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Post by bobsev on Mar 25, 2024 0:46:35 GMT
So Lionel has a Pacific Steam locomotive, #8062. Then I notice there are different prefix numbers being 6-1, 6-2, and 6-3, making the loco product numbers 6-18062, 6-28062 and 6-38062. So, what do the differing prefixes designate?
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Post by rockymountaineer on Mar 25, 2024 1:18:17 GMT
Those "6-" prefixes as you refer to them are pretty much just happenstance... no rhyme or reason. I think it's pure coincidence that 6-38062 is a locomotive whose roadnumber is #8062. The 6-18062 and 6-28062 SKU numbers are products where that's not the case.
In the latest catalogs, Lionel has dispensed with the 6- numbering scheme. And the first two digits in the new, longer SKU format represent the 2-digit catalog year (i.e., 22, 23, 24, etc...). Aside from that, I haven't noticed any rhyme or reason as to the remainder of the digits in the SKU's.
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Post by edwardh on Mar 26, 2024 17:22:49 GMT
Actually there is some reasoning to the new 7 digit PNs. First two digits are the year, next two digits is the item class as follows:
Lionel Primary Marketing Categories
01 General Exclusives
08 Power & Control
17 American Flyer, Sets
18 American Flyer, Track
19 American Flyer, Rolling Stock
20 American Flyer, Accessories
21 American Flyer, locomotives
22 Sets, O gauge high end
23 Sets, O gauge low end
24 Sets, O gauge licensed
25 Track, O gauge
26 O Scale rolling stock
27 O Passenger cars
28 O Traditional rolling stock
29 Operating accessories
30 Non Operating accessories
31 O Scale steam locomotives
32 O Non Scale steam locomotives
33 O Scale Diesel locomotives
34 O Non Scale Diesel locomotives
35 O Motorized Units
36 Misc Items
38 US Made
42 LionScale
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