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Thanks Frank! It was a very good sight to see someone still remembers the grand o'l 12V system! I'll bring the 7745 next time. BricksWest meant very much to me as well. After years of talk of creating a Lego train club here and seeing it get off the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.trains)
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A b-unit is like a "slave" locomotive. it carries another power unit equal (i think) in output to the A-unit, but doesn't have a cab, it's directly controlled from the A-unit cab. the reason being that it offered a lot more flexiblilty to the (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) B units (see my old glossary referenced from the front page of this newsgroup's web interface) are cabless versions of A units. Usually they are mechanically identical except for the omission of controls (or inclusion of greatly simplified (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Of course, the question burning in everybody's mind is: Who's the lucky devil who's going to get engine #666? That sure will be one interesting Satan Fe Super Chief. ;) Enough of this waiting in limbo, when's my 10020 arrive? Ugh, this thread (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I think the service pack will provide the parts to change the engine into the b-unit - *not* provide the essential b-unit parts you mention... but I'd rather it was your way. (...) Ditto Scott A (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.trains)
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