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If your trolley is sitting and spinning,  you probably need to thoroughly oil the bearings and clean the wheels:

Note the axle oiling points.

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Wheels before cleaning.

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Note the thin shiny lines.  This is where dirt has packed into the wheel surface, making a slippery "anti-traction tire".

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See how much crud came off of just one wheel?

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With all four wheels and the pickup rollers clean, your car should run like new!   I used a polishing wheel to drive the unpowered axle for cleaning.

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This applies, of course, to most powered locos, trolleys et cetera.

Hope this helps!

Mitch

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