We discovered our 1225 engine has several broken handrail stanchions as well as the bell. Are the plastic stanchions worth gluing back on or should we look for buying metal ones like on post war locos? We might could drill the bell for a piece of wire or should we replace that too? If so, what part numbers would be correct? Thank you in advance.
Ron Ferrel
Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society
Idaho
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Be carefull with the metal handrails. On some TMCC engines, the handrails are used as antennas, therefore they must be insulated from the die cast body of the engine, that's why the stanchions are plastic.
If you go to Lionel.com, and go to Customer Service, parts section, type in the SKU # and your parts layout will come up. If you want to order the stanchions and the bell, shoot me an email, and we can work it out. The shipping will probably cost more than the detail parts.
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