LGB Track Cleaning Locomotive - CLEANING MADE EASY 

I appreciate each point you said. Thank you!

Great. Thanks!

"Like a brick!"

Thank you! Yeah, it's a great bit of kit. 😉👍

Also AristoCraft track enjoys the rub' of this unit ! And very likely Piko would, too ! Via usage, "LGB Track Cleaning Locomotive - CLEANING MADE EASY " Especially when some acquired trackage, are from railways that have permanently closed down, ..... saving them from possibly a trip to a landfill or metal scrap yard !? We have at least one local train hobby shop that intermittently acquires some of our G-gauge track, and flips it as-is close to half of, shiny-new retail $$ (ex. 5foot / $15-20cdn) . That used' track already nicely naturally-weathered on the sides, with railheads possibly needing some shining-up' . Would be perfect to use for protected (aka indoor) railway, vs excessively shiny trackage IMHO ;-) "G-gauge may not RULE, But it GROWS on Ya !! " djc'99

It works very well! 😁🧹

Sounds great. Yeah I'm thinking of something similar. Great Northern? Hmmmm.... 🤔 Hello Tracy Mountain Railway, from Somerset, England. Thank you!

Oh wow! Great find! Yeah, it's a good tool.

Awesome find at your local antique store !!

Victory lap 😁

Ha ha! Brilliant. You can have both! 🧹🚂😁☕

you can get a smaller cheaper one from Piko another g scale manufactorer

you can get a smaller cheaper one from Piko another g scale manufactorer

Haha! Cool, and very useful! 😉

It does work well! My kind of tool, where I can just let it go and I sit back. Ha! I don't run trains too often so I'm still on my first cleaning wheels. But when they wear down, swapping them will give me another video to do 😉👍

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy I use to own a train shop, and built many Garden Layouts and like I say its about the only thing that works

Cool!

Ah, cool! Nice memories. Well this is LGB who only make this scale. I've not seen rolling scrubber types for smaller scales but I'm sure they could be fairly easily built. For most scales though, quite easily available are vehicles with sprung cleaning pads (or the cleaning pads to fit to a vehicle) that will just glide over the rails as the train runs. That should be enough for indoor layouts, I would imagine. This LGB machine is for outdoor dirt, which probably needs a deeper clean. Thanks!

You're welcome! 👍

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Hiya Barry, I have no experience with that system I'm afraid, so sadly I can't advise. Thanks for commenting!

Well I think the idea is to give it a run regularly before your track get's that dirty. I tend to put it out every two or three times I run trains, letting it do a couple of circuits before I put anything else out. (I don't run trains that often, so it's probably once a month). If your tracks were really dirty, the scrubbing wheels do lead, so the power pickups would be following on cleaned (probably not perfectly) track. You may just need to hand scrub 6 or 8 inches to get it started. In any case, there is also the Piko Clean Machine, which people seem to really like. No-where near as intense a clean as the LGB, but it's battery power and you can just let it run around as long as you like :-) Whatever suits you. Thanks for your comment! /Simon

More surprising is the fact 99% of G scale trains don't have a battery option. You can convert them with kits but with today's battery technology which has come a long way, it should be standard for having both track power and rechargeable battery via the rails since G scale trains are mostly used outside.

Yep, should be good as long as it isn't plated. Though I am looking into non-abrasive methods soon. Thanks. Great channel/railroad name by the way! 😂

Oh yes indeed. Every once in a while, or before a run after a period if no use. It's great. I've worn the cleaning wheel down, so there'll be a video to show how to replace them soon, (once I've learned how to do it 😂). Thanks for your comment.

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy For daily running, there's also cars you can buy, or even little clip onto the underside of existing stock. That lets you do light cleaning during a run, and run the track cleaning loco after long periods of downtime.

Yes they do, (or they did). If you see my latest 2 or 3 videos, have a look on the shelf behind me 😉. Accucraft made them, I think around 10 years ago. I managed to find that one needing a little care at a good price. 'As new' condition ones to go for near £1000! Thank you Ken

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy And I thought I paid a lot for my N scale goose ($300 USD)

Ha! Yes, well, silly me for getting into this. But, in my mind this is the ultimate scale and I'm fulfilling my boyhood dream. I did half build an N scale layout when I was a teenager.

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy BTW that LGB will be awesome painted in DRG livery.

@@kenshores9900 That's on the list of many projects! Ha!

If anything, I guess it would be a cow flinger.

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy 😂

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I haven't. But I've seen people say it's pretty good.

I wish mine could do that. 👃

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy your expandable mouth makes up for it!

Yeah I think so. One of many projects I have in mind 😂

@@ThatBIGTRAINGuy Again what can I say. Your video was (well at least I thought) very funny in a British sort of way). Keep ‘em coming!

Haha! Brilliant. Thank you. *Sips tea*

You have a sort of a sarcastic wit about you. I find that many people from the UK have this trait. One expression you’ll use but we gave up is “crack on!” Don’t know exactly what is to refer to or mean but is one of those sayings. Keep ‘em on the rails!

Yes, a subtle sarcasm is essential. "Crack on" is like to start doing something, or continue. You could be having a break from a job, then you might say "Right, let's crack on". It's not something I say personally, but people around me often do.

Hiya! A dremel sounds a bit much, I wouldn't do that unless it was a soft brush. Permanent track would be connected with screwed clamps or have wire soldered to keep electrical connection. My track has actually been outside for about four years with just the standard push-fit rail connectors, and it's only recently that I've had conductivity issues. Usually a little bit of pulling in and out keeps the contacting surface clean enough. I would use something like WD-40 and a brush (a tooth brush maybe) and give them a good scrub. I've seen some people swear by soaking overnight in Coca-cola! I hope you get sorted, and have a Merry Christmas! Simon

Back in '99 when I laid track I would upgrade any of the LGB trackage with Aristo' couplers, tap/die 5mm setback from jointedge, about a mm of lgb grease on the initial entry lip sliding onto the now-upgraded LGB track, then just previous to joining sections, about a mm of lgb grease on the entry lip of the coupler so when slid together it would coat the contact edges and likely bleed to the joint area during natural heat moments. Acquisition of extra Aristo' couplers/screws was via vendor purchases and whenever I heard/read about someone mentioning they were further upgrading to possibly all "split jaws", or as mentioned "soldering wire connections" , I would ask* if I paid shpg costs would they send all the units they are retiring when done, to save them from a likely wasteful trip to a landfill. Trackage here amazingly did not show any electrical conductivity issues, for at least 16yrs !! "G-gauge may not RULE, but it GROWS on Ya !! " djc'99 p.s. *the same request/proposition I have conveyed, when I hear/read of Aristo-Craft H'n'Ls being retired at other short-line railways ! As I customize and weather them to use when processing rolling stock, seen on the PSRB rwy 8-)

Ha! Noooooo.

Haha! Well, whatever suits. It was around two years when my locomotives started to struggle on power pickup, - the track needed cleaning! You say "normal locos" but none of mine have skates, and I've never seen skates on real trains so... I'm glad mine don't have them. I know that's a feature on LGB locos. Many people swear by this cleaning vehicle. If you say you've never needed it, well,... lucky you. I am, however, looking into non-scrubbing ways of cleaning track. But,... I still NEED to clean my track. Thank you! Simon