Will it Run? Hornby Intercity 125 High Speed Train Repair

[@valcook7447]

I worked in a hobby shop in the UK and serviced dozens of these loco's, changing an armature could be done in around 10 minutes! No need to seperate the body from the underframe, the motor bogie simply unclips from the frame. Disconnect the wiring, remove the clip holding the gears in place, use a thin screwdriver to knock the wheels with the plastic gears from the axle and unclip the end plate (making sure not to lose the brushes and springs). Use the thin screwdriver to knock the small brass gear from the armature. Replace with a new armature and reassemble in reverse order. There should be a diode in one of the brown wires to the lights so the headlights only come on when the loco is running forward.

[@Petemonster62]

Val - You are right! I noticed a diode when S.M.T. had it apart. TYCO had U.S. diesel locomotives & GG1 electrics that had a diode directional headlights!

[@tommurphy4307]

@@Petemonster62 how else would you control a directional incandescent lamp?

[@Petemonster62]

@@tommurphy4307 - That method works great for DC powered trains since switching the polarity of the DC governs the direction of travel!

[@NSWGR_3203]

So you worked at a hobby shop... CAN I PLEASE HAVE TRAINSSSSS

[@SMTMainline]

I had removed the bogie alone last time but wanted to make sure the wires and so on were okay this time.

[@aetch77]

The Hornby class 43's never came with hooks on the couplers. It was always expected to have a coach between the locomotives.

[@tommurphy4307]

'assume' would be a better word- and you know what that stands for....

[@aetch77]

@@tommurphy4307 My memories of the time are that the 43's always came in a set with a pair of short carriages. I don't remember Hornby ever selling as standalones.

[@SMTMainline]

Excellent, I'm glad they're not broken.

[@JBofBrisbane]

@@aetch77the Hornby HST sets had a power car, a carriage and a dummy power car. The Lima sets had two carriages.

[@antonbruce1241]

Not only is she a runner....she's a runner and a half! Harrison - you really got her goin great!

[@stephenclaridge1896]

Yes go for a full train. It was great to see one of Britain's most ionic trains on your layout

[@richardp6178]

I used to have one when I was a kid living in the UK. My father gave me the whole set for Christmas when they first came out! I even road in the real one! Yes I am that old. From memory the passenger cars went in between the A and B units.

[@MattKonsol]

Really nice restoration man on this hornby class 43 here. Btw when you say serenity when the engine is back running it makes me happy about it!!

[@trainguy69]

I love seeing how in his older videos he took a little bit of time to disassemble locos now he's just speeding through that

[@mercuryoak2]

How is he speeding thru it. He does a lot of editing because he don't want the video to be too long. Even speeds up the vid to make it less time vs being a half hour or more. I know I do same thing I put the speed up so it's not too long

[@SMTMainline]

They were far less edited back then but since I usually go more "in depth" with each repair now, the raw footage is usually between 1-2 hours long.

[@colettestead4611]

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[@bigal6789]

Great video, it takes me back to my child hood, I didn't have the Intercity 125, but a similar set up in the Blue Pullman. I'm 61 now and retired, but have started getting the bug again for a train set or should I say model railway.. I have a lot of boxes in my loft to go through, hopefully I'll find some of my old stuff.

[@richardvoran5514]

If you can find the matching livery passenger stock - and at a reasonable price - it would be a great addition to your railroad!

[@trainsofnewzealand8313]

Hi

[@SMTMainline]

They seem a bit pricy but it's probably worth it.

[@ShredderLivesOn]

@@SMTMainline Depending on where you look. I got some BR coaches that cost me £5 each (which I think is a little over $8 Canadian) at a small exhibition. They're a little worn, but look great running with my 125. Lima also made some too, so there are alternatives to Hornby for this. The engine and dummy loco I don't think are missing the couplings. If i recall, the old Hornby ones didn't have the couplers on the locos. Just the D-loops for the other connectors. I might be able to hook you up with a few coaches later in the year. I'm hoping to get over to New Jersey in May, and I presume shipping would be cheaper to a PO Box from there. I can certainly keep my eyes open when I go to the Model Rail Scotland exhibition in Glasgow next month, in case some vendor has a similar deal.

[@fredstrains789]

If you can find some old CD drives, you can remove the motor from the CD drive and place it inside the pancake motor case. and you have a new motor that runs better and quieter. Also look for a wheel/gear puller and you won't damage the gears or train wheels. Great to see you saving the trains!

[@tommurphy4307]

he'd be looking for a long time- try micro mark for a mascot puller or shell out for a pressit.

[@keepamericayisraelgreat5708]

I really enjoyed that....I seem to pick up new information each time I watch the repairs, Thanks again SMT for a job well done.

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks, I try to share what I can.

[@canadianbehaviour8280]

Good stuff, I def recommend adding the passenger cars to the set.

[@andrewferguson5653]

Very interesting repair, SMT. I knew you'd get it running again, and some matching coaches would look good.

[@MrBnsftrain]

I'm glad you were able to find a replacement motor! If you're looking for passenger cars for these, they're called British Rail mark 3s. Those cars were also used behind traditional locomotives.

[@sirremusrobinson1070]

The HST is a nice peice to have in the collection.. Hornby has some things that are eccentric to the hobby over here, just like Jouef , Matrix and KATO plus Märklin.. It would be cool to source the full set. You'll love it.

[@gpalmt]

great video Harrison…. you never cease to amaze me with what you can do with these old, broken trains.

[@paulbervid1610]

Hornby falls to the skills of Harrison. Great work as always.

[@PuuberZ]

Love to see British trains on this channel.

[@KaidsTrains]

Love your restoration videos! They have actually helped me very much before when repairing my own locomotives.

[@mercuryoak2]

Ahh a hornby British Express loco. I remember seeing this in my Trainz Railroad simulator 2004 deluxe but I never drove the locomotive I don't think on mine it wasnt available unless purchased a download pack. They made this mechanism that it would have been nicer with a can motor . I also find it funny they put transistors in the wiring for the motor where anything from the u.s doesn't have them unless it has DCC or directional lighting. Very interesting repair good work

[@Petemonster62]

Matt - Those brown round and square things connected across the brushes are ceramic capacitors. The capacitors are used to short out static generated by the motor, so it won't interfere with a radio or another electronic device.

[@mercuryoak2]

@@Petemonster62 hmm it's funny how they have that stuff on those locomotives but I have a fleischmann that does not have anything like that on it

[@tommurphy4307]

they are for radio noise suppression- and i don't think theyre transistors

[@mercuryoak2]

@@tommurphy4307 someone pointed that out already. Strange that they only do that on European models

[@Petemonster62]

@@mercuryoak2 - Matt, I may have recalled a review of a Kato locomotive in Model Railroader many years ago showing the motor had capacitors connected to the brushes.

[@David-yo5re]

I never doubted for a minute. Dr. Trainkenstein does it again. "It's Alive, It's alive". Awesome job Harrison, love your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@elleryparsons2433]

Love that Word Dr.trainkenstein. Good word.

[@David-yo5re]

@@elleryparsons2433 it just popped into my head when he got it running. The way he can mix and match parts and make it work made me think of Dr. Frankenstein.

[@SMTMainline]

It's al-runner!

[@elleryparsons2433]

Serenity!

[@zzbuckley]

Good job. One of my favourite trains, travelled many miles on them. You never saw them running without carriages - the sets were not split very often.

[@OwenConcorde]

Nice new repair video! I actually remember playing the HST from the older Trainz and Rail Simulator games (I still play Trainz, but it's the new TRS22 since after Christmas last year) and I used to want a Hornby HST (the IC "Swallow" version) really bad for several years, but I ended up daydreaming about the German ICE trains instead and I can still think about getting an HST one day.

[@michaelhardeman6004]

Like it when Harrison says we got us a runner.

[@bensnowdon3]

Crazy, I was just working on one of these myself. Got it as a "B unit", but when I opened it up and found a motor. It was missing a brush and spring and didn't run. However I fashioned one out of an old peice of graphite and some thin copper wire and managed to get it going!! It usually needs a little bump to get started, but it's a runner!!

[@tommurphy4307]

i thought you were gonna say 'pencil lead'

[@SMTMainline]

Good for you, it's amazing what can work to bring these sorts of things back.

[@sophiaevans9908]

The power cars don't have coupling hooks so you'll definitely need to find yourself a few BR MKIII coaches to run in between them!

[@tommurphy4307]

nah- just get em running and add em to the collection

[@And_Zo]

I have loads of these models and I love them all, I'm still buying them now, they are super easy to repair and modify, great video, thank you.

[@SMTMainline]

There is something to be said for their simplicity.

[@And_Zo]

@@SMTMainline definitely❤

[@niallcasey2057]

Do it That is a great looking loco. I unfortunately lost mine in a house fire 24 years ago. So it a good start for your new year project's

[@SMTMainline]

I'm sorry to hear that, I hope everyone was okay

[@SPTunnelMotor]

2:10 - Alright, that's a ton of luck you had there! How generous of that tire so stay safe in the best possible spot for storage until the recovery mission arrives :D

[@SMTMainline]

Yes, very kind of it haha.

[@misryluvsco8169]

Your videos just keep getting better and better. You are so young, but you are putting out interesting and instructional videos. When you are working on an engine, we are rooting for you to get it working. Keep up the good work.

[@SMTMainline]

I really appreciate hearing that. I've been putting in extra effort lately into improving the quality so it means a lot to hear that.

[@Jigoku_Samurai]

a great repair job, it really flies around the track. if you can get them for a decent price, you should definitely get some cars, fast trains always look great with passenger cars.

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks for the tip

[@tomdeininger7379]

I'm subscriber and such an amateur HO railroader. I set up a town and train on a platform under the Christmas tree. I have a streetcar that wasn't running. From watching your channel ai learned to see what was wrong and I fixed it, runs like new.

[@ChristopherBrown-mq1lg]

Another great repair 👍 ! You are the man !

[@ArcadiaJunctionHobbies]

I have three sets of these and I love them. British Rail/Virgin and BR Executive. Lima also made a nice HST too. There is still a big demand for these old HSTs as the new fancy ones are stupidly expensive. The Mrk 3 coaches for these power cars were also a huge engineering success and many are still in use today. Irish Rail bought a fleet of them and the ride and comfort was amazing.

[@tommurphy4307]

the 'fancy' ones prolly don't have those dreaded 'junkfield' motors

[@ArcadiaJunctionHobbies]

@@tommurphy4307 not all of us can afford 400 quid and have to make do with what we can get.

[@ArcadiaJunctionHobbies]

@@tommurphy4307 also no danger of Mazak rot.

[@danielsellers8707]

If I still had a model railway my preference would be for older pre China models; I had a Hornby HST like this one. Not much to go wrong with the classic models!

[@vikingsmb]

@@tommurphy4307 nothing wrong with them they are good runners also they can be serviced unlike the new crap. I agree with danielsellers and arcadia junction models,

[@morefoodplz1409]

Love this type of content! Great work!

[@irenecraggs6123]

that thing really moves nice job Harrison👍

[@buryware]

I recently bought one too off ebay, nice share ... great job, and A+++! Nice going Boss!

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks! 👍

[@shelleycogswell2162]

I've never owned a hornby locomotive before. Are they of decent quality. I Love the video. Thanks for making and sharing it. I appreciate it.

[@SMTMainline]

They are a mixed bag. Their early stuff was decent (some sold as Tri-ang) their stuff from the 80s like the locomotive in this video weren't the best. Today they seem to be back to making decent products but I have heard some bad stories about a select few.

[@thefernofrommarsgaming4204]

I loved the part where he said "It's will it runnin time" and proceeded to runnin all over the place

[@haroldalexis4200]

I remember when you purchased this in the imports when you presented this with the others from e Bay. I first said oh no when it started smoking 🚬 during the testing on your layout. This model has an amazing story. 1. I wanted one for years by LIMA still have the original catalogs sold out. 2. . Charlie at CHADWICK Model Railway in England has the entire set of this. Still trying to aquire ones of them. Beautiful work Harrison enjoy.✅ Harold 🇺🇸

[@CoolAce1]

You're a very smart man. Very smart. I would have thrown it all away and given up.

[@williammcgeehan3424]

Northwest Short Line ( NWSL ) made a great tool called The Puller for removing wheels without damage.

[@maltnz]

The ridges around the axle holes make most pullers unusable on Ringfields. But is you want a cheap for other than ridged wheels - Chinese pinion pullers for radio control models are really cheap but work well (and can be used as a press as well)

[@newhavennscale]

Good job, SMT. That’s a very nice one.

[@Bloomingstar1.]

Funny thing I had one of these brand new and after 15 of running it got set on fire massive bummer but I've moved on and created my own setup now owning my favourite locomotive the mallard love ure vids 😁

[@tommurphy4307]

do you haVE A VIDEO? that would be a great youtube vid

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

Great repair, thatd wy always save old parts

[@crewleaderprods]

A mini gear puller would probably be a good addition to your tool bench. As would a wheel gauge. That locomotive constantly derailing might need the wheels put back into gauge.

[@tommurphy4307]

that wheelset would be too big for a mascot thumb-screw puller- a pressit would be more useful/versatile- and a lot more money

[@qwincyq6412]

Ah the good old Lifelike power pack! I still have mine from my first trainset. Works fine but not a lot of amperage

[@tommurphy4307]

the only good think about those blue boxes is they will make it through the hobby store front window

[@qwincyq6412]

@@tommurphy4307 lol. Then clearly you haven’t used the black ones that came with the PC train sets. The only thing cheaper was the track they included

[@SMTMainline]

They hold up fine for one locomotive but trying to run multiple trains must have been slow going.

[@johnblunt1834]

I once stood on the safety line of a platform when a real one of these passed by at full speed. I learnt two things. 1) The safety lines are there for a reason, and 2) I never want to do it again!😉

[@SMTMainline]

That must have been intense!

[@johnblunt1834]

@@SMTMainline Yeah, they're a lot bigger than you think, up close. I do enjoy your posts.Thanks.

[@Posttrip]

Great work as always! The HST was one of my favorites growing up. I would love to pick some of the models that Hornsby puts out. But, I believe they gauge in OO. Even though uses the same gauge HO track, the scale is just a bit bigger and that’s just a little bug of mine. The same is true for Brazilian maker, Frateschi, with about half their models. Otherwise, I’d love to run British equipment. I

[@TheDocster5]

Hey there, nice to see that old HST 125 Running. The proper coaches for it are Hornby mk3s. There are older mk3s which came with this set and are not scale length and only have 7 windows, the newer versions came later have 8 windows generally and are scale length. This particular was in the Hornby catalogue roughly 1978 onwards and is still one of the most popular diesels. It was the fastest of it's time. I have 3,, but only 1 with scale length coaches. If you want to see a master at work with the ringfield motor, you should check out OOBill, he's from my neck of the woods in Scotland, he really knows his way around these locos. Cheers mate. 🍻

[@JTheDragonKing]

I was the 1000th like! keep up the good work!

[@williamsquires3070]

From what I’ve seen on the “Sam’s Trains” YT channel, there were quite a few substandard Hornby models; this looks to be one of them. They should have used a modern chassis, like Atlas, Athearn, or Kato. BTW: that looks a lot like the “pancake” motors used by Tyco models, I wonder if the rotor from one of those would fit? Best bet would be to see if the body shell would fit something like an Athearn “blue box” F3/F7/FT as those British Diesels are almost all “covered wagons”, to use the American parlance. The interesting thing is that the British diesels were (usually) double-ended, whereas that was uncommon on U.S. roads; mostly we would either have a diesel at either end (of a passenger train), or a diesel on one end, and an unpowered “control cab” on the other, in those cases where the train set always travels from point A to B, and back, day after day (such as the Northeast Corridor.) That’s not to say the U.S. carriers didn’t have double-ended engines, they were just uncommon, and many were switcher units, such as the GE 44-toner, or the Alco C-415.

[@alienrefugee51]

That thing is flying. Nice job.

[@russgladstone432]

I used to have this 125 set as a kid, it had only 2 carriages, I found a buffet car carriage to complete the look, …. You really should find the original carriages, to complete the set…great memories

[@tony42hajdu]

you should do a video about repairing that armature, you are a smart guy, you will handle it :)

[@tommurphy4307]

ITS just not worth fixing- forty-dollar horse- hundred-dollar saddle

[@SMTMainline]

The main issue is that the commutator is in such poor shape from heat damage it will probably break if I try to remove it. I've done a couple rewinds before, only with moderate success :/

[@Ellis_truckspotting]

The HST was a beast they are still in service in the uk to this day

[@MoosesWorkshop]

Love all your vids! Been a subscriber since you were only 1000 subs!

[@randomrazr]

hey SMT, what do you think of VIA RAILs all new trains they introduced?

[@SMTMainline]

I like the look but I'm gonna miss the P42s

[@bcrail_productions]

Nice video SMT interesting to see a HST in Canada XD

[@uknavi6958]

I used to own those when I was a kid, the B unit also lit up in reverse. nice work on such a old model :) ooooo just one question though is there a way to cure wobble on the Rivarossi Big boy (1992) 4007??

[@tommurphy4307]

might need to be re-quartered- lots of fun

[@SMTMainline]

Check to make sure the traction tires are in good shape or aren't missing (if they still included them in 1992) Also check that the metal tires haven't come loose from the wheels.

[@uknavi6958]

@@SMTMainline thank you so much I appreciate the reply and I’ll check it :)

[@SkywiseStormwolf]

great video as always. look for something from PA in the mail within the next week or so. Not sure how long it takes to get from PA to Montreal through customs anymore.

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks, I will keep an eye out for it.

[@mynx_uk]

They sell a cd motor conversion kit for these. this looks like a class 43 around the late 70's to mid 80's.

[@micoasters]

That's a cool loco. I think I might have to pick one up for myself

[@user.lucas12321]

Hello! ItsWoofwide here

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks!

[@UnionCentralSystem]

Great work SMT!

[@metalstorm242]

Add some adhesive weights in the chassis around the motor, they run much better.

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

Awesome video thanks for sharing 😊

[@randallellison6421]

Very cool Harrison! I looked on Ebay and did find what looks to be a matching 4 car set of coaches, but they were asking about $120 not including shipping. It doesn't sound to terribly bad, but then again, my knowledge on European trains isn't that deep to really gauge if it's a bargain or not!

[@stevehirst536]

It all depends how old they are and who the manufacturer is. It could either be a bargain or a rip off. That livery and train has been reproduced so many times over the years and by different manufacturers. The newest versions just the powercars on there own are nearly £300 before you even look at coaches that can be anything up to £40/50 each.

[@tommurphy4307]

@@stevehirst536 you gets what you pays fer....

[@stevehirst536]

@@tommurphy4307 definitely. I was saying that as they say they're not familiar with the UK models so they could think they're getting a good deal but end up with a super basic "short" mark 3 coach which are practically worthless

[@SMTMainline]

Hopefully I can find some trashed ones real cheap, I don't want them to make the locomotives look bad in comparison.

[@randallellison6421]

@@stevehirst536 from the photos, the cars were shown to be in their original box and appeared to be in very good condition. That being said, while I don't think it's a terrible buy, there may be better deals out there, it's a gamble either way.

[@raily2525]

Something's very interesting for class 43: since 2022 Railadventure UK uses double locomotives of them as powerful engines. So the combination of only two power cars has its exampel.

[@garysprandel1817]

To paraphrase Jeremy, Hammond and Captain Slow of Top Gear fame that's gone well. Dang Harrison you're making me feel very old bringing up Trainz and realizing that's 20 years ago.

[@SMTMainline]

It was and to my knowledge still is a great game. I play it a couple times a year for nostalgia sake.

[@garysprandel1817]

@@SMTMainline was more of a Microsoft Train Simulator guy myself as at least for the first Trainz it was billed as a model railroad simulation and never seemed to match MSTS for some of the more realistic features but still fun.

[@McPatMan124]

How are the wheels holding up after removing them? I didn't see any adhesive to keep them together.

[@SMTMainline]

Fine so far, they are splined so I think they should be fine.

[@astein7035]

Nice job buddy! 👍

[@Burba55552]

Just got a n scale train set from Bachmann. My first train in my collection. I’m hoping to expand to o scale trains and I might buy the Union Pacific Flyer from Lionel.

[@axdominguez5953]

Cool Inter city train

[@joehall7869]

Hi Harrison. What is that piece you use to clean the wheels please.

[@tommurphy4307]

a piece of a track-brite block? you can also use an ink eraser

[@SMTMainline]

@@tommurphy4307 That's it. Cutting off small pieces can help for things like this

[@northernrailline2107]

what are the dimensions of your table excluding the other section

[@oscar_charlie]

I think it's about time that you invest in a decent multimeter and a small soldering iron. Also, the old motor had a diode and a set of wires going to the light, maybe? The diode was probay there so the light would only illuminate when going forward.

[@SMTMainline]

I have a multimeter, I'm just not super knowledgeable on what kind of numbers I should be looking for on each of the windings to test for shorts.

[@oscar_charlie]

Anything less than 1 ohm is basically a short. A good motor would be about 10-ish (check a few good ones to get a good idea of what to expect), and rotating it by hand should show the same value as the commutator switches windings. If you read 8 ohms but then you rotate the motor and you get a short or an open (anything over 200 ohms is basically an open for motors) then you have a bad winding.

[@Gustavo-ds4cy]

I'm eating bread when I watch you

[@SMTMainline]

Excellent.

[@hdpds2003]

on those IC 125s, They are actually not meant to have a coupling. they're supposed to have one two coaches in between for the couplings. if you can find an intercity, or BR MK2 in that livery, it'd fit nicely

[@daviddorrell8390]

They should have mk3 coaches. buy either Hornby or Lima. Lima do a HST set too - their coaches are better because they are longer and closer to the real length. I just got a Lima set with two coaches in Virgin colours. I have a Joueff mk3 coach that matches but it is wrong livery so needs a repaint, or I say it was during the transition between the BR blue and Virgin so they weren't all painted in the new livery..... They were introduced in 1975 and most are still in service because they're so strong, though they are not doing the East Coast main line any more so I've not seen on in York for some time. York station has a good free webcam. The loco sidings at the front of the picture usually have at least one Class 37 stabled there - 37 516 - which was built in 1962, making the HSTs look like youthful 45 year olds...

[@sort187]

Micro-Mark sells a mini gear puller that would work great for pulling wheels from axles. You wouldn't risk breaking the wheels.

[@tommurphy4307]

if youre referring to the mascot puller- its not big enough for those wheelsets- prolly have to use a pressit arbor-style pusher. they have those too and aRE THEY EVER PROUD OF EM!

[@sdrc92126]

Sure. But will it blend?

[@randyoehling1701]

Harrison, do you have any experience in getting n scale minitrix locomotives to run? I have one that once the motor armature is spinned, it runs like hell, otherwise it just sits on the tracks.Any thoughts?

[@tommurphy4307]

REPLACE THE MOTOR- they are cheap and easy to find. it probably has an open winding. if you are referring to an f-unit you can use a bachmann spectrum 5-poler

[@SMTMainline]

I haven't worked on one before but as Tom suggested replacing the motor is probably best. N scale motors tend to be finicky to work on.

[@a2020vision_official]

Nice job

[@ericflaigjr.7633]

I don’t have too many trains but things in UK like trains are pretty cool specially Those two

[@CodysTrainz]

There are newer versions of trainz every 3 years, trainz a new era has east coast mainline with HST 125's

[@zyklose8565]

Hey smt I got an athearn blue box 3305 diesel and fixed it up to almost new condition on the inside

[@Boilermaker-Rick]

Cool video

[@yambo59]

Maybe it derails cause the wheels are out of guage from being removed???? Or the wires are somehow pulling on one of the trucks on turns???

[@tommurphy4307]

weights are prolly missing...

[@SMTMainline]

@@tommurphy4307 Nope, yambo was correct: despite dismantling the rear wheels, the ones in the front were actually further out of gauge for some reason.

[@m698dr]

Hello Harrison, Happy new year. How are you. I enjoy watching your channel from Adelaide, South Australia. Do you use a NMRA gauge to check your wheels are in gauge? Is your track code 100 or something else?

[@SMTMainline]

As you suggested I used a gauge to check the distance on the wheels and the front ones were out of spec.

[@troyglazathefurry]

Hey smt I got a tyco Santa Fe 5628 gp20 with the power torque and its light is burnt out how do I replace it and the engine runs!

[@SMTMainline]

Just solder in a wheat grain bulb or find a similar 12v tyco bulb

[@johnleach7879]

Didst thou know that there are DC brushless hobby motors (used in model planes). I dunno the details, but it appears as tho they are wired 3-phase into special converters. This is likely too sophisticated or expensive for the RR market, else it would've already appeared. Cheers.

[@tommurphy4307]

kato and bachmann both make units with coreless power, but they are not multi-phase

[@SMTMainline]

I've been trying to understand that myself: I figure it might be the cost however DCC decoders already have to function as a rectifier so I don't think it would be that much more. Further more the performance and reliability would be improved.

[@williammcgeehan3424]

I think the British Rail prototypes date back to the 1970's.

[@Tsurnari]

You can get replacement/upgrade kits that use the motor from a CD player.

[@elleryparsons2433]

Keep up the Awsome Work on those engines. I almost forgot how’s Your Engine repair on your Engines?

[@SMTMainline]

Good so far.

[@JBofBrisbane]

Both Hornby and Lima made these in the Australian XPT livery, even though the XPT was not really a repainted Intercity 125..

[@Iwasfoundunharmed]

I think i will start with model trains soon… as kid i always dreamed about having a whole big little town with trains. Like a whole room just for that…

[@dsingh412]

trainz as a game is still about but newer versions have come out since.

[@SMTMainline]

Yeah, I was playing trainz 2010 lol

[@englishtwister]

17:40 Yes, the fastest diesel electric achieving a top speed of 148.5 mph set between London and Newcastle in 1987 and still holds the speed record for its type.

[@agressive_cementbag]

this is a great save

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My first train was a hornby and it look like that one just all green