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Subject: 
Electronic Control unit for train in 1969
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Thu, 25 Apr 2002 17:14:38 GMT
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New to me.  Sorry if this is re-hash.

Just so interesting to see this electronic whistle-blowing device for
trains.  1969; wow.

Sets 138 and 139.

http://guide.lugnet.com/set/138
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/139

http://library.brickshelf.com/scans/0000/0139/

later,
James Mathis



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  Re: Electronic Control unit for train in 1969
 
(...) I "always" loved those early high tech inventions into a Lego theme, but to be honest: I heard about these trains just 4 years ago too. They seem to have been really bad sellers (and lots of Co-Afols could buy them even in the middle of the (...) (23 years ago, 25-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Electronic Control unit for train in 1969
 
(...) flyer with my first LEGO set. But I never found one in the 2 local stores that sold LEGO (both newsagents), dunno if they were ever available here in Australia. ROSCO (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Electronic Control unit for train in 1969
 
(...) experience so far to be this: being present when someone took the shrinkwrap off a MIB copy of one of these to show around. (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: Electronic Control unit for train in 1969
 
(...) working, at rtlToronto Train3 back in January. Pictured here: (URL) wistle that activates it is very high pitched. Hurts the ears. But a really neet design for early train control. Derek (23 years ago, 26-Apr-02, to lugnet.trains)

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