| MODEL
INFORMATION |
| Motor: | 5-pole
skew-wound |
| Frame
Construction: | The
engine frame is of the split-frame type. Gears on the bottom were easy to access
by removing a plastic plate. It should be unnecessary to ever disassemble this
engine for maintenance. |
| Drive
wheels: | The center
two axles are powered and the outer two are connected by the side rods. |
| Electrical
Pickup: | All drivers
and tender wheels. Connection to the tender is built in such a way to allow for
easy tender removal. |
| Traction
tires: | One axle contains
two traction tires |
| Weight: | Engine
2.6 ounces + Tender 1.1 ounce = 3.7 ounces total |
| DCC
Readiness: | A large
space was left under the boiler and all six needed wire points are within a ¼"
of this space. |
| Lights: | Single
headlight using a yellow LED, directional |
| Couplers: | A
small non-functional knuckle on the pilot, a rapido on the tender. A snap-in rapido
is included in the box for the front pilot. |
| Micro-Trains®
conversion: |  With
a little work a 2004 was body mounted on the tender. |
| Packaging: | A
rather robust clear jewel case, somewhat larger than any of the other brands on
the market. It also includes an 8½" x 11" instruction sheet with
a good exploded diagram of the engine, break-in and lubrication information |
| Special Features: | Wire
handrails. Yellow headlight (that is not flush mounted to the boiler, very nice).
Tremendous detailing typical of a brass engine. |
| NOTE:
The following categories are the opinion of N Scale Supply and are very subjective.
These are provided to give you a rough idea of the quality of the product. Your
mileage may vary. |
| Performance: | Very
smooth performer. Realistic speed range (top speed measures at about 101 mph).
Creeps along without any problems, very smooth starts and acceleration. |
| Sound/Noise
level: | A slight amount
of gear noise but after a break-in period this quieted down significantly. |
| Overall Value: | Another
excellent offering from Bachmann. We test ran three new out of the box and did
not notice any unusual wobble or noise. All three ran far better than 95% of the
steam available on the market today. |
The
tender was an easy conversion with a 
