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147 views 10 replies 3 participants last post by  phill  
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todays delivery has just arrived , a battered princess with tender (4.00) and a boxed r251 (3.50) seems some one added a load of clay? to the inside of loco body ,needs a good clean and a much needed service, princess is seized on the piston rods, so body in the bin and work to do
cheers phill
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Discussion starter · #3 ·
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hi carl norm all
i guessed so but motor was gummed up with it also have now sorted it and runs , not perfect but at least saved yet another :) princess thought was a right off took the body off and this is what it looked like , strange thing is though had a new unused set of brushes in it ,, here is pics and a short vid
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cheers phill
 
Discussion starter · #10 ·
lol just a little work and a few quid in parts , but had a play with the motor this evening and i kid you not its rusted solid as per the pics ,but soaked it in wd40 in a jar when it come in just striped it out put it back together and it sparked into life then caught fire lol but run slow and even for a couple of mins put back in jar and left it to soak
cheers phill
 
Discussion starter · #11 ·
morning all
came across a few corridor ends? for coaches ,must be pre war tin plate and from trix ,am now in the process of removing the tin lugs and fitting the to my main passenger coaches (blood and custard pair) before pics filled 1 already
cheers phill
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