Best Bump-and-Go. Happy Bump Day!?

Is the action of the bump-n-go mechanism hitting/reversing at the track ends part-and-parcel?

If, on the the other hand, the objective is some kind of point-to-point system with a TBD "something" automatically going back and forth that adds interest to your bigger layout, it could open up other options?

For about 9 years I would run a pair of MTH bump and go trolleys continuously for eight hours a day for marketing display with never a failure.  They still run now at home in a much less strenuous application.  Very dependable power units.  They are a "Buy" and "Hold" in my  opinion.

MTH Bump & Go trolley’s are fantastic.  I have been running mine on the weekends for months with no problems.  I even ordered some extra pickups for them.  MTH a also has a great bump & go handcar that is just as good.  The only down side is no lights on the handcar.

I love the special edition bump and go World's Fair trolley that Trainworld put out. (MTH.)

EDIT TO ADD: As a side note, I've been intrigued with the MTH Brill Trolley's that have Proto 3 sound and station stops like subways. I can't seem to find any video on these but would love to see one run.

Always loved the Lionel Gang Car - my favorite! A TRUE CLASSIC! :-)

BTW: Wednesday is traditionally dubbed "hump" day! LOL!

I have the #60 trolley, #50 gang car, #52 fire car and the #69 maintenance car. The first 3 run great and are used quite a bit but the maintenance car seems top heavy and has a tendency to derail occasionally after hitting a bumper. I use Lionel 260 bumpers only.

You're correct about the handcar not being a bump-and-go car.

Regards,

Steve

Set up a loop of track and put two bump and go trolleys on it. A true demonstration of the uncertainty principle.

McMuffins have a nice special MTH trolley right now.

I also concur about the MTH bump and go trolley.  Had one at my former place of employment every Christmas that would run around the tree 10 hours a day, Thanksgiving to New Year's, five days a week.  I calculated the little indefinite racked up about 13 actual miles of travel per day.   Over about five years of this, I went through one roller assembly and one motor.  That was it.   

Mitch

The MTH bump-and-go trolley is a good runner, easy to detail and it's quite prototypical.    It was a good choice for me and made for a fun project.

Cheers, Dave

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@stan2004 That's a good question.  For this application, I was still thinking of bumpers.  I enjoy conventional control, use of insulated rails, and relay logic of 022 switches to assist in performing a designated/random route.  Below is the track plan I have in mind, and I would like to have the trolley/other automatically visit each point/loop.  I haven't worked that part out yet, but may need some help there.

@Tom Tee @laz1957 @pdxtrains @M. Mitchell Marmel @DMASSO Great to learn of the great quality of the MTH Trolley.  The workloads shared are really impressive.  I do like the action of the hand car - good to know the MTH version is bump-n-go.

@Tinplate Art The gang car is a classic and you can find them at a great price.  I declare Wednesdays are now Bump Day

@Hobbit Thanks for that first hand knowledge, that's what I was hoping to get.

@ChooChoo1972 That's a fun way to run them too.  It might be fun to unleash two of them on the above layout and just see what happens

@darlander posted:

The MTH bump-and-go trolley is a good runner, easy to detail and it's quite prototypical.  

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That looks fantastic!

@ChooChoo1972 posted:

Set up a loop of track and put two bump and go trolleys on it. A true demonstration of the uncertainty principle.

That sounds hysterical, now scratching my head with the possibilities of this madness....

Anyhow, I have a new 120th anniversary model 60 that so far has been well behaved and runs flawlessly. The single LED compartment light is weak, I used double sided tape to make a foil roof "reflector" which helped a lot! For power, Pats trains had old lionel CW-30's on sale for $30 and works perfectly to operate my trolley line. I also highly recommend lionel's new trolley announcement track, its simple and has worked without issue for the 3 months I've had. It does a great job simulating a stop and performing 3 different sound recording in rotation.

@ChooChoo1972 posted:

Set up a loop of track and put two bump and go trolleys on it. A true demonstration of the uncertainty principle.

Did that with five of the little indefinites at a convention, by request.  Much amusement resulted. 

Mitch

Run 317 April/May 2021 of OGR has a nice article on the Lionel trolley.

Did anyone ever produce a bump and go with on-board sound?

How hard is it to remove the roof? Thinking about maybe putting the tin foil on the underside of the roof and maybe adding some passengers to the MTH 4 trolleys I have.

@paulp575 posted:

How hard is it to remove the roof? Thinking about maybe putting the tin foil on the underside of the roof and maybe adding some passengers to the MTH 4 trolleys I have.

The six center clips support the light assembly.  The six slots near the edge receive the roof pegs.   Once you remove the trolley from the motor chassis, you should be able to gently push/nudge the roof clips to ease off the roof.   If you plan to add passengers you will need to add a floor.   Note the white square styrene strips were added to raise the floor and give clearance to the mechanism below.   Check out a post I did regarding: "What's your Covid Project" for more details. https://ogrforum.com/...s-your-covid-project

Cheers, Dave