Lego train tracks

[Jeskepigen]

My son just got his first lego train set for christmas the cargo train). I'm looking for extra track for him, can only find the straight, curved, flex and switching track. Is there really no junction track, or bridges, for the lego trains?

[legoman19892]

There was a 4 way intersecrion in the past.

[Saint]

And that's it, no bridges ... there're junction track's out there, but harder to come by.

If you search for the terms bridge + train + lego, you should get a lot of results and ideas.. making a ramp for a bridge is more challenging .. all depending on your own brickstack , you can do antything !

grtz Saint

[technic70s]

Lego only every released ones for duplo, but most people use this part to build one.

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=55767

Here is some instructions for one, http://www.mocpages.com/moc.php/123434

[jodawill]

I think the problem with Lego System bridges is that the motor can't handle a very large grade. I think it can only handle a slope of about one tile per baseplate (32 studs, or two straight tracks). I had two bridges on my layout at Brickworld Fort Wayne, and it was obviously too steep. I tried doing one brick across one baseplate. It put a lot of strain on the motor and it was hard on the tracks. So if you want to do hills, you'll have to invest in a ton of straight tracks.

Duplo trains must run on a cog system.

[dr_spock]

You could try making your own:

[bitbang]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=lego+train+tracks&rt=nc&LH_BIN=1

Ebay has loads of tracks. Have you checked there? I get a lot of odds and end from there myself.

[fred67]

I think the problem with Lego System bridges is that the motor can't handle a very large grade. I think it can only handle a slope of about one tile per baseplate (32 studs, or two straight tracks). I had two bridges on my layout at Brickworld Fort Wayne, and it was obviously too steep. I tried doing one brick across one baseplate. It put a lot of strain on the motor and it was hard on the tracks. So if you want to do hills, you'll have to invest in a ton of straight tracks.

Duplo trains must run on a cog system.

Well... it must depend on how much your train is pulling. I have an old 9V (which everybody claims is worse than PF at pulling), and my Christmas display spanned two tables... instead of shoring up the table to make them even, I made the tracks grade up and down with one plate per track piece (granted, it only had to go up two plates worth), and have no problem. It's the Holiday Train with two extra My Own Train passenger wagons... and in the direction it's going, it's actually on curves on the uphill, and still no problem.

In that perspective, do you think Jeskepigen would really have problems with the cargo train? There's not a whole lot to the LEGO train sets.

As far as track options go, there's also this:

If you can find one... it's 9V, but compatible with PF (although it might look ugly mixed in), but at least you could do a crossover, figure 8, whatever.

Used on Bricklink for like $30 or so, but you wouldn't need a new one - you could even used one that is no longer functional for 9V, since you don't need connectivity.

Or, if you're a patient man, perhaps ME Models will start making something after they get their initial products out the door.

You could try making your own:

Or you can make your own... that one looks pretty good, although I think it could have been done a little better, even.

Edited January 1, 2015 by fred67