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Tomy Super Rail Electric & Diesel Locomotives

Over its two decades a variety of different electric and diesel type locomotives were released for Tomy's Super Rail system, from very small and inexpensive DD-20 to the two-speed EF-66 with headlights and controllable whistle, the most complex train in the lineup.

Super Rail ED-75 (Later 1972)

After the initial D-51 System 1 and 2 sets, the ED-75 was introduced seemingly in later 1972 in the even larger System 3 set.

The locomotive has an electrical reverser like the early D-51 as well as two speeds with a mechanical shifter. Like other trains in the series, the reversing and changing of speeds is accomplished by use of static clip-in inserts on regular straight rails or specific control tracks.

In addition to appearing in several of the 1973-1974 "10s" System sets, the ED-75 appeared again in red in the early Super Rail Black era in the ED-75 Set and in 1979 a blue ED-75 was released individually and in the Blue Train Set.

Super Rail DD-20 Diesel Engine (~1974)

Seeing as many of the original Super Rail sets, even the smaller ones, were expensive by nature of the large multi-speed locomotives, the smaller DD-20 Diesel Engine with a very simple reversing mechanism was produced towards the end of the original Super Rail run and was released in a small set. The diesel was rereleased individually and in sets in the Super Rail Black era and was also produced for the North American Switch-A-Rail sets.

Super Rail Black EF-66 Electric Locomotive (1979)

In 1979 a new two-speed train, the large EF-66 electric locomotive, was introduced in a set.

Super Rail Black EF-66 Electric Locomotive with Headlights and Whistle (~1980)

The EF-66 was soon revised with headlights and the only whistle in a Super Rail locomotive - controllable, of course, by clip-in rail pieces. It was released individually and in a set at the time and reappeared in the later 1980s Super Rail era.

Super Rail Black DD-51 Diesel Locomotive with Headlights (1980)

In 1980 the neat three-bogied DD-51 with headlights was released, another very nice big locomotive from the mid period of Super Rail Black where new nice large trains were being added to the range.