LIONEL TURBINES

Quick look at some of the variations of Lionel S-2 turbines.

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• lionel
• turbine.671
• 681
• 682
• model railroad
• o gauge

[tmackinator]

Thanks for the nice comments.-TM

[tmackinator]

The 681 is a great turbine, nothing at all wrong with it. It runs great and has magnatraction. The star of the 1946 turbine is the really nice cast tender. This is the same tender that came with the 773. The 1946 has a completely different drive mechanism that doesn't lways run smooth and is very complicated to repair if it is not working correctly.-TM

[SouthernRR4501]

I love the 1946 Turbines! Maybe I'll have one someday.. I have a Lionel 681 turbine from 1953 I guess.. that the delivery guy delivered to the wrong house!!! I was worried. LOL! My dad found it though luckily it was only a few houses down from my neighborhood.

[tmackinator]

@SouthernRR4501 Sorry I misspoke about the tender, It's the early Berks that had the nice cast tender similar to the 773. The early turbine though has a nice tender just not as nice as the cat one!-TM

[SouthernRR4501]

@tmackinator Yeah I love the 681 turbine, mine runs like a fine pocket watch and will outpull my 736 Berk. For some reason my 736 Berk wants to bind up slightly at slow speeds, but when it runs faster the binding stops. Oh well they weren't perfect when they left the factory in the 50's i guess. Oh your fine techically your still right about the 671's tender as its cast in plastic. LOL! Have fun with your trains.

[tmackinator]

@SouthernRR4501 On the 736, only the rear drivers are powered by the motor, the other sets of drivers get powered by thre side rods. It's very common for the side rods to wear and cause the condition you describe. If you can get properly made replacemet side rods you will most likely correct the binding issue.-TM

[bwild61]

Super video. My 681 with silver cab numbers was produced in 1950 or ' 51.

[SouthernRR4501]

@tmackinator Thank you for your advice!

[tmackinator]

@lionel153 Thanks for the comments. I agree, the green cars just look great! I custom painted a set of 2023 alcos to match the green cars also. It really looks good.-TM

[lionel153]

Nice collection , They really look their best green pullmans in tow .,I have a 2020 with a 6020w tender and it it also a great runner to .