The value of a train set 1953 Locomotive 1130

What locomotive do you have?

I had the same problem with one old locomotive. There are three things to check:

1. the main power slide switch is set on the rigth position
2. on the bottom of the loco, there a small red bump, it is perhaps blocked in the pushed position
3. this one was the solution for me. Dismantle the battery cap and make sure that both metallical parts are in contact.

1463 set with #2036 steam locomotive - 1950
1463 set with #2026 steam locomotive - 1951

The backhead on the boiler inside the cab of the locomotive opens up and you install cell batteries into the boiler to run the locomotive..

Replace all batteries in locomotive & remote.
You do need to be fairly close to the set with the
remote for it to work.

Try cleaning the track AND wheels with an INK ERASER. Put the engine on the track and help it along. It could just be tight from sitting in the box. I live about 8 miles from the Strasburg railroad and have 2 relatives working there. We have ALL experienced the same thing on4 different sets. It isn't just the Strasburg sets that do this, it's most of the new toys. Your Strasburg cars might not connect to other train sets. Their car couplings are different, just like on their real trains.

The Generation 1 Locomotive, is of minimal value.
Best bet if you want to sell the set is to part it out and sell the cars separately.Locomotive, & tender w/rc transmitter ~ $15.00 - $25.00Cars ~ $20.00 - $25.00Track ~ $2.00 - $2.50 per section.If sold as a set, probably would be lucky to get ~ $50.00

See my comment in this answer: Changed batteries in Brio train mighty red locomotive and still does not...

First: clean your trackSecond: clean your wheelsif that fails, call 1-800-356-3910& speak with Bachmann Parts & Services to find out if your
locomotive need to be sent in for repair.

Hope you got the set working. If not, look underneath the locomotive near the rear (under the "cabin"). There are two switches, one on either side. One says "Smoke", the other says "Reverse". If the "Reverse" switch was set to "Off" when the locomotive was in Neutral, it will stay in neutral even when the power is cycled or the "Direction" button is pressed on the power supply. Even in Neutral, all the lights will work and I believe the smoke element will heat up but won't puff. Whatever setting the "Reverse" switch is on, try changing it to se if that works. Hope this helps...