Hi all, I have a diesel HO engine (macano brand) It is DC but does also run DCC.. I run it on DC and it runs beautifully but will not start running under its own steam. The only way to get it to go is to put another engine on the track and run it then place the problem engine on the track and it...

Hi all, could someone please tell me the cause and remedy for a loco that runs fine but tends to pulse along. It speeds up and backs off speeds up and backs off. Thanking all in advance. cheers PSR

Hi Just started a new layout in a new shed It will be a medium size terminus station with 5/6 platforms, goods yard and engine shed. I have built a lower storage area and reversing loop. The gradient will be 1:50 using dcc concepts powerbase to allow up to 7 coach trains The line will...

Hi I purchased a new Hornby K1 loco and put in a Hattons 8 pin decoder. It runs OK forwards, but in reverse it either sticks or runs intermittently in small jerky movements. Is this likely to be mechanical (nothing obvious) or the decoder? I would normally swap the decoder to test but as a...

I hope this will be of interest to people. I have always wanted a garden railway and until recently haven't had the time, space or money. I thought it would be 0 gauge having had a quantity of Basset Lowke coarse scale stock in the past. I sold all this several years ago as it was deteriorating...