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Re: Why did Lego stop the electrically controlled trains?
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Wed, 15 Nov 2000 12:44:32 GMT
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Hi Michael,
LEGO® stopped producing electric switches etc. in 1990 while changing the
system from 12 Volts to 9 Volts! There were a first change in 1980 when the
grey tracks werre introduced and the blue ones ran out of production.
Check Ben's Train Site at BEN'S WORLD OF ABS for the whole history of LEGO®
trains: http://www-public.tu-bs.de:8080/~rbeneke/lego/trains/trains.html
Rumors... There are many I suppose. I could be the right time to change the
system again. We AFOL's wish more electrical functions for 9 V, but LEGO® seems
to go the "juniorized" way ;-))
Did I get it right? Are you from Austria? Do you know http://www.1000steine.de
??
Kind regards,
Holger ...from Germany
In lugnet.trains, Michael Lachmann writes:
> I remember some years ago Lego produced another train set (at the time when
> they had the blue manual rails) where it was able to electrically control
> the switches and there was a decoupling unit as well.
>
> Does somebody know wy they stopped the production of that system?
> And are there any rumors that Lego will provide electronic switches again?
>
> Michael
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| I don't remember a de-coupler, but I have [1] the set with the signals and cut-out switch. There was a black 4x2 brick which went into the bottom of the motor, and had a little push-to-break switch on the bottom. The signals had a plate that raised (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Why did Lego stop the electrically controlled trains?
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| Bad that they always stop the good stuff. I think Lego should not forget about the older children ... I met a young father yesterday who become a new Lego-fan now since he saw all the nice things from Lego. I believe there would be enough people (...) (24 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Why did Lego stop the electrically controlled trains?
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| I remember some years ago Lego produced another train set (at the time when they had the blue manual rails) where it was able to electrically control the switches and there was a decoupling unit as well. Does somebody know wy they stopped the (...) (24 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.trains)
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