RobertInOntario
Active Member
These questions came up in a thread in the "Caboose" but I thought I'd ask them again here because I wasn't 100% sure on the answer.
I've run my trains in a clockwise direction a LOT during the past two years but it sounds as if I should run them counter clockwise for now to avoid uneven wear on the gears. Someone at a recent train show also advised this. It will feel very strange to run them in the opposite direction!
Also, in "real life," do trains normally back their passenger and freight cars down sidings (& then uncouple them and leave), or do they head down sidings loco first? I just assumed that they backed down sidings but now it sounds like they normally do both. Just curious!
Thanks again,
Rob
I've run my trains in a clockwise direction a LOT during the past two years but it sounds as if I should run them counter clockwise for now to avoid uneven wear on the gears. Someone at a recent train show also advised this. It will feel very strange to run them in the opposite direction!
Also, in "real life," do trains normally back their passenger and freight cars down sidings (& then uncouple them and leave), or do they head down sidings loco first? I just assumed that they backed down sidings but now it sounds like they normally do both. Just curious!
Thanks again,
Rob