Important if you want to train on a big round watch just once. For rapid conversion bit stiff.

So now they are there, our first pair of mechanical Brio turnouts.
Of course no mechanical direction specification we have quite a lot. These have the disadvantage that the Lok looking the wrong way at Vorrüberfahrt an electric Brio train or even a wagon inside the train to "spontaneous change of direction" tendency.
The mechanical switches are used by us to the "big round", while the more favorable course has been placed within the marshalling yard. In marshalling yard we put this manual shunting a: Brio 33236 - shunting and therefore the simple course is better suited here.

The adjustment of the mechanical switch is sometimes a bit too sluggish. Merely pulling or pushing the lever is not enough, the switch has to be held. On the one hand important so that the switch does not even moved. On the other hand, are "quick" -Verstellungen thus almost impossible. Uncontrolled "pressing" the switch leads to spontaneous track buckling ;-). This means that the position of the switch must be checked at an early stage, two seconds before Zugdurchfahrt might be too short - after some experience with the turnout, we can at our son find here an increased attention, he plans ahead. In our view educational side effect.

It is true - as noted already in another review - that driving the switch leads to the set direction for the derailment. If not equal to the locomotive from the track, this does at least the second Wagon (all practical experience).

Nevertheless, we believe that the mechanical switch for an important addition and we have another 4 pieces in the planning. At least our little path builder. Until Easter Brio is fully announced.

Many greetings

Your stationmaster