Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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My Hornby Britannia never worked quite right... so today I decided to investigate it, and to see if a cheap £2 motor from Ebay could make it perform better!

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0:00 Intro
2:41 The Investigation
8:18 Motor Swap
18:11 First Test
18:52 Troubleshooting
21:30 Final Test