Hornby "County of Bedford" : Repair Request

I was sent this Hornby County Class "County of Bedford" by Neil who said it was suffering from a bad case of stoppystartyitis.
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[@JoshuaNorton-ki6uf]

I have the same model but without the smoke unit and it has none of the front-heaviness you showed, so that might be all that's needed to cure it. The long shot down to the viaduct with the trains passing is absolutely superb, by the way

[@roberthocking9138]

Well done Bill, that’s a beautiful old model, another one saved

[@donniblanco5239]

There is Stoppy Starty-itis, No more - A Lovely Clean Model Indeed, I do like these and Have Yet to get one - Another Successful Consultation with Dr Bill - Many Thanks 🙏🏻

[@JerseyBill-x9r]

Very odd that the front bogie doesn't have some sort of light spring to hold up the front weight of the locomotive. Anyway, great little service and another happy camper because of your expertise.

[@hollyhillrc]

Hello. I've haven't seen your yellow sponge holder for a while. When I first saw it I thought it was an excellent idea and bought a cheap one to use when I work on my Loco's. Do you still use yours?

[@piers995]

Looks lovely running on your railway. A visitor from the South-West on a Scottish Excursion Special.

[@johnstephens649]

I have one of these locos and currently runs well however useful to know what goes on inside, just in case! Think Hornby locos from this era are better and more solid than many give them credit for…

[@thecornishsteamtrain123]

Recently restored the same model. I always think that this one looks better than the railroad one

[@mikeking2539]

Hornby made four 4-4-0 locomotives like this that were fitted with a smoke unit, LMS, GWR, LNER and SR. I had the LMS one!

[@thestocktonflyer4059]

Great video bill 👍

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

great vid nice work on fixinng loco thanks lee

[@lxtechmangood9503]

It was also a tad noisy when it was running

[@nickb.1095]

One of the biggest things I hate are the oil based smoke units. They're just awful

[@Danthehorse]

Not the best to keep breathing in either.

[@AndrewKodachrome-qo9qs]

Blue capacitor thing on motor tell tail sign of zero 1; later chips came with the said capacitor.

[@davidclough7346]

I thought all Hornby loco's came with a capacitor. Nothing to do with Zero 1 ?

[@grahamlane1313]

Hi bill on my county of beford locomotive it has smoke genarator that you put oil in threw the chimmney with litte stringe .perhaps its the smoke generator thats going bad and making the poor running