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New to the group and this question may be old hat too many members so apologies up front.

Several years ago I purchased a motor to bring back to life a Mantua 0-6-0 tender engine.? My first kit engine so sentimental rebuild.? I now have a Mantua 4-6-0 Dixie Belle that was my brothers first kit that I want to bring back.? It does not look like the Yardbird site has any of these motors for sale any more.? Is there another source or does any one have a motor they might part with?

Thanks?

?The motor you're looking for is very common and used in most Mantua Tyco steam locos. from 0-4-0's to decapods and includes old time 4-6-0's and 4-8-0's. For quite a while both the locos you mentioned used the same motor. Only older 0-6-0's had a slightly different frame, and that's the real old ones. I am surprised they both went bad and you need replacements for both. If you built a kit you know about how to align the gears so they don't lock up or wear out to quickly. You should also know about keeping the electrical pick-up surfaces clean and oiled. That includes the motor shaft and bearings. Being as you know all this stuff you should be able to get at least one of you motors turning.? You should say where your from. Maybe someone close to you has what you're looking for.

Yes, I agree the original motors are pretty good but I did replace one of those motors in another 0-6-0 Mantua tender along with a sound DCC decoder and improvements in the pickups and it runs so nice.? Just wanted to give the same treatment to these other two locos.? I think I found some alternatives as I did join the Re-power group.? Thanks.