Some RTR rolling stock for All Saints East

I thought I might post about some of the RTR rolling stock I have altered and converted for the small P4 layout I have made. Originally this thread started as a description of a few modifications to a Hornby J15 which now occupies the start of the thread. Other rolling stock will be added as time permits. - Hornby Railroad TTS class 31 - Heljan class 15 mods - Hornby J15 sound install - Bachmann class 03 to P4 + sound install (sor

Great article on the Class 31, I'm going to do some of these mods on my one. I thought I'd post some details on putting a stay alive and better speaker in it, as I couldn't find any other posts about this online. The positive connection to the decoder is easy (Blue wire) but the negative is at the end of one of the small diodes and very hard to solder to without damaging the board. Luckily I traced it back to a better/larger point on the other side of the board. With this connected the loco