After twenty years of gas fired locos on my garden railway, I would like to give coal a try and am seeking a recommendation for a loco to purchase.
My situation is that my railway has five foot radius curves and a couple of 1 in 50 inclines. My existing locos are all Roundhouse, or scratch built using Roundhouse components, and are radio controlled. I enjoy running it as a railway with a little shunting, etc. and also run the locos on a large club layout now and again.
I am located near Adelaide, South Australia and I don't know of anyone else using coal within 1000Km of me so I will be on my own.
At least once a year, I will be taking the loco interstate to garden railway events and will need to pack it into a suitcase to take on the plane. Hence my preference would be for a small tank loco with no tender. I will need radio control on the regulator and preferably also on the reverser. My grandchildren would also appreciate a radio controlled whistle.
Budget is not a big factor. Does anyone have any recommendations?
Regards
Peter Lucas
MyLocoSound
My situation is that my railway has five foot radius curves and a couple of 1 in 50 inclines. My existing locos are all Roundhouse, or scratch built using Roundhouse components, and are radio controlled. I enjoy running it as a railway with a little shunting, etc. and also run the locos on a large club layout now and again.
I am located near Adelaide, South Australia and I don't know of anyone else using coal within 1000Km of me so I will be on my own.
At least once a year, I will be taking the loco interstate to garden railway events and will need to pack it into a suitcase to take on the plane. Hence my preference would be for a small tank loco with no tender. I will need radio control on the regulator and preferably also on the reverser. My grandchildren would also appreciate a radio controlled whistle.
Budget is not a big factor. Does anyone have any recommendations?
Regards
Peter Lucas
MyLocoSound