Is it the little metal rod between the drive wheels that changes direction of the loco AC? Presumably with this 'change of direction' and the rather odd on/off switch it is very old or maybe not a Tomy - I don't see any © symbol on the underside which you normally see on Tomy trains.
As the traction tyres look ok in those shots I'm assuming its more of a gearing issue causing lack of traction (or it needs more weight), I'd be curious to see the inner workings of this one sometime as its obviously different to the average mechanisms we get...
Otherwise - nice find
As the traction tyres look ok in those shots I'm assuming its more of a gearing issue causing lack of traction (or it needs more weight), I'd be curious to see the inner workings of this one sometime as its obviously different to the average mechanisms we get...
Otherwise - nice find
Happily collecting things all my life... 