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  1. Going Spare
    In the absence of a post so far with positive information, I would say the change is likely to have occurred when the S15 was introduced in 2015 as the bogie tenders are very similar and the S15 had its decoder socket in the tender from the start. The first release of S15s was R3327-R3329 so I should imagine any N15 with a higher R-number would have a tender-mounted socket.
  2. Going Spare
    According to Hornby Service Sheet 432D, the class 800 pantograph has been allocated part no. X7244 but this does not appear to be available yet from the major parts suppliers.
  3. Going Spare
    Have a look at Peters Spares part PS16 which is a reproduction of the X598 sprung-wire pick-up used on UK-build B12s and others.
  4. Going Spare
    The Service Sheet for the 5-pole motor/all-wheel pick-up version also quotes R2160A 86215 The Round Tabler, R2414 86233 Alstom Heritage, R2290D 86248 County of Clwyd, R2596 86901 Chief Engineer and R2755 86259 Les Ross.
  5. Going Spare
    Hornby has not as yet produced a BR 1F tender but 92194 with such a tender is scheduled for Summer release and this will have provision for a decoder (and speaker). Golden Arrow Productions offer a resin body kit.
  6. Going Spare
    You could try Scalespeed.co.uk.
  7. Going Spare
    Something of a cop-out but not totally unexpected response from customer services. Strange, then, that both types of pantograph are shown as replacement parts on the service sheets for the more recently introduced classes 87 and 800.
  8. Going Spare
    There is still not, as yet, a Service Sheet for the 71 and very few, if any, replacement parts for some reason. As already said, contact customerservices.uk@Hornby.com, there are probably plenty of locos to rob if they feel so inclined.
  9. Going Spare
    Sounds as if the motors are weakening and have sufficient power output to drive the locomotives when running free but insufficient to move their weight when on the track. Scalespeed.co.uk offer a refurbishment service.
  10. Going Spare
    Searching online for "Fort August train station track plan" brought up some photographs and, via Pinterest.co.uk, "14 West Highland Line modelling ideas" which includes a basic track plan of the station. Hope that helps in some way.
  11. Going Spare
    May help, may not. Hornby points seem to be gathering notoriety for the area in the region of the plastic frog being raised and needing an additional track pin to be used in that area to get the point to lay completely flat. As you have placed a fair amount of business with your dealer, perhaps they may feel able to make you an offer for the unwanted track against future purchases?
  12. Going Spare
    Hornby R8077 & R8078. The turnout angle is more gentle than Hornby's standard points, bringing the tracks closer together but the points themselves are longer.
  13. Going Spare
    I seem to remember other comments around the tightness of the body on the chassis. Gently increasing the pull, with a slight sideways rocking movement, normally prevails, eventually.
  14. Going Spare
    As the substitution will not affect the overall length of the layout, consider replacing the two points feeding the bottom siding with 'Express' points as they will have the effect of bringing the two sidings a little closer together (away from the edge).
  15. Going Spare
    I think you will find your "missing" R643 sitting between the curved point and the diamond crossing, the plans published earlier show them without any track in between.
  16. Going Spare
    The Ultrascale pack I referred to is for the Hornby version of the 73, not the original Lima model.
  17. Going Spare
    I would have expected current Hornby to run ok on code 75 but Ultrascale offer a finescale replacement non-tyred wheelsets pack.
  18. Going Spare
    The open-frame motor/worm for the split chassis version appears to be in stock at ekmexhibitions.co.uk.
  19. Going Spare
    The motor/gearbox housing clips in to the bogie frame by way of two horizontal lugs at the very bottom of each end of the housing locating in to slots in the bogie frame cross-members.
  20. Going Spare
    Is this the original unit with open twin-worm motor bogie or the more recent version acquired from Lima with an enclosed motor/gearbox?
  21. Going Spare
    If as original (dating from 1985/88), R158 should have the small Type 7 open-frame motor rather than one of the X03/X04 family. The motor has two short contacts at the back end and these can often be bent too tight to the motor body so that they do not make contact with the feed from the insulated wheels on the plastic carrier (top) and/or the extended pick-up arm coming from the chassis block (bottom) to give the electrical circuit through the motor.
  22. Going Spare
    For a tender-drive 8F pony truck, the wheels are X0737BK and the axle is S2336. The loco-drive 8F pony truck is X4721 (X4721W for weathered) and takes a non-NEM clip-fit narrow-width coupling (pack X9072). All in stock at Peters Spares.
  23. Going Spare
    The Hornby moulding number L7789 confirms these roofs to be for the Mk1 corridor composite coach.
  24. Going Spare
    The Hornby Terrier did not have plunger pick-ups: if the chassis you are dealing with has them, it dates from the days of Airfix production. The wiper pick-up assemblies (X8250) have been difficult to obtain for quite some time. They will need modifying, but it may be worth having a look at the similar units used on the J94 tank in pack X8263 which can still be found.
  25. Going Spare
    If the motor still runs and by "stopped working" you mean it stopped moving, there is probably a failure with the drive shaft or the gearing. Can you rotate the driving wheels by hand? You should not be able to do so, so that would tend to confirm a drive fault. The exploded diagram on Service Sheet 413 shows the shaft and gears.
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