Heljan 2-4-2 Baldwin loco

[davianne]

Hi All,

I am thinking of buying one of the above, and would like to know if it will negotiate 9" curves, as the Bachmann Baldwin does.

Thanks in anticipation.

David Banks

 

[Moxy]

Don't have one myself, but I doubt it will go round 9" curves.

 

Someone over on NGRM Online posted this in July 2021 when they first came out:

 

"The instructions recommend 305mm minimum radius, but suggest larger is better."

 

Like I say, I have not seen the instructions and I don't have one (yet), but I think you are looking at minimum 12" radius curves.

[Edge]

I’ve personally run these round Kato 315mm radius track without the slightest problem, which is as close as I can get to answering your question.
 

As that spans out to just over twelve and a half inches radius, I doubt that it could get down to 9 inches to be honest. Short radii over point work and the like should be fine, but sustained curvature probably isn’t going to fly

[Paul H Vigor]

Larger narrow gauge locos tend to look better running through larger radius pointwork - just my opinion!.

[davianne]

Thanks for the replies, chaps.

I have a 4' x 2' layout so need 9"ish rads to make for an interesting layout. My points are 12" rad electrofrog, and the track is flexi track.

I hoped that as a 2-4-2 Baldwin,it would be the same as the Bachmann Baldwin, but maybe the pivot lengths on the pony trucks are different.

Cheers, David

[Nile]

Yes it will work on 9" curves, mine does.

[BernardTPM]

I found mine ran better without the clip-in couplers as the bufferbeams could rest on the coupling arm and take weight off the driving wheels.