Holby Railway

On 19/02/2020 at 23:00, Grouse101 said:

Interested to know how you get on. I'm currently doing a very loose interpretation of the branch line in LMS days. Discovered I live on the old M&B spur and became a bit obsessed with it.

would you be at all interested in joining us, we could use some help, & by the sound of things you are local to us

On 28/04/2022 at 14:01, barney121e said:

Ok, now i'm a little confused. However will come back to that in a minute.

 

Firstly finally got a multimeter. Tested continuity on each wheel and one wasn't completing the circuit. As you can see from pic, it was the one on the bottom left . With a little wiggling managed to put back in right place and got continuity and train ran but it is having trouble staying in spot. Someone has done work on the top left one so my thinking is to maybe replace the plastic housing and re seat everything correctly. The copper contacts i think should be ok, but will see if i can get a replacement. 

 

Now a silly question. When power was on only one end of the worm motor, the thing on the bottom, ran. Is that because the other will work if running in reverse?

 

Now with regard to magnets, Should the magnet be replaced, or if motor is running should i just use one i have. And if it needs replacing, what do i get?

 

Cheers

 

PS Forgot to say, never done anything like this so well chuffed with myself so far.

 

 

in my opinion drop this troublesome thing, Hymeks are 10 a penny, get yourself another one, if like me the body is important swap the chassis, if not then bobs your aunt (these days he could be) for the record i have 3 working Hymeks and 1 not working motor is shot, but i have really no use for more than 2 its the liveries, so the fourth is surplus

21 hours ago, adb968008 said:

“Western Beast” might be a better name.

yes its Western Consort

really so far i have to go with 69 009, but if they dont do it, then 69 005 looks the best so far, probably for renumbering as 69 017 hoping they dont pass 69 016

On 23/01/2024 at 00:01, SRman said:

If it is a green or plain blue version, then not having corridor connections is more accurate, they were only fitted to the whole unit in their later lives.

 

For the power bogie derailing problem, firstly check the wheel back to back measurements to make sure they are within the correct gauge (14.2 to 14.3 mm would be ideal). Also, check the free movement of the bogie to turn. The Lima bogies often get a bit stiff and jam in either the straight ahead or the turned positions. Finally (for me, anyway), check the traction tyres: if they are missing, the wheels will have a groove in the tread which can jam on the rail head, causing derailments. If they are missing, replace with equivalent spares, or use Bullfrog Snot, or simply fill the groove with something to level the wheel tread.
 

i believe its called "Provincial Livery" basically i had a 110 i didn't want, and somebody had a 117 they didn't want so we swapped,

back2backs are fine i have a gauge

tyres are fine, nearly new by the looks of them, ill check the stiffness and see what that's like, she's been stationary since she failed her test in 2022, parked in a bay, i have even tried her with the 121 at one end to make a 4 car unit but with 2 power cars, the 121 doesn't like the 117 & therefore derails when used with it, but when the 121 runs alone, she's fine.....

ill reply to all in one go (easier) Traction Tyres are fine, back2backs are fine, i have a back to back gauge, she derails when pulling the other 2 cars but is worse when pushing, i've tried adding my 121 at the dummy end to create 2 power cars (as it were) this was a common sight when i lived out at Dorridge, always The Bubble leading, im sure i don't know what the answer is, i used a mixture of Bachmann & Hornby track (all brand new, oldest track is 2022 youngest is 2024), i do not think temperature is a problem as the railway is in the main room (horse shoe shaped around the outside, boards are MDF and 18 inch (45.72cm) wide

not finding corridor connections anywhere, most bodies have had them removed, plus mega expensive

i have a Lima Class 117 DMU bought about 3 years ago, foolishly 1 run counted as checked, but i since found problems, Corridor Connections are missing from the Centre Car, and the power bogie just will not stay on the rails, can anybody help please

i have a Lima Class 117 DMU bought about 3 years ago, foolishly 1 run counted as checked, but i since found problems, Corridor Connections are missing from the Centre Car, exhaust pipes are missing (i have a lead on them) but the power bogie just will not stay on the rails, can anybody help please

Ive noticed recently on SM that several people are modelling Clans now, this set me thinking,

What are the visual differences between Britts & Clans, with exception of experts would a Britt pass as a Clan in 00 gauge

On 25/05/2023 at 22:51, nightstar.train said:

 

The Bachmann release is 08800, I think Holby Railway has made a typo (twice). 

sorry to disappoint, i have not made a typo, my 08 is 08 880 the fact she is crapped is perfect as i only go for loco numbers that no longer exist

too kind THANKS 😇

Thank you, so now the question is did 08 880 carry this livery, i shall now leave her alone anyway as i know now at least one did carry it 😇

slightly off topic, i just purchased a Bachmann class 08 (08 880) in Inter City Swallow livery, is this a spoof or did any 08's actually carry Swallow Livery ?

sad news the guy that was doing my engines, has died, im now on the look out for a new guy, somebody that can do rebuilds etc,

On 15/04/2022 at 14:09, DCB said:

 I guess it should read    " looking for a loco powered 9F,  body condition doesn't matter," 

Everybody want's one. Loco drive runs so much better than the tender drive and the body is a direct swap.   eBay's the obvious place but it won't be cheap (by my standards).   I guess a Patriot body on a 9F chassis might form the basis for passable "Bertha."   If I made one I am sure a Ready to Run version in four different liveries would be available long before I finished.

not going for a Ba****d the chassis (obtained) is being used as are the wheels, nothing else is kept, the rest is being scratch built by "my guy" starting later this year as he has 2 of mine and 6 others ahead of it, delivery expected in 2024

Im hunting for 9F MUST BE LOCO POWERED, it is to form the basis of 58100 Big Bertha, body condition is not important its helpful if it works but im not greedy, Loco Powered as complete as possible with Tender, if you can help email HOLBYCITYRAILWAY@GMAIL.COM

Thank you all for your help and suggestions, can still find no reason for 92139 NOT wanting to work, everything has been cleaned and checked, but still no good, we have new motion awaiting fitting but, im also told the quartering is out, still cant run him, however

NEW Problem

im looking for a loco powered 9F body condition doesnt matter, it is intended to form the basis of 58100 Big Bertha, can anybody help ??

39 minutes ago, 33C said:

Check the return crank. If it is bent in slightly, it catches every half rotation. With the built-in slop, it sticks out more proud than on other models which makes it susceptible to handling. (Check the screw is tight and that the crank pin has not turned in the boss, it is shouldered to fit in the rear of the wheel to fit in the correct position.) I would suggest cleaning the axle slots of all oil to ensure the bearings seat correctly. 

thanks for that, ill check it and see........

she is tender drive pick up on all loco wheels tender permanently connected,

rods and gear etc all look fine, just cannot find any reason for it

I have a Hornby 9F, actually i have 2, but, the one im having trouble with, i thought was a green 92220 but when i took it apart to paint it black, i discovered the body is actually black and been painted green, so im going to strip it to find out whats really under there...

anyway, the problem im having is having replaced the body, the loco wheels now only do 1/2 a rotation and then lock, took the body off again, studied everything under a magnifyer, but can't find anything, when pushed from the tender she still only does 1/2 a rotation and locks, gently laying hands on the loco and trying it, there is no locking up, i tried adding 30g in weight, no change, so now im out of ideas, does anybody have any ideas, somebody suggested the quartering is out, if it is i cant see it, please does anybody have any ideas how to solve this and what the issue is please ??

Finally managed to make contact with Modelmaster....

the upshot being that he only has a stock of 200,000 plates and at the moment hes had a run on one of the names i wanted .

he says he is going to have a good search around and try to get back to me in the next few days.

a note on the website says

Sorry in advance for any delays to November & December orders

I've has almost 500 orders between mid-November and early January, and although working long hours to get them out to you, I'm afraid that some delays may occur. 

If anybody in AYR (or district) is looking for a part time (paid) job packing nameplates and transfers, please let me know!  Age & Gender not important.   (07795 499 405)

Hopefully, all will be completed within the next two weeks or so.

3 hours ago, AY Mod said:

 

It's barely been a fortnight, a bit early to start waving that one around. It may have been worth reading this topic before rather than posting to it afterwards if that was your level of expectation. 

thing is there is no excuse for NOT answering Emails, Answering The Phone or Mobile phone, my grype is he is fast enough to take the money but provides nothing

i ordered 2 plates on January 4, i had acknowledgement on the 5th the same day he took the money.

Modelmaster will NOT answer emails, or the phone, and now it seems not even this mobile number, personally ive had enough, ive put in a claim on paypal and im also flagging it up with trading standards, to keep within the rules all i will say is he is fast enough to take your money but fails to supply the goods therefore i find this practice unacceptable. 

On 25/12/2021 at 13:14, adb968008 said:

If youve bought from Janes you might be local to my area.

 

never successfully been there, as each time i tried it was shut, parking is a nightmare.

 

28xx sounds like dirty wheels (is it tender drive ?), needs a pin prick of oil on the armature / plastic mount hole

59 could be the same (is it Lima or Hornby ?)

2251 might be a bit more serious (maybe a split axle)

black 5, there was an issue where the tender pickups were inversely wired to the driving wheel pickups on one variant (does it run without the tender ?)

 

28xx was stripped by "my guy" yes its tender powered, upon inspection, multiple problems were found, Tender Chassis split in 3 places, tender body was the only thing holding it on, it had been jammed down that hard it was stopping the motor working anyway, the result of the short is till unknown but after it was rebuilt it ran like a sewing machine

Black 5 is away having my spare Black 5 tender modified for working with it, when the tender was opened (the one with the loco)  multiple problems were found, cogs had been glued together but had broken so i thing the glue must have been done with the cogs on, and therefore glued it all together, its a standard class 5 with an lms class 5 body on ?? and there were wiring issues, when she comes back in 2022 she should be sorted

2251 tested my old one against the new, they both have a dislike of points, they ride up on the check rail instead of doing what i want, both "MAINLINE" not sure what to do except no Mainline for me, im told the back 2 back measurements are out

59 IS LIMA

28XX & 45XXX ARE Hornby

2251 BOTH MAINLINE

On 24/12/2021 at 14:42, rob D2 said:

i've had no problem with janes trains .

 

The 59 is basically powered by a cheap and crap motor .

 

make sure all track clean and all wheels clean 

track is all brand new, the 59 was the first to be tested on the new line, she is currently away for repairs, wiring issues were the problem