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Re: 9V Train Motor Being Discontinued?
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au
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Fri, 7 Apr 2006 22:13:42 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Gary Quinlan wrote:
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> I belong to BLTG, Brisbane Lego Train Group. We have not joined ILTCO yet but we
> are getting to it.
> We have been doing Lego Train displays at Model Railroad shows for 5 years here
> in Australia, we do 4 to 5 shows a year. Over 20k a year easily have seen our
> displays.
> We are able to sell train items at the Train shows as well run them because Lego
> Trains are not readily available down under. Over the years people have got to
> know that we sell limited lego train items and and now turn up to the shows to
> buy them from us. We are also now starting to get an interest from some local
> companies who want us to custom build trains with their logo and have them
> running on a layout. They are also willing to pay for it.
> The new battery operated trains probably won't be any good for us as we tend to
> run trains at shows for 30mins to 60mins at a time. We also tend to run double
> headers and have three running tracks. Six locos running at a time for eight to
> ten hours a day for 2 or 3 days, 4 to 5 times a year, that comes to a lot of
> batteries and money to buy them, money which I would rather spend on lego.
> So the BLTG will stay with the 9V motors and regulators and keep our group going
> for as long as we can.
Hi Gary,
I'd really encourage you guys to voice this information to ILTCO, or at
http://save.9vtrains.com/ - if TLC don't hear it, they can't take it into
account when making their decision. And it appears their deadline is not far
off.
ROSCO
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| (...) . . . . (...) I wish to add my $0.02 worth also I think this story can be told by many Rafe, just change the names and ages and you have summed up my history with Lego Trains as well. (which has now made me a bit paranoid, is someone watching (...) (19 years ago, 6-Apr-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au)
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