JEP O Gauge Autoreverse Electric Loco Type 120

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JEP O Gauge Autoreverse Electric Loco Type 120 This steam type loco was made in France between 1951-56. This loco was made by the model makers called JEP who were were known for the quality of their locomotives with powefull and reliable motors. This 120 (JEP reference 4641.LT) features autoreverse or manuel control, headlights at one end and smoke deflectors (photo 1). The loco gets its power (20v AC) from the centre rail via a pick-up (photo 2) and is powered by the powerfull AP5 motor It has black bodywork with gold highlighting and red wheels. It has standard JEP automatic couplings at the rear of the tender (photo 3). It is made of tinplate and both tender and loco have alloy wheels. It is 22 cm long and this is extended by 15 cm with the tender It's direction and speed is controlled using a 20v AC output transformer. It can be reversed either manually with a lever on the loco top (photo 4) or by using the transformer (changing the speed from fast to slow and then fast again causes the loco to reverse) The loco is in good condition - it has a few minor paint chips and scratches. Both buffers are present but it is missing the piston rods from one side (photo 6) The loco has been tested with a 20 watt AC transformer and runs very fast and reverses rapidly. The headlights work and all buffers and couplings are presen t. All wheels read more