Farish black5 tender pick up removal query

Having just seen this post, you have validated that the loco runs despite eliminating power pick up from the tender, so you are good to go with your plans.

One suggestion, which may or may not be practical, I have no recent experience of N gauge so you need to make your own decision! When detaching the wires from the tender I would suggest unsoldering the wires at the loco end; because if you ever want to sell the tender as a spare, having the wire connections to the loco intact is likely to make it more attractive to potential purchasers.

Thanks 34C, got two Black5 for striping down

petertommorris said:

Thanks 34C, got two Black5 for striping down

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I bought a Farish Black Five off E Bay, it derails easily and has very poor traction. What is yours like ?

Class45 said:

I bought a Farish Black Five off E Bay, it derails easily and has very poor traction. What is yours like ?

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Its alright, no derailing issues but I only used it as testing. The chassis was only using it for a Hunslet 2-6-0T tank, with a rebuilt front pony truck.

It may be it's no worse than any other steam loco N gauge models. I have read elsewhere they tend to suffer more derailing (and less traction) than diesels and that is my experience.