Title says it all, do the #263E steamers in the MTH/Lionel Tinplate line come with an air whistle in the tender? Most of the info I've found refers to the PS2/3 models. I am not interested in those, just looking to confirm if there is a whistle in the "traditional" variations.
Thanks.
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I would say no based on the traditional engine I purchased a few years back.
MartyE posted:I would say no based on the traditional engine I purchased a few years back.
Interesting, as MTH's own advertisements have mentioned this on and off in various publications.
A few Traditional Engines may have had air whistles, but very few. I decided placing multiple Lionel 48W stations around a layout was a good solution for a tinplate layout.
I would imagine that the 263e and 265e would since the originals were capable of having them, at least in terms of the Lionel Corp. Tinplate line. The 260e, 26, 262, and 264e didn't have them because of their tender types. Even the 1991 Lionel Classics Blue Comet locomotive came with an air whistle.
I would have thought so, but the MTH website info is fuzzy, where I looked anyway. It lists some 263e locos as having both a "Mechanical e-unit" and the "Digital command system" at the same time.
The last traditional listed (11-6054-0) 263e has a mechanical whistle. The 264e Red Comet also has a mechanical whistle.
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