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Train Repairing Today
The model train hobby is clearly a
happy and thriving leisure time enterprise. This is evidenced by the plethora of
replacement parts dealers that one sees. In the 70’s, Dr. Tinker (Dave
Laughridge) was repairing Lionel trains for fun and relaxation. At that point in
his career, he was heavily involved in toy and game development. Away from the
office, repairing toy trains provided a nice contrast for him, but locating
parts was a problem, hence the heavy involvement presently.
You can’t really fix old
trains if you don’t have the parts to do it with. We have been stocking Lionel
replacement parts for over 35 years to date. Many people ask if Lionel still
makes replacement parts. I must admit, this is not being pursued as
enthusiastically as we would like. We buy out old Lionel Service Stations when
possible, to get original Lionel parts and there are many sources for excellent
reproduction parts available.
Our inventory is quite wide,
actually. We handle parts that enable us to repair trains built in 1903 up to
the 90’s. Some parts are not being produced for trains produced since then, but
there is little demand for those parts fortunately.
We get many calls from folks with broken trains or tired old Lionels. We make every effort to advise on the best course of action. Please don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Tinker if you need help in this effort. Preferably via email: dave@drtinkertrains.com
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Tinker's Train Repair Hints, New
Products, Reader Repair Questions
and Commentary.
Parts List: Your source for Original and High Quality Replacement parts for the
repair and restoration of Lionel toy trains. The Parts List shows what we
currently have in stock, listed numerically by Lionel Corp. factory part number.
Publications:
of interest to the Lionel hobbyist, including Dr
Tinker® Repairs Toy Trains, Volume I and
Volume II , back issues of The
Coupler® newsletter, and recommended
repair manuals.
Service
and Repair: Lionel Factory Experienced Repair
Recommendations,
Vintage Lionel Bought and Sold, contact us by e-mail at dave@drtinkertrains.com
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Please note that we do not carry HO parts or perform HO repair work.
Please send a hello and your short repair question.
Email : dave@drtinkertrains.com
Call 781-862-5798, 9 - 5 weekdays, or write to him at:
Please send a SASE ( 9" x 11") and $2.00 for Parts List. This Parts List contains over 20 pages of parts.
Dr. Tinker®'s Antique Toy Train Parts
P.O. Box 242
Lexington, MA 02420-0003Or, if you need a street address to mail to:
Dr. Tinker®'s Antique Toy Train Parts
1 Belfry Terrace
Lexington, MA 02421- 4909
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