Plarail History: Transition of Power

I mean just generally Super, it strikes me that "in the old days" items were made to last and do indeed do just that, whereas these days they are made to a price instead and if anything probably built deliberately to break after a period. After all if something just keeps going you eventually saturate the market and have nobody to sell to

But even looking at the more recent units I prefer the two speed 'C' cell motors to the newer 'AA' units, the latter were naturally heavier giving more traction, had batteries that would last longer and to me always seem to be quieter and smoother running than the new units...