What is the length of the engine?
Sorry I can't help with the length. I am not at home.
it will negotiate 031 if that helps.
Rod
paliden45 posted:What is the length of the engine?
Approximately 15-1/4 inches over ends of couplers.
MELGAR
Thank you MELGAR.
I have the reading version, and I had Engine House Hobbies replace the electronics with Proto2. It runs well and is a very nice engine.
Not a bad idea, and I'll bet I could do that. 
The K-Line B&A tank engines were very nice well detailed models. I seriously considered buying one but they never produced the passenger cars that went with them so I passed on it.
My tank engine came in the mail today.
It runs great and smokes like crazy. It's a nice addition to my new layout which is still under construction.
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Jim S posted:The K-Line B&A tank engines were very nice well detailed models. I seriously considered buying one but they never produced the passenger cars that went with them so I passed on it.
The B&A ran them tender first in passenger service correct?
winrose46 posted:I have the reading version, and I had Engine House Hobbies replace the electronics with Proto2. It runs well and is a very nice engine.
That was a good move. Any of these I see for see for sale … I run, not walk away. When the cruise burns out it usually takes the motor driver board with it and other resistors.
Hmm, now this is a very interesting engine I somehow wasn't aware of before.
Anyone have one with blown electronics they want to part with? Could be my next DCC conversion...
Jim S posted:The K-Line B&A tank engines were very nice well detailed models. I seriously considered buying one but they never produced the passenger cars that went with them so I passed on it.
Bingo, everyone missed out on a money maker on that one. Lots of engines out there with nothing for them to pull
It is a unique locomotive and model that I doubt will be produced again. K-Line made a B&A wood caboose which looks acceptable with the B&A engine.
MELGAR
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superwarp1 posted:Jim S posted:The K-Line B&A tank engines were very nice well detailed models. I seriously considered buying one but they never produced the passenger cars that went with them so I passed on it.
Bingo, everyone missed out on a money maker on that one. Lots of engines out there with nothing for them to pull
I thought someone mentioned (and I tend to agree) that a set of heavyweight Pullman green cars would fit in with the B&A 4-6-6T.
Some interesting info on the B&A versions at these websites.
Trainlover9943 posted:Jim S posted:The K-Line B&A tank engines were very nice well detailed models. I seriously considered buying one but they never produced the passenger cars that went with them so I passed on it.
The B&A ran them tender first in passenger service correct?
Yes they were run tender first for return trips of the commuter trains they were designed to operate with. This eliminated having to uncouple them from the train and have them turned on a turntable in order to take a train back from where it came from. In my opinion their resemblance to the NYC Hudsons is refreshing.
I missed getting one of these years ago, but may have the opportunity to pick one of these up and would like to assess the risk...
How prevalent is the K-Line cruse failure in these?
Realizing that the repair gurus here generally see them when they fail - do you think it is a majority of them?
Thanks,
Jim
Well, I bought one at York, brand new in the box. The cruise is flaky already! I'll be putting the CC-M into it, and also adding my Super-Chuffer when I get a chance. I recently sold one that I already had a CC-M in due to the cruise module failure. I also have a box full of dead K-Line cruise modules, that should tell you something.
I take it that the box full of dead K-Line cruise modules indicates they are not reparable...
What goes bad?
