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You will find that the motor requires a higher voltage to start and run resulting in a lower speed for the same speed controller setting (when on Analogue) BUT, it will be more efficient and run with a lower current. The difference will depend upon how much of an increase in magnetism has been achieved; if it is only a small amount then it may not be particularly noticeable though generally even a small amount can give smoother starting and slow speed if the original magnets had well lost it. Joe

For these motors then I suggest you edit the mid and high end voltages a value 0f 100 high and 50 mid will slow things down and you can reduce from there if required. I have a number of older tender driven machines which have very high gearing and this adjustment brings them down to scale speeds.. Joe

I have quite a few early Triang Pullman cars however, they are much smaller than later Hornby cars. Are they based on actual cars or just smaller non-scale representations???

Tried it out and whilst better it is not the full answer. Further investigation undertaken and just at the point of contact with the steps the body also seemed to tilt slightly and the twisting force was still on the tender; obviously something else was happening? Turned over the tenders could be moved a lot further round then when on the track but the body sides seemed to catch on the tender frame. Lifting up slightly stopped this catching so I put the loco back on the track but this time with spacers under the pivot points. A bit thick at 1.5mm but its all I had and it left enough of the pivot pins protruding so as to keep everything else in place.. Test run and a completely different loco with the water tender nicely following the track and NO derailments... I tested it as at ludicrously fast scale speed over my multiple points set and despite sounding like a 'bag of spanners' as it went across them, it did not derail. Still just touches the steps but this was obviously not the primary cause of the derailing however, I will leave the front ones straightened anyway. Rides and looks OK with the spacers in but I will try with slightly thinner ones just to remove the slight gap visible between the body and the trucks... Joe

Yelrow The main problem with the Garret on points is due to the front steps. Mine tends to derail on point sets or curved points that are positioned in the curve and configured to move to the inner track. The rear wheel linkage presses against the steps which then pushes the tender outwards and forces the front pair of driving wheels off the rails; the pony truck has a lot more movement and thus is not affected. I say 'sets' because the Garratt is designed for 2nd radius curves and thus makes the first point OK however, it is the combination of two as the front tender wants to move one way and the rear another as one will be on a LH 'curve' and the other a 'right'. This has the effect of acting like a tighter curve than the actual second radius and thus the steps come in contact. Similar for the curved points (when displaced from a straight entry) though this is because the loco is already in a curve and moving onto the switched part for the inner track again makes it effectively a tighter than radius two curve and the steps touch. Unfortunately the steps are part of the detail and cannot be moved back a bit though they are Curved inwards (I assume the rear things were???). I will be looking to 'Straighten' mine which should not look out of place (especially if I also match the rear steps to the same profile), hopefully the extra 0.5mm or so will be enough to keep things on track. It is also possible to 'shave' a little of the plastic off the back of the step which would add that little more clearance. Thinking on I may go for this option first as it will the 'look'... Now on to running backwards, the rear step are well displaced from the coal tender and so do not catch whilst the water tender when trailing will still catch the steps however, the weight over the leading wheels of the loco weight keeps everything in line. Joe

I ordered mine in JANUARY 2016............................................ Now taken Court action as even the formal letter for refund did NOT work !!!!!!! Awaiting result ????