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shaygetz		#1 Posted : 20 February 2007 05:41:59(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 19/12/2006(UTC) Posts: 348 Location: , Florida		I have the older three rail track. Are more recent Marklin locomotives able to run on this track? I'd like to be able to give my antique HR800 a rest at shows. Thanks in advance.
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hxmiesa		#2 Posted : 20 February 2007 10:47:42(UTC) Retweet
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shaygetz		#4 Posted : 20 February 2007 17:17:57(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 19/12/2006(UTC) Posts: 348 Location: , Florida		I appreciate the quick answer, folks. I asked because I saw a similar HR800 on Ebay where the seller was emphasizing the pickup shoes had been refitted with the newer long shoe. Mine still has the originals. Because I want to take a small loop layout I use for Christmas to shows year round, I wanted to pick up a newer, less valuable locomotive to take the brunt of daily running.
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H0		#5 Posted : 20 February 2007 18:30:50(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,267 Location: DE-NW		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by shaygetz <br />II asked because I saw a similar HR800 on Ebay where the seller was emphasizing the pickup shoes had been refitted with the newer long shoe. Mine still has the originals. Your HR800 won't run on new track - but new locos on old track should be no problem. Old pickup shoes can hang on new tracks with pukos instead of the third continuous rail.
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Markus Schild		#6 Posted : 20 February 2007 21:37:24(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/01/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,802 Location: Wurttemberg		99% work fine. But some small locos like the new T3 dont like these rails (not enough space for the pick-up shoe on switches). Other very long models touch the solinoid-box of the switches if used in turn-direction (VT 08, red arrow). Markus
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shaygetz		#7 Posted : 21 February 2007 02:33:46(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 19/12/2006(UTC) Posts: 348 Location: , Florida		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by Markus Schild <br />99% work fine. But some small locos like the new T3 dont like these rails (not enough space for the pick-up shoe on switches). Other very long models touch the solinoid-box of the switches if used in turn-direction (VT 08, red arrow). Markus Thank you folks again. In light of all that, got any recommendations for a good locomotive that won't break the bank yet run 8-10 hours a day, 3-4 days a year?
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McLae		#8 Posted : 21 February 2007 04:22:48(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/07/2002(UTC) Posts: 1,575 Location: DeSoto (Dallas area), TX		Recommendation: get a used 3022. Will run for years! On the track, yes, 99% will run fine, but you might have some odd things happen. The Lok from my Lufthansa Airport set would run fine om M-track, except for one curved switch. If the Lok was pointed one way, going in a certain direction, derail. Turn the Lok around or moving the other way, all is OK.[:p] With M-track, each piece is unique. Rail joins, track guage, even length can vary. As they say in Las Vegas, you pay your money and take your chance.
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shaygetz		#9 Posted : 22 February 2007 01:50:17(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 19/12/2006(UTC) Posts: 348 Location: , Florida		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by McLae <br />Recommendation: get a used 3022. Will run for years! Appreciate that...Got a search bookmarked now.
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xxup		#10 Posted : 22 February 2007 04:07:33(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/03/2003(UTC) Posts: 9,473 Location: Australia		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by McLae <br />Recommendation: get a used 3022. Will run for years! ...With M-track, each piece is unique. .. Like their owners.. M-track roooooooooolllllllsssssssss (rules).. [^]
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shaygetz		#11 Posted : 08 March 2007 02:03:46(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 19/12/2006(UTC) Posts: 348 Location: , Florida		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by xxup M-track roooooooooolllllllsssssssss (rules).. [^] I really do like the look of that M track. Well, Ol' 3022 came in today, Hyram and Billy Joe Ray Bob are just wonderin' if the boys in Acquisitions ain't a bit touched in the head bein's there ain't no catenary for miles around. I picked this up on Ebay and it's just beautiful. Can anyone give me specifics on it...what type, where it ran, etc?
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pserup		#12 Posted : 08 March 2007 06:26:24(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/08/2006(UTC) Posts: 897 Location: Ramløse, Denmark		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by McLae <br />(...) The Lok from my Lufthansa Airport set would run fine om M-track, except for one curved switch. If the Lok was pointed one way, going in a certain direction, derail. Turn the Lok around or moving the other way, all is OK.[:p] Had similar experience with the BR 103 Lufthansa Express - turned out that one of the boggies couldn't turn freely due to a wire that blocked the travel of the boggie. Solution: turn loko upside down and and gently move affected boggie back and forth until offending wire had dropped back into the body of the loko where it belonged [^]
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steventrain		#13 Posted : 08 March 2007 10:42:52(UTC) Retweet
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