The two 9v batteries are fitted in the boiler. Neat eh!.
… but it was worth it to see the smile on her face!
So, all in all, after lots of fun, tears, trial and error and problem solving we end up with a little loco that cost well under £100, looks the part, taught all of us a lot and is something our 16mm garden railway forebears would have approved of!
Oh, then she added a sound module, so 'Noel' chuffs and hisses as he chugs around.
All that now remains is to add hand rails, numbers and so on and the MPLR has it's latest loco ready to go.