Quote from: Mulfred100 on March 28, 2021, 02:24:55 PMIts been a moment since I've actually contributed anything worth while so here's a little shot of Bluebell Valley since its officially Spring here in the UK now.
Hope everyone is doing ok

WOW. Now THAT'S a quality Thomas layout if I've ever seen one.

Hey all,

So I am working on my Skarloey Railway layout, and I made the mistake of running my Peter Sam model before the ballast glue dried. Now I think he got Scenic Cement in his wheels. I wiped them down with my track cleaning block and he started and then stopped, and then with a disinfecting wipe which got him to start but then stop again. What should I do?

And as the ballast glue dries on the whole layout, I'm worried that it will affect the operation of my trains. When I ballasted one section, both Skarloey and Peter Sam stopped altogether when the glue dried until I moved a track piece with a screwdriver, and that got it working again. I'm using Atlas track BTW.

UPDATE: I am not sure, but Peter Sam seems to have either a jammed gear or jammed wheel, as I just tested him again and he goes forward and backward but stops after going the same distance in either direction.

Yeah, I have the same problem with my Skarloey. I am building a layout of the Skarloey Railway using a Woodland Scenics "Scenic Ridge" baseboard that my local used train store gave away for free. I found that whenever Skarloey gets to any incline with a load, I have to turn up my control to max speed in order for him to get up. Because of this thread I got Peter Sam, and he does work a lot better on hills. However he is a lot more sensitive to debris on track. At least I know where to clean it now.