I actually don't know what 'a lot' of hours are for a modern loco even though I thought about both what "worn out" means and what a good lifetime for a modern loco might be.
I have a Lionmaster Big Boy with 800+ hours on it over about four years that is giving problems now. Did I wear it out? I think so and I'm trying to just buy a new replacement rather than have it repaired, as I think its probably like an old car with a bad engine - replace the engine and the trans breaks next, etc.
An automobile is typically "worn out" after about 4000 hours (at 40 mph average = 160K miles). A laptop computer in my experience goes about 6000 hours or more for me. A clothes washer about 1500-2000 hours though.
On the other hand, my a garage door openers wear out after about 300-400 hours of operation, and a microwave oven at my house lasts somewhere around 500 hours of operation, max.
So I don't know what to compare a model train to and if I really wore out that Lionmaster - but I will say that I think I did.
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