Peco part number X suffix

[rab]

I'm hoping someone can enlighten me about the X suffix on Peco turnout part numbers.

I thought it was to differentiate between insulfrog and electrofrog but I've been looking at an eBay listing and it shows one insulfrog turnout with an X suffix and another one without the suffix!

[Nile]

I can't find any with an X, got any links?

[chuffinghell]

I could be wrong but I think the X suffix was used on the very early points that were supplied in a box

 

I believe all the part numbers ended in ‘X’ and the prefix ‘E’ meant electrofrog

 

Edited August 5, 2020 by chuffinghell

[rab]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254677158961

 

Here's a link to the eBay item showing turnouts with and without X suffix

[chuffinghell]

I think the ‘X’ is just the old code

 

Electrofrog has an ‘E’ prefix

 

[Graholm34040]

A long time ago, the flexible track used to sold in Steel, Brass or Nickle Silver options. The codes were:~

SL100S Steel (S)

SL100B Brass (B)

SL100X Nickle Silver (NS)

While flexible track was available as above, points and crossings were just NS hence the 'X'.

After Brass and Steel were dropped the 'X' part of the poduct code was dropped.

Graham

 

Edited August 6, 2020 by Graholm34040

[Steamport Southport]

2 hours ago, Graholm34040 said:

A long time ago, the flexible track used to sold in Steel, Brass or Nickle Silver options. The codes were:~

SL100S Steel (S)

SL100B Brass (B)

SL100X Nickle Silver (NS)

While flexible track was available as above, points and crossings were just NS hence the 'X'.

After Brass and Steel were dropped the 'X' part of the poduct code was dropped.

Graham

 

 

That rings a bell.

 

I remember when I was a kid and there was loads of cheap Peco track in Hattons and my dad saying don't get any as they are the rubbish version that rusts and only buy the ones with the X as it's better.

 

 

 

Jason