7 1/4 Inch Gauge Black 5 Wheel Spin

The load was to heavy and the train couldnot cope. So the driver go of and pushed.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• 1/4
• Inch
• Gauge
• Black
• Wheel
• Spin
• wythall
• miniature
• steam
• railway
• train
• LMS

[foreversteam]

I don't think the load was too heavy, I have seen 7 1/4" Black 5's tackle a load like this no problem - The problem is wet/damp track which doesn't allow the wheels to get traction and grip so that is why it is slipping!

[101xmx]

@foreversteam thats probably the main factor but when the uncoupled the end coach it ran fine.

[Exagerative]

Fail

[nimbus44767]

yes looks like a case of wet rails & leafs on the rails! lol. 

[ACTractionLTD]

@foreversteam we use old bleach bottles and fill them with sand, we carry them about with us when we are driving and if it starts raining we pour sand under the last wheel of the first bogie set and that transfers it over to the power bogie on the rear set to help gain traction, its a simple but useful device

[gwr1993]

@foreversteam very true, what the main cause of the problem was however was the brakes dragging on the one coach

[vulcansrule007]

Wish you could do that in real life just get off and push :D

[Pugragger]

@101xmx yeah because with less weight he could probably get some traction then

[foreversteam]

The loco would run fine because it would only be moving itself along. If you look at your footage, the locomotive before the Black 5 is a narrow gauge locomotive capable of even heavier loads slips a little just before it goes into the tunnel if one listens carefully...Rain is a locomotives worst enemy when no one is putting sand on the track. It would have been interesting to see the same load being taken on a sunny, dry day I bet the loco doesn't slip;-)