The type used in the last years, metal axles but plastic points at the wheels, or the old type with long meta axles and metal points at both ends ? I'm running older metal axles (for the running bogies of 9V era, slotted metal axle) for an eternity by now, under 900-1200 g tran coaches (225-300 g for each axle! I assume from this point on the used grease / oil is more important for ball bearings in LEGO train wheel sets.

I think the former is likely to be more important, so we get the wheels rotating independently more easily. TLDR: my wagon with one pair of metal axles is significantly faster than the one with all plastic axles.Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

These wheels were connected to a modified 2x4 brick and their running characteristics are much worse then the 9V train wheels.As soon as you allow for "distributed power units" it simply becomes an unlimited number of short trains coupled together (doable with 9v but difficult, easily done with PF and PUP). If you can't find the perfect LEGO compatible wheels or rods then fear not - we also offer a design and print service for custom parts. Similar in design and size to the discontinued 57878 train wheel by LEGO, these wheels fit standard metal axles much more tightly - no gluing required!

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. These dummy wheels are needed if you build a long section of train wheels which should be able to run on curved LEGO train track. These wheels are attached to a wheel holder 2x4 brick ( Brick, Modified 2 x 4 with Wheels Holder Old at Bricklink). If you actually needed the roller bearings on the uneven layout you could make some hidden stops, e.

If you use a self build Power Functions drive train you can power your locomotives right throught these train wheels. Results with TrixBrix R72 curves (only 45 degrees of curve each way because that's what I have available). The only reason I wrote "eternity" is that I had many trams and passanger cars (each of them has at least 200g load for each axle) running on a permanent display between 2017 and 2021 (with some lockdown months). Before you check out, take a moment to check for coupons, and you'll save even more on item that you desired.