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Lash up. 2-8-8-8-2 Triplex, 4-8-8-4 Bigboy

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2-8-8-8-2 Triplex and 4-8-8-4 Bigboy with a lash up making an impressive sight as they pull away with a mile of twin bogie hoppers.


Railking and it’s digital command system (DCS) makes this function very simple to operate using their hand held remote in conjunction with the track interface.


Each loco, with a tractive effort of around 135,000lb.would command power of titanic proportions.


One can only surmise that the strength of the couplings must have been the ‘Achilles heel’ rather than available power.
Thanks to MTH for making these engines available in 1/32 scale. Anything larger would certainly make operating very difficult, if not impossible.
Please check out the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MIob5ruhpg

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Posted By Chucks_Trains on 10 Dec 2009 07:03 PM
That's great
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Where's the other 90 hoppers at to make the mile long train
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Hi Chuck
Thanks for comments.
I have a problem with that.
a; Where do I get 90 hoppers from
b; Where do I find 6000 dollars
c; Where do I get the energy to carry them down to my railway?

In the mean time I am going to ues my imagination and tell the odd 'white lie' Forgive me for that!
 
Discussion starter · #6 ·
That's a good question.
I can actually use the same couplings that are fitted on the Triplex tender and the front of the Bigboy.
I close the tender coupling, lift the front of the BB slightly and lower it down and slot the two together.
This is not ideal, but they do stay coupled up.
Why do Railking fit such a 'cheap excuse' on the front of thier locos and then offera lash up as a feature?
main131
 
Discussion starter · #10 ·
That just about wraps it up then.
What helpful advice one finds on MLS.
All I have to do now is to sign up with ebay, engage with the President on green issues, vastly increase the size of my garden railway and start taking viagra.
Oh yes and it is going to cost me a minimum of 6000 dollars!
Well thanks
Any chance of you sending me one of your old jackets for Christmas...Don't answer that...Please.
 
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