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 Posted - May 24 2010 : 12:58:03 PM
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Has anyone here had any experience with Jouef? I have a set of their 'Orient Express' coaches and have just bought (on Ebay) a Jouef SNCF diesel #67001, that I think SHOULD pull them. I'm wondering if the couplers are probably the same, and also what the loco mechanism will look like. Thanks
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Posted - May 24 2010 : 1:19:54 PM
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My SNCF 6505 C-C Broken Nose has essentially a slot car motor truck mounted in a metal frame that is a beast to maintain, it is an awful runner---but---it looks great on a shelf...
Edited by - shaygetz on May 24 2010 1:20:26 PM
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Posted - May 24 2010 : 2:00:28 PM
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| Yes, I only paid $18 for it, so am well-prepared for it to be a shelf display with the coaches, but keeping fingers crossed. I haven't been able to find out much, but it does seem they used different drive systems over the years.
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Posted - May 24 2010 : 5:08:47 PM
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Here's hopinin' yours ain't nothing like mine...OBTW...they also give new meaning the the term "pizza cutter" flanges---Code 100 rail, that's it period.
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Posted - May 24 2010 : 9:03:13 PM
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Just got the Jouef diesel in this evening. Looks nice, and the mechanism works better than I expected. There's a pretty decent-sized open-pole motor on one truck, with a worm gear driving the axle gear. So it's only 2-wheel drive! But it has traction tires, and good electrical pickup, so doesn't run too badly. 
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Posted - May 24 2010 : 10:13:15 PM
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Glad to hear it works so well...I can't tell from the picture, can it cut pizza?
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Posted - May 24 2010 : 10:20:53 PM
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 that second passenger car looks like a looonnggg caboose shaygetz but what was it used for?
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Posted - May 24 2010 : 10:45:15 PM
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Originally posted by shaygetz - May 24 2010 : 5:08:47 PM
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Holy moly! You're not kiddin'! Those wheels look like S scale, at least. 
quote:My SNCF 6505 C-C Broken Nose has essentially a slot car motor truck mounted in a metal frame that is a beast to maintain, it is an awful runner---but---it looks great on a shelf...
Originally posted by shaygetz - May 24 2010 : 1:19:54 PM
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Maybe a candidate for a CD tray motor transplant?
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Posted - May 25 2010 : 06:38:20 AM
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| Man - you're not kidding on those flanges! - Looks like they could do some serious damage - talk about tie tapping
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Posted - May 25 2010 : 10:05:30 AM
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It's a postal car, what you see is the roof line...pretty wicked looking.
quote:Maybe a candidate for a CD tray motor transplant?
Originally posted by NickelPlate759Â -Â May 24 2010Â :Â 10:45:15 PM
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That wouldn't fit...I wish it could...the best case would be replacing it with a small dual shaft motor of some kind.
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Posted - May 25 2010 : 12:09:30 PM
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| Yes, They are pizza-cutters, but they do allright on code 100.
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Posted - May 25 2010 : 6:48:47 PM
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quote:| It's a postal car, what you see is the roof line...pretty wicked looking. |
I said SECOND pic BELOW that postal car that one looks like a looonngg caboose 
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Posted - May 25 2010 : 6:58:55 PM
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I think that European railways used a cupola on some passenger cars so the conductor,or guard could observe the signals ahead.
I have a N scale baggage car for the German Rheingold train that has the same type of cupola.
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Posted - May 25 2010 : 7:58:52 PM
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I love Jouef trains. They are hard to find in my area. I nearly bid on that loco myself. That is a good price. Jouef had several mechanisms over the years including clockwork. Some ran just fine and some were "quirky". There is an excellent engilsh language website I think it is www.joueftrains.com. It is really worth checking out. The flanges on all mine are big just like in the pictures so I only run mine on my outer loop that doesnt have any switches. What kind of switches do you use?
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Posted - May 25 2010 : 8:31:20 PM
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quote:
quote:Maybe a candidate for a CD tray motor transplant?
Originally posted by NickelPlate759Â -Â May 24 2010Â :Â 10:45:15 PM
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That wouldn't fit...I wish it could...the best case would be replacing it with a small dual shaft motor of some kind.
Originally posted by shaygetz - May 25 2010 : 10:05:30 AM
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I gotcha. I thought you meant a pancake motor. Maybe something meant for N scale would fit.
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Posted - May 25 2010 : 10:04:57 PM
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I said SECOND pic BELOW that postal car that one looks like a looonngg caboose
Originally posted by microbusss - May 25 2010 : 6:48:47 PM
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That one is a baggage car.
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Posted - May 25 2010 : 10:07:06 PM
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I gotcha. I thought you meant a pancake motor. Maybe something meant for N scale would fit.
Originally posted by NickelPlate759Â -Â May 25 2010Â :Â 8:31:20 PM
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Even a good NWSL motor , the smallest they sell, would be a very difficult fit. Like TYCO, much of the frame and motor are integrated like a bad virus.
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Posted - May 25 2010 : 10:09:17 PM
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quote:What kind of switches do you use?
Originally posted by x2f - May 25 2010 : 7:58:52 PM
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My loop has a C100 Shinohara double crossover that they traverse on just fine. I also pull them with my Marklin on their old 3 rail "M" track with no problems at turnouts.
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Posted - May 26 2010 : 12:21:18 AM
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| Thanks for the website, x2f. I'll check it out.
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Posted - May 26 2010 : 03:29:52 AM
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here is the jouef site,the one that x2s posted will not work as there is a full stop after it, ken
http://www.joueftrains.com/
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Posted - August 08 2010 : 10:09:33 AM
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Jouef shows this loco in red on there site in red. No mechanism info or drive photos.
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