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Many thanks for all the advice, it was most helpful. In the end, I replaced the ringfield with the DC kit from Strathpeffer Junction and added DCC decoder and Blackcat LED lights. It's now a fantastic little runner and my little boy is well chuffed. The bug has got me now and just need to find bogie...

https://i.postimg.cc/6Tq4pypW/20220509-100058.jpg Ah, thought I'd uploaded the other end sorry! Brown wire goes into one side of the bulb, other side goes to bogie wheel. Yeah if we're successful with DCC, the light unit will be added to the decoder after. Will give it a whirl and let you know. Tha...

Many thanks Brian, most helpful! The brown wire with the choke currently just powers the light by the looks of it (loops round to the rear bogie). Should I solder the black dcc wire to that lump of solder that the copper wire is attached to instead? Unlike other videos I've seen, there is no spade c...

Hi all My son has just bought an old Intercity Class 43 from eBay and we'd like to add a decoder chip. Looked at some YouTube videos, however it seems this one has been tinkered with already, so I'm not sure how to wire up. Any advice please? I assume Grey/Orange onto where the spade connectors are ...