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O27 and O gauge track
« on: December 07, 2014, 02:31:07 pm »
Can or will Lionel 027 and Lionel O gauge track mate to each other?
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Re: O27 and O gauge track
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2014, 03:30:43 pm »

O & O27 track can be put together
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the O27 will have to be shimmed to match the O track height.
Someone pointed out in an earlier post that the pins are of different diameter,
so that has to be dealt with.

I have old track, so mixing & adjusting connections are part of the Zen of toy trains.

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Re: O27 and O gauge track
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2014, 03:33:49 pm »
Thanks Dave.   I have a small table so I was thinking to use my 027 with Railtrax and the track adapter that MTH has. My table is 30 x 72. What do u think?
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Re: O27 and O gauge track
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2014, 03:48:05 pm »
If your train will operate on the O27 curves without binding and you can fit the track together, I'd give it a try.  Just remember to keep the speed down or cover the floor with pillows to soften the impact when you launch your locomotive into the ether, high balling into the curve.
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Re: O27 and O gauge track
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2014, 04:08:23 pm »
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Re: O27 and O gauge track
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2014, 04:39:43 pm »
There are special track pins to connect '027' with '0' gauge track. The Train Tender carries part #2948-10
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As has been stated, due to the different heights of the tracks, the '027' track will have to be shimmed to match the height of the '0' track.

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« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2014, 04:47:22 pm »
Thank u.
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