sncf231e posted:Don McErlean posted:
As you can see I was just thrilled to find this, I have no idea how to operate it but I know there is a "clockwork" guru out there somewhere and perhaps he / she can help!! I am not winding it up until I get more data. These were no simple kids "wind up toys", clockwork in Europe was a serious means of powering toy trains. This has about 4 - 5 different levers and trips as well as a speed governor so HELP if anyone is out there!
Don
Nice find!
Indeed there were also larger more serious trains powered with clockwork, but a train like this Hornby was just a toy. There are two levers in the cab, the right one is start/stop (pull to stop/push to start), the left one is forward/backward (push for forward/ pull for backward; push or pull completely). And of course you need a key to wind.
Here is a black version running in my garden.
BTW: why are all pictures vertical?
Regards
Fred
My phone sometimes takes pictures that way. It is not obvious how to correct them before posting. I figured it out, but I consider myself more technically oriented than most people. It’s better to post something, than nothing at all.
George
