bob hughes60

The above advice is good.I have done a few Triang locos and first get it working well under DC. So dismantle clean/replace contacts, then clean commutator, replace brushes if required. I always ditched the old ferrite magnet and replaced with a neomagnet this can be done for X03/X04 as well as ringfield types. When running well on DC I hardwired an appropriate decoder. I used mainly Zimo decoders and sometimes Lenz as both handle short circuits and can sustain the higher current draw of the motors. I have done Britannias, Halls, Hymeks, Jintys etc. Check that the motor cover has its plastic lugs intact so it grips the chassis and holds motor etc firmly in place. You can find replacement motor covers. I have service sheets for X03/X04 and Triang models, as well as the Ringfield motor in its various guises. Looking at these before starting is a good idea. Some Ringfields are easier than others. For example where the brush contacts are bent over are easy, if screw on contacts you need to isolate one of the screws from the motor chassis. Use either a plastic bolt/screw cut to length or a plastic washer. These are readily available if you need to know the supplier. I also replaced any 3 pole armatures with 5 pole armatures but the movement to loco rather than tender drive means these are hard to get hold of. Also you need to sheath the armature spindle to get a 5 pole armature to fit in a 3 pole motor chassis. I used brass tube to do this. Feel free to contact me if you need any other details. Hope this is some use.

I must have been 3 or 4 so 1953/4. A holiday at Borth in Wales. Not in a caravan but our accomodation was a converted double decker bus. As a little lad I could not quite believe it, our own bus and trains as well as the journey from Wolves and back on a WR train. I watched the trains go through the "camp site" on sunny days that seemed to last forever, drivers and fireman would wave back.

Interesting I was under the impression that the weedkiller Glyphosphate ="Roundup" etc. etc. has been implicated as a carcinogen after successful cases for damages in the USA?

Wanted to complete a project one previously cherised loco chassis. This is the china built extra detail series, not Margate or Railroad. Anyone got one lying around? TIA

Would you mind giving more details about the Brassmasters front Patriot steps? i could do with altering some of my Patriots. Any problems on curve restrictions with the play of the bogie? Thanks Bob Hughes

I fitted the TCS DP2X-UK decoder, works fine. unfortunately I lost one of the middle body screws. So sent an email to Bachmann. I got a next day reply screws now on their way and notes from a Bachmann technician on re-attaching the bogie are :- "If you are looking at the underneath of the chassis, there would be the thick washer, followed by the spring and then the thin washer, then the bogie, and then the screw." Hope this is useful if anybody else is mad enough to detach the bogie. Bob Hughes

By removing the five screws plus the screw holding the speedometer in place the body separates from the chassis but not completely. I haven't cut the pipework as you can get at the decoder and I am awaiting feedback on fitting a TCS 8 pin direct so not having to faff about with wires etc. Will update further, thanks for the info from fellow modellers.

Thanks for the article direction; good to know it is not just me that has difficulty. Will report back when I have managed to reassemble the bogie with components in correct order. Cheers bob Hughes

So I decided to remove the body to check the size of the 8 pin decoder I could fit. On the exploded diagram 5 body fixing screws are shown. Removed all of these. The front of the chassis will now pull down and away from the body but sticks at the rear half, under the cab. I have not resorted to brute force as I was wondering if there was something else I need to detach to enable the body to drop clear. I removed the rear 4 wheel bogie to get a better look at under the cab. There is a bolt, brass washer, plastic washer and a spring. There is a nut in a little compartment under cab. It is a nightmare trying to reassemble the bogie as the diagram enclosed doesn't show all the parts!! Nor are there any instructions about detaching the body. So if anybody can enlighten me on detaching the body and or re-attaching the bogie (i.e order of the washers etc. I would be eternally grateful. TIA Bob Hughes

Do use your option to go to the Ombudsperson(s) Send a recorded letter to the utility company complaints dept saying that you are doing this and expect them to comply whilst you wish to escalate to the final stage of their complaints procedure. (they must outline their complaints procedure(s) on website or in writing). They then have a fixed time to sort it. This tends to focus their attention markedly as it costs them £400+ a time to go to the ombudsperson. From what you said I think you can take them to 2 different ombudspersons As there is a service issue but also a financial issue.(financial ombudsperson) This would double the cost for them and make it prohibitive to not resolve your issues speedily. Hope this is useful.

"OnTheBranchline, on 20 Jan 2018 - 11:34, said: You think so, tovarisch? Мы знаем, где вы живете, товарищ!

I have converted old Hornby(i.e. ringfield ) and Triang X03/X04 motors from ferrite magnets to neomagnets and for the ringfields from 3 pole to 5 pole. Once I checked they performed ok on DC (I strongly advise use of this check) I then converted to DCC. I have used Zimo and Lenz chips with no problems to the decoder caused by the stronger neomagnet. Bob Hughes

I am after S9681 plastic bogie frames to drop either the ringfield motor or dummy chassis in. Hopefully somebody has some in their spares box? Service sheet 93A & 933B has pictures. Thanks Bob Hughes

Thanks for the suggestion guess which set of parts is "temporarily out of stock" have emailed them. Bob Hughes

I have been resurrecting one of these with a green body. Unfortunately one of the moulded horns at one cab end has been broken off. Does anybody know if suitable diesel horns are availble as replacements plastic/castings. TIA Bob Hughes