Lionel 736. The History of Lionel's Legendary Berkshire

A historical overview of the lionel 736 Berkshire steam locomotive. Includes lionel Pre war 226e, lionel postwar 726&736 and lionel MPC and modern Era toy trains. Subscribe for more lionel train and Model train videos.

[@jamesdenny4734]

I didn't know they did that. I had the idea to change a 2-8-4 into a 2-8-2! I still will when I find one w/tender at a reasonable price! 😮 Thanks for the video. 😊

[@mikespurg8006]

I still have my original Berkshire I received for Christmas 1952. It still run just fine.

[@richardcary978]

Nicely done! I have the 736 and 2046W along with the other trains that I got when I was a child. I think they are 1955 or 1956 vintage. I haven’t had them on a track for some 60 years but am hesitant to part with them.

[@turdferguson4124]

Nice video. The magnets used to produce magnetraction were actually installed in the frame, not the drivers. The change in driver design from the Baldwin disc to the spoked type on magnetraction engines was required because the original Baldwin disc design was manufactured from materials that were non-ferrous, and therefore incapable of transmitting the magnetism from the frame to the rails.

[@davidstrainsandlego]

Oh, okay, very cool, I had no idea. Thank you for commenting.

[@genemanno1533]

Interesting presentation here. It is nice to read technical information that adds to original presentation supplied by others observing the video. Great add.😊

[@krtrains123]

Great presentation , and complements on your research , thanks for sharing. Like others in the comments I have a 1950 Berkshire and a 8003 Chessie Steam Special

[@angeloavanti2538]

I love my 736 too.

[@davidstrainsandlego]

A great engine, certainly my favorite

[@joeystrains.9316]

Excellent video! It's my favorite postwar steam engine.

[@davidstrainsandlego]

Thanks, mine too

[@TwistedMacGyversTrains]

Nicely done! Really enjoyed it. This engine is a great puller. I have a 3 window version in my collection with the die-cast rear trucks. 😊 Frank

[@davidstrainsandlego]

Thanks!

[@StephenCarlBaldwin]

These berks are fun to run and easy to maintain. Thanks for making this informative video on the history of this classic!

[@davidstrainsandlego]

Thanks for the comment!

[@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars]

Cool train

[@johnbutler1323]

I don't have a post war Berk, but I have the 1980 Union Pacific and Chessie Berkshires as well as a 2017 Pere Marquette 1223, which is a modern reproduction of the 726. Good video and history.

[@davidstrainsandlego]

Thanks

[@johnknippenberg-LandmarkYards]

Awesome looking Loco, thanks for the info and vid!

[@davidstrainsandlego]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it

[@scottudave4499]

Great info. Hard for me to listen to as it seemed you were trying to beat the clock. Slow down a little, which will help you speak clearer. It would have been nice to see the engine run a little also. Your camera is good, and the editing in of stills is good. I liked your video.

[@max.brant4]

I have a 736 that works perfectly. The only thing that is different from the factory, is the smoke unit on mine uses liquid smoke fluid.

[@davidstrainsandlego]

Nice

[@billintex001]

Long about 2008, I was visiting my now long gone LHS. The fellow dealt in new and used trains. I walked in on a day he had just aquired a box full of dirty, dusty, rusty Lionel, brought in by someone clearing out an older relative's no longer wanted items. As I was looking at the mess in the box the shop owner lamented to me his regrets buying the box, having no time or desire to go through, clean, service, and resell the stuff in the box. I don't know what he paid to get it in the store, but he offered it to me for forty bucks, as long as I took the whole box. I did. That box was an embarassment of riches, including a first issue 726 and correct matching whistle tender. Die cast box cars, operating cars, lumber loader, large trestle bridge, water tower, metal yard signs, operating signals, crossing gate, and crossing shed, all tinplate, not plastic, everything sinfully dirty in need of a cleaning (stored in an outdoor shed not sealed from the elements) but everthing WORKED. Only the tubular track was too far gone to help. I serviced and lubed what needed it and ran things to break them back in after their decades long slumber, but man, sometimes I still have trouble believing that happened lol. Thats how I aquired my 726 and 675. The 726 was from the freight set of its premier year, all the cars were there. And the 675 was the passenger set. I'll never have that luck again!

[@davidstrainsandlego]

Great story. It sounds like an incredible find

[@ronalddevine9587]

I have many vintage Lionel locomotives and they run great. I wouldn't touch anything made today. Their quality is dismal, and parts availability remains questionable. This current ownership is only interested in making tons of profit to secure their salaries.

[@MITSI1991]

Couldnt have said it better my self. I have some locos that are nearing 100 years old and run like clock work. Bought a new loco a few years back… had to return it cause wires were pinched in the frame shorting it out. American made > China made

[@user-xq5ys3sx7r]

I would love to get the Lionel 726 Berkshire in LionChief Plus 2.0 when the locomotive is available to add to cart.

[@davidstrainsandlego]

Yeah, they are a nice model, between classic looks and modern features

[@oohwhop716]

I love the Berkshire I will be getting the lionel polar express

[@davidstrainsandlego]

Nice

[@JoseLopez-tk1qt]

The Berkshire polar express the real one

[@rjstandland4459]

I have a 1952 version and I guess it's not common

[@davidstrainsandlego]

Yeah, the 726rr, only made that year

[@barbarabarbera1724]

I have plenty for sake

[@eddiemullins2426]

You talk too fast, need to slow down your presentation, otherwise very informative. I have two PW 736 and the PW 2046. Both are excellent runners and I run them often. I also have the original Polar Express which is a poor puller, I missed the release of the scale PE and hopeful of seeing it again in the 2024 catalogue. Overall you covered the subject well.

[@barbarabarbera1724]

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