Playmobil Train Purschases !!!!!

[Giorginetto]

Correct me If I am wrong the 4034 train it does have two motors one in the train engine and one in the coal wagon , is that correct? If that is the case does it mean it can  pull as many wagons as two engines would do ?

[playmofire]

yeap  !!!!!!!  I now have the 4034, another 4123, two 4120 and either the 4121 or 4122 not sure i will find out this saturday, thats a total of 6 wagons so far , can the playno train i got ( its the largest playmo train as it has two motors right ?) pull more wagons and what the limit if there is one ??

My little battery powered one can pull nine wagons (and more)

http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48/playmofire/Playmobil/Playmobil%20trains/Goods4.jpg

and each has the ballast weight fitted so they are quite a weight, so you should easily be OK with 6.

[Giorginetto]

My little battery powered one can pull nine wagons (and more)

http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww48/playmofire/Playmobil/Playmobil%20trains/Goods4.jpg

and each has the ballast weight fitted so they are quite a weight, so you should easily be OK with 6.

thanks Gorodn !!! the 4034 doesnt  it have two engines though ??

[Duckman]

Hi,

unfortunately 4034 does not have two motors the motor block is in the tender. Only 4052 has the two motors

[Giorginetto]

Hi,

unfortunately 4034 does not have two motors the motor block is in the tender. Only 4052 has the two motors

But 4034's coal wagon is really heavy and if i remember correctly ( last time i had a look at this train was when i bought it in the 90s... ) it is an 'engine block' providing additional pulling power .. right ?? Otherwise i really cant understand why this block is so heavy. The inside engine block of this wagon was sold separately also from Playmobil correct

[zugpferdchen]

But 4034's coal wagon is really heavy and if i remember correctly ( last time i had a look at this train was when i bought it in the 90s... ) it is an 'engine block' providing additional pulling power .. right ?? Otherwise i really cant understand why this block is so heavy. The inside engine block of this wagon was sold separately also from Playmobil correct

The Steaming Mary can't have 2 motors. Why? Cause of the big wheels in front and the small in the tender. You can't get them synchronic, cause the bigger ones drive faster with the same power (motor).

The motor block is always the same (for transformer engines) with 2 weights. Addional there is a weight in the tender under the wood.
The 4054 (4034 as set) Steaming Mary has not much power. It has only 1 motor (additional in the tender, so it pulls the loco) and is heavy. A small loco has more power (or the 4052 with 2 motors).

[Walts-Trains]

Can any one tell me where the name Steaming Mary came from for the Western Locomotive?
Be careful do not try to pull to many wagons with the Playmobil locomotives as you may strip the main gear in the motor unit. A lot of people have and you can not get the spares now.

[Rasputin]

Be careful do not try to pull to many wagons with the Playmobil locomotives as you may strip the main gear in the motor unit. A lot of people have and you can not get the spares now.

good advice.

[Giorginetto]

Thanks for tip.  the coal wagon has that metal strip that touches the LGB scale G rails, so i think one can safely assume that there is definitely an engine in the coal wagon of the 4034 train , next time i am at the den i will check on this in case of anotehr engine in the front  however as mentioned before due to the wheel diameter difference this might not be the case ..

So let me get this right , assuming there is one engine on this train , can  it can pull up to 8 wagons ( that is including the steaming many engine at the front ) .. with a few klickies on and without any risks of burning etc ?

[Walts-Trains]

If you went to pull 8 coaches check the following.
All the axels are oiled where they go into the plastic bogie and none of the axel holes are elongated. That the bogies move freely. It will also depend on if your track is level and do not forget that it takes more power to take a train round a curve then on a straight.