Lionel 0-4-0 Manual

0-4-0 STEAM SWITCHING LOCOMOTIVE
C
ongratulations on your purchase of the
Lionel 0-4-0 steam switching locomotive
with tender.
Your switcher will run on Lionel or Lionel-
Coupling your locomotive and tender
C
ouple the locomotive to the tender by con-
necting the four-pin tender plug with the
one-pin plug on the locomotive. Note: The locomo-
tive will not run and the tender's rear directional lamp
Coupling and uncoupling additional cars
T
he front of your locomotive and rear of
your tender are equipped with a mag-
netic die-cast knuckle coupler, a revolution-
ary design first introduced by
Lionel in 1945.
You can couple additional
cars to the front of the locomo-
tive and rear of the tender
along any straight section of
track, provided that at least one
of the mating couplers is open.
Lionel magnetic couplers react to the mag-
netic field generated by a Lionel remote-con-
trol track section (available separately). Place
the coupler's "trigger disc" over the remote-
compatible O or O-27 gauge track and will
operate using either an alternating current
(AC) or direct current (DC) transformer that
supplies 7 to 14 volts.
will not illuminate unless this connection is properly
made. Then, connect the drawbar between the
locomotive and tender, place them on the track,
and your 0-4-0 switcher is ready to run.
control track's central coil and press
U
NCOUPLE
field pulls the disc downward, and the
Coupler "trigger disc"
Central coil
remain behind as the locomotive moves on.
But be careful when uncoupling—the
speed of a newly uncoupled and moving
locomotive can increase dramatically.
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on the controller. The magnetic
knuckle opens.
One operating technique
favored by Lionel railroaders is
the "moving uncouple." Press
the U
NCOUPLE
tender passes over a remote-
control section. The coupler
will open and the consist will
button as the