Minor assembly problem with Hornby 00

Iwannahurl

Hi. First post here.

I recently got a Hornby 00 Gauge train set for my son. It's the Night Mail set, which I chose in the hope that the automatic pick-up and delivery feature would add sufficient ongoing interest (he's a bit on the young side for a model rather than a toy train).

Unfortunately I am having trouble fitting the mail pick-up/drop-off widget to the track. The mail-collecting carriage runs over this, activating one of two levers depending on position, and a little drawer opens to either scoop up or eject the 'mail'.

The widget, for want of a better term, doesn't seem to click into place. Any ideas regarding what I might be doing wrong?

Cookie_Monster

not familiar with the piece unfortunately. however I can say most railway bits are fiddly and can take a while to get on right, buffer stops being a prime example.

Iwannahurl

Fiddly is the word.

The pieces are also spring loaded, and inevitably sprung apart.

I figured out how to reassemble them, but if they're supposed to click into place on the track then I am flummoxed so far.

The thought occurs that it may be meant to fit like an uncoupling ramp. Are these accessories meant to click into place in the grooves of the rails or the spaces between sleepers?

bugsntinas

don't know about these either but yes the uncoupling ramp fits in between the rails and usually clips under the rails in each corner.