[jonty14]

Hi. I have two (pre China) old farish 101s and they are very noisy. Plus they go in diferent directions when they are both placed on the track! This makes running a 4 car unit difficult! Does anyone know where I can get replacement chassis for these?

Best regards

Jonty14

Rottweil Germany

 

[Nat&John]

Have you tried swapping the positive and negative terminals to the motor round?
I had a loco that I got off ebay that went the wrong way and it sorted that out so maybe it may help you.
John.

 

[jonty14]

Thanks Nat&John. I will give it a try. They are very noisy though an I have oiled them

BEST REGARDS
Jonty14

 

[Nat&John]

I dunno anything about noisy motors but you could just try asking it nicely to be quiet!
John.

 

[M8 INTERNET]

QUOTE (jonty14 @ 10 Mar 2010, 19:51) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi. I have two (pre China) old farish 101s and they are very noisy. Plus they go in diferent directions when they are both placed on the track! This makes running a 4 car unit difficult! Does anyone know where I can get replacement chassis for these?
Excessive noise is a well known issue from these old work horses
The opposing directions suggest a repair has been performed on one
As far as I am aware replacement "new" chassis are no longer available (and haven't been for some time)
Most people simply dump them "for spares or repair"
Alternatively, you could send them to BR Lines for diagnosis and repair, if economic to do so

However, you may better off waiting a few months for the new DCC ready Class 101 chassis, swap the bodies (if required) and then dump the remains "for spares or repair"

I've been after an old-style chassis (non-working) with the smaller motor in the brake area for some time now and a dummy driving trailer to go with it...

 

[oscar]

Wrong-way running is usually due to the magnet in the motor getting reversed during repairs!

 

[SimonBoulton]

There is a chap who is developing a replacement chassis for the class 101 DMU, can't remember the details at the moment but will check and let you know.

 

[SimonBoulton]

Found it, have a look at;

http://www.n-train.co.uk/

Its under future developments and is not available yet

 

[M8 INTERNET]

There is little point developing such a chassis anymore, BachFar are due to release an updated one very shortly (so we've heard before)
The only issue may be swapping old bodies on to the new chassis, but with a little modding it should still be possible (allowing people to have large Class 101 fleets, from the existing bodyshells)

 

[Edwin]

Trouble is that Farish don't sell the chassis on its own any more, so you'd have to buy a 2-car unit and be left with the whole unpowered car and the bodyshell of the powered one. If someone else produces a compatible chassis then it ought to work out cheaper.

Grahame of this parish has fitted the Farish 108 chassis into a 101, and I expect the new 101 chassis will be very similar to the 108.

 

[SimonBoulton]

My understanding is that when first produced the 101 DMU had a chassis with the motor just on one boogie and only picking up current on two axles.
Later a new chassis was used that was metal and picked up current on all 4 axles of the power car so was much better.
Bachmann announced that they would be making a new version of the 101 that would match the standard of the 108 but they have now changed their mind and are just re-releasing the old Farish model. Is an upgraded chassis being used?

 

[jonty14]

Hi.

My noisy 101's have the newer chassis. They were bought second hand a while ago so the polarity could have been swapped during a previous repair.

 

[SimonBoulton]

QUOTE However, you may better off waiting a few months for the new DCC ready Class 101 chassis, swap the bodies (if required) and then dump the remains "for spares or repair"

Interesting about the new chassis, the Farish Catalogue for 2009 doesn't mention it being DCC ready

 

[SimonBoulton]

Got hold of the Farish 2010 catalogue on Friday. Interestingly, it now shows the class 101 DMU as having a DCC socket so presumably it is a new chassis. They have also not included any photos of the old style model like the 2009 catalogue had.

 

[butler-henderson]

As I understand it the new chassis is basically that fitted to the 108, Bachmann had developed it for the old 101 then discovered the body tooling was shot. They then developed the 108 having all the details for it from the OO model, whist researching the 101 for a new tooling to be made.

 

[SimonBoulton]

Many thanks for your reply, so it sounds like we are going to get a completely new model then. hopefully if thats the case, they will do a version with the correct route indicators below the windscreen for the versions before they were plated over.

 

[Grahame]

QUOTE (Edwin @ 11 Mar 2010, 22:11) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Grahame of this parish has fitted the Farish 108 chassis into a 101, and I expect the new 101 chassis will be very similar to the 108.

Yep, I upgraded the body as well. This is it;

G.

 

[SimonBoulton]

According to the latest copy of Model Rail, the 101 will be a new version with new chassis and I think it said, three different front end versions.

 

[elmarinomercante]

Hello to everyone.
I have just bought an old Graham Farish 101NSE. I must replace the motor.
Can you help me about what motor can I actually use?

Thank you

 

[34C]

The pre-Bachmann 'Poole' Graham Farish N gauge product support has long been handled by 'BR lines' but this is changing, the attachment should provide information to get you started.

https://www.farishnspares.co.uk/notice.html

All the best with it.