USRA 0-6-0

[kimbrit]

Hi,

The LGB model of this loco looks like it could be a winner, price and availability to be announced of course! I think I'll start saving my pennies for when it hits the shelves. Looking at the loco it looks like it's a switcher, was it pressed into service for goods and passenger use as well?

Cheers,

Kim

[dwbeckett]

Most 0-6-0's were used as switch engins in larger yards and in local service, I have not seen LGB's vershion yet so my opion may be worthless.

[vsmith]

A picture of the prototype, a Pensy engine, has been posted on MLS, with a lot of discussion. My only caviet is what will the price be? USATs diecast 0-6-0 commands a whoping $1500, only a Franklin less than the dam Hudson, I have seen the USAT 0-6-0T advertised for under $400, thats where LGB needs to pricepoint this new engine, the $300-400 range. If they can bring it in near the Gennie or the Forney street price, they will sell very well.

[kimbrit]

They have said Vic that it will be priced very keenly, I shall watch that space with interest. Back to original qustion, cofirmed it is a switcher and it would be used on local traffic, would it be used on longer freight and passenger? looking at the size of the tender on the pic I've seen it would certainly suggest so. The only worry there is that LGB might shorten it in model form.

Kim

[cacole]

Wikipedia has quite a bit of information on the 0-6-0 and how they were used.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0-6-0

Yes, they were used on some short run mainline trains that were not time sensitive.

The California State Railway Museum in Sacramento runs a former Union Pacific 0-6-0 on an excursion into the countryside.  A video of it that was on RFD-TV seemed to indicate that it was a very rough ride for the crew because of its short wheelbase, and it tended to waddle from side to side like a duck as it went down the track.  Even with a larger tender than it originally had, the water had to be refilled at the half-way point, so they must have had a very limited range.

[kimbrit]

Thanks everyone, as said, one will be heading this way!! Speaking of shortening tenders, my LGB SP mogul has the Vanderbilt tender and it seems to be, well, being polite, a compact tender compared with the original coal tender. I'm on the lookout for an original tender to re-use the Vanderbilt with a smaller loco. Any comments welcome.

See what I mean?

Cheers,

Kim 

[John Busby]

Hi Kim

Do you know if any one does the tank engine version similar to the ones SR (UK) had

regards John

[S&G Rute of the Silver River]

I don't know about any comericaly avalable ones, so I'd get a 1:29 tanker and go to town with some sheet styrenefor the coal bay. But hay I'm just mildy psycotic.

[DMUinCT]

Am I missing something?

Aristo-Craft makes a large 12 wheel Vanderbuilt tender.

[dwbeckett]

Aristo also makes a shorter vandy with 4 wheel trucks. I have one of the larger one's I plan on using with a redetailed aristo ( so called Pennsy K-4 ), My Avater shows SP 2479 a P-10 and vandy tender with commonwelth trucks ( 6 wheel). a good side view of both side's would help.  

[dwbeckett]

I found the info i needed at

http://www.ctrc.org/projects/2479-restoration/2479-facts.html2479-facts.html

so now all i need to do is cut-up a $150.00 Tender, add about $50 in details and dry transfers

take lots of pictures, post them.