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Looking for help about tracks
By: Nitram22 Date: April 12, 2018, 2:16 pm
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Hi.
I'm looking to possibly purchase this set.
Lionel 8-81002 Frontier Steam Freight Train Set.
I'm looking for info on buying more track for it.
1. Is this type of track easy to find?
2. Is it expensive?
3. Can I use other type of tracks?
Also I would like to run it around my room. So my question is
does the power supply only run a certain length of track?
Thanks
#Post#: 1943--------------------------------------------------
Re: Looking for help about tracks
By: djacobsen Date: April 12, 2018, 11:24 pm
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Nitram2
Hello & Welcome to the Forum!
Also
Welcome to the sometimes confusing world large scale trains.
Your potential train is a "G" scale train that operates on 45 mm
track.
Track is available from various producers in brass, stainless
steel or aluminum.
Plastic track is also available but not applicable unless you
convert over to R/C & onboard batteries.
Both new and used track are readily available, with used brass
.332 track in. the 3 to 5 dollar per foot range.
As to the power supply, it will depend upon the amount of track
you plan to power.
For my small 8 X 14 loop l use a 1 amp power supply.
For the several hundred feet of track in rhe big layout l have a
10 amp power supply.
All my track is .332 brass, mixed, new and used.
Happy Rails!
dave
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