Help - Newbie needs guidance on tight radius Christmas layout

Hello all,

I am converting my 3-rail Christmas layout to 2-rail and made a newbie mistake on the radius turns which I just replicated from the old 3-rail track. I currently have 24" radius (O-48) curves (with a small straight section in the middle of the curve) on a small 5' x 7' Christmas layout with 2 loops and a village with a trolley in the middle.

I ordered an MTH 2-8-0 H-3 Consolidation Steam Engine - (Pennsylvania) for the revised layout but, am afraid it won't handle the curves. They state 31" radius min online (yes, I misread the info and read the 3-rail engine info).

Does anyone have any experience with this engine and / or do you think it will be able to handle the curves? If not, could you recommend an engine you think could and also look good on a Christmas themed layout?

Any help and suggestions are much appreciated.

Thanks,

Chris

12/3/1312:53 PM

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