Williams E-60 Pantographs

Joe, I did one up for a guy a few years ago and used the Atlas AEM-7 pans.  Looked cool.

FWIW, I needed the pantographs for a Williams GG-1 some time back and I got them direct from Bachmann/Williams.

I'll give it a try but since the e-60 has been out of production for so long I didn't think I'd have any luck with with Bachmann.  The E-60 I bought from Trainz.com has both pants but one is a little worn out so I was hoping to find a replacement.

The GG-1 I got the parts for was an ancient semi-scale, it was quite old at the time, at least 10-15 years.

Another possibility is pans from a MTH PRR E-44.

John, if is the shorty die cast the Lionel should fit.

Water under the bridge Marty, that was long ago.   As I recall, it did look a lot like the Lionel pans.

I think the Williams E-60 had the double Faverly type.

Marty,

Somehow I missed your first response about the AEM 7 pantographs.  I had given that idea some thought and now that I know that they can work on the E-60 that may be the way I go.  I need to break the E-60 out of storage and see if I can save the originals.  If not I'll go with the Atlas pants.

Joe

Joe I did them on an engine that worked from the wire.  FYI the Atlas pans have perfect springs for overhead operation.

Merkur also shows a Faively-style single-arm pantograph in their catalog. I don't know if its base can be adapted to the Williams mounting holes, but if I ever comes across a US distributor for their products, I'd be willing to get a pair just to see if they could be modified to fit. They do look a bit better than the sheet-metal Williams ones.

Failing that, I also toyed with the idea of fabricating some from brass channel and rod, but I've yet to do enough research to get a feel for how they're built.

If the Atlas ones are easy to obtain, all of the above is moot. I'd retrofit my E-60 and six Metroliner MU's if I could get hold of enough sets. 

---PCJ

I've passed on at least one Williams E-60 because the pantographs were damaged or incomplete. It would be great if there were some replacements available. I think they are nice engines with an interesting history.

Joe,

I have a new Atlas Faively pantograph that i had acquired for a project that will never be.

I'll let it go for $20 shipped. My email is in my profile.

jackson

Marty,

Looking at the pictures jackson posted the holes in the base of the pantograph appear to be very small.  My E-60 pants use #4-40 screws and nuts to hold them on.  Did you have a similar situation and how did you overcome it?

Joe