Hello Everyone:

My MS1 appears to allow on occasion one or two locos to get going without my doing anything while other trains are running.

Also, should the lights of any locos go on at start up without mu doing anything? I would think not, but it does happen.

Are these problems I should expect with the Ms1 and/or the MS2?

Thank you.

Never had them start moving once the other locos are in use, but if I switch off the power without stopping the loks they sometimes resumed their setting before I switched off the power immediately after the power returned until I took active control of them, and then they stop.

I find some locos always come back to life with their lights on, irrespective of whether I had switched them off or not when I last shut down the MS2. When I power up my layout I always check the locos for this, and if any locos have the lights on I select it and switch the lights off manually. This usually entails swithing them to "on" and then back to "off".

I have only ever had one loco start moving on power up, and this was a brand new loco straight out of the box. My guess is that the dealer tested it before sending it to me but never set the speed to zero before taking it off the layout.

Let us know what develops, Baggio. Lights come on even with the 6021. Never heard of trains moving, unless I didn't notice a that I fat-fingered a number on the keypad.
- Mark

I used an MS1, a lot before getting my CS1, and never had those problems , but also obtained a 6021, Except for MFX, is it not a rule of programming, that only the Lok to be programmed (EG FX decoder) should be on the track whilst programming is taking place and yes, as Tom mentioned, most FX decoder Loks will continue to do what they were doing before a power cut (removal from track)

MFX ones occasionally do too, it is not uncommon to get a new MFX lok that after registering, seemimgly was obviously powered when removed from the track prior to packing; in reverse, tail lights on, throttle on a little bit and a few functions. Usually a press of a function button (eg FO, lights) will cancel all this. (eg my 37870 E93)
Only MFX Loks can be programmed on the track with other loks, a feature I really like about MFX (And we're talking Marklin here don't bore me with what can and can't be done with DCC)

I've also had new MFX race off at speed after registering, a few hits of the stop button usually fixes this scenario caused I guess by being removed from the track still powered on after the analogue test which all new Loks are "supposed" to get, haven't struck this one for a few years