foxofinfinety
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I recently was watching some video's about O-scale on youtube, one of these mentioned the Lionel Centipede units, now I don't have much in O-scale and although I like the unit also found them way to expensive,
yet shortly after a store I do often buy US models send out a newsletter with discounts, and one of the units in that email caught my attention: the Broadway Limited baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2 "Centipede" with DCC and sound.
they have three versions: PRR (original numbering), PRR (renumbered) and the baldwin Demonstrator design.
I also know of a SAL and NdeM version, but I like the PRR most and the store only has those three versions.
yet I don't really know Broadway Limited at all, so I kinda wonder, is there anyone here who has experience with Broadway Limited in general, or in particular one of these units?
further, according to wikipedia, the units PRR got initially where numbered 5823A1/2 to 5834A1/2, but later renumbered #5811 to #5834.
the only thin I couldn't find, and do really want to know, is when did this renumbering occur?
two less important questions I had:
firstly, would anyone know what kind of couplers are used on these?
I was thinking on putting Kadee couplers on most of my models and mostly buying them along with new units, but looking on kadee's website for Broadway Limited it lists "(if not equipped with Kadee® Couplers).............148 or 158",
if not equipped, so does that mean Broadway Limited normally already used Kadee couplers or...?
and secondly, has there ever been a Union Pacific Centipede?
the Lionel model I saw in the youtube video was a UP, specifically #998 + #999, what I found on wikipedia, Union Pacific did order a Centipede, which would get those numbers, but it was never actually sold to the Union Pacific, does anyone know if thats true?
yet shortly after a store I do often buy US models send out a newsletter with discounts, and one of the units in that email caught my attention: the Broadway Limited baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2 "Centipede" with DCC and sound.
they have three versions: PRR (original numbering), PRR (renumbered) and the baldwin Demonstrator design.
I also know of a SAL and NdeM version, but I like the PRR most and the store only has those three versions.
yet I don't really know Broadway Limited at all, so I kinda wonder, is there anyone here who has experience with Broadway Limited in general, or in particular one of these units?
further, according to wikipedia, the units PRR got initially where numbered 5823A1/2 to 5834A1/2, but later renumbered #5811 to #5834.
the only thin I couldn't find, and do really want to know, is when did this renumbering occur?
two less important questions I had:
firstly, would anyone know what kind of couplers are used on these?
I was thinking on putting Kadee couplers on most of my models and mostly buying them along with new units, but looking on kadee's website for Broadway Limited it lists "(if not equipped with Kadee® Couplers).............148 or 158",
if not equipped, so does that mean Broadway Limited normally already used Kadee couplers or...?
and secondly, has there ever been a Union Pacific Centipede?
the Lionel model I saw in the youtube video was a UP, specifically #998 + #999, what I found on wikipedia, Union Pacific did order a Centipede, which would get those numbers, but it was never actually sold to the Union Pacific, does anyone know if thats true?