MangoMidland

Hi tyl59, Did you manage to solve this issue?? I bought a secondhand one before Christmas (23!) and on recently giving it a test run I felt mine was noisy too. As I was not sure how long it had been since it was last run, so I gave it a quick run over, lubricating the wheels as per the Bachmann instruction sheet. In reviews, different sources had mentioned the loco speeds not being the best, although I felt mine was not too bad for a realistic speed. However, running another engine after for the first time (a Hornby King) the DMU was about half as fast!! (DC powered, single large oval of track) There were also large differences in motor sound levels, with the DMU quite a bit noisier. I had thought of fitting sound to it in the future, but I would need to reduce the motor noise level considerably. If you, or anyone else, can give me any advice to reduce the sound, or reasons it so noisy, it would be much appreciated!! Regards Rich