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Hi there - I'm hoping someone smarter than me can help me figure out my conundrum. I have just built a reasonably large layout (two tracks of approx 10m - 30feet - each) made of Hornby set track. I have two sections that allow trains to change tracks, and have wired appropriately with insulated joiners in the correct places and have avoided running current into the frogs. I use three engines on the layout, a little Hornby Thomas the Tank Engine, which does very well on the circuit, and two larger locos, a Hornby A1 Flying Scotsman and a NSW 80 class. It is with these two larger locos that I am having problems. For both of them, they will do three to four circuits (sometimes a few more or a few less), but will then slow and stop. If I turn off the controller (a standard 1 amp Hornby controller - R965) and wait, it will start and run briefly before stopping again. The longer I leave the controller off, the longer run I get, but usually no more than 5-6 circuits. The whole layout is nailed down onto the base board, the track is brand new, and is tightly joined. I thought it might be the controller overheating, but someone reminded me that a thermal cutout would stop instantly, rather than the gradual slow down and stop I've been experiencing. Anyone have any ideas about the cause and a potential solution - I would be very grateful. Many thanks Anton Brisbane, Australia
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