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Re: New Poll // Train History
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Thu, 9 Jan 2003 08:30:35 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Matthew J. Chiles writes:
> On Tue, 7 Jan 2003 01:31:02 GMT, John wrote:
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> Well, in the case of Lego where did our gauge come from?
> Remember
> that the earliest trains used standard wheels without tires. The
> wheels had both inner and outer flanges on their rims.
Hi Matt,
that is not correct as far as I know. All train always used special train
wheels (except from none-track based ones like 323 + 396). But you are right:
in the early years (from 1966 - 1971) they used the standard wheel blocks.
First with 4-stud wheels later with spoked wheels.
Makes no big difference, but I just wanted to kill a rumor befor it spreads
out. If I should be wrong, please let me know - I'm always very interested in
any info on the early train stuff by TLC (**).
Kind Regards,
Ben
(**)
Is there a building instruction for set 114 out in the world?
Has 114 ever been released and where has it been sold?
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So far I suppose: 114 has been sold in northern Europe only and it
probably contained no paper instruction but a black and white print on the box
only (as known from European 113).
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: New Poll // Postscriptum - Train History
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| (...) P.s.: [(except from none-track based ones like 323] Just got a mail from a German Co-Afol, who follows the gauge and scale discussion with interest, but who can't manage to post here on Lugnet. BTW: he builds in all three scales 6-wide and (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: New Poll // Train History / Set114
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| (...) Hi Ben, From my childhood I recall we owned this set, and we got it together with 113, from a frieds father who was a kind of marketing-employee at Lego-Holland. I'm almost 100% certain Set 114 did NOT have any instructions at all! Also not on (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: New Poll // Train History
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| (...) I think you might be right Ben, we have been collecting Lego trains since 1972 and even bought a few used sets at that time. My trains have always had train wheels, initially with four studs (as you say) and later spoked. Some of the Lego (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: New Poll
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| (...) This reminds me of the legend of the current standard gauge, - that it was passed down from Roman times because that's what their chariot wheel widths were. Well, in the case of Lego where did our gauge come from? Where did 9V gauge come from? (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains)
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