https://blog.model-train-help.com/2017/11/rating-the-quality-of-the-various-brands-of-locomotives.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rating-the-quality-of-the-various-brands-of-locomotives Model railroads and model trains Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:05:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.model-train-help.com/2017/11/rating-the-quality-of-the-various-brands-of-locomotives.html#comment-20091 Wed, 22 Nov 2017 19:05:21 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4581#comment-20091 I have scrapped all of my Bachmann locos (steam) as they wouldn´t work past one year. Bachmann´s axles seem to spin inside of the wheels and I consider all older Bachmanns to be nothing short of junk. I´ve got older Life Like´s, Tyco, Athearn and Mantuas. They all perform quite well. The best engines are my Athearn and I have since decided to only buy Athearn or Atlas–but I do not own any Atlas at the present. My Mantyua Pacifics 4-6-2 are by far the best pulling engines. I had an older one I purchased from a friend and it worked so well that I bought another off of e-Bay and it works quite well also. I also have a couple of Mehano (IHC) steamers that are great–great for pulling power. I liked them so well I purchased another from e-Bay and it, too, is a great little engine. Also are the AHM engines which I have several. They too are great road diesels–I got two off of e-Bay and they run quite well. They are RS-2´s. So my rating would be: Athearn, Mantua, Mehano (IHC), AHM, Tyco, Life Like and Bachmann. The Bachmann diesels don´t seem to have the same problems that their steamers have. Hope this helps.

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2017/11/rating-the-quality-of-the-various-brands-of-locomotives.html#comment-20004 Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:09:53 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4581#comment-20004 Hi I’ve bought a lot of brands of loco’s I would rate them 1st to 5th Kato,Athearn,Fleischmann,Helijan,Atlas. Followed by Trix, Marklin. And the rubbish Bachmann and Broadway limited in n scale

]]> https://blog.model-train-help.com/2017/11/rating-the-quality-of-the-various-brands-of-locomotives.html#comment-19994 Thu, 09 Nov 2017 12:42:30 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=4581#comment-19994 I have bought 6 locos in the past 10 months. I have had to send 2 Atlas back for warranty repairs. They each stopped picking up electricity, both bought new.
I bought 3 other Atlas locos, 1 used. They all are working fine. I bought oe Bachman and it woukdnt stay on the track at all. It looked nice but was a total flop. Returned for refund as it was new. It couldnt negotiate any of my Peco turnouts either thrown or straight None of the Atlas have that problem. N SCALE. I believe I have determined to buy Kato or Athern in the future, based on reviews

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