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* [http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass/steam/stmintro.htm "Internal combustion locomotives", <i>Small-Scale Live Steam</i>] | * [http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass/steam/stmintro.htm "Internal combustion locomotives", <i>Small-Scale Live Steam</i>] | ||
* [http://cs.trains.com/grw/f/91/t/52025.aspx "Gas or glow powered G scale trains", <i>Railways Magazine</i>] | * [http://cs.trains.com/grw/f/91/t/52025.aspx "Gas or glow powered G scale trains", <i>Railways Magazine</i>] | ||
* [https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forum.gartenbahn-stammtisch.de%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ft%3D20%26sid%3Dee0dd3ec884bdf6d4bc9491517ce44ac&edit-text=&act=url Zimo live diesel] | |||
Revision as of 09:36, 10 June 2016
Live diesel refers to any scale model locomotive that is powered just as full sized diesel electrics are powered. That is, a diesel engine powering a generator, which in turn powers traction motors.
The most common example is G-scale locomotive "conversions" that use single-cylinder diesel motors.
Gallery
Wada Works Burlington Zephyr live diesel locomotives.
OS 40 FS Engines Mounted in a Gauge 1 Garden Locomotive: Diesel Electric
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Jerry Hyde of Hyde-Out Mountain Live Steam
Live Diesel Electric model locomotive NP F7, followed by a British Class 66 live diesel. You MUST watch the Class 66 at 2:47 in the video push a brick sitting on the track!
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