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For some reason I can visibly see that the flanges on the Bachmann crabs look to be bigger/ deeper than most other post 2000 models, with the exception of the later (2011+ releases) which look to be more as one would expect.
I don't have any to measurments to confirm if what I am seeing is correct, so I ask anyone that has one if you can tell me the model number, how deep the flange is from the rim, and if you have ran it on code 75 (especially pointwork) with or without iissue please.

I have decided as there are no 2-6-0's in my collection, there really should be, and It needs to be LMS for a couple of reasons

It could be an illusion, bu tto me, it looks like the #13000 has shallower flanges than the #13908: (open images in a new tab and zoom in 300%).





Moderator note - I've added links to the images, but they don't expand to 300% by default. Depending on browser, manual zooming may be possible.

Oops yes manual zooming required

Well I am still unsure if any of the newer 2011> models had shallower flanges or not.

In case any other people wonder, I purchased #13098 part no. 32-175, made circa 2003. The flanges on the driving wheels are 1.1mm, and my Peco Bullhead code 75 points have 1mm depth at the frog. Pushing it over I can feel a small lift, but I hope during running it won't be an issue.

Once I get some track fixed and wired I will give it a proper test, for now I remain hopeful !

I would not have thought the wheels were a problem. Some wheels such as early Triang and also Lima tended to have deep flanges. Lima are no problem on code 100, but early Triang need the point flangeways opening out a bit. But with code 75, I would say all Mainline, Airfix and Bachmann would runnon them as even their deeper flanged versions were relatively shallow.

(Maybe those who use code 75 track can confirm this. Also not all low profile track is the same. Some makes allow for deep flanges while others don't. Is actually surprizing that a friend gave me several different sample makes of 16.5mm gauge track that he had had from shows as samples as he was a British H0 finescale modeller at the time. When he went to N gauge instead, he gave me the samples of track, and I was surprised that some makes of low profile track actually allowed for deeper flanged running. I tested them on Lima coaches though I can't remember which makes they were.