9v Lego Train (Old Set)

Is there a year of release for this set Nigels? I like the character pushing the hand cart with the barrel on it.

I'll check and get back to you, but I think its early 2000's, one of the things missing is the handcart as that was stated in the listing, but I'm not too worried as I have a handcart that came with a train station I bought a few years back

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However, you should keep in mind that the 9V system uses track with electric rails for power, hence why the wheels have those metal rims. Therefore, this will not run on your Power Functions (non-metal) track unless you use foil tape on the plastic rails. It is interesting how this copy includes extra track parts that wouldn't normally be there. If I ever bought LEGO trains, I would've started with a 9V set.

Thanks for the info, but I was aware of the issue of the track as I've been discussing compatibility with Sun. The main reason I've been looking at the 9v setup is so I can retro the motor into trains such as the Aussini to motorise them. As I understand it the R/C ones are the same scale so should run on the 9v tracks as well as the wheels on those are plastic, and the motor bogie has traction tires which would further insulate it if needed.

An alternative to the copper tape may be the metalic 'track' paint you can get for repairing circuit boards such as this; Metallic Paint Pen I've been thinking of trying this or the paint you can get in pots (works out cheaper) to see if you can convert standard R/C track to 9v track.