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I am running small HOn3 2-8-0s (Balboa, Westside) on a 13" radius with no problems. These locomotives have "blind" drivers on 2nd and 3rd axels which allow them to negotiate very sharp curves. Other HOn3 locomotives that can handle 13" - 14" radius are: SP #1 Diesel D&RGW #50 Diesel GE 25 Ton Diesel Class A Climax Victorian Railways "Puffing Billy" 2-6-2T Class A Dunkirk Westside Lumber Co. Heisler LARy Birney Type G Trolley Ken Kidder Plantation Locomotives etc. Actually there are quite a number of choices for motive power in HOn3 with sharp curves. Most modellers seem to think that you can't go sharper than HO standard gauge when it comes to minimum radius, however, I found that not to be the case. If you choose the right locomotive and cars you can have really tight curves. Good Luck. Tom
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