Having purchased, what I considered a bargain off that famous auction site, it was only uesterday that I got to see it. I couln't wait to test it out so I ran it around the track a few times when we arrived back home.
This morning, I cleaned and lubricated it and fitted a loop (it came minus couplings) so I could hitch on a couple of my wooden scratchbuilds.
By then, the sun was out (so were the cats) as I ran the train around for a few circuits before letting it on to the branchline...
Its a first generation Bachmann Lyn and I'm pretty impressed with it. Although the vans are no wider than the loco, they do sit a bit higher
having been built to go with the scratchbuilt steeplecab...
and there is a driver and a fireman in the cab. I need to find out a bit more about these locos - like how to get to lubricate the gears (it's a clamshell type housing).
On to the branch - jusy as I was getting set to take a pic, Tomas jumped on the track and immediately sat down with his back to the loco! He got up as it nudged him, moved down the track and did the same again!
They were both out in force....
On the return journey, the loco lost its' train and shot off for the inner circle before crossing to the outer and shooting off through the tunnel!
And then it rained quite heavily... Cats went inside and left me to clear up.
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