Traction Tires for Diesels and Electrics?

[RobertInOntario]

I don't know about diesels, but two of my British steam tender-drive locos have traction tires. To make a long story short, I had to replace the tires on one of them and had a terrible time finding them -- it took a year or so. I finally found a company in Britain that sold just what I needed for Hornby locos.

If you think that source might help, I could probably look it up. Who knows, maybe they sell tires of the diameter that you need.

It was called something like "Hornby Spares" or "Abigail Spares".

Also, if Wahl Oil gets on the track, the tires can easily expand. They become too large and come off. This what happened to my loco and which is why I had to replace the tires!

Rob