I've just bought a load of Peco track, including points, crossovers and double slips. I was half way through laying it and thought I should try some rolling stock over it, especially around the points and double-slips to make sure they were all alligned properly before I went too far.
Oh dear, problems, problems. First I tried some very old Hornby coaches (probably 1970s/80s) and they would barely go over the points and just jumped off completely at the crossover and double slip. Then I tried some more modern Hornby coaches which were fine over the points and crossing, but derailed virtually every time over the double slip. They also dereailed over a curved point arrangement.
I bought all the coaches second hand over the past few months from ebay, the local train shop and a couple of model railway exhibitions in preparation for the new layout. I can understand the old Hornby coaches as they probably have a old-style wheel that presumably needs replacement, but I can't understand the modern Hornby stock.
Have I made a monumental mistake in using Peco track with Hornby rolling stock? Should I have used Hornby track instead. I have probably spent around =A3300 on new Peco track so I am not really able to scrap it and replace it. Anyone got any recommendations for buying a load of replacement wheels that will go over Peco double-slips and are compatible with Hornby coaches?