Don wrote: "@Lionelski - That is a beautiful set, Fandor so it must be German (Hence not Dorfan) and the transformer with the voltage knocked down by a light bulb sets it at a quite early age. Although if you run it with that set up...you are indeed braver than I ."
Thanks Don. I ran them with a pre-war Lionel transformer.
For my research on the set, go here: A Fandor Pre-War tin Train Set - Something New for me!