Swinging Bell To Be On The New USRA 0-6-0

I only had time to check out the 0-6-0 and that's pretty awesome! Looks like there are a lot of details around the boiler too. I'm excited to get my hands on that thing.

Rick,

      The swinging bell is always a big hit when I run my H10 at a train show or open house. Glad to see Lionel added it to their 0-6-0 USRA switcher.

JohnB

good move to put the electronics in the tender free up the space for the bell.  I hope the tender has pickup rollers to complement the engine rollers or I could see that engine stalling out on switches/crossovers big time.

@JohnB posted:

Rick,

      The swinging bell is always a big hit when I run my H10 at a train show or open house. Glad to see Lionel added it to their 0-6-0 USRA switcher.

JohnB

Agreed, best part is. There's no fan motor to fail. 😉

Here is the MTH version I picked up at an auction last month...

The above posters are right about the pleathura of detail on this locomotive!

The Atlas 0-6-0 from years ago featured I believe a 14 pin 2 tether arrangement. Dave mentioned a 20 pin tether on these. I would guess the rollers as well as the chassis’ would be tied together.

I remember many years ago seeing a MTH Proto 1 coil coupler work for the first time. Thought that was the greatest feature ever and nothing could ever top it. Well along comes the swinging bell. If the price isn’t in the stratosphere. I may be a buyer at some point.

@Dave_C posted:

I remember many years ago seeing a MTH Proto 1 coil coupler work for the first time. Thought that was the greatest feature ever and nothing could ever top it. Well along comes the swinging bell. If the price isn’t in the stratosphere. I may be a buyer at some point.

This was my exact experience when I got back into the hobby. I fired a coupler from the remote for the first time ever and thought I was living the high life but I just loved the swinging bell the first time I saw it. Good stuff!