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(...) Dacta sell it don't they? Matt (26 years ago, 9-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 9volt motor problems -- I think
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An update for those of you who were curious: Matt Bates was correct -- the front wheels were lifting the motor wheels off the tracks just enough to disrupt the electrical contact. The motor is fine, my construction techniques are not. So, I had to (...) (26 years ago, 9-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: 1999 Trains
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BTW, anyone noticed the first passenger car is in reverse in the official catalog picture (compare to s@h picture). Eric (26 years ago, 9-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New pics from LEGOLAND
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(...) Well, duh. It's a railway with a rack. Seriously. :-) More detail... these are sometimes also called "cog" railways. They are so called because in addition to the two weight bearing rails there is a central rack (linear toothed) that a powered (...) (26 years ago, 9-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New pics from LEGOLAND
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(...) A) What's a rack railway? B) What're the details on the one in Houghton? Did they run it up the side of the MEEM? Nah, then the ROTC's wouldn't have anything to rappel... Steve (26 years ago, 9-Dec-98, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
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