GregR posted:I have a Williams Peter Witt streetcar in Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) livery. It looks great. Mine hasn't fallen apart due to zinc pest, yet. I wish there was a volume adjustment pot like other Williams trains. That bell will wake up everyone in your house! My main complaint is with regard to the pickup rollers. They have these tiny little small diameter rollers that get snagged in almost every switch on my layout. They just kind of slam into things without moving upward. The small diameter precludes them from rolling up over obstructions. This causes violent and frequent derailments unfortunately. Then, once derailed, when a short occurs, those tiny little wires to the wee little rollers get burnt crisp in an instant. So, it just sits on a shelf now because of the frustration it causes.
I believe mine suffered a similar issue and I forgot until now that it's awaiting replacement of the truck internals with those of the old crumbled trucks. I ran mine on my unattended public Christmas display to give the Lionel trolley that's been used for years a rest. Arrived to find it derailed and the trucks slightly melted, so the pickups are no longer usable. I have the replacement parts on hand since I saved the guts of the original trucks, but I haven't had a chance to replace them yet.
