It's Hungary! The narration is in Hungarian and the standard gauge railcar bears MAV marking (MAV=Magyar Allam Vasutak= Hungarian Railways).
To my opinion the load looks more like clay.

Dieter

Hello Heisler fans,

could someone make pictures of the new Backwoods kit available for people without Yahoo account?

Please!!!

Dieter

Hi folks,

if you can live with a smaller sized engine of that type, take a H0 44-ton switcher and modify it with Dallas Mallerich's bash-kit from Boulder Valley:
http://bouldervalleymodels.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=42. It'll give you a nice little GE type critter.

Have fun

Dieter

Dear Mr. Bachmann,

make our day and give us what we are yearning for since ... !

Assuming "geared toothing aches":  I am in mechanical engineering and cannot imagine, what would be so difficult in develloping and producing a reliable gear - especially not on a global market. Sorry, but focus on customer satisfaction looks different.

Kind Regards

Dieter Steinke

Hi Mike,

if you don'twant to scratch loads, have a look at the homepage of FireboxModels:

http://fireboxmodels.com/fbmHTML/htmlintro.html

They offer loads for B'mann v-dump, wood siede dump and gondolas.

Regards Dieter

As I don't want to wait till Doomsday for Bachmann to deliver, I got me a Rivarossi HO Heisler on the Bay, which I plan to convert to 0n30 using a kit from Keith Wiseman. This model will be of the type of the A&W Heisler.

For a difference I'd vote for the Westside engine for Bachmann to build, if ever.

"Hope springs eternal!"

Cheers Dieter

I'd go for these:

1.: H E I S L E R (Westside #3 preferred)

2.: 3-truck Shay

3.: small WW1 ng Alco / Baldwin

4.: Industrial 2-6-2 tender

Cheers Dieter

Hi kcsivils,

the 2-10-2T of Harzer Schmalspurbahnen are meter gauge. But there are 2-10-2T of similar build on the Saxonian narrow gauge lines, which have 750mm (30in) gauge and would be the better prototype for 0n30:
http://www.bimmelbahn.de/galerie/fbb/cranzahl_9840.htm

Regards Dieter

I agree!!!

While waiting for Bachmann to overcome its geared toothing aches and to deliver the long claimed Heisler, this 2-6-2T would fill the industrial engine gap between the Porters and the Conny.

Kind Regards  Dieter

Siemer,

Ephraim Shay developed the geared engine we know by his name to allow the use of railroad technology for all year logging transport on steep gradients, narrow curves, roughly laid track with high tractive power. Speed has never been on demand. As the Bachman model Shays have a genuine Shay drive, they follow the prototypical specifications. With their slow runing ability, they are perfect for shunting, logging or mining purposes. Be happy that they are not running fast. There are other models like the Forney, the Americans or the new Ten Wheeler, which are much more suitable for fast services.

Kind Regards Dieter

I do weather new locos, as out of the box they look too toyish. But I admit that I would not make them look derelict. Even on industrial pikes, crews were proud of their engines and kept them in state as good as possible. So I usually give new models a little flash of rust, dust and grime and some greasy spots on the moving parts.

Kind Regards, Dieter

Hi friends of Heislers,

I would like a Westside type model most, but honestly, any 0n30 Heisler by Bachmann will be eagerly welcome. As I cannot send hazardous materials across the big pond, please, pour some gallons in for me.

Dieter

to my opinion the 2-6-6-2 is an intelligent choice by Bachmann:
1.: An articulated has long been asked for. The only engine longer on the wishlist is the Heisler.
2.: An articulated rod model will not suffer from technical issues with model gear.
3.: It has a 30 inch prototype, which has the potential to please a lot of non-american narrow gauge modelers as well.
4.: It avoids to p. o. those, who already kitbashed the Mantua H0 logger into a 0n30 tank engine (Thanks to Backwoods Miniatures for their excellent kit.).
5.: Size is a fair compromise between Colorado "main line" steam and tiny industrial locos. For many industrial modelers (like me) the 4-6-0 is very big. But we did not complain, but felt happy with the common carrier modellers for getting such a nice engine. So, please don't worry about Bachmann serving the other end of the 0n30 range this time.

Hurray: It will be available with (hopefully proper) Mallet sound from start on!

Waiting for the 2-6-6-2 to arrive and still hoping for a Heisler

Dieter

I had my Mogul converted to DCC with Sound, because I did not want to commit her to the shelf. But she cannot compete with the more recent Bachmann products like the Consolidation or the Forney, as their mechanisms are really superior to that of the old 2-6-0. The Mogul will never have adequate slow motion abilities, unless Bachmann develops a new drive for the model. A plain DCC upgrade will not do.

Kind Regards Dieter

Hi Charlie,

attached please see a rear shot of 050237-6, a German lightweight decapod, some of which got doghouses for the conductor when German Federal Railways dropped the use of cabooses on freight trains (Don't wonder about the engine running in reverse; the class 50 was designed for running both directions at 50mph):

This pictures is dated to 1976, the last days of steam hauled branchline freight.

Freight cars: Some, but not all had brake-doghouses. As Central European cars don't have roofwalks, the brakemen stayed in their cabins to set the brake according to whistle signals. The rest of the train was unbraked. The required brake ratio depended on train length, weight and route gradients. Even when airbrakes were introduced to freight   services, at first not all cars were braked. Some of them just had brake pipes. Sorry, I can but assume the reason for the change in doghouse design from early high to later low. After WW I, railroad electrification started across Europe and the lowered brake cabins perhaps kept the brakemen away from the high voltage in the overhead catenary.