Darth's Train Shop - Mass Train Repair #2! 

Super. All of those incredible locomotives, including some that I own, and I want that Mantua/Tyco Plymouth CR-4 Center Cab Switcher and the AHM V&T 2-4-0 J. W. Bowker steam locomotive. 💙 T.E.N.

I just acquired one of these Playart 260 based locomotives that you fixed in this video, mine was sold under the Like-Like brand. It looked nearly unused when I found it at a sale, so I snatched it up with great hope that it would work, but no joy. It seems to have the same problem (I opened it up and it looks like that same gear had a chunk missing). Thank you for this video, it’s given me some great information. I don’t know if I would have the skill to replace that part, but at least I will know where to start if I try.

That's a very impressive collection you have.

Darth you seem to find some nice little gems. Once again another amazing video!

Great video! Thank you!

Hi Darth, you really do find some interesting locos! That's the first time a Mantua 0-4-0 tank has come on to my radar. I quite like the NYC colour scheme. I'll be looking out for one from now on, hopefully something might pop up here in Europe, otherwise I will have to get one of my US friends to bring one over for me. It will fit right into my vintage 1950's layout. Thanks again for the videos. All best from France. Guy

Outstanding lot of locomotives. Awesome repairs!🫵💯👍✌️

Love The 4-4-0 The General.

A lot of the noise can be solved by Grease instead of oil especially on metal gears and worm drives

My man! 👍🏼 you provide a great service for the unaccustomed. On the MU2 motors, I found a rivet gun and rivets that’s perfect for those motors. Just grind em out with your Dremel.

Impressive, ingenious work as always.

That is a railroad spike for hand laying track.

You know, at first I almost skipped your channel BUT when i saw the old SANTA FE switcher a couple of others HEY i have those! River Rossi SP cabass backwards I said it will run just change the grease and than the axles were freed up wow! You made me forget how easy it is to work on these my question is Where do you get the different gears for the models? Thank you 👍🚂🚃🚃🚃

That was a marathon. Now i am inspired to finish my Lionel HO which also has split gears. I think I can take a worm and axle gear from an Athearn, they seem to be pretty common. Lionel HO Parts might be unobtanium

also interested in the roto 1000 Lehigh Valley ALCO RS

Very nice show great work!

1) Man! The second 0-B-0 diesel sounds like a B-17 taking off!! 2) The 0-4-0T is probably a European shell as he Belpaire Firebox was rare in the US. One line that used them on almost all its stream was the PRR so your lettering is appropriate. Another B-17 blasting down the runway. Needs couplers, though. 3) PCC has a trolley pole with a wheel or slider contacting the trolley wire, not a pantograph. It needs a fine piece of string in a fairly loose arc from the top of the pole to the rear of the car to represent the retriever. This was used by the motorman to 1) lower the pole when going out of service 2) reverse the pole's direction when going backwards 3) place the pole back on the trolley wire if the contactor dewired. And, you've got a whole squadron of B-17's here. 4) How did you fix the commutator problem on the 0-6-0T? God! It's a whole Bomb Group!! Like to see how slow the switchers run as that is where the lived in real life. 5) The General was a Western and Atlantic, not Central Pacific locomotive, of course. Maybe you either rename it or change the tender lettering 6) F3 - you need an ultrasonic cleaner. They are very affordable. Mine set me back about 10 bucks when I went online. It can also clean your wife's jewelry and the silver she got from Grandma. As far as the paint job, I'd add some judicious weathering over the chippe areas and there you go. BTW, it is an EMD F3 Phase 1 with dynamic brakes and a steam generator for optional passenger service. www.trainweb.org/jfuhrtrain/CF7frames/F3Phases/F2F3F5chart.html On a personal note, my first HO locomotive was a second hand Gilbert PRR B6sb 0-6-0, sixty years later I've added supermagnets to the motors, replaced the X2f couplers with Kadees and clean and lubricate her about every five years and she runs great. 7) 2-8-2 - Anyone have an idea as the prototype? It's USRA-ish looking, but has a cast trailing truck rather than fabricated, but then plenty of lines bought USRA copies with cast trailing trucks in the Twenties. I would add a coupler up front as these type of locos did their share of double heading and helper and road switching duties. 8) There's plenty of Tyco tenders for sale on the net 9) F9 - Horns and Athearn mounting pads are available on line. hoseeker.net/assemblyexplosionAthearn/athearnf7ab1973.jpg Needs a front coupler, though 10) PRR BS-12 - While it doesn't have stand alone hand rails, I think an attempt at them is molded to the shell 11) RDG GP7 - Darth! It's REDDING not REEDING. As I said before, parts (motor mounts, hand rails, horns) are available on line, IIRC, RDG ran it's first generation roadswitchers long hood first, so the coupler is on the front of the locomotive. It's in the later livery, as delivered they were solid green www.readingrailroadmuseum.org/roster/images/gp7_632.jpg 12) Cab Forward - I would suggest looking up the loco on Hoseeker before you attack one, hoseeker.net/AHMRivarossiassembly/rivarossi4882cabforward1988.jpg 13) LV RS2 - Has for and aft stack which indicates an air cooled turbocharger, which was a disaster. Alco had to develop a kit with a water cooled turbo which the railroads could apply to fix the problem (side to side stack) - at Alco's expense. 14) The 2-6-0 is obviously a European loco lettered for the ATSF 15) Tuscan Red GG1's were rare, most were painted in "Brunswick Green" (officially Dark Green Locomotive Enamel 16)

Guess I'm not getting any work done this afternoon for a while! I'm only about half way through, but Man. I love that little center cab Mantua & That brass 2-8-2!! Wonderful repair work as always Darth!

I have 2 pennsi GG1'S and there good both will pull my passenger cars

brakleen works awesome for cleaning those nasty gears and motors.

Hi from Glasgow Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I clear my Locomotives with tecut and wd40 Elect clear and peco Elect lob

Quality & thorough work! Must of taken you quite a long while.

I always stay away from Bachmann because of the split gear issues over the years. My favorite is the Atheran & I have several models by Atheran and a couple by Atlas which I really like. Cheers from eastern TN

I wonder what the maintenance regimen is with the locomotives on big displays like The Pennsylvania Railroad Museum, I’m sure the duty cycle is waaayy beyond design.

Entertaining collection; had to stop at the brass steamer (time). The apparently common use of the same materials for worm and worm wheel does not bode well. How about turning up some metal wheels for the insulated side of the first loco to achieve a good root radius? How do you dispose of the lacquer thinner used to strip locos? The brass steamer is impressive. I note the universal joint instead of the usual plastic sleeve - full marks. I have always wondered at the usual plastic sleeve. Pendon's Guy Williams wrote some notes on universal joint wear characteristics as applied to his Great Western 'The Great Bear'. HIs conclusion was that, in that case at least, the wear went so far and then stopped. The loco ran exhibition trains for years. Perhaps others might share experiences. Why replace motor? Enjoyed.

Hooray, another great video from Darth. Where do you find these locos to work on? You mentioned you were going to "re-charge" the magnet on the Mantua 0-4-0T. How would you do that? Your layout is like mine: a small tabletop setup of two loops with crossovers on the near side. My curves are 18 and 22 inch radius and I'd heard and read that they were too tight for a larger loco like the Rivarossi cab forward, yet it seemed to run fine on your layout. I may have to rethink this. What are your curve radii?

Try to 3D print a new gear for the C-Liner!😊

That Player 2-6-0 is such a silly looking thing, clearly a cheap toy thats been adapted from a German BR 89 well tank lock, just giving a tender and front pony thats painted in a way it looks like car wheels

You Need More Engines To Work On.

I meat him at the great midweat train show and bought the odel power 605 at 57:00

Would you ever do another locomotive from aurbor models

Do you clean the armeture's and the gaps between also? It seems the brushes get more contact when done.

Hello from Miami. I had a question for you. I have an older BACHMANN HO scale 6-0 with the nylon axles/gearr that have cracked. Other than that, the locomotive runs like a champ. What do you recommend to fix the axles and the gear?

Do you have a part number of the cube neodymium magnet you used in the 0-4-0?

Hi there Darth can you please reply with a description off the models I require to help me create the scene from the film runaway train with John voit ? Many thanks for your time IAN RANKIN 😊.

Hi , had a question. I’ve got that same 4-4-0 general. Where could I find parts for it?

Lordy i have a trolley with those ugly white plastic flanges . I been thinking of painting them black.

want to sell the brass steam engine?