Well everyone, this is certainly a great Saturday ! jhz - neat photos especially of the 1:1 locomotives, admit I had not heard of "Republic" but its a neat switcher. Arnold / Melgar - thanks for the 44 ton history. I have two 44 tonners but mine are WbB, and as you say they run great and navigate my 0-27 curves. @Strap Hanger - good looking around the tree layout @tnkMarx- that NYC GE 70 ton pulling the Christmas Tree train is neat! @Steam Crazy- 3 shows in 4 weeks - LUCKY DUCK! @RSJB18- beautiful NYC RS-11 best of luck with her. Tom / Sitka - great pictures and video.
@Silver Lake - great UK trains, the switcher I had never seen before. However, for my input today, I am going to go to school off of you, and post some Hornby, concentrating on the little engines that worked the local branch lines and industry spurs.
Here is the Hornby type 51 pulling a short train of type 31 coaches.
Here a pre-nationalization Type 101 tank pulls some LMS coaches down the branch line.
Here the humble Hornby type MO from 1930 pulls a little train of Mettoy wagons.
Happy Holidays Everyone
Don
