The 2 Bil (R3162X) arrived on Friday.
It is being run on a DC layout even though it has a decoder on board, and seems to run very well in the forward direction (power car first).
To get it to go in the opposite diredtion from rest is another matter. It won't - you crank the power up to full blast and give it a gentle push and - nothing.
It sits there like a lump of lead grinning at you with a 2 Bil toothy smile. (I imagine that the 2 Bil face could have been the inspiration for Spongebob )
However if I drive it forwards and then reverse it, it will run very well - even slowly.
It has been run it in in both directions and the problem still persists.
I am thinking of leaving it running overnight but worry it might wind up damaged in some unexpected way...
Sould I remove the decoder? Would this help to make it perform as designed expected?
Do the Hornby models need a blanking chip?
I notice it came without one - the few Bachmann models that came chipped all came with spare blanking plugs...
Has anyone else experienced this problem?.
Other than it's a lovely model but I still do wish Hornby would leave modelling EMU's to Bachmann and company...