Powering an unpowered steam engine

[NELSON ABBOTT]

I am wondering if anyone has powered up a tender for a steam locomotive. I have some old steam locos that were tender driven and they no longer work. If you have done this could you share with me how you did this.'
thanks

[Petey]

Hello,
The easiest way to accomplish this is to look for Tyco's Chatanooga (2-8-0) engine/tender sets. Find them on eBay, garage sales, and train shows. They go pretty cheap. The tender shell is a Mantua casting and would look OK behind larger locos. I suspect you know what these tenders look like. So can recognize the drive system.

[NELSON ABBOTT]

The problem is this. They are all tyco chatanoogas and their performance stinks, I was hoping someone had come up with another way to repower them?

[Benny]

gear the drive axle, bore out the inside, you can put a motor in that thing,

Youc an also get a chassie out of somehting else and stick it under the shell.

either way,t he specturm 2-8-0 is cheaper and looks better, in the lon grun. Runs nice too.

[watash]

Nelson, this guy makes these conversions by putting a can motor in the engine.

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