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arihant kumar jain
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Working of Electric Trains

12/30/2011 5:17 PM

can anyone explain me about how electric train works and if it takes power at the top where it is grounded????
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Re: working of electric trains

12/30/2011 5:31 PM

Electric train - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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12/30/2011 6:11 PM

HO and N gauges are rail to rail and is DC. O is rail to center. O used to be AC.
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12/30/2011 6:20 PM

Electric trains work by utilizing electric power. Your question is so vague, you really should either explain your misunderstanding or use a search engine to try to answer your question.

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12/30/2011 10:40 PM

Current is returned through the wheels/rails...

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12/31/2011 11:01 PM

http://www.hornby.com/about/

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01/01/2012 5:22 PM

What is this - 2-rail, 3-rail like old Lionel and Hornby Dublo, or stud contact like Märklin?

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01/01/2012 5:43 PM

OP never stated whether or not he was asking about models and it being Christmas.......
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01/03/2012 8:09 AM

So?

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