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Newer models have loco drive motors. Hornby used Tender drive with Ringfield motors for a considerable number of years from around the 1970's/80s as the motor was too large to fit inside the loco body. There were two Ringfield motors used 3 pole and 5 pole and then differing means of applying power...

My Flying Scotsman loco is about 20 years old, it runs nicely, better now that I gave it a service after it sitting around for doing nothing for 15 years. As I was checking, cleaning and lubricating it, I got to wondering why the motor was in the tender? I believe earlier models had the motor in the...

Welcome Carl - You have joined a great forum - any questions, just ask away. I have that set, bought back in 2003 and never used. It can, in time, be improved upon. I have added a link to a YouTube video of the TrackMat layout - no need to rush, but it shows what can be done. https://www.youtube.co...

Welcome Carl - You have joined a great forum - any questions, just ask away. I have that set, bought back in 2003 and never used. It can, in time, be improved upon. I have added a link to a YouTube video of the TrackMat layout - no need to rush, but it shows what can be done. https://www.youtube.co...

Thanks for the welcome. Here’s what I have so far, but there’s more to the story which I will type later. What you can’t see in this photo is originally, my FIL had extra track on the far left making the big loop bigger and at the top left where the end of the platform is an extra rail point. I remo...

Good morning. I’m new here, signed up yesterday. I have a long story. Are you sitting comfortably, then I shall begin. I’m not a modeller, but I like the idea, I like looking at train models from time to time, but I have never owned a train set, which thinking about it now, is odd ‘cos I’m in my six...