Model Railroading > A question about a bump trolley

I am aware that bump trolley is a o scale item. 
would it work with a Ho scale track and engine ?

TIA for your response. 

Jon Fink
Schenectady, NY

Bachmann offers a $$$ track set with reversing electronics and a power pack. You furnish the trolley. Bachmann also has those. Bowser has better trolleys, but they are in the same price range as Bachmann. This set of track pieces has to be independent of other track.

As with all things Bachmann, shopping around will find better prices.



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Its true that bachman has that set BUT the speed does not seem to be adjustable and since it only runs fast it is worthless to me. 

Jon Fink
Schenectady, NY

There is a manufacturer, I wish I could remember the name, who makes what you are looking for.
The engine needs to be DC as it will change the polarity of the engine upon it spanning a insulated
section at each end of travel.  It will not work for DCC as polarity does'nt matter with DCC.  The tail end of
you train (if not just the engine) would need to be able to span a like insulated section on the other
end of your "loop" to reverse.    My thought on the bump thing is HO engines would fall off the track
after bumping because they are too light in weight.  If there were something where the engine polarity
could be changed   by  breaking a light and mirror device, that would be even better.
Frank30

I believe Circuitron made such a device, triggered by photocells.  I just found this on eBay.
 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/12/26 08:11 by Streamliner.

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