0-6-0 saddle tank

[kimballthurlow]

I purchased a brand new Electrotren HO scale tank engine from a dealer in Germany (bwbahn.de), and it was only 34.99 Euros, which seems terribly cheap.
Maybe others might be interested to bash the mechanism for any LNER or constituent loco of similar wheel arrangement.

Model is product code E0042, and I can provide major dimensions for anyone interested.
Kimball

[65447]

So why not be really helpful and provide the wheelbase and wheel diameter etc. in your original post?

[Dave S]

Model is product code E0042, and I can provide major dimensions for anyone interested.
Kimball

Yes please. Wheels and wheelbase.

Out of interest What's the motor?

[Atlantic 3279]

Other questions might include things such as where's the motor, how does it run, how deep are those wheel flanges, is the BTB suitable and can it be adjusted if necessary.
If it's HO it might be small enough to go under a J62 body...

[4812]

I've no other information but, apart from the closed-in cab sides and the mini-bunker, this loco looks remarkably like Sharp Stewart 2927, built for Spain. There is a picture on Page 8 of 'British outline locos overseas' on the RM site.

[kimballthurlow]

So why not be really helpful and provide the wheelbase and wheel diameter etc. in your original post?

Because 65447, I don't have the time to be helpful unless you are interested.
It is a public forum and others have shown a courtesy in asking, so here we go:
Made in China - with NEM coupler receptacles.
Die-cast chassis, with die-cast boiler weight in a plastic body shell.

• Wheelbase front to rear 20.4 and 23.7mm.

• Coned wheel diameter at face 13.8mm.

• Depth of flange 1mm.

• Back to back 14.2mm. Not sure about adjustment.

Motor is a simple open frame drum commutator type, permanent magnet, 3 pole armature.
The motor drives the front axle by a brass worm on a plastic gear. There is no flywheel, but the worm is substantial.
Runs very sweetly, but I did not test start voltage etc, as I don't have the tools.
Picture of motor. Note the 6 pin decoder receptacle.


Kimball

[kimballthurlow]

I've no other information but, apart from the closed-in cab sides and the mini-bunker, this loco looks remarkably like Sharp Stewart 2927, built for Spain. There is a picture on Page 8 of 'British outline locos overseas' on the RM site.

Hi 4812,
Thanks for that information.
Appendages which could be fabricated from sheet or bar steel were often added at the destination.

regards
Kimball

[Atlantic 3279]

Many thanks for the details.

[Dave S]

Thanks for the info.

If I've worked that out correctly it's

5' 1 1/4" - 5' 11 1/4" for the wheelbase with a 3' 11 1/4" wheel.

[kimballthurlow]

Thanks for the info.

If I've worked that out correctly it's

5' 1 1/4" - 5' 11 1/4" for the wheelbase with a 3' 11 1/4" wheel.

Hi Dave,
At 1:76, you are correct on the wheelbases, but 6" over on the wheel diameter.
By my calculations the wheel is 3' 5 1/4".

regards
Kimball

[Dave S]

Hi Dave,
At 1:76, you are correct on the wheelbases, but 6" over on the wheel diameter.
By my calculations the wheel is 3' 5 1/4".

regards
Kimball

I am....what a muppet...I think I can see where I made a schoolboy error..

[Atlantic 3279]

Unfortunately a bit short in the front wheelbase department to suit use under a J62, and that motor is clearly too broad to hide properly in the fully exposed lower part of the width of a small boiler on a saddle tank engine - as is evident from the slab sides added to the enormously long firebox portrayal on the Electrotren body moulding. A pity - although it might do under a J63 if the wheelbase were ignored. I already have a full kit for a J63 though.....

Can't win 'em all.

[DS239]

The chassis would be 'near enough' for a J88, I would think..

[kimballthurlow]

Thank you Dave S, Atlantic 3279 and DS239.
My original purchase of this locomotive was motivated entirely by the price, due to its being shipped with another item which I wanted.
I don't model Spanish railways, though I can use this with other European stuff.

Its likeness to British engines appealed to me, and this possibility has been confirmed by 4812.
(Can a possibility be confirmed?).
Anyway I appreciate the interest shown and observations made, and I hope someone can make use of the information.

Kimball

[manna]

G'Day Gents

with a bit of work, a handy little industrial loco could appear.

manna