QUOTE (Geoff B @ 13 Jun 2008, 17:29)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi, I wonder if anyone here can help me. I have an old Mainline Manor Class loco that I aquired second-hand a while ago. It is fitted with a ringfield motor and runs very badly. I'm thinking of replacing the chassis and looking at the service sheets on the Bachmann site, it would appear that the Hall and Manor chassis are the same (or very similar), the Hall being the only one of the pair listed. Does anyone know if the Hall chassis will actually fit the Manor body? Thanks in advance.
Hi Geoff and welcome to the forum
Sorry but the Hall is a slightly larger loco than the Manor with larger driving wheels so a swap is not likley to fit, however if you attend a few swapmeets you may be able to find a dealer who still has a Bachmann Manor chassis.
What is wrong with your mainline chassis exactly as I have one in which the little axels the gear train mount on have snapped so I replaced the chassis with a Bachmann, however I've found that it doesen't have the haulage it had with the original Mainline chassis.
Andii