LIONEL TYPE ZW, 275 WATT TRAINMASTER TRANSFORMER, CHECKED OUT AND READY TO GO

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LIONEL TYPE ZW, 275 WATT TRAINMASTER TRANSFORMER WITH BOX & INSTRUCTIONS LOT DESCRIPTION: As the title says this lot consists of the classic LIONEL TYPE ZW, 275 WATT TRAINMASTER TRANSFORMER capable of running 4 trains at one time. The literally don’t make them like this anymore. Even after over 65 years the powerful ZW is still the best way to deliver raw power to your layout. And to quote from a recent issue of Classic toy trains: "It's with good reason that the ZW remains the choice of many operators, even after nearly 65 years. Other firms (including the Lionel Corp's successors) have tried to match it, but the ZW remains the gold standard". It comes with a like new repro packing box and a copy of the instruction sheet. DESCRIPTION OF CONDITION: Wire terminals are solid, lettering and numbers nice and clear, no cracks or breaks on the handles, brand new electrical cord, new rollers, there is a crack-chip area in the back of the transformer on the lower case (see pictures) but with the transformer in place on a control panel it can’t even be noticed and it no way impacts the operation of the transformer. Except for this the transformer is in excellent plus condition but take a good look at all the pictures to see what I mean. WORKING CONDITION: I have cleaned, replaced the rollers and the electrical cord and checked out the read more