 | | Re: 4.5 Volt straight track (p/n 3228), different versions ? —Charles Eric McCarthy
| | | | (...) I agree, any blue rail set has pieces like this... I always thought that the non-slotted rails in 6761 were the same design, maybe even same molds, as the earlier blue rails that did not clip on to the ties. However, I never checked the (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: 4.5 Volt straight track (p/n 3228), different versions ? —Manfred Moolhuysen
| | | | | (...) No... (...) The old "blue" rail parts and the non-slotted "gray" parts are very different: Both ends of old "blue" track flange is tapered over a length simmilar to that of a 1 stud brick. This tapering (in a vertical direction) is normal (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: 4.5 Volt straight track (p/n 3228), different versions ? —Ross Crawford
| | | | | (...) allow hill crests - when attached to the 2x8 plate (sleeper) it allowed them to tilt downwards without reducing greatly the "tightness" of the joint. Dunno if this is actually the reason for it or not... Regards, ROSCO (24 years ago, 3-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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