How to fix a train

[Mudder]

We have a battery operated train that grandson loves playing with, it makes the right noise, plays the music but will not move. It has a coal car that is attached to it. Of course we've changed the batteries, tried a few other things, etc...
Anyone have any other ideas?

[railroadman]

Mudder:

I can't tell you how to repair the train. But if your grandson likes trains.
Send me a PM, with a ship to address, and I will have a 2013 Train Calendar
send to you.

[Taltarzac725]

We have a battery operated train that grandson loves playing with, it makes the right noise, plays the music but will not move. It has a coal car that is attached to it. Of course we've changed the batteries, tried a few other things, etc...
Anyone have any other ideas?

How to Repair Model Train Locomotives | eHow.com (http://www.ehow.com/how_2123802_repair-model-train-locomotives.html)

[Mudder]

Thanks Tal, but this is only a cheap plastic set that goes aroud one track. Probably easier to toss it and get a new one ! Maybe we'll bring it to the train show next week.....but that would probably be an insult to the "real" trains.

[JeffAVEWS]

Check to see that the gear train between the motor and the drive wheels are not full of lint and are aligned properly. Just a little WD-40 could help, but not too much as it will attract dirt and fibers. Check the wires/connections to the drive motor. Burnish the battery contacts. Hope this helps.

[Mudder]

Thanks Jeff, we're trying all that right now.