I have been asked to look at a Flyer steam engine made in the mid '50s. I have little experience with Flyer. The owner tells me its cab number is 203 but I have not been able find any reference to a 203. 302 and 303 yes but no 203. Could the owner be mistaken or did these exist?
Also is there a site for Flyer trains similar to postwarlionel.com or tandem?
Pete
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There were no locomotives with the number 203 listed on them. A good book to get is " The Standard Catalog of American Flyer Trains" by David Doyle. The sections on the S-Scale trains while not perfect is quite complete. A web site "MyFlyerTrains.org" also has alot of good information about post war Flyer. I hope this helps.
Thanks Major. I guess I will have to wait until I get my hands on this engine to determine what it is.
Pete
Gilbert also made 283 and 293 pacific style engines. Could he have misread the number on the cab? The reference above is good.
Great links. Thanks again. Some days I wonder how things may have changed if my first train was a Flyer instead on Lionel. Might have never switched to HO. Seems like S scale is the perfect compromise.
Pete
I always wondered why S was not more popular. OO seemed a nice size, as well.
I always wondered why S was not more popular.
Many electrons have given their lives on that subject...
Rusty
Great links. Thanks again. Some days I wonder how things may have changed if my first train was a Flyer instead on Lionel. Might have never switched to HO. Seems like S scale is the perfect compromise.
Pete
Pete: Here’s a good free reference which among other things has links to every page of every post-war AF Catalog as well as links to suppliers of parts, etc.
Click here: MyFlyerTrains.Org - A.C. Gilbert Catalogs Index
HTH,
Bill
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