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  • January 15, 2022 at 8:46 am #1323
    TomBTR
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    Does anyone know the story behind this series? They use the same couplers as the Big Big Train and, from the photo on the wagon boxes, the similar red track.

    The blue "buck wagon".

    The wheel sets appear to be similar but the flanges are deeper. This means it does not run on fine-scale (e.g. Lima) track.

    The long wheel-base means that they are reserved for 2′ radius curves, and for storing small spare parts on the work table.

    Rummaging around in some old crates yesterday I found that I had kept the boxes. Here is a scan:

    Lincoln O-Gauge rolling Stock boxes.

    Note the price. Adjust for 48 years inflation!

     

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    January 15, 2022 at 9:54 am #1328
    TomBTR
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    I guess that if they used the term “goods wagon” and fitted buffers they are likely to be British.

    January 27, 2022 at 10:05 pm #1329
    Richard S
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    Looking on eBay etc. Lincoln International made a variety if toys including a Lancaster bomber and Lady Penelope’s Rolls Royce, so look to be a UK brand. They seem to have been made in Hong Kong and a couple of the train auctions were in Italy, so were also sold elsewhere.      …thinking about it the clue was in the name I suppose 🙂

    August 29, 2022 at 9:53 pm #1341
    Fisherman06
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    Yes

    I have a fairly complete set incorporating a sort of plastic meccano and a freight train, consisting of an American-style (possibly F7) loco the hopper wagon illustrated in the original post here, and a 4-wheel gondola. All made in Hong Kong. The loco running gear is undoubtedly copied from Big Big, possibly via Red Rocket. The loco in this set has some small bits missing but runs well.

    August 29, 2022 at 10:00 pm #1342
    Fisherman06
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    A smaller “starter set” was also produced with just the loco and track. I hadn’t seen evidence of the wagons being sold separately, so the original post here is very interesting. Thanks for posting.

    August 30, 2022 at 3:16 pm #1343
    TomBTR
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    Thanks, that’s the first time I have seen the set. It’s nice to see that someone else thought that old 0-gauge trains were worth keeping.

    Tom

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