langley double ended fairlie

[chris]

Hi. I have unfortunately lost the instuctions for my langley double fairlie.
Does anybody have a copy they can email me?

[MickT]

In case the instructions don't turn up, you put the cab in the middle and a boiler at each end - chimney's facing outwards.
::)

Sorry, couldn't resist it

Mick

[Darren Hedges]

Try contacting Langley's direct at

Langley Miniature Models
166 Three Bridges Road
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 1LE
Telephone: 01293 516329

sorry don't have email address

Hope this helps,
Darren.

[JulienW]

Try contacting Langley's direct at

Langley Miniature Models
166 Three Bridges Road
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 1LE
Telephone: 01293 516329

sorry don't have email address

Hope this helps,
Darren.

Don't even bother with an e-mail Chris.  Just write to them in the old fashioned way (snail mail) asking for a copy and enclose a stamped and addressed envelope.  They will probably send you a copy of the instructions by return of post.

[TRAINIGGY]

Hi,
I have a copy of instructions if you are still looking and i will email when i copy them. On the same subject what chassis are you using i am looking for an alternative to the bachman as advised by Langley but cannot find an alternative.
Ian

[garrywhiting]

Re alternative chassis for the Langley Fairlie, at the 2004 Valkenburg show in the Netherlands, a German gentleman showed me his model which utilised two Fleischmann piccolo 0-4-0t chassis. He had retained the rear N gauge coupling on each chassis which when coupled together appeared to give the correct overall wheelbase. The chassis were of course then wired together to maximise current pickup. I was sufficiently impressed by this method of powering a double Fairlie that it has been utilised in my two Paul Windle built Double Fairlies, based on a loco that ran on a 2ft 6 ins gauge line in Mexico. Paul Windle has also used this design for Double Fairlies produced for Ian Drummond's Waterhulme and Roger Christian's Gairloch & Wester Ross.

[Tigger]

Whilst we're at it folks - I picked up a s/h fairlie at ExpoNG - any thoughts as to why it might be an extremely slow runner?  Seems to be a standard chassis so I'm surprised it doesn't do a scale 200mph!  (Yes, I've cleaned the wheels!)

Tigger

[vulcan]

Just a couple of thoughts Tigger - are the wheelsets tight on back 2 back (rubbing on bogie inners)?Also, not a pleasant thought, but does the motor need a remag?

Hope this helps a little

Live long & prosper

[Darren Hedges]

Tigger, when you say "extremely slow runner" what do you mean? Does the loco start and stop smoothly? Depending on what you call a "standard chassis " it could just be a good quality mechanism, some of the bogie diesel chassis by the likes of Kato, Atlas, Lifelike etc are pretty good slow runners anyway. If it's cappable of hauling a train a reasonable speed without stalling then I would not worry about it too much, some people go to great lengths to achieve smooth slow running, too slow is probably better than too fast (assuming it goes over point work etc ok).

Darren.

[Tigger]

I need to do a little more playing with it - I'll check the b-to-b's but there's no obvious noises eminating from the loco.  it just seems to be a little reluctant to 'get going', more so that I'd usually expect from a chassis.  It's certainly capable of handling a suitable train (ie 21+ slate wagons).  Once I've got the track cleaned up I'll give it a real train!  No, it's not the track - other loco's perform within normal operating parameters!

Thanks guys!

Tigger