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bachmann HO spectrum 2-8-0
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15 is really pushing it for anything except 0-4-0 switchers and trolley cars (Traction) <br /> <br />It is the wheelbase that is gonna get ya not the smaller diameters. <br /> <br />On the LHS layout we used a Bachmann Spectrum 2-8-0 on the 18" radius (With a few tight squeakers here and there) and that is about as tight as you can go. <br /> <br />Get a larger radius, 18 used to be the standard but now 22" seems to be gaining acceptance as a radius that most engines will run in. (But not my BLI PRR J-1) <br /> <br />Personally I prefer 26"-32"
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