Answers.Body: <p>Physically, these parts are compatible. They simply rest in between the rails. Various elements have made use of the space between the rails for years, such as points:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/SBPqH.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/SBPqH.png" alt="Duplo point"></a></p>
  
  <p>Older trains don't have any way to understand the function elements and respond accordingly, but they won't derail or anything like that.</p>
  
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Body: <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/LayGr.jpg" alt="6225521: Rail Accessory, No. 6">
  <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Sshtr.jpg" alt="6225516: Rail Accessory, No. 2">
  <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/SMY9c.jpg" alt="6225519: Rail Accessory, No. 4"></p>
  
  <p>Are the new Duplo rail accessories, like <a href="https://brickset.com/parts/6225521/rail-accessory-no-6" rel="noreferrer">#6225521</a> and <a href="https://brickset.com/parts/6225519/rail-accessory-no-4" rel="noreferrer">#6225519</a>  (appearing in, for example Duplo <a href="https://brickset.com/sets/10872-1/Train-Bridge-and-Tracks" rel="noreferrer">#10872: Train Bridge and Tracks</a>; <a href="https://brickset.com/sets/10874-1/Steam-Train" rel="noreferrer">#10874: Steam Train</a>; and <a href="https://brickset.com/sets/10875-1/Cargo-Train" rel="noreferrer">#10875: Cargo Train</a>) compatible with older Duplo trains (for example, <a href="https://brickset.com/sets/10507-1/My-First-Train-Set" rel="noreferrer">#10507: My First Train Set</a> and <a href="https://brickset.com/sets/10508-1/Deluxe-Train-Set" rel="noreferrer">#10508: Deluxe Train Set</a>)?</p>
  
Tags: <trains><duplo>
Title: Duplo rail accessory compatibility with older trains
UserDisplayName: palacsint
ThreadText: # Duplo rail accessory compatibility with older trains
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-03)
  
  ![6225521: Rail Accessory, No. 6](https://i.sstatic.net/LayGr.jpg)
  ![6225516: Rail Accessory, No. 2](https://i.sstatic.net/Sshtr.jpg)
  ![6225519: Rail Accessory, No. 4](https://i.sstatic.net/SMY9c.jpg)
  
  Are the new Duplo rail accessories, like [#6225521](https://brickset.com/parts/6225521/rail-accessory-no-6) and [#6225519](https://brickset.com/parts/6225519/rail-accessory-no-4) (appearing in, for example Duplo [#10872: Train Bridge and Tracks](https://brickset.com/sets/10872-1/Train-Bridge-and-Tracks); [#10874: Steam Train](https://brickset.com/sets/10874-1/Steam-Train); and [#10875: Cargo Train](https://brickset.com/sets/10875-1/Cargo-Train)) compatible with older Duplo trains (for example, [#10507: My First Train Set](https://brickset.com/sets/10507-1/My-First-Train-Set) and [#10508: Deluxe Train Set](https://brickset.com/sets/10508-1/Deluxe-Train-Set))?
  
  **Tags:** trains, duplo
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-05-04. Score: 3 | Accepted answer
  
  Physically, these parts are compatible. They simply rest in between the rails. Various elements have made use of the space between the rails for years, such as points:
  
  [![Duplo point](https://i.sstatic.net/SBPqH.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/SBPqH.png)
  
  Older trains don't have any way to understand the function elements and respond accordingly, but they won't derail or anything like that.
  
  
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