Issues with Plarail Steam Along Thomas

[ripley802]

Keep I mind these are fairly old and if it were used by children which it likely was, there is really no telling what has been done to it. It is great that it is now working a bit for you, you can definitely try distilled water to see if that helps, which it may or there may be deeper lying issues. Regular tap water has minerals and typically some sort of chemicals so it is likely that may have been used over time and caused some sort of issue. Regarding the whining noise, does it sound more like the motor (possibly due to its age) or more like gears (maybe cracked or going bad, etc...)