 | | Re: I heard a rumour that lego were going to ditch 9v track...
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(...) And that is your opinion. The rumor was a change to the track, not the discontinuation of the entire line. It could happen. Suppose LEGO came out with a 9V multi-channel IR controlled train motor (Manas? Spybotics?) that didn't require powered (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: I heard a rumour that lego were going to ditch 9v track...
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I don't think LEGO® would leave a money-making theme such as trains hang high and dry, it would be foolish...especially after almost 40 years of continuous train production. This is nothing more than a vicious, nasty rumour. -Harvey (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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A friend of mine that has a wholesale account with lego heard from some person inside lego that they were going to scrap the current 9v track and go for a non powered track setup, more like duplo trains (the person at lego didnt say why but I think (...) (22 years ago, 5-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: More Virtual Trains: Blue Angle, Norway, TGV Duplex, 12x Loc
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(...) Small miss-print here, the native Dutch name of this nice early example of a streamlined diesel-electric is "Blauwe Engel" wich translates as "Blue Angel". Only a small difference in spelling, but big difference in meaning. Thank you very much (...) (22 years ago, 4-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Find my train
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(...) Thell me what clues you can recognise, Watson: Are there any 9V train motors? How many? How many 9V train wheel parts are there one the scene of the crime? How many train base plates do you have, what colours and what length coutedin studs do (...) (22 years ago, 4-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains)
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