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Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:29:08 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Kevin Wilson writes:
> Cary Clark wrote in message ...
> 
> > The Super Chief locomotive and cars are absolutely beautiful. I've bought • 15
> > sets so far, and I could see buying more. But, it is the poorest running
> > train since the inception of 9V.
> 
> Interesting - Jeremy Rear brought his Santa Fe ABA set to NWBrickcon this
> weekend and it kept slowing down to a crawl at certain places on the track
> for no discernible reason. Good old Thomas the Tank engine barreled merrily
> through the same places pulling a train of cars. We never did work out what
> the problem was before Jeremy had to pack up and go home.
> 
> Kevin

Has anybody checked the wheel sets? Lego had some minor problems with the
Legend Metro-Liner and they seem to have major problems with grey (Santa Fe +
coaches) wheel sets now (as I heared from several people till now). These do
not run as smooth as the old wheel blocks did. The extra size and weight of
the new sets might be a problem too, but hey - there are 8-wide clubs that run
their much heavier stuff....

Regards,

Ben

A front end pulled Lego train _can_ be that long (126 cars):
http://www.fgltc.org/fgltc_record.html



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(...) rolling before using them in the record attempt? (24 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)

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Cary Clark wrote in message ... (...) 15 (...) Interesting - Jeremy Rear brought his Santa Fe ABA set to NWBrickcon this weekend and it kept slowing down to a crawl at certain places on the track for no discernible reason. Good old Thomas the Tank (...) (24 years ago, 7-Oct-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)

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