I have 3 models that have not been run on the railway, my Dad's old Triang Princess, the Prototype Deltic and the Bachmann Class 24.
I decided to give them all a tryout so it was out with the track rubber and the old control box and they all got a good session.
The Class 24 was first. It is a brand new model purchased at the 2011 Warley Exhibition and it ran perfectly even on my half cleaned track. The lights all work nicely and it is a smooth as silk.
Next came the Deltic, a Dapol kit on a Lima Deltic chassis, and it was very reluctant to run. After a few circuits it started to run cleaner until once it had done 10 or so it was running well.
Last to run was the Princess which now has a motor from an even older Princess model, and it ran smoothly away as the controller was turned up. That was until it got to the diamond crossing where it immediately stopped. I thought it was simply a pick up problem until further investigation showed it was the front wheel set on the bogie which was out of gauge. A bit of a tweek and it was back on its way and running fine.
I then got a few coaches out and ran the Princess and Class 24 in front of them for a while.
All was recorded on video and I hope to put a new film on YouTube soon.
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