A great railroad in a small space

bondesbjerg_mountain

Railway at a glance Name: Bondesbjerg Mountain Railway Size: 8m x 4m (26’2″ x 13’1″) Scale: 1:10 Gauge: 45mm Era: Today Theme: Former industrial railroad, now a tourist attraction Age: 5 years Motive power: Scratchbuilt industrial diesel locomotive Length of mainline: 30m (98′) Maximum gradient: 2% Type of track: LGB rail spiked to wooden ties […]

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An LGB Mogul on an indoor wall layout

Name: Stan Silverman Forum user name: stanman98075 Railroad name: Sylvan House Railway Scale: Mostly 1:22.5, also 1:20.3 and 1:29 Theme: Indoor overhead and wall layouts Location: Sammamish, Washington Description: The LGB Mogul is shown on my large-scale indoor layout in this short video. My property is on a densely-wooded hillside with no opportunity for an […]

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How to clean and oil O gauge and large scale engines

Photo of track cleaning fluid and accessories on white background.

For better or worse, the wheels of O and large scale trains seem to attract more grease and grime than those of HO and N scale pieces. Perhaps it’s the size of the trains, perhaps the shape of the wheels, or perhaps it’s carbon that gets deposited during operation, but either way they get filthy […]

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LGB rubber roadbed

Kevin Strong Rubber roadbedLGB of America6444 Nancy Ridge DriveSan Diego CA 92121Price: $7.99/sectionWeb site: www.lgb.com 300mm (1′) rubber roadbed (# 61000) to match LGB 1′ sectional straight track (other roadbed sections are available to match all of LGB’s other track sections). Dimensions: Length, 300mm (approx. 1′); width, 138mm (5½”); height, 15mm (5/8″)Pros: Durable; crisp “ballast” […]

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LGB Sumpter Valley 2-6-6-2

Marc Horovitz 1:22.5 scale, gauge-1 Sumpter Valley 2-6-6-2 LGB of America, Inc. 6444 Nancy Ridge Drive San Diego, CA 92121 www.lgb.comSee your LGB dealer for price and availability Articulated locomotive with tender; plastic and metal construction; 0-24 volts DC operation; two weather-resistant motor blocks with seven-pole Bühler motors; 12 powered wheels with power pickup on […]

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LGB streetcar

Marc Horovitz Gauge-1 streetcar LGB of America 6444 Nancy Ridge Drive San Diego CA 92121 Price: $539.99 Web Site: www.lgb.com All-plastic model of a Perley Thomas, 900-series, New Orleans streetcar; two powered trucks; opening door and fold-down steps; complete interior; lighted interior; one driver and two passengers included; directional lighting; 12 power-pickup points; sticker sheet […]

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