Hi. Can anyone recommend someone in the UK who can have a look at a Marklin loco - it's virtually new and now wont run (was always a little hesitant).

Clearly it's getting power to the PCB as I can read and write to the decoder.

Its a Class 24 Steam loco (Marklin part number 36244)

Thanks

Alex

Thanks for the suggestion, I will do that today.

Regards

Alex

Hi

Its was a present for my birthday last March so I am not sure where it was purchased from - my guess would be Amazon.eu but I can check over the weekend; but it has not been used at all since I had it. Thanks for the suggestions. I took the casing off but was then called away, so I will have a close look tomorrow.

At first glance everything seems ok, and if I apply power I can feel vibrations in the motor.

Thanks again and will report back tomorrow

Alex

I assume you are running using digital ? Do you have a classic transformer to try analog operation? You need to figure out whether it is a mechanical issue or an electrical/motor one.

I too had a loco that ran not really good and 'with hesitation'. It was a BR94 37168, see this topic: https://www.marklin-user...lin-BR94-5-18--cat-37160 . This problem got worse to a point where it didn't move at all. When making the noise, it did start moving when giving the motor cardanwheel a small push. Note, do not try to move the wheels, this would damage your loco, you would need to try and move the driveshaft of the motor with the cardanwheel itself. This is also not a fix, as the loco would get stuck again after being stopped or running slow.


As you can read in the other topic, the issue was caused by overoiling (by Marklin) and the oil getting into the motor brushes, with some motor windings not getting contact anymore. The only fix that really helped for me was a plain motor replacement. I'm not saying this is your issue, but your description does sound similar somewhat. (new, decoder still fully working, loco not moving)

Bert