I am talking about the 0-6-0T. I have seen the new ones, had pieces of the old one until recently, and they are the same animal. rivet detail on the frame, split axle design, Idler gears between the motor and the axles, and spur gears gearing each axle, so the side rods are just there for the ride. The engineering on this particular locomotive is much better than other lokies Bachman made @ that time. At the time I bought that 0-6-0 the only rod locomotive I had that ran that well was a NWSL Sierra RR 2-8-0, which dated from about the time NWSL started paying as much attention to the mechanisms of the locomotives they imported as they did to the detais.
These little 0-6-0ts (judging from this one sample 35 years ago) run so well I would highly recomend them. I have been tempted to buy another one, but small rod locomotives, no matter how well they run are of minimal use on my RR, and there are three times more geared locomoitives setting around than can be operated at any given time due to the limitations on throttles and room for operators in the aisle.
Bill Nelson