Hello, hope all is well.

Most agree, these type of locomotives, while looking good in action, tend to not be able to pull many wagons. Chris mentioned the pilot wheels and rear wheels tend to draw away from the weight on the drive wheels. Despite the weight it would seem these locomotives have, there is a tendency to not be able to put the weight to good use and this may be the cause. Additionally, the added weight of pulling the tender is not a plus. Of course you could always use two locomotives to pull something like a heavy coal train.

For steam type locomotives, the tank locomotives tend to fare better and have the same appeal. These tend to put all their weight over the drive wheels.

There seems to be a never ending search for the best pulling locomotives and most are not the steam locomotives. Some good tank locomotives include the Br 96,94, both which are not in production. I recently missed out on a Br 94. Darn.

Hope this helps, take good care.

Dwight

Hello everyone, hope all is well.

Is there anyone who has a Br53? (88053) Described as longest z scale locomotive made by Marklin in 2007.

Seems this has all the potential of a good puller.

Take good care.

Dwight

Hey Dwight,

They look really great, but I m sad to read that I m not the only one experiencing the lack of pulling power. I have thought about using 2 locos, but sadly enough, non of the 3 I have run even remotely the same, which would present new issues of course.

Most tank engines are really great. The t12 I have is a decent puller and even the br89 can move it s weight. How is the br64 handling?

Hahaha yes, Z scale sure makes you look what and how when it comes to pulling power! The br94 and 96 are real beauties! I hope you get your chance soon, it s a real nice addon to a collection.

Thanks for sharing your 2 cents!

Best,
Kristof



Who doesn t, they are real beauties!

Hello, hope all is well.

I don’t know why but a Br 74 of much better than a Br 64. The 64 seems to not have the weight and there is that extra set of wheels at the rear. It is a nice locomotive though, just cannot pull many wagons.

This one might make a nice double traction with a 74 and 64 working together. Earlier versions of the 74 unfortunately lack the front coupler.

Take good care.

Dwight

Great thread, lots of cool locos discussed here. I won't comment on pulling power of the BR50, I just hook up a few cars and I'm not very scientific about which loco pulls what, especially with steam, but if you search 88942 (it's an 0-10-0 BR94) @Poor Skeleton posts a lot of good info.
The BR53 video linked here by @parakiet is fantastic! Nice layout for sure but he has those locos running so smoothly! Nice track work as well. Wow. I do not DCC my Marklin or European locos. But I have converted all of my AZL and MTL North American loco's and it makes a great difference in smooth running characteristics and so probably pulling power. DCC is the "impact wrench" of power delivery ;)