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Fleischmann locos are superb. I've not tried any of their bigger steamers due to shortage of funds, but their diesel/electric locos are easily the equal of Kato if not better. I also have a small 2-6-0 tank loco which is superb - low gearing equals good slow running. <br /> <br />As I understand it, most of the Fleischmann tender locos have the motor and drive system in the tender. This is supposed to allow greater haulage capabilities, but, as I'm not a fan of tender drives (they look ok, I just can't cope with the idea that the tender is doing the pulling rather than the loco!), I'm not entirely sure. Still, Fleischmann probably know what they're doing, and if anyone can get a tender drive to work it's them! <br /> <br />Best advice for more information would be to get hold of a copy of the Fleischmann catalogue. This has lots of useful information in it. There's a section on which lighting units will fit which cars and which couplings can be used - If you buy anything with close coupling (there's a K prefix on the reference number on the box), make sure you get a few 9545 Profi-couplers. When you fit these, the car diaphragms touch on straight track but will still go round quite sharp curves. They make the consist look like a train rather than a collection of vehicles, if you see what I mean.
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