I paid and just received a "new" Hornby Class 08 from an Ebay trader/seller. It was sold new. Looking at the loco it looks new, though the packaging looks old design and so I suspect it's quite an old model - it's EWS livery.
It stuttered and started and eventually seems to be running fine but the motor is whining like I don't know what the whole way round the layout. If I compare to my other shunters, Janus and Class 05, they make practically no motor noise.
My question is, therefore, and speaking as a relative newbie, should I return the loco for a refund, as I just don't see that the motor noise is normal?