Newbie - District 22 - Downtown L.A. (A table top railway)

[jonte]

Hi Jonte, I had a quick second look, this actually does look like it was an Austrian build Atlas (by Roco)

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You should be able to order from them direct, I did for some plastic detail parts, and got shipped (received) within 2 weeks.

Koos

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Wow Koos. You certainly know your stuff; I'm compressed

Very kind of you to do all this leg work on my behalf, and so promptly too. I'm extremely grateful.

Now here's a plan: I'm going to purchase said controller anyway, as it sounds a panacea to me. In the meantime, I'm going to perform a series of backwards and forwards motions on a spare piece of track and at a variety of speeds to see if I can run it in. I mention this as the previous owner stated that it had never been used; perhaps I should have mentioned this before. In the event that neither works, I shall opt for a new motor and brushes as the loco fulfills my needs in terms of a small layout being LAJ based, so it'll be worth the outlay.

I hope and trust this meets with your approval, Koos. As a newby, your opinions and advice are invaluable.

Best wishes,

Jonte

(Hope I'll have something else to show you tomorrow) Jonte.