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This discussion makes me smile! In Europe, the "standard" minimum radius is 360mm, which is roughly 14.75". All Marklin or Trix locos are able to negotiate those curves, even the Big Boy, although I have to admit it looks rather silly. We have a lot less space available for our hobby at this end of the Big Pond and one of the answers is sharp curves, which we try disguise as much as possible. Another answer is truck mounted couplers. Undoubtedly, 6-axle locos can be made to run on tight curves, that´s not the issue. The limiting factors are a) looks, and b) coupler mounting. Should you have sufficient space to accomodate curves with a radius of 32" and bigger, consider yourself one lucky guy!
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