The layout has sat idle for a decade, and so the locos have done the same, so the first job was to set up the wheel cleaning station, and give them all a good polish. While I was at it, all the bearings received a drop of Loco-motion, as I think this does what it says on the bottle.
First impressions were good. OK, a couple of models took a little while to wake up, but that's to be expected. Given a dose of God's own 12v DC, they were soon turning over.
Tradition demands that the first loco of the day is my Mailine 03 diesel. And so it was on this occasion.
It trundled around nicely, and revealed the electrical gods weren't completely on my side, as I found a couple of dry joints in the track. Soldering iron out, these were quickly dealt with (I found another a couple of days later) and we were running.
This was all good fun, so each loco in turn, was driven around the runround loop. And to varying degrees, they all seemed to behave.
Of course, even though the light was rubbish, I took photos on my phone, and shared them on social media.
The only loco that wasn't playing was the Portescap-equipped 07 diesel. This needed the body lifted off, and a bit of poking around to turn the gears over. Back on the track, it lumbered into life, but quickly improved as the lubrication of the metal gears and bearings took effect.
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