30-9043 AF Coaling station

[Major]

To make the coaling tower move faster you have to replace a small pulley. You can get the replacement part from Port Line hobbies.  I did the swap with mine and it works fine!

[Hotrod]

This is a remake of the original AF 785 Coaling Station that dumps coal underneath rather than the original that dropped off to the side. Doesn anyone know if the newer remake, 30-9043 operates better than the original 785 with the same condtion state? You would think that after 40+ years, some improvements might have been incorporated but that's not always the case with cost cutting or use of cheaper materials.

Thanks, Rod in CT