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Getting cheap locomotives to run well
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Judging by my experience with Lima locos (thankfully now out of production - some of the worst drive systems ever, truck mounted motors and very poor build quality!) there are ways to get reasonable performance out of these: <br /> <br />Clean the wheels and poli***he commutator (the part of the motor that the brushes rub against - I poli***his with a peco track cleaning block) <br /> <br />Oil the motor bearings, and the worm drive bearings on locos with central motors <br /> <br />Grease the gears <br /> <br />Now give it a good long break-in run. This should get you the best perfomance possible from the loco. If they're still not up to it, take a look at the Bachmann GP40 (the latest type with full pilots and body mounted couplers) - they're very cheap but decent runners, the only thing lacking is flywheels and due to the nature of the motor (decent quality can motor) this doesn't seem to make much difference. Hope this helps!
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