My question is will an original Lionel standard gauge 240E negotiate 42 radius standard gauge track?
Terrance
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It better handle 42 inch diameter track, because that was all lionel ever made in those days. 72 inch is a modern Standard gauge size track diameter.
42 radius would be 84 diameter track.
What is a 240E in Standard gauge?
Lionel made a 240E work train in O-gauge.
I'm with Jim C. Where did you come up with the number 240E? Lionel prewar Standard Gauge remote control locomotives were: 8E, 9E, 10E, 318E, 380E, 381E, 384E, 385E, 390E, 392E, 400E and 1835E.
Ron M
Forgot to include the 402E and thee 408E.
Ron M
Could have Terrance been thinking of the double motored 402E? It runs fine on Lionel's 42" diameter curved track.
Ron M
Correction everyone I meant a 400E, sorry for the confusion.
Terrance
Terrance,
Are you interested in the prewar 400E or Lionel Classics re-run 2-400E. Both look better operating on 72" diameter curved track BUT Lionel designed the original 400E, first introduced in 1931, to run on the then available 42" diameter track.
Ron M
Any 400E will run on 42 diameter track. Like any engine in any scale they all look better running on a wider radius track.
