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Re: The Future of Trains
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lugnet.lego
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Wed, 3 Oct 2007 22:43:23 GMT
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On the positive side of things, the new battery trains run fine on my old blue
track, and the new plastic-only track is a whole lot cheaper than the old
electrified track. I also like that useful 4-way switch they introduced.
Electrified track gives you a very blunt control mechanism when you have more
than one train running. You can do a lot more fun stuff with several remote
controlled trains on the same track: make them stop and go individually, even
run two trains head on into each other if you're into Lego train wrecks.
Self-powered trains will mean a lot more room for experimentation and control.
So, call me a heretic if you like, but I actually like the new battery trains. I
have invested a considerable amount of money in the 9V line, but I never thought
that product would last forever. Taking into consideration that I had a much
smaller Lego budget in the 1970's, I actually invested a small fortune in 4.5V
blue track as well, but I don't regret that, those parts are still both useful
and fun. My existing 9V trains will also be useful for many years to come, and
the new battery trains will run on all my old tracks, including the 4.5V and 12V
track.
I'm quite happy, really. The new trains are going to be a lot of fun, too.
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Message is in Reply To:
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| I'm posting this on behalf of Richard Stollery, head of LEGO Community Development: LEGO 9V Train Communication Billund, Oct. 1st ’07 Dear all, Many of you are aware of the on-going discussions on the 9V train system. We would like to thank you all (...) (17 years ago, 1-Oct-07, to lugnet.announce) !!
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