[GoingUnderground]

QUOTE (Dave Saunby @ 22 Sep 2013, 21:48) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Because the standard track I am using is 60 years old, and the running surface is not quite as smooth as modern rails, what method is recommended for weighting down the front and rear bogie wheels of some of my Triang engines ie (Princess Elizabeth, Princess Victoria, R59 Tank engine, etc) to stop them bouncing around and off the track, mainly on corners and going through points?

Somebody is bound to know the answer to this one.

I did think about Blu tac, but would it stick and be heavy enough???
I'm surprised that the front bogie is derailing on your Princess locos. I never had any problems using Series 3 track which has the same geometry as Standard Track, or Super 4, but that was 40 years ago.

In reply to your other question about the bullet connectors, you could use brass rod of the right diameter and solder the leads to that. If you want to simulate the original Triang connectors use the brass rod and put a piece of brass tube over the solder connection to the rod.

 

[GoingUnderground]

Really excellent.

If you ever come across them, you might want to add the R170/R171 electrically operated double track level crossing and the R135 operating ore wagon set, both of which started off as Standard Track operating accessories.

When you exhibit it, you might like to remind people that the company is still very much alive in its Hornby Railways guise, as I am sure that most people think the modern Hornby Railways range is descended from the old hornby Dublo range when nothing could be further from the truth.