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starfire700

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Unusual 250 series Electric Locos
« on: August 23, 2020, 01:44:00 PM »
Here are some unusual 252 type center cab locos.
First is a Peacock 252 with orange bottom stripe, probably for an uncataloged set.
Second is a dark green 252 with reverse switch and copper journals.
Third is a 252 in olive with larger "blocky" type numbers on plates.
Fourth is a 250 in original olive, early trim and no reverse lever or slot.

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Re: Unusual 250 series Electric Locos
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2020, 02:13:46 PM »
second photo of olive 250, shows early trim and no reverse

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Re: Unusual 250 series Electric Locos
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2020, 02:15:37 PM »
Unusual 251E is dark gray with E rubber stamped in gold on roof monitor.
Who has seen one of these?

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Re: Unusual 250 series Electric Locos
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2020, 02:29:35 AM »
I've seen the 252 in dark green, but none of the others. Neat stuff. Thanks for sharing Jim.

I had one weird 253 loco. I saw this in a boxed set with peacock 607/608 cars on ebay when I was still collecting these. I bid a large amount, but was outbid. A few months later at a train meet I bought the loco below in a boxed set with dark green 610/612 cars for $75.

No dividers in box, no boxes for cars either. Just the box shown for the loco and the setbox. It was not an uncataloged set. Just whatever number the set would have had in 1925. I've seen two other sets since with the 610 cars, but no other sets with the 607 cars.

 


 


I think the story on these is Lionel needed to get rid of the last of the 610 cars so they painted 253 locos to go with them. At that time the plates were painted orange for the peacock locos were used in the dark green ones. As far as I know the regular dark green 253 locos always had strap headlights so this cannot be faked by switching plates.

My dad had an orange 4 with 254 plates and "Made in US of America" stamped inside the shell.  I know Paul has a gray 4 with 254 stamped on the ends under the lights, and a different "Made in US" stamp on the frame inside.

 


The Stout photos of the 254 don't show the export stamp, and I cannot find that area of my old website.