Lionel Shakespeare Express Kinlet Hall User manual

Lionel
Shakespeare Express
“Kinlet Hall” Passenger Set
Owner’s Manual
73-0084-250
3/08

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Congratulations!
Congratulations on your purchase of The Shakespears Express "Kinlet Hall" Passenger Set! Built in 1929, #4936 Kinlet Hall is one of nearly three hundred Hall-type locomotives built for Great
Western Railway between the world wars. During World War II, #4936 was severely damaged when it
ran directly into the crater of a bomb after a heavy Luftwaffe raid in 1941 on Plymouth Harbor. In its
career, this iron horse ran over a million miles across the Great Northern Railway and British Railway
networks. In 1964, Kinlet Hall was withdrawn from service, and twenty years later restoration work
was begun on the locomotive. In 2000, Kinlet Hall steamed again for the first time in over 30 years.
Set Includes
• #4936 Kinlet Hall 4-6-0 locomotive and tender
• Two passenger coaches
• One brake composite car
Features:
Locomotive and Tender
• Forward-neutral-reverse operation
• Two operating headlamps
• Puffing smoke
• Electronic British-sounds whistle
Passenger Cars
• Interior illumination
• Die-cast metal trucks
• Soft molded diaphragms between cars
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Table of contents
Running your train
Running your train set 4
Adding smoke fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 5
Coupling 5
Reverse unit procedure 6
Sounding your locomotive's whistle 7
Maintaining and servicing your set
Lubricating your locomotive 8
Replacing your locomotive’s traction tire 9
Replacing your locomotive’s headlamp 9
Replacing the passenger car lamps 10
Notes 11
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 12
Shakespeare Express Passenger Set Inventory
• 4-6-0 steam locomotive
• Tender with air whistle
• Two passenger coaches
• One brake composite
• Smoke fluid
• Replacement traction tire
• Owner’s Manual

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Running your train
Running your train set
1With track power off, place your train set on the track.
Refer to page 5 for information on coupling the cars.
2Connect the drawbar between the locomotive and tender.
See Figure 1.
If the smoke unit switch is in the ON position, add smoke fluid to your locomotive’s
stack to prevent damage to the smoke unit. Refer to page 5 for additional information.
3Power up your locomotive.
Your locomotive is designed to operate on 7-15 volts alternating current. Virtually all Lionel and
Lionel-compatible alternating-current transformers are suitable.
Do not power your locomotive with direct-current (DC) transformers. The locomotive was
designed for use with alternating-current (AC) transformers only.
4Move ‘em out!
Get your locomotive moving. Your locomotive goes through a repeating pattern of operations:
forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. To sequence the reverse unit, briefly bring the
throttle all the way back to the OFF position and then forward. Each interruption in track power
causes the locomotive to advance to the next operational state.
Adjust track voltage until your locomotive moves at your desired speed.
Caution!
Note!
Figure 1. Drawbar connection
REVERSE
ONOFF
SMOKE
ONOFF

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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 if the smoke unit switch is in the ON position. Refer to Figure 3 on page 6 for the
location of the switch.
The smoke generator requires the periodic addition of Lionel smoke fluid in order to function. A
small bottle of smoke fluid is included with this set. Press down and unscrew the cap. Pierce the end
of the nozzle with a pin, then add about four drops of fluid directly into the locomotive’s stack. Smoke
production commences momentarily. It will start faster if you run your locomotive at higher speeds.
When smoke production decreases, add more fluid (about four drops). An idle locomotive will not
smoke.
Smoke production is greater at higher voltages and when the locomotive is pulling a heavy load
or a long consist.
If you prefer to operate the locomotive without smoke or you do not want to add smoke
fluid, slide the smoke unit switch to the OFF position.
When the smoke unit switch is in the ON position, always keep a small amount of
smoke fluid in the locomotive’s smoke generator; 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.
Coupling
When coupling your cars, at least one of the mating couplers must be open as shown at the left in Figure 2. 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.
Running your train
Note!
Caution!
Note!
Figure 2. Coupler operation

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Running your train
Reverse unit procedure
The electronic reverse unit inside your Lionel locomotive acts like the transmission in a car. When you apply power to the track, the locomotive moves in the direction specified by the reverse
unit—or it sits in neutral, awaiting another power interruption. Power interruptions are the signal
that tells the reverse unit to sequence to the next operational state.
To interrupt power and sequence the locomotive’s reverse unit, briefly bring the throttle lever all
the way back to the OFF position. The reverse unit alternates between three states: forward, neutral,
and reverse.
Also, the locomotive can be “locked” into a certain mode of operation by throwing the reverse
unit switch located inside the cab (see Figure 3). To lock your locomotive into a specific operational
state, sequence the locomotive into the desired state and reduce track power without completely
powering down the locomotive, then throw the switch to the OFF position. Power interruption will
then have no affect on the direction of the locomotive. If you would like to resume forward-neutral-
reverse operation, simply throw the reverse unit switch back to the ON position.
Additionally, this reverse unit has a “power-up reset” feature. If the locomotive sits without power
for a short period of time, the reverse unit will automatically reset and start in the forward direction
when the transformer is turned on or “powered up,” regardless of the reverse unit switch position. If
the switch is in the OFF position, the locomotive will start in the forward direction and be “locked”
there.
Figure 3. Switch locations

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Running your train
Sounding your locomotive’s whistle
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POWER
SUPPLY
The no. 610-5906-001 button works with any Lionel AC transformer except
no. 6-4690 Type MW.
Note!
Press the HORN/WHISTLE button on your controller to sound the locomotive's whistle. If your controller does not have a HORN/WHISTLE button, install a Lionel Sound Activation Button
(available separately, part no. 610-5906-001). Connect the button as shown in Figure 4.
All track power must feed through the Sound Activation Button. Do not bypass the button.
Note!
Figure 4. Sound Activation Button wiring
Existing
wire
Black wire
Lock-on
Red wire
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
Sound Activation Button for
activating the whistle
Common/Ground/U
Power/A
1 2

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Maintaining and servicing your set
Lubricating your locomotive
Help your steam 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 (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 locomotive requires lubrication when visual inspection reveals dryness on
the parts indicated in Figure 5. Remove accumulated dirt and dust before lubricating, and always
lubricate any locomotive emerging from prolonged storage.
Figure 5. Lubrication points
Lubricate both sides of axles
with Lionel oil sparingly
Lubricate both sides of drive
rods with Lionel oil sparingly
Lubricate with Lionel oil
sparingly
Body screw
Body screw
Body screw
Body screw

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Maintaining and servicing your set
Replacing your locomotive’s traction tire
One of the locomotive’s drive wheels is fitted with a rubber traction tire to enhance tractive effort, allowing your locomotive to pull many cars at once.
To replace the traction tire, simply unscrew the drive rod nut from the wheel using a 5.5mm
nut driver. Refer to Figure 6. Remove the old traction tire from under the drive rod and slip on the
replacement, Lionel part no. 710-1020-206. Replace the spacer, retighten the drive rod nut, and you’r
e ready to pull that long freight back to the yard.
Replacing your locomotive’s headlamp
Your locomotive is equipped with an LED style headlight for longer life. Please contact your nearest Lionel Service Center or Lionel Service if this needs replacing.
Figure 6. Traction tire replacement
Drive rod nut
Spacer
Lionel part no.
710-1020-206

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Maintaining and servicing your set
Replacing the passenger car lamps
Each passenger car is illuminated by two lamps, Lionel part no. 630-8352-311. During the course of normal operations, you may find that the lamps require replacement. Replacement lamps are
available at your authorized Lionel Service Center or from Lionel Service in Chesterfield, MI.
1. As illustrated in Figure 7, press in the six window insert tabs.
2. Lift away the roof and window insert.
3. Pull the expired lamp straight up and out of the socket and install the replacement.
4. Replace the roof and window insert. Refer to Figure 7.
Figure 7. Passenger car lamp replacement
Lionel part no. 630-8352-311