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The love of my life, my DR Mallet is 0 6 6 0, means it has no leading or trailing wheels but it has two sets of 6 driving wheels. These two sets are articulated and operate independantly both as far as drive and direction are concerned but also as far as power pick up is concerned as well. This is why it is so powerful and can run on some curves and grades that previously would need a rack loco. <br /> <br />It will pull virtually any concievable train up a 5 - 6 % grade and an R1 curve at the same time. If your switches are set incorrectly ity will plough right through anything from the trailing end. <br /> <br />If any of my trains get stuck in any of my tunnels I just slowly send the Mallet in after them and it will slowly but surely pu***hem out the other end. I do not make a habit of this but it works in an emergency. <br /> <br /> <br />Regards Ian.
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