Hello All
so I have been planning my 4x6 layout and I currently have both fastrack and 027 tube tracks sitting here. I have heard several rumors that Modern Lionel 0-8-0s and other LionChief locomotives had older style Lionel and Marx 027 switches…
does anyone here have evidence to support or deny said claim?
cheers
walter
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Hi Walter - I'm not sure about 27" switches, but here's a video of my brand new LionChief GP38 #2085 backing very slowly through KLine O42 and Marx O34 tubular O27-profile switches. Beautiful! You have to modify the Marx switches (add a guide rail) to make them reliable for most engines - not just LionChief.
(The #2085 says minimum 31", so in my case I wouldn't try a 27" switch.)
On the forum you'll find important info that the center pickup rollers on postwar locos can get caught on the manual O27 Marx switch - and easy work-arounds like adding a track pin to bridge the gap. But again that has nothing to do with LionChief.
Thank you!
cheers
walter
Not sure if it's the radius you are concerned about, but I run a LionChief set on Super O under the tree for about 6 hours a day from about now through 1/1. No issues.
What I’ve heard from others is some modern LionChiefs derail going thru tublar switches
I have three with one on the way... a mix of LionChief Plus and LionChief Plus 2.0 running on a completely tubular "O" layout, with both O-22 and the 90's 031 switches. No issues.
Jon 
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