Lionel Girl's Set User manual

Lionel
Girl’s Set
Owner’s Manual
73-1700-250
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Congratulations on your purchase of the classic Lionel Girl’s Set. First produced
in the 1950’s, this pastel-colored set has
become a favorite among collectors. The
Girl’s Set features a pink 2-6-4 steam loco-
motive, two boxcars, a hopper, gondola, and
a caboose with interior illumination. Enjoy
this unique train set!
Congratulations!
The following Lionel marks may be used throughout this instruction manual and are protected under law. All rights
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Pullmor®, ElectroCoupler™, Magne-Traction®, CAB-1 Remote Controller®, Powermaster®, Lionel ZW®, ZW®
Girl’s Set inventory of parts
• 2-6-4 steam locomotive
and tender
• Two boxcars
• Hopper
• Gondola with four canisters
• Porthole caboose with interior
illumination
• Smoke fluid tube
• Owner’s Manual
• Service station list
• Warranty card

Table of contents
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Transformer operations
Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer 4
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state 5
Train operation
Enhancing tractive effort with Traction Tires 6
Coupling your locomotive and rolling stock 7
Maintaining and servicing your set
Lubricating your locomotive 8
Adding smoke fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 9
Replacing your locomotive’s headlamp 10
Replacing the lamp in your Porthole Caboose 11
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 12

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3Move ‘em out!
•Get your Girl’s Set moving. Press the DIR/direction control button on your
CAB-1 remote or Lionel transformer. This sequences the Lionel reverse unit to the
next operating state.
•Adjust track voltage until your Girl’s Set moves at your desired
speed. To increase speed, increase track voltage. To decrease speed, reduce volt-
age. To stop the locomotive, turn-off track power.
•See page 5 for information on locking your Girl’s Set in a single
operating state.
Place your Girl’s Set on Lionel or Lionel-compatible
O gauge track.
• Attach the drawbar as illustrated in Figure 1 below.
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2Power up your Girl’s Set locomotive with your transformer.
•Your Girl’s Set locomotive is designed to operate on 8-18 volts
alternating current. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-
current transformers are suitable.
•Do not power your Girl’s Set locomotive with direct current (DC).
Damage to sensitive electronic components may occur.
To prevent damage to the smoke unit, be sure to add 4-8 drops of
smoke fluid to your locomotive’s stack before you power it up.
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Running your Girl’s Set with a Lionel transformer
Transformer operations
Caution!
Figure 1. Drawbar connection

To select a single operational state for your Lionel Girl’s Set locomotive (exam-
ple: forward only), you can deactivate the
reverse unit’s sequencing function with the
reverse unit control switch.
Get your locomotive moving in the
desired direction, then slow it down with-
out stopping. Set the reverse unit control
switch toward the rear of the locomotive.
Refer to Figure 2 for the location of the
switch. The Girl’s Set locomotive is now
“locked” into your chosen direction.
When you no longer want single-direc-
tion operation, just slide the reverse unit
control switch back toward the front of the
locomotive.
Your locomotive’s reverse unit will
“reset” to forward after any five
second or longer power interrup-
tion, regardless of the original
locked-out direction.
Locking your Girl’s Set locomotive into a single operational state
Transformer operations
Figure 2. Switch location
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Note!

Train operation
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Enhancing tractive effort with Traction Tires
Your locomotive is equipped with a TractionTire. This means that one of the
drive wheels is fitted with a rubber traction
tire to enhance tractive effort so your loco-
motive can pull many cars at once. Lionel
locomotives with Traction Tires grip the track,
enabling them to pull heavy loads at higher
speeds.
Replacement Traction Tires are available at
your authorized Lionel Service Center. Simply
remove the drive rod nut from the wheel, slip
off the old Traction Tire, and position the new
one. Replace the drive rod nut, and you are
ready to haul your long freight back to the
yard.

Train operation
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Coupling your locomotive and rolling stock
When coupling your cars, at least one of the mating couplers must be open as
shown in Figure 3. Simply press down on the
lock release to open the coupler, then push the
cars toward each other until they lock together.
Keep in mind that it’s easier to couple cars on a straight stretch of track.
Lock release
Figure 3. Coupler operation
Note!

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Maintaining and servicing your set
Figure 4. Lubrication points
Lubricating your locomotive
Help your locomotive lead a long and productive life on your railroad by
maintaining it properly.
We recommend that you purchase a
Lionel Lubrication and Maintenance Kit
(no. 6-62927), available from your Lionel
dealer. Two basic rules to keep in mind:
never over-lubricate (a small amount will
do) and avoid getting grease or oil on the
locomotive’s wheels, contact rollers, or your
track.
You’ll know your locomotitive requires
lubrication when visual inspection reveals
dryness on the parts indicated in Figure 4.
Remove accumulated dirt and dust before
lubricating, and always lubricate any loco-
motive emerging from prolonged storage.
Lubricate gears with
Lionel grease sparingly
Lubricate with
Lionel oil
sparingly
Lubricate with
Lionel oil
sparingly
Lubricate with
Lionel oil
sparingly
Reverse Unit Switch
(refer to page 5)

Maintaining and servicing your set
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Adding smoke fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator
Your locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe, clean white
smoke during operation.
The smoke generator requires the periodic
addition of Lionel smoke fluid in order to
function. A small tube of smoke fluid was
included with this set. Pierce the smoke fluid
tube end with a pin, then add 4 to 8 drops of
fluid directly into the locomotive’s stack.
Smoke production commences momentarily,
faster if you run your locomotive at high
speed. When smoke production wanes, add
more fluid (4 to 8 drops). An idle locomotive
will not smoke.
Smoke production is greater at higher volt-
ages and when the locomotive is pulling a
heavy load or a long consist.
Caution! Always keep a small amount of smoke fluid in the locomotive’s smoke genera-
tor; the generator’s element can become damaged if operated without smoke
fluid. This is particularly true if your locomotive sits in neutral for an extended
period of time without smoke fluid in the generator.

Maintaining and servicing your set
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During the course of normal operation, the lamp in your locomotive’s head-
light may require replacement. Replacing
this lamp requires the removal of the boiler,
partial disassembly of the drive gear, and
the soldering or splicing of two wires. The
replacement lamp is part no. 600-8516-009.
We recommend that you have the replace-
ment done at your authorized Lionel Service
Center. Refer to the Service Station list that
is included with this set.
Replacing your locomotive’s headlamp