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Title: Plus series Ho scale 2-8-0
Post by: quark51 on June 27, 2017, 01:38:02 AM
-How about re-releasing the plus series ho scale 2-8-0, many of the other plus series locomotives have been re-released.
Title: Re: Plus series Ho scale 2-8-0
Post by: Trainman203 on June 27, 2017, 09:35:52 AM
I remember long ago the plus series engines offered at one online dealer .  Google turns up nothing.  So...... what "is" the "plus" series?
Title: Re: Plus series Ho scale 2-8-0
Post by: rogertra on June 27, 2017, 04:03:00 PM
Does he mean the Spectrum series.  The best  steam locos ever produced by Bachmann, that now sadly seems to have been discontinued in favour of lesser detailed models.   :-[

Cheers

Roger T.
Title: Re: Plus series Ho scale 2-8-0
Post by: Trainman203 on June 27, 2017, 04:27:35 PM
Roger I definitely saw "Plus" series listed.  I wish I could remembered where.
Title: Re: Plus series Ho scale 2-8-0
Post by: rogertra on June 27, 2017, 10:26:04 PM
Google gave me this: -

http://tycotrain.tripod.com/bachmannhoscalelocomotives/id69.html

Google "Bachmann Plus Consolidation" turns up quite a few hits on E-Bay.

Cheers

Roger T.



Title: Re: Plus series Ho scale 2-8-0
Post by: RAM on June 27, 2017, 10:30:52 PM
I think they did the old reading 2-8-0 in the plus.
Title: Re: Plus series Ho scale 2-8-0
Post by: quark51 on June 27, 2017, 10:46:17 PM
Locomotives in the plus series are the 4-8-4 Niagara, GS-4, Class J, Northern, SD45, B23-7, GP35, F7A/B, and the 2-8-0. They came in a gray box and had upgraded motors. Other than the 2-8-0, all the other locomotives listed have been re-released in recent years.
Title: Re: Plus series Ho scale 2-8-0
Post by: WoundedBear on June 28, 2017, 08:49:09 AM
Are the Connies hard to find? Trainworld has 5 different Bachmann 2-8-0's listed.......all DCC equipped.

Sid
Title: Re: Plus series Ho scale 2-8-0
Post by: quark51 on June 28, 2017, 11:11:02 PM
The Reading Connie is different that the ones for sale now.
Title: Re: Plus series Ho scale 2-8-0
Post by: Trainman203 on July 01, 2017, 06:48:58 PM
And different from the ones 10 years ago in a black box with Soundraxx sound.  I miss those......