Hi,
I've just bought of eBay a Trackmasters Thomas with a "Chuffing Annie", bought purely out of curiosity as I couldn't find anything like it when I Googled it.
Basically it looks like a normal Annie carriage, however when pulled along the track it makes a very odd/poor chuffing noise...
Upon inspection it is a very archaic mechanism inside. The rear wheels have rubber tyres on, as the engines do for grip with the same cog on the axel too, this axel then feeds a small bar with a full cog (feeding from the axel) on one side and on the other side a part toothed cog.
This part toothed cog as it turns rubs on a long spring which is attached to either side of the carriage, giving the impression of a chugging sound.
I wasn't sure if this was a genuine product but I can't see any thing to suggest it isn't.
Has anyone seen any of these type of carriages before?
Joe
I've just bought of eBay a Trackmasters Thomas with a "Chuffing Annie", bought purely out of curiosity as I couldn't find anything like it when I Googled it.
Basically it looks like a normal Annie carriage, however when pulled along the track it makes a very odd/poor chuffing noise...
Upon inspection it is a very archaic mechanism inside. The rear wheels have rubber tyres on, as the engines do for grip with the same cog on the axel too, this axel then feeds a small bar with a full cog (feeding from the axel) on one side and on the other side a part toothed cog.
This part toothed cog as it turns rubs on a long spring which is attached to either side of the carriage, giving the impression of a chugging sound.
I wasn't sure if this was a genuine product but I can't see any thing to suggest it isn't.
Has anyone seen any of these type of carriages before?
Joe