Train Set 1612
 

Novelty 1962 - available until 1965: 2 x 001 dump car, 6 x 002 straight track, 1 x 004 bumper, 1 x 005 shovel, 12 x 009 curved track, 1 x 010 right hand switch, 1 x 50X ?, 1 x 502 gondola ?, 1 x 503 oil wagon ? and 1 x 1550 electric steam loco.

All Price Lists always describe 1 Right Hand Switch. so it makes much more sense that - as described - 1 x 004 Bumper and 1 x 005 Shovel were part of this set. Never seen in real - only known from Price Lists and Catalogues. The picture below shows the contents as offered in Catalogues.

1612 wie im Katalog beschrieben

This set is described (in the 1963/64 FCW-catalogue) "as 1610, however 3 additional coaches...". I think is a printing or else mistake - 3 additional coaches and only 4,70 SFr dearer is not realistic. I assume the contents to be 2 x tipper 001, 1 x 1550 Loco plus 2 x 002, 1 x 004 bumper, 1 x 010 more than the 1610 Set.

 

So far only Sets with the following Content came up: 1 x 001 tipper, 6 x 002 straight track, 1 x 004 bumper, 1 x 005 shovel, 12 x 009 curved track, 1 x 010 right hand switch, 1 x 011 left hand switch, 1 x 502 gondola, 1 x 503 oil wagon and 1 x 1550 electric steam loco.

The Label ALWAYS shows 1612 E as numbering.

Das 1612 E Label

This set was as well delivered with a 1013 green Diesel loco

 

Box showing the early Lid Picture 

and the later Version

Das Zugset 1612 mit E

Das Zugset mit späterem Deckelbild

"My set" has a A5 size leaflet showing track layouts and the "how to handle..." inside the lid is English - French only.

A similar - however clockwork driven - version showed up / appeared again in Autum 2015

generated: MAR-15-2003

last update: December 2022