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How to clean model train wheels, fixing a train that stops and starts. UPDATED for 2022

March 27, 2018

You've found it. Abandoned in your childhood, a long forgotten Hornby loco has been rediscovered. A childhood memory reborn. You dust it off and plant it on [...]

How I fixed my runaway trains

September 27, 2016

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I recently ran into a frustrating problem where my DCC locomotives just ran away by themselves. After a bit of head scratching I found an answer. [...]

How NOT to clean track, Part 1

February 8, 2016

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This gem of track cleaning advice was overheard in a model railway shop the other day. And it's wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. [...]

7 Tips That Will Make Your Model Railway Train Run Smoothly

September 26, 2014

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Trying to figure out why your model railway train judders, stops and starts? Don't panic. Here are 7 easy and quick tips from model railway gurus across the [...]

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