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Acquired at York several  months ago, this is a Marklin English market 1 gauge set consisting of an E65/(1)3031 "George The Fifth"  loco (ca 1926) pulling a rake of UK market L&NWR compartment cars and a baggage car. The cars are a No. 2875 personwagen, without operating doors (1913-1922,) a 2875 with ten opening doors (1923-1928,) and a No. 2876 baggage car (1913--1922. ) As I received it the loco it required high voltage (50V) and it ran poorly. I had it re-wired for lower voltages. It still takes about 30 volts but it does run nicely and pulls the three heavy cars adequately. 

 

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Jim Kelly-Evans posted:

Acquired at York several  months ago, this is a Marklin English market 1 gauge set consisting of an E65/(1)3031 "George The Fifth"  loco (ca 1926) pulling a rake of UK market L&NWR compartment cars and a baggage car. The cars are a No. 2875 personwagen, without operating doors (1913-1922,) a 2875 with ten opening doors (1923-1928,) and a No. 2876 baggage car (1913--1922. ) As I received it the loco it required high voltage (50V) and it ran poorly. I had it re-wired for lower voltages. It still takes about 30 volts but it does run nicely and pulls the three heavy cars adequately. 

 

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Jim, that’s wonderful! What kind of power and power supply are you using?

George

Some awesome stuff already .. Loving that Marklin @Jim Kelly-Evans !

Beautiful set of French Hornby there Daniel ! @FRENCHTRAINS

I have a simple trackside accessory to add this week ... originally intended to be powered by a steam plant or seperate clockwork motor, I picked up what was told to me as a c.1890 Carette pulley windmill

I think that may be correct but could also be a bit newer and I have seen similar under Bing ( or Carette for Bing as they were in each others pockets lol )

I think I will power it with a Meccano Clockwork motor I have a few of

 

Fatman posted:

Some awesome stuff already .. Loving that Marklin @Jim Kelly-Evans !

Beautiful set of French Hornby there Daniel ! @FRENCHTRAINS

I have a simple trackside accessory to add this week ... originally intended to be powered by a steam plant or seperate clockwork motor, I picked up what was told to me as a c.1890 Carette pulley windmill

I think that may be correct but could also be a bit newer and I have seen similar under Bing ( or Carette for Bing as they were in each others pockets lol )

I think I will power it with a Meccano Clockwork motor I have a few of

 

What a find! I love The steam toy accessories. They look great on tinplate layouts! 

Jim Kelly-Evans posted:

Acquired at York several  months ago, this is a Marklin English market 1 gauge set consisting of an E65/(1)3031 "George The Fifth"  loco (ca 1926) pulling a rake of UK market L&NWR compartment cars and a baggage car. The cars are a No. 2875 personwagen, without operating doors (1913-1922,) a 2875 with ten opening doors (1923-1928,) and a No. 2876 baggage car (1913--1922. ) As I received it the loco it required high voltage (50V) and it ran poorly. I had it re-wired for lower voltages. It still takes about 30 volts but it does run nicely and pulls the three heavy cars adequately. 

 

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Gauge 1 is truly something else! What a stunning locomotive and consist. The tin smithing skills of the early manufacturers is second to none. 

George S posted:
Jim Kelly-Evans posted:

Acquired at York several  months ago, this is a Marklin English market 1 gauge set consisting of an E65/(1)3031 "George The Fifth"  loco (ca 1926) pulling a rake of UK market L&NWR compartment cars and a baggage car. The cars are a No. 2875 personwagen, without operating doors (1913-1922,) a 2875 with ten opening doors (1923-1928,) and a No. 2876 baggage car (1913--1922. ) As I received it the loco it required high voltage (50V) and it ran poorly. I had it re-wired for lower voltages. It still takes about 30 volts but it does run nicely and pulls the three heavy cars adequately. 

 

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Jim, that’s wonderful! What kind of power and power supply are you using?

George

George, I use an isolation Variac for locomotives requiring more than 20-25 volts. It's important that the Variac has two windings, like a transformer, so that there is a margin of safety and no current path from the track to the mains.

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I have been looking to add one of the "Japanese" Marx 301 freight trains to my layout for some time. I finally found one that is like new. Track looks to be never used, set was missing transformer and engine had broken light bulb. Not too bad for a 64 year old train set. Here's some pics of the Sakai freight train that seems to be a good runner.

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FRENCHTRAINS posted:

Latest find of the week is a french Hornby set from 1950. The set box needs some fixing and a correct transformer but the trains are in good condition.

Have a nice weekend,  Daniel

Very nice Daniel. But a question, isn't that a pre war loco, with the better pantographs?

 

Mark

You are right Mark, the Po is a large wheels and more detail pantos, the motor is the auto reverse model of 1936. It seems that the Hornby production in France during the second world war is not very well known, it was a time of transition for many things. Nobody really knows when this model disappeared, during the war or just before and even maybe produced a little longer at the same time than the simplified version, impossible to be sure of it.  This set has been bought by the father of the previous owner in 1950 in a small shop in the suburb of Paris so maybe new old stock.

Very best, Daniel

Jim O'C posted:
Jamie Thompson posted:

Snap Quiz!!

Digging through some older photos of  Aussie trains and accessories. How many can you name??806203F7-A304-4676-A75A-0A83C396E6D2

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The 52 is Robilt.  The Silver Chief is Maurlyn and Edward Henty is Robilt. The Robilt Matthew Flinders was similar in appearance to the Edward Henty.  

 

Well done Jim! You sure know your Aussie O gauge! 

JOHN SMATLAK: Stunningly beautiful classic Ives in motion! VERY pleasing to the eyes! PHILLY CHRIS: Another exquisite Marklin jewel that shows why they are THE true premier European legendary miniature train maker! Their accessories are works of ART, much more sophisticated than anything made here in the USA at that time.

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PhillyChris posted:

Thanks, Art. I agree. Mr. Smatlak, I am becoming infatuated with that Ives 3240 engine. It’s hard to focus on one gauge or one manufacturer when there are really cool distractions like that.

Probably my favorite toy train engine- first saw one in Ward Kimball's collection, then another one in the big toy train exhibit at the state railway museum in Sacramento, had to have one! That particular 3240 seen on the layout is for sale by the way, anyone interested feel free to PM me. 

Picked up a couple things over the passed week.

These came in a lot on eBay: 2 postwar transformers, 1 Jefferson Electric Mfg. Co Type 2 Toy Transformer(first “step voltage” transformed-checked with voltmeter, everything seems ok but no need to try it). 

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Also in the lot- 604 orange or terra-cotta prewar Lionel 604 Observation that cleaned up nice. Ives 130 buffet that also cleaned up decently, then a Lionel 603 Pullman that is just too bent up11C95C8E-43B5-42C1-B1BF-4B5AB1671A7B

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If the video abovedoesnt work, it was a video of this F3 A-A set I picked up on eBay. I thought I loved my southern Pacific & B&O- but this sucker, wow.4821D7F6-0480-4FD5-A3D2-7522F08AD0E5

also in the lot with the transformers, Ives BUFfet, and Lionel prewar was this American Flyer #90 Small station/waiting area. I thought I already had this piece but got it confused with the Flyer Town Depot Andre larger American Flyer RR. Station1F4721B1-D5C2-43A9-BBC4-377D924CF774

picked up this “Marke Technofix” wind-up for $10 at a flea market. I thought I had the car that goes with it on my layout but unfortunatelty I don’t.8DDD2D12-C126-4C24-93FE-9924EFD487F8

 

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Fatman posted:
Jim O'C posted:

Guess these other few from down under:

wood and tin victory mallard

( You got me on this one!!! )  ^^^^^

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 A weird "Dolphin" (marx copy ) Havent seen in real life , saw one on ebay and forgot to bid lol !!! 

As no one else bit .. I took a stab answers in bold inserted into your post @Jim O'C

 I knew about Ferris and the “Dolphin”. But the other two had me stumped... The red on isn’t a Maurlyn copy of the “Ranger” type train is it? 

Late night run after working on some layout plans(have the next week off!). My first Ives engine, a red 3250, which I rarely run anymore due to its deteriorating wheels. Want to keep this one, for sentimental reasons, all original. Consist of 2 Ives N.Y.C. & H.R. gondolas, an AF Burlington, an Ives Standard Oil and a late Kraus-Fandor. Also, note the Lionel #58 lamp which I finally got working!:

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Jamie Thompson posted:
Fatman posted:
Jim O'C posted:

Guess these other few from down under:

wood and tin victory mallard

( You got me on this one!!! )  ^^^^^

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WYN-TOY Floor trains

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Ferris Diesel locomotive

hmmmm

 A weird "Dolphin" (marx copy ) Havent seen in real life , saw one on ebay and forgot to bid lol !!! 

As no one else bit .. I took a stab answers in bold inserted into your post @Jim O'C

 I knew about Ferris and the “Dolphin”. But the other two had me stumped... The red on isn’t a Maurlyn copy of the “Ranger” type train is it? 

The Wyn-toy is pictured next to a Marx Lumar loco so you get an idea of the scale. The top one is GAM, half tin half wood.

 

I obtained a Dolphin duo from Steve E. a few years back but someone had already modified one of the locos using a Marx CV motor and repainted them without realizing what they had.

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dolphin powered gigafront coupler on dummy. note the burp instead of a headlight in the casting.

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