New Bright "The Old Smokey Express Railroad Company" model #2145

[Anonymous]

I am trying to find some information on the above named locomotive.

The box describes it as:

Battery operated

Free wheeling

Realistic wheel movement

Smoke

Working headlight

Authentic locomotive sound

Bump-n-go action

Brand new in the box

 I am guessing it is atleast 20 years old, but beyond that I don't have much information.  Anyone know anything about this??    Thanks. 

[Anonymous]

It does say Denver Express on the actual locomotive.

[two tone]

Hi djp If you put an area where you are in the would it does help, just a surgestion not compulsery

[vsmith]

If it says "bump and go" its a floor toy, not designed to be used on track but set on the floor and will turn in circles making noise and usually with flashing lights.

[REI]

I'll second that , yeah, New Bright made the "bump and go's" before they made their first G-scale train sets in 1986 which was the Silver Rail Express, I have one and it's #3 in my roster. From what I've seen on ebay, a lot of the New Bright bump and go's were made in 1981, some as early as the late 1970s (I think). I don't have any bump and go engines 'cause they can't be used on track. Their mold and mechanicisms are the same as the older g-scale New Bright engines like the Silver Rail with internal air whistles. I hope this helps. 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for all your help!  Any idea what I could get for it??  And would Ebay be my best selling option.

[Anonymous]

I did a reply but don't know where it went.  I'm from Minnesota.  Any idea how much this is worth??  And is Ebay my best option for selling?

[REI]

Yeah, you could sell it on ebay for like $8.00-$10.00, something like that, but I'm not sure.

[baberuth73]

I have one of these. In examining the underside of mine I found a lever on the front set of wheels that allows these wheels to be raised or lowered. I assume the raised position allows the unit to be used as a floor toy and the lowered position allows it to run on track as this position lines the front wheels with the drivers. Funny how I'd never noticed this feature before, but it was given to me as a gag gift and I only ran it to give the family cat something to chase.

[REI]

I think it's out of scale, though. Being that the frame is wider, the whole wheel arrangement is more separated, therefore not G scale. Also, I've seen pictures of the New Bright bump-and-go's on ebay and it's evident that the pilot wheels can't turn.

[baberuth73]

On mine, all the wheels turn. It also smokes and makes a whistle sound. I know little about G scale but it seems each manufacturer has their own idea of what should run on G gauge track.

[scottychaos]

Worth about 5 bucks tops..

if you are really lucky you might find someone gullible enough to pay up to $15..especially since Christmas is coming.

Scot 

[dwbeckett]

I did a reply but don't know where it went.  I'm from Minnesota. 

You need to update your profile to add your location

[REI]

On mine, all the wheels turn. It also smokes and makes a whistle sound. I know little about G scale but it seems each manufacturer has their own idea of what should run on G gauge track.

 What I meant was that it seems that the pilot wheels (small wheels) aren't capable of turning right-left. Have you put it to run on G scale track?

[baberuth73]

No, since I own N, HO, and O stuff I have successfully avoided the temptation to venture into G. But my big old back yard would be ideal for an outdoor layout in a large scale. The old bump-n-go has been claimed by my granddaughter.

[Raymond Leggs]

Before they made G gauge they also made Wide guage trains which were slightly wider than g gauge and could run on the same track as the lionel standard gague trains.

[REI]

Before they made G gauge they also made Wide guage trains which were slightly wider than g gauge and could run on the same track as the lionel standard gague trains.

 Really? Huh, I was never aware of that.

[Raymond Leggs]

I saw A wide-gage New bright train on ebay that was "standard gage" wider than g gage that was for sale but someone bought it before I did (I hate Ebay) (never opened either)