Bing 1912 Scenic Railway ( Roller coaster train ) | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

Carey WilliamsOGR Forum Member

Hello all ... Scenic Railways were all the rage at the turn of the century at amusement parks . Bing offered their model featured in the 1912 catalog . gauge ...25mm ..not O gauge .. Up dated video with railway running ..fabricated a short piece of track ..a filler till something better can be found .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5XKRXTv5iQ&t=9s

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3/28/205:17 PM

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Robert S. ButlerOGR Forum Member

I feel sorry for the lady. The whiplash from that ride must be something else!

PRR8976OGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Carey,

Another great find! clapping

Tom

FirewoodOGR Forum Member

Looks like somebody forgot to duck...

3/28/2010:58 PM

totrainyardOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

I would regauge old 2 rail O windup track to 25mm as a stop gap repair.

It would match the "age" look, the ties are just bent sheet metal.

Easier to find old O27 track would work with new homemade ties.

I may try to reproduce this railway with Erector set parts and junk 027 track.

The cars will be the hardest part to make.

3/28/2011:42 PM

ElgauchoOGR Forum Member

I’ve always loved this toy. There’s some great imagery of these railways online (especially French engravings) Nice post!

4/1/205:33 PM

ElgauchoOGR Forum Member

Not O gauge? Huh!! 😉

4/1/205:35 PM

G-Man24OGR Forum Member

Fantastic relic of the past. I'm fascinated with it's action today imagine how thrilling it was to a kid in 1912 .

Some of that spring band like they use to drive the wheels on Mamod Steam engines would look good driving the pulley.

4/1/207:38 PM

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