StephenTrains

Just a as quick side-note - I had the same problem (batteries not fitting) in the blue freight train - one hole was slightly too small (for Eneloops) and a few turns of a drill bit fixed it completely. To find the one hole, I a small strip of foil into each hole to improve the electrical contact until it started working, then cleaned that hole and removed the other strips one by one (in case there was more than one hole), testing that the light came on after each.

Thanks guys - I had looked at BrickLink but found it a bit overwhelming. My plan now is to use LDD as a reference for parts, and then buy them from Bricklink. Thanks for the help, I'm sure I'll have more beginner questions very soon :)

Sorry if this has been covered somewhere, but I couldn't find recent information about it in the sticky or a search. I've dug into Pick-a-Brick and can't seem to find the buffer/coupler parts or the parts for a standard unpowered bogie. Is there a guide somewhere about what parts one needs to make bogies and so on? I've looked at LDD, but the part numbers there don't seem to work in PAB. Thanks for any pointers!