Basic Track
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Like most mass market HO manufacturers of train sets in the 1950's and
1960's, Revell marketed track made by Atlas Tool Co., which was the
standard in the industry. The sets usually contained a
circle of track plus two straight sections. The use of
a curved terminal track enabled Revell to include both the rerailer
section and the uncoupler section with the set as they didn't have to
dedicate a straight section to a terminal track. The basic 12
items include what appears to be a standard Atlas Bridge.
In keeping with Revell's attention to the
human side of railroading, their uncoupler included a
switchman, which made it unique. The figure not only added detail,
but also served as a marker for the location of the
uncoupler.
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T6015 Bridge & Trestle Set
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This bridge and trestle set was
introduced in 1959 and while the bridge is similar to Atlas
offerings of the period, the piers do not resemble the Atlas product
and this may well be a Revell developed product. It does
appear similar to later Bachmann trestles, but those
could be a use of the original tooling. |
T6016 Crossing Gate Accessory
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| Introduced in 1958,
this accessory was
typical of many similar items offered by other HO Manufacturers,
but it was one of the earliest and provided a pattern for some
later products. There is an excellent review of
almost all HO crossing gates ever manufactured in the 4th
Quarter- 2017 issue of HO Collector. The editors found the Revell offering to be the best operating of all the products
tested. They noted some quirks in the accessory
though. They noted that while the road is marked as a two
way road there is only one gate. Also the crossbuck
is marked for 2 tracks when there is obviously only one track. |
T6020 Railroad Bridge
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