chassis and parts from the American Baldwin 4-6-0 will not fit it.

By "engine" are you referring to the motor? The Hogwarts Express section of our website shows we don't have the specific motor for the locomotive in stock, but if you contact the service department they can check if they have a similar motor from another locomotive that will fit. They can also help you troubleshoot just to check that there isn't a quick fix that can be done without a motor replacement.

Hi Brian,

Please send an email to service@bachmanntrains.com. They can check your warranty status and advise you on getting your E-Z Command repaired or replaced.

Hi ACDC,

Following up on your thread about the Thunder Valley, your 63552 is the pre-redesign version of our N scale GP40, so it probably was unused new old stock. You can contact our service department for more troubleshooting.

Hi ACDC,

The GP40 locomotives that come in our N scale sets were not designed to be DCC Ready. You may still be able to fit a decoder inside the body shell, but it will be a tight fit and they do not have a plug receptacle.

Does the cover on the underbody (the fuel tank) you mention have holes in it? If it does, you have our redesigned GP40 and that space is the speaker enclosure. You can place a speaker in the fuel tank if you do a sound decoder installation (and our DCC Sound Value GP40 already is equipped with one.) If there are no holes, you have an older version of the GP40 that is not DCC compatible.

Also, we do have the same redesigned GP40 available in separate sale, you can refer to this listing for more information.

Hi rockcandy,

We are out of stock of the B&O F7 shell but we have other roadnames available here:

https://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=70_646

We don't have any GP7 shells at the moment.