Newbright and LGB question.

[jimmyp4]

Hello

I've own quite a few Newbrite and Scientific Limited models. I received a LGB Starter set last (2006) chrismas and was wondering. Can Newbrite stuff run on G Scale track. We can afford LGB Brass track but don't have enough money to buy the electric stuff (especcily since I have to convert to battery operated).

Is it wise to proceed and buy more Newbright rolling stock and engines? They would probably be overhauled with longer battery life and more weight for better traction.

Also, can G scale Kadee couplers be installed on Newbrite items?

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[two tone]

Hi, Take a look at the newbright web site. It gives quite a bit of info that you seem to be looking for.   Hope this helps

[jimmyp4]

The answer is YES! However... The couplers ride higher then LGB's, but since I don't think I will pair them with anything else thats ok. Is there a way to rig the NewBright cars with Kadee Couplers?

[altterrain]

I believe the New Bright locos have plastic wheels designed to run on plastic track (please correct me if i'm wrong). Running them on brass track may shorten the life of the wheels significantly.

-Brian 

[vsmith]

A pair of Kadees is about as expensive as a new blight car on ebay. If you can afford LGB brass track you can afford other stuff in large scale as well. Track is one of the most expensive investments in large scale and LGB is top of the line brass wise. An HLW Mack switcher only costs $40, same as a box of track, HLW Bachmann and Aristo all sell cars for $20-30. Pick up a powerpack for as little as $10 on ebay, I did. LS is not as expesive as one might think if on looks hard enough.

While I have some scientific brand trains on my layout, I personally detest New Blight locomotives because there so ugly and toylike, but others seam to like them so whatever floats your boat. Plastis track comes up on ebay all the time, but scientific and new blight wont mix, joiners are on opposite sides. Brass track wont hurt the wheels.

[REI]

New Bright and Scientific trains run just as good on LGB track as in plastic G scale track. I know because one year for Christmas I wanted to run my LGB train with my New Bright and Scientific engines on LGB track, and they ran fine. You know that New Bright and Scientific engines are light-weight, so they have rubber, traction rings on the drive wheels to help them get traction on the rails. If you were to run the engines with the rubber rings on brass rails, for some reason they could easily ware-out. So I assume that since you will be adding weight to the loco, you will remove the traction rubbers, you should because they will no longer serve any purpose. Three of my battery operated engines have added weight inside their boilers.

 

[jimmyp4]

after digging my old Scientific Ltd engine out of the barn today I gave it a spin on a 18' x 6' of LGB track in the back room. I works GREAT! The only problem is the derailments I'm getting because some of the track is bent (there is one dip in the track where the left hand Power pick up of my 2-4-0 does not contact the track).