🚂 Pete's Tip of the Week: Clean those loco wheels before you blame the track If your engine starts stuttering and stopping, don't be like me and blame the track for a week — nine times out of ten it's the wheels. A cotton bud with a drop of isopropyl alcohol, spin each wheel against it, and she'll run smooth as the 8:15 to King's Cross. I do mine with a mug of tea beside me: half the wheels, half the tea, keeps me honest. Cheers, mate!