Railbob

Donald, A common issue is the steps over the front bogie have been fitted vertically which interfere with the wheels when on a curve. Use a knife dipped in boiling water to soften the glue on the steps and pull them away from the bogie, I had a similar problem with Trigo and this worked well. Railbob

Peter, I agree, I think the demand for TT120 has taken Hornby by surprise, I’d expect that they thought the take up would be relatively slow and that would give them time to build up stock, this obviously hasn’t happened with preorders outstripping supply. For Hornby it’s a Rock and a Hard Place scenario, do they prioritise the sets at the cost of development of the range or do they expand the range but have much less stock which will frustrate customers? I don’t envy them in sorting the issues out. Railbob

I cancelled an order for a power unit and they did not return my points, I had to get Simon involved and he said that it was something that needed fixing to return the points automatically, go to see that they have fixed the issue. Railbob

I believe that there is a downloadable pdf file on the TT120 shop section of the website 😁👍

I had a DPD driver sit outside my house on Friday for a few minutes as he was early according to the website. Of all the delivery companies DPD win hands down, Evri ( Hermes) lost a £200 model ship kit I bought for a friend and tried to get them to fix it was impossible. Railbob

Hi Singer, I have the 3 versions of TT120 locomotives, William Whitelaw from the Easterner set, Flying Scotsman DCC ready and Trigo DCC fitted. With WW I fitted a Next 18 decoder and speaker, it’s a bit fiddly to fit the speaker and cable in the Tender as there is quite a bit of spare connecting cable, just be careful refitting the Tender as so you don’t snag the cable. With Flying Scotsman it’s very easy to add the decoder as the speaker is already there as others have said. And Trigo nothing to do as everything is there already 👍 Railbob

Hi everyone, Well Flying Scotsman arrived back today and she’s looking good, on the repair note they said that they have replaced the front bogie assembly and it appears to be the case. So unfortunately I’ll have to wait until I’ve completely relaid the track as I’ve never been happy with it, I ordered some track gauges as a few have suggested and now that my Peco buildings are starting to arrive I feel I’m on the right track, pardon the pun. Hopefully I can start posting some pictures of my progress in the next few weeks. I feel that I’m over the hump will start coasting soon. Railbob

Today DPD brought me a 7 plank wagon and 2 tankers to add to the rolling stock. I also picked up from Scoonie Hobbies a Peco Goods building and a Peco Station plus some bits and pieces. Mr Postman also delivered today a set of track gauges as I’ve not been happy with the straightness of my track. I think I’ll be busy this weekend 😂 Railbob

Well Mr DPD delivered a Toad E brake van, A Vent van and two 7 plank wagons today. Hopefully just the start of the rolling stock to go with my Easterner coaches. Railbob

Too Tall, I’ve followed your suggestion on fixing Trigo and it has worked a treat. I’ve ran her around the tightest curves on my layout at varying speeds and not the slightest hint of her derailing 😀 I’m a very happy bunny. Railbob

Too Tall, I’m going to give your suggestion a try and hopefully it’ll cure Trigo. Railbob

Peachy, I’m having a similar issue with Trigo, do these photos show the same thing? Railbob

Hi Peacy and Rallymatt, As much as I’d love to fix the locomotives myself I now find myself struggling to hold small pieces in my left hand due to damage in my neck over the years. I’m incredibly frustrated with the lack of strength and feeling in my left hand as I’m struggling to build my ships so I thought I’d try model railways. Anyway I’m waiting on Hornby getting back to me regarding the faults Raibob

Rallymatt, High Fell just gets better and better every day 👍 Railbob

Hi Rallymatt, I didn’t know about the washers and can’t find them so she’ll have to go back ☹️ As for Trigo it’s not that she slows on the curves it’s that she derails at slow speeds, I can see the front bogie lift and turn just before derailment ☹️ Railbob