Where does the bell go?

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I just recieved a Bachmann ON30 siderod gas 0-4-0. Neat little engine. Unless I’m going blind and can’t read where does the bell go? The instructions I received don’t even show it.

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First for a more definite answer I would post this over on Bachmann’s “Ask the Bach-man” forum.

http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php

But for an indefinite answer…[;)]

  1. Since many of these narrow-gauge “critters” were used on private property, like inside an industrial complex, a mining or logging area, or a quarry, they probably weren’t required by regulation to have bells and whistles like engines used on common carriers, so maybe it just doesn’t have a bell.

  2. Some diesels have the bell ‘hidden’ under the frame, sometimes just the bottom of it protrudes out. Could be this is a model of an engine with a similar set-up, and maybe Bachmann figured not enough of the bell showed to bother modelling it.

  3. It could be since there are so many possible uses for this engine, particularly by free-lancers, that Bachmann kept the detailing simple to allow you to add detailing to fit your prototype (or your fancy if freelancing)??

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It’s narrow gauge. Put it where ever you want![:D] One of the fun parts of narrow gauge modeling is not having to adhere to a strict prototype.

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The first thing that entered my pea-brain when I saw the title to this posting was “It goes wherever the locomotive goes!”