I was given a Lionel 1465 train set. The condition isn't the best, the paint on the locomotive is chipped a little, but a friend who has an N Scale train set soldered a new power cord to the transformer for me. (He and his wife are moving soon, so he doesn't have time to take up with me any longer.) I can get the engine to spark by laying it on it's back and touching live wires to the wheels, but I can't get it to do more than that. Any thoughts on what I can do? I know from research the 1465 isn't too valuable, but since I want to use it in a Xmas village, I don't mind that. Heck, I may even repaint it in my own color scheme. Thanx in advance.
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