Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If you've been following the saga of my Atlas Dash8 locos , you'll know it has taken a long time to get the parts for the repairs! There are 3 locos to repair, all needing new motors , and with these units being over ten years old, motors are getting scarce!
I managed to source one original, which is going in this unit , 881 , but the other two are getting the " new style " motors , which have a different drive assembly. In this video we see the original motor replaced , and track tested , but the other two will feature in an upcoming video .
While being over a decade old, these models have features and details equal to many of the locos made today, so it is worth keeping them running if possible.
Stay tuned for a op's session with this loco back in service.
Cheers Gregg.
If you've been following the saga of my Atlas Dash8 locos , you'll know it has taken a long time to get the parts for the repairs! There are 3 locos to repair, all needing new motors , and with these units being over ten years old, motors are getting scarce!
I managed to source one original, which is going in this unit , 881 , but the other two are getting the " new style " motors , which have a different drive assembly. In this video we see the original motor replaced , and track tested , but the other two will feature in an upcoming video .
While being over a decade old, these models have features and details equal to many of the locos made today, so it is worth keeping them running if possible.
Stay tuned for a op's session with this loco back in service.
Cheers Gregg.
