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About On30?

I know, it's not G scale but I can't help thinking of it as a kind of honourary garden railway, something you can use in the winter while the garden is full of leaves and rain. Having said that I know people have set up 0n30 in the garden and I'm sure it would be quite feasible using PECO Nickle silver track.

I have admired the Bachmann On30 trains for some time but the latest locomotive - a T-boilered Shay see below has finally made me decide it is worth promoting the scale.

On30 trains are (US 1:48) 0 scale running on 00 track representing narrow gauge 2 foot 6 (30 inch). The trains are made by Bachmann. They use 0-12v DC track power as standard, are DCC ready and come with a form of Kadee couplings. Suitable Nickle silver track is made by PECO in their 0 - 16.5 Streamline range (SL-500/SL-E595/6/7).

The Bachmann locomotives and coaches are all based on turn of the century US prototypes. Locomotives include a Mogul (2-6-0) tender engine, an 0-4-0T and 0-4-2T, a small 4 wheel gas/mechanical and the Shay, Climax, a Consolidation (2-8-0). There is a range of coaches, box cars, tankers and now log disconnect wagons. There are also a couple of nice closed street cars. Regular releases of new items do happen.

Accessories fo 0n30

Bachmann make a number of matching 0 scale building kits at very reasonable prices - Plasticville USA (honest). Ask me for details.

Woodland Scenics and Preisser make 0 scale figures which go very well with these trains. Call for more details

Note also that Accucraft are now doing some 0n30 trains. Switcher and boxcars for a start

ACCUCRAFT 0n30

D&RGW 4 wheel switcher brass - £150 - note this is I think based on a standard gauge locomotive prototype so is a fair bit larger than say the Bachmann gas mechanical loco

Here is the DCC fitted 4-4-0 locomotive - £132

Out now. Choice of inside or outside frame versions. Full function extended addressing sound decoders factory fitted. The 2-4-4T Forney locomotive - £184 ( without sound and DCC ready - £125)

0n30 Forney with sound

NOW AVAILABLE

291xx Rail truck, metal cab/body/chassis with prop shaft drive in 6 colour schemes DCC equiped - £64

0n30 Railtruck

259xx Consolidation, metal boiler,chassis, motion, choice of truck frames and chimneys in 6 colour schemes DCC equiped - superb model - £112

0n30 2-8-0

2-8-0 rod detail

Digital equipment - DCC

Most 0n30 locos are now DCC ready (plug and play) - Shay, Climax - or DCC equipped Gas mechanical, 2-8-0, Rail truck and I can supply the Bachmann EZ Command controller and decoders. Moguls and Porters can be DCC fitted but it involves taking your engine apart. If you have done this I would appreciate details and/or web links, thank you.

These are

Command control unit - £50

3 and 4 function decoders - £9/£15

Bachmann Spectrum On30 Shay and logging disconnect wagons. This locomotive is die-cast and so very heavy and rigid. The motor is in the boiler and drives the vertical cylinders, side drive rods and bevel gears exactly as the real engine does. It has an operating headlamp, a choice of coal, wood or log bunker with matching chimney top. As with all of this range Kadee couplers are standard fittings. It is DCC ready. It really is a work of art. NOW DCC FITTED AND WITH SOUND - £184

Also available is the 2 truck CLIMAX DCC fitted and with sound at £184

Bachmann 0n30 Sahy and log cars

And these (below) is what you can achieve with some work and imagination. This is the Red Rocks Railroad, set in California, 1920's-30's era using Peco 16.5 trackwork(Thanks to Martin Swannell)

Red Rocks Shay

Red Rocks Porter

Bachmann Spectrum On30 - some of the catalogue with prices (Note that most of my Bachmann prices are mainly list -20%). Not all are available all the time.

Note that the new Bachmann DCC digital system is ideal for on30 - control stations are about £55 and single and 4 function decoders are around £9- £15 each. The latest engines will be DCC fitted and the others can be converted

I can supply suitable Gaugemaster 00 controllers and transformers.

PECO 0-16.5 track is ideal for on30.

Go and switch tracks for another Scottish Garden Railways station at The Signal Box

Catalogue Number (Don't ask me how they work these numbers out but if they end in 98 or 99 the item is undecorated)	Description	Price	Picture
25002/6/12/13/14/15	Starter Sets (with 2-6-0, 3 coaches, circle of track and suitable controller) Also see below	£138
25128	Closed street car United Traction (with interior lights and directional headlights) See also - www.on30trams.com	£27
25229/249/299	Mogul - 2-6-0	£68
25398/99	0-4-0T Porter locomotive (with front light)	£35
25557-61/99	0-4-2T Porter locomotive (with front light) (Thanks to Martin Swannell)	£39
28501-4	T-Boilered Shay - now with sound and dcc fitted (Thanks to Martin Swannell)	£184
28601-5	Two truck Climax - now with sound and dcc fitted	£184	***Now available
28157-99	0-4-0 side rod gas mechanical locomotive (with front light) DCC Fitted	£47
25960-99	Baldwin 2-8-0 Consolidation DCC Fitted	£112
26114/18/23/99	Jackson Sharp Combine (lighted interiors)	£22
26311/12/14/18/23/99	Jackson Sharp Coach(lighted interiors)	£20
26411/12/14/18/23/25/	Jackson Sharp two door baggage car	£22
26994-8	Camp cars - Saw filer, Maintenance-of-way, dining car, commissary car, bunk car	£21
27011/12/14/23/99	Box Car	£16
27198/99	Tank Car	£16
27211/12/14/23/99	Gondola	£14
27311/12/14/23/99	Flat Car	£14
27418/64	Reefer	£20
27511/12/14/23/99	Stock Car	£16
27711/12/14/23/99	Caboose (with lighted interior)	£20
27391	Skeleton log Car (3xpairs) -die cast	£39
27418-99	Billboard reefers	£20
27618-99	Ventilated box cars	£20
27818-99	Highside Gondola with load	£16	Now available
27918-99	2-bay Steel Hopper (2)	£37	Now available
29133/57/60/61/62/63/99	Rail Truck	£64
29801	Woodside Dump Car -die cast (3)	£32
29802	V Dump Car -die cast (3)	£32
29901	Die Cast Freight Trucks (pair)	£7
29902	Die CastPassenger Trucks (pair)	£8


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