On30 Trolley car set

[John Tumolo]

Question-Is there any way to increase the speed/power of the trolley sets?  Mine runs awful slow, and only works with the car that came with the set.  I also have a "Hershey" trolley that runs just fine on my On30 layout, but barely moves on the trolley set.  The controller dial only changes the duration of the stop at each end, it has nothing to do with speed.  Ideas?

[Tom_C]

I do not have the trolly set, so I can't speak to that specifically.  I do have a couple United Traction trolleys and have tested them.  They run fine IMO... perhaps you're used to running stuff fast, but I think trolleys, railbuses, geared locos, etc aren't made to run 'fast'.  With that said, they don't run unbearably slow.

Now, to your question about alternatives.  You can run the trolleys with another controller, like this one below.  It has momentum and you can add a station stop, or several, between the end points.  They have a version without station stops if you want that.  I've purchased from them, and they ship very quickly and should arrive within 2 weeks, but probably sooner.

https://blocksignalling.co.uk/Shuttles/SAS2-BR