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Build your Thomas & Friends™ collection one friend at a time!
Price: $45.00
Product Code: 58741
Is this engine Dcc ready and for plug or wiring. Is the motor insulated
This loco is not DCC ready and does not have an 8-pin socket and would require soldering, but the motor is isolated.
If you'll do a search on dcc thomas, you'll find a number of articles dealing with installing decoders in a Bachmann Thomas. Apparently the engine is what I would call DCC friendly--motor isolated but no plug. There are also several sites where you can buy a Thomas with an after-market decoder installed. Buying the engine/decoder seems to add about 35 bucks to the cost, so it can't be too hard a project. Good luck.
Old Timer
My guess is that Bachmann figures that the Thomas line sells to parents of little children who probably couldn't care less if they are DCC equipted
All my children are DCC equipped. ;D