A different kind of battery power

[soothsayer]

I suppose the poster could be referring to stall current?

0.8 - 1.2Amps for a LGB loco running. - Lights and smoke, at the higher end..

If I found a motor drawing over an amp, I would suggest keeping an eye on the current, as it suggested (to me) that the motor was getting to the end of its life.

PhilP

Have you measured amp draw up an incline? This is what I am referring to.