Fleischmann

This model belonged to my Dad and dates from 1959. It was not able to drive for many years, but one day I manned myself up to dismantle it completely to check if it was possible to make it run again. After taking out the motor only to find it ran freely without problems, I guessed the problem was in the transmission. With the rods taken off, the wheels still got stuck when turned with the hand. There were two small cog wheels between
the axles made of hard plastic - and there was the cause. A few of the teeth
were deformed. I thought why not remove these cog wheels completely and let the rods transfer the power to the wheels, and it worked just fine. Now it's ready for another 60 years of service.