BrickMaster #292

No discussion of LEGO steam locomotives would be complete without mention of the 7750 Steam Engine with Tender. Arguably the greatest and most beloved of all steam engines ever made by LEGO, number 7750 is unique as the only steam engine to include large driver wheels. Those wheels give the locomotive its massive, powerful stance and evoke images from the height of the steam era. Today 7750 stands as the largest steam engine set ever produced by LEGO.

What is going on when your train won't go around the track? Can you make a lighter train or a different locomotive go around the loop? If so, then you've likely pushed the limits with the heavier train that won't. BricksandFigs examines these limits to help you pick and choose where to focus your efforts to get your trains moving.

It's in the newspapers, on our television screens and talked about on the radio, there is a real and increasingly desperate need for new renewable energy sources to replace fossil fuels and other highly polluting forms of power. We may not see a successful and efficient solution in our life time, but our children or their children have a good chance at developing the right technologies.