New and old Track ?

A couple of days ago some points arrived that I had won off ebay.  Whilst handling them one of the metal pieces on the underneath brok - and I could see where it had been soldered - and hte soldered joint subsequently broken.

It remains to be seen if I can develop soldering skills to repair this.

At first I though I'd got a somewhat hacked about point but close inspection reveals that the actula plastic moulded underlay is a bit different as are some of the bits underneath.  I can only presume that one is an older and one a newer style and to judge from the quantities that I have, and the actual build quality then I suspect which is the newer.

We live and learn.  Guess I'm going ot have to learn how to use a multimeter (to test current) alongside the soldering iron...

Equally I might find a live steamer/battery enthusiast to pass it onto to as I can see the soldered joint being a constant source of weakness, and indeed the whole design structure looks inferior.