Hornby R066 Duchess of Sutherland: eBay Non Runner (Part 1) 

Interesting loco. The amount of ringfields you have serviced - you ought to write the book

Hi Bill. From what I could see from here yes it's a Zero one chip. The illuminated front light was the reason I wanted one as a teenager. Seemed cool. A yellow led in there works so much better.

Hi Bill

The Bulb is for the 3 small front lights above the Buffer Beam . There should be a clear Plastic thingy that transfers the light from the Bulb to the 3 lights. I have found on My Sutherland that this system It's a bit Naff.

Hi Bill, Glad you finally managed to get a Duchess. Shame about the motor. How about using some brass rod rather than a nail for the spindle. Would be more hardwearing. Good luck with the rest of the repair. I do not know if this will be of any use to you, But on Ebay at the moment is this ringfield chassis. Do a search for " Hornby Ringfield Motor Bogie CD Motor Conversion and More :-". It is £19.99

Drill it out and fit a 2.5 mm dowel pin, silver steel would be a good candidate.

Bill, yes they had lights fitted as standard

😱 You can’t leave it there!! 🤣 is what our Famly says when we watching a two parter. This may turn out to be a mini series with the list of things to cover 🤣 Great stuff Dr Bill 👨🏻‍⚕️👍🏻

good luck mate. will be nice when she is done. waiting for part two.cheers tom.

I'm waiting with baited breath, the nail idea for the spindle is an excellent piece of improvisation. 🤞

Hi Bill

I got the Duchess of Sutherland 'New' for Christmas, and it has/had working head lights, that is why it has the bulb!

Can't wait till part two to see how it turns out

Hi ok , can't wait .(brave man , All the Best Brian

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Got quite a job on your hands this time, but I'm sure you will bring it back to life even better than when new :)

This one looks to be a bit more of a project than usual. Good luck!

My Railroad Evening Star has the same spindle issue; it was a project and the tender motor is actually an old made in England one that was kindly supplied by a good friend, rather than the Chinese one it should have. In reverse it makes the most awful grinding and clicking sound, but it’s silent going forwards so it doesn’t bother me too much.. just happy to have a 9F for 25 quid!

It's very true what you said about being more economical to buy a complete loco just to get the motor. In the not too distant past when you could buy a half decent Flying Scotsman or Duchess of Sutherland for under £30 you could easily break them up and sell the constituent parts for a decent profit very often getting as much for a motor as yo paid for the whole loco.

Great video really enjoyable nice job