Hornby Locomotion Number 1, Era 1 & Era 11 - A follow up Video!

What has happened over the last week......
I purchased both the catalogue edition and the limited collectors club model but I was disappointed when one of the models failed to run satisfactorily I have contacted Hornby and this is a continuation of the story with a positive outcome.
Join me as I take as I continue the story.......
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[@georgethomas7814]

Good to hear you have fixed the squeak . Given the price and redone this review.

[@colinwykes1833]

Many thanks for video, I had the same squeak, I oiled all the points as it stated in the instruction leaflet and still it squeaked. I did think the problem may be the con rods, each time I looked there seemed enough clearance, anyway a spot of oil and it's all good. I did not get any running issues and did the thirty minute each way run in, it was the squeak that drove me barmy however, with your perseverance to find out what was wrong solved it. Hornby have done a fantastic job with this model and well done to them. Take care and stay safe.

[@jeffreysmith156]

Excellent work.

[@stevejh6630]

Well done on detecting the squeak source!

[@markcale7034]

Great info video as always. Thank you

[@markweightman3805]

Had the same problems with mine.. I spent yesterday discovering it was con rods also rubbing the walkways. The poor stuttering running I handled by a bit of contact cleaner on the axle spring pickups as I felt there was too much oil on them. Quick blast with it and small amounts of fresh oil on the bearings only. Also cleaned the wheels, and hey presto running quality is now very high... 👍 You just beat me too it with the video on TH-cam.., hope you enjoy your models.. It really looks cracking with a rake of Chaldron wagons..

[@monsvillerailways5736]

I think that the quality control these days is pretty poor Matt.
Tri-ang used to check every Loco was runming correctly before packaging.
No excuse for Hornby not to do the same.
Glad yours are both running now.
Happy Trains

[@bluebellModelrailway]

A useful video... Unfortunately for me I had mine a day ran ok cured my squeak and then cam to try it today and it was dead... And had a dead short .. despite working fine 48hrs before hand. So oh dear back to Hornby

[@DaveAtLittleton]

If you want to know more about the history of Locomotion No. 1 and how it's changed over the years, the National Rail Museum did a series called curator with a Camera, you would be astonished about how much it's changed, wierdly it is preserved in a non functional state, also interesting, the boiler on Locomotion No. 1 is from its sister if I recall correctly,bur it's fascinating, it's where I learnt about the wheel differences

[@tallytalbot7150]

Well done for your perseverance! I would imagine you will now have to make a servicing schedule for both locomotives depending how long you run them and if they spend any length of time on the bookshelf display, In fact a little bit like like the real thing regarding oiling and such. I am happy that at least you solved the main problem of a bad/not running locomotion.

[@stephensonsdynamometer6747]

Historical facts
Active (Locomotion’s first name) was constructed in 1825. It entered the books formally in ~1832 as Locomotion, and numbered as #1
This locomotive underwent several serious modifications during its early working life. Records indicate Locomotion worked as a locomotive into the 1840s and was converted into a stationary engine towrds tge end of its working life.
Locomotion was put into preservation in 1857. That is era 1, and the club model.
The name plate was added, sometime after preservation
The bell was added in the 1880s. That is era 2.
The locomotive underwent rebuild in the 1920s
Hornby based R30346 model on what is in the museum, hence era 11.

[@stephensonsdynamometer6747]

Re: the motion on the central vertical rods in the motion. Those rods must move, as they are connected to the cross slide bar at one end with vertical motion and to the other at a pivot point. They are required to move, otherwise, the mechanism binds. It is essentially the grasshopper mechanism found on many a stationary beam engine.

[@RobA500]

As the number is written as 11 then it is era eleven otherwise it would be II I.E. two capital letter i not number ones because roman numerals don't use number digits

[@sawnoff2]

consider the numbering as the same as WW1 and WW11 or as WW1 and WW2 so era 1 and era2

[@damianinCanadaTT-OO]

The numeric symbols for the world wars are Roman numerals I and II not Arabic numerals. So these are not the same thing. It’s clear from Hornby’s website they considered it Era 11 as currently shown in the museum