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Re: Not LEGO, but trains( $$$ for 2200 foot loop of track)
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Tue, 7 Mar 2000 01:10:50 GMT
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Will Middelaer <betamale@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Fr0x87.Cu1@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.trains, John Gerlach writes:
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> > We think it would be around 2100 to 2200 feet, and require about 20 speed
> > regulators (with electrical isolation between sections of track.) The • best
> > part is, we could do the whole thing with nothing but straight track, so
> > pretty much "anything goes" when it comes to trains - John Neal could run • his
> > 14-wide monstrosities!
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> > Think LEGO Direct will allow bulk orders of train track?
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> Guestimate on cost for such a loop of 9V track, assuming no sidings, no • yard,
> and no interesting features other than a gently turning loop.
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> 2200 Feet of Track required, approx
> 12 Inches Per foot
> 26400 Inches of Track required, approx
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> 40 inches of track per box
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> 660 boxes of track required for 26400 inches of track
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> 15 dollars per box of track, approx.
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> 9900 dollars for the required track, approx.
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> So, even if you got offered a great deal on the track...
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> Maybe you could get Lego to loan you the track ;-)
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> Will
Actually, track was very recently (and still possibly) $13.25 per box, so
that would cut the cost down to $8745, which is already a huge chunk out of
the cost. I would guess that if it were possible to get the track at 40%
off, it would be stupid not to go for it, since you could always sell it for
30% under Lego's cost after the event to other train clubs and get all your
money back and then some. I personally bought 36 boxes of straight track
and that is only a part of what I will need for my final layout, so I would
be in for more track. I am sure others would, too, and not just a box or
two. I would bet that you could find 50 people who wanted 10-20 boxes of
track each, maybe more.
Lego can't easily loan you the track, since they can't sell used track. It
would be more likely something they would consider a publicity expense.
With DCC, you could make a couple of passing sidings and have slow trains
and fast trains, since it is certain that people will want several trains on
the track. Otherwise, even at 12 mph, which is really booking, it would be
almost 2 minutes for a train to come around. I assume that there will be a
lot of cars on said train and 12 mph isn't likely, but 120 seconds is a long
time to sit and just look at empty track.
I still think it would be a pretty cool record - one that isn't going to be
broken by just one person. I would like to see enough LTCs converge to make
a layout that ran that far. That would be AWESOME! If the average club
could muster 50' of layout length (remember, we don't have to double back
our layouts, but rather just form a continuous line, we could do it with 42
clubs. OK, maybe I am dreaming, but it would still be cool.
Unfortunately, we wouldn't even have time to see all the layouts. :-(
Mike Poindexter
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| (...) Guestimate on cost for such a loop of 9V track, assuming no sidings, no yard, and no interesting features other than a gently turning loop. 2200 Feet of Track required, approx 12 Inches Per foot 26400 Inches of Track required, approx 40 inches (...) (25 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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