thats quite an old piece. ive got several trains with the pinions, one i know for sure is one of the merry go trains.
the forward/reverse is the same as that used on the 80s/90s tomy trains with the magnetic coupling. i would be interested to see under the battery and find out how it switches.
this is inside one of the magnetic locos
the mechanism extends under the body, like the one in AC's photo, and the track activator moves the inside piece against the spring loaded white "triangle" piece. that some how changes the gearing, kicking things into forward or reverse.
![[Image: 7141e256-fccb-4979-a0f3-ba0c71451b43.jpg]](http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc399/sunhuntin/7141e256-fccb-4979-a0f3-ba0c71451b43.jpg)
the forward/reverse is the same as that used on the 80s/90s tomy trains with the magnetic coupling. i would be interested to see under the battery and find out how it switches.
this is inside one of the magnetic locos
the mechanism extends under the body, like the one in AC's photo, and the track activator moves the inside piece against the spring loaded white "triangle" piece. that some how changes the gearing, kicking things into forward or reverse.
![[Image: 7141e256-fccb-4979-a0f3-ba0c71451b43.jpg]](http://s1209.photobucket.com/user/sunhuntin/media/7141e256-fccb-4979-a0f3-ba0c71451b43.jpg.html)
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