The two worlds of McKinley Railway have now bonded. We have now at last, completed the big link up between the old and the new. Join us on a wonderful "Driver's Eye View".
There you have everyone admire & go on about the 'Making Tracks' layout where this masterpiece has completely gone under the radar, hopefully you get the deserved recognition once it is all completed.
hi David and team brilliant to see you have the 2 massive sections joined up at long last and brill to see the blue pullman make the first run on the channel for it aswell. looking forward to seeing the viaduct built. peter from birmingham
Well done it was a great ride it would be interesting to see all the data that one train created on its trip from block detection points changes and speed changes
I’m very happy for you and your team. You’re practically jumping for joy. Now that you have finally “seen the light at the end of the tunnel “ you can enjoy your senior years running operating sessions. Oh, and have fun doing scenery in between.
David, Wow what a trip. The "Midland Pullman" When British Rail introduced this train and it's crew all in airline style uniforms. This was the future of rail in the U.K. The magazine "Look and Learn" produced a special edition about this train with photo's and diagrams. One of the photo's had the train passing at high speed through "Bakewell" station. I even pestered my parents to take myself + my 2 brothers upto London St. Pancras to see the train. I can still smell the diesel fumes amongst all the smoke, as the train waited for the off from Platform1. Looking back now I suspect I was the only one in the family who was really interested. Monsal Head Viaduct, Slaters the model company have a large 7m.m. display that has a model of the viaduct. Many years ago I was a guest of the L.M.S. Society for a visit to view the viaduct. It will make for a brilliant model. From L.M.S. day's to B.R., passenger train formation between St. Pancras and Manchester was mainly 6 coach sets. Behind "Jubilee" or "Black Five" loco's. Thanks for the memories. Cheers, Chris Perry.
Absolutely orw inspiring !! Really making me slightly rethink how to best use my loft space as I reawaken the layout which has been paused for the past 30 years. Once again congratulations .
This is a great layout. I recall first seeing McKinley in 2020. So much work, and even then over 20 years work and many hands . It certainly requires a team. Fantastic stuff.
Well - I hadn’t heard of McKinley until I met David and the team at the recent Southampton Show. I have now watched all 74 videos and am loving it. I have learnt so much and have picked up loads of great tips. Thankyou so much for your enthusiasm, perseverance, skill and kindness.👍👍👍👏👏👏
Excellent to see and also the delight at being able to run McKinley’s at its full potential regarding the routes and journeys. It certainly has been a design and build journey on this massive model railway engineering feat too! Well done and congratulations. All the best Stephen
Congratulation on the Link Up How many bags of sawdust must you have got through ? Well done Dave and the Rest of your Great Team. Love the use of The Pullman and the Video work
Well done to all at McKinley for reaching this milestone. The dream gets closer and closer to reality. Plaudits to Charlie as well for the videopgraphy.
It's so good to get an update from McKinley. Can't wait for further running sessions which I always find fascinating. Great work David by you and your talented team. 👏
Hi Vulcan... Not quite... The one from Horfield (MRS) was adapted to 8-cars before I bought it. We will be getting it to make an appearance as a Western region train soon.. Can wait.
Wow oh wow. That's a fantastic milestone. What a great journey through the old and the new. If you had gone all the way down into hades and back up again, how much longer would this video have been. PS great editing between the onboard shots and the more panoramic views.
Yes great to see McKinley online again. As always I am left with more questions than answers. So here goes. I have looked at Pullman sets since the Tri-ang set that's almost older than me to the Hornby Midland Blue Pullman R30077 with mk3 coaches sold separately R40167 to R40175 . In Model form (for me) the two HST units plus two carriages and R400173 the Buffett Car make a five-car set. From what I can see your set has the two HSTs, half guard at one end, two Mk3s, Buffett Car, two Mk3s and another half guard (both around the wrong way). That's a nine-car consist. The prototype was six-car and eight-car. QUESTIONS: What have I got wrong? Have you renumbered some of the coaches? Do you run bi-directional services?, it would be great to see them passing over the viaduct together... And do you have a photo to show of the viaduct you plan to model? Because I have a suggestion: Not from the Midland line but they may suit as the only double viaduct (originally double track) joins at one end before crossing a smaller section of the valley. (Chapel Milton Viaducts) My suggestion comes from an internet search, Bowenfels rail viaducts (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowenfels_rail_viaducts) A truly magical trip via Bowenfels, in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia 159.156 kilometres (99 mi) from the Central station. A stone bridge circa 1870 and circa 1921 Brick viaduct with double track and better grades.
Hello George, There are two Midland Pullmans. The original (which we ran in the video) entered service in 1960 and was withdrawn in 1973. Much more recently, an HST set was repainted in the Midland Pullman livery to look similar to the original trains that ran in the 1960s.. Thats were your confusion lies... Search for "Blue Pullmans Wiki" in google. Regarding your second question - If you search for "Headstone Viaduct" in google it will show the viaduct we intend to model. Thanks for your comments.
I have never seen this before but wow .. okay no OLE .. this is similar in intricacy to Davidson Parkway .. which is more in keeping with modem/ OLE OO gauge
Great to see the railway joined up. It especially enjoyed the running shots with the camera being pushed by the loco. (Cab view). Can I ask what make of video camera was used to get these shots?
What a great layout, I love watching it. Two questions 1 is the wheel cleaner worth the expense and 2 how do you clean the tracks and pickups ? Thanks for all the fun.
hi, splendid all your video that i always follow. why you dont do a video with a train ride on the whole layout? perhaps shopping in all station and shiwing the place and layout? it would be nive to understand how the layout and tracks develop. good work to all. can you public a track layout with photo or video? ty very much
you have already done some video with ride, Also one your friend who visite you, made one, i think you can program a itineraryy with stops with train controller from london to Manchester and while running you can explain and show place.. very pleased you answred me. you are great and did great works. love your video
What’s the significance of the building? I mean cutting holes into walls and raked ceilings looks like a scene out of the cartoon in this months mode railway magazine. The budget allocated at McKinley Surley allows an unlimited amount of space so what’s the story’s with the confines and challenges of this particular building. Being a layout that is not primarily aimed and tourists and viewing. Is it just his humble roof space/loft/attic and he loves downstairs or a significant Grade 1 building?Cheers for the great vids
The answers are mostly in video number 2. It explains the origins of the choice of house with the marriage of a home and a model railway. The sloping ceilings are a natural limitation of every modellers dream which is to maximise the space available. The extension wasn't envisaged with the original design.
@@dattouk ahh the crystal ball yes who knows the future. Will go back to the early stuff and explore the journey. The one thing I adore of McKinley has to be a RU-vid channel that is so focused on being era specific. It’s a commitment a passion and indeed a lifestyle keep up the great work.
