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    How easy are 2mm scale D&E locomotive conversions?

    Aug 17, 2021 5 minutes

    CONVERTING Graham Farish diesel and electric locomotives to run on 2mm scale track gauged at 9.42mm is, with the odd exception, easier than many modellers might expect. The release of a new Class 31 model from Graham Farish including the recent addition of models of the ‘refurbished’ locomotives caused some problems with 2mm scale conversions because it has different sized wheel sets and final drive gears compared to the original model. The change in wheel design and the number of teeth on the final drive gear prompted the 2mm Scale Association to issue a new wheel set for the powered axles.

    The new wheel sets became available through the 2mm Scale Association earlier in the year with an announcement in the April/May edition of ‘The 2mm Newsletter’. Its release provided

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