Mister No's Pics & Vids

I admit that I had my doubts about this tower since it appeared. It reminded me of a car garage, and I also found it strange that the cranes (which should be in the harbour) are here on the fourth "floor"!

Even though the Super Tower comes from the old TrackMaster 2 series, the AEG engines do just fine on it! The turntable and Cranky's platform (air-lift) support one locomotive with a truck, but also a locomotive with a larger wagon, such as, for example, Bruno!

Given that the turntable in front of the sheds has three additional connections, an extension was added in the form of a circular track around the tower, which does not come with the tower, but fits nicely with it.

It seems tiring that for every engine that climbs to the top, the brake on the stop-track must be released, then the engine must be transported to the other side with Cranky's platform using a large lever, where it stops on the stop-track again. This brake must also be released in order for the engine to start descending from the tower.

Therefore, it is not possible for the engine to make a full loop around the tower without manipulating the mentioned brakes and platform, which is a shame, because this (huge) tower would be excellent for the presentation of trains. However, the problem can be mitigated by blocking the brakes on stop-tracks. In this way, it is only necessary to transfer the train from one end of the tower to the other with Cranky's air-lift. So the traffic around the tower is much more fluid and more trains can be included, as shown towards the end of this video.