Morning Oscar; these are such a joy to see; wagons that have had a good life being used and played with and more years to come. There is something special when they do look like this; still great to look at. To think how much enjoyment they have brought to others over the years. It’s lovely having “new” items on a train railway but then there is something specail when a few older items make their way out. Always enjoyable. Thankyou again Marc from Leighton Buzzard
I do love the early wagons with their die-cast chassis. They have such charm and make a wonderful solid sound bumping over the points and crossovers. 😊👍
Good morning Oscar, it's Martin from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire again. Yet another wonderful Sunday video of your amazing layout. As always the years melt away and I am a young boy playing trains with my dad. How I miss him so much. But he wouldn't want me to be sad, he was my inspiration for me getting a job on British Rail in 1970 when i left school So, getting back to present times, your layout is like a time capsule, transporting us more senior railway enthusiasts to our youth. But your layout is first class Oscar, I say it all the time but thank you once again. As regards your wagons I think it is very interesting to see how the development of the wagons changed over the years. I think it's good to collect the different versions between the goods vans and open plank wagons. When I worked in the railway goods yard my biggest regret has always been that I never took more photos of the wagons when I had the chance. But never mind, anyway it's time to have my tea and toasted tea cake. Well, keep safe Oscar and have a good week ahead and ill see you next Sunday. 👍🚂
Hi Oscar, ‘Comfort Zone’ video today, very nice. Banana roofs and bodies are all part of the history and a hotline to our childhood 👍 As usual all good stuff, Gordon
Thanks for kicking off another Sunday for me Oscar. Always a pleasure to see what you’ve got running. I do like the Oliver Cromwell. Have a great week.
Good Morning Oscar, very enjoyable lovely vintage triang Gw wagons especially the grey wagon. I have purchased a wrenn Cardiff castle off eBay .. very good quality locomotive made in England..
Good morning Oscar. As always, your Sunday morning uploads are inspirational. Albert Hall has featured over a number of weeks now and continues to impress, whether hauling freight stock or at the head of RS.9 : Pullman Express
Hi, thanks again for looking in, great to hear you're enjoying the videos, I keep thinking of another excuse to leave these locomotives on the railway. Take care. Oscar
Another start to Sunday Oscar. You can improve those roof shapes by dipping them in nearly boiling water then gently working back into shape with your hands. I would experiment with one of your lesser quality trucks.
I have a feeling that the original box vans had a plain roof and the roof with 4 vents and two gutters (or whatever) came on the brake vans. Being Triang they're all interchangeable :)
Hi Oscar hope you're well, just to let you know I really enjoy these videos. I used to have a Hornby layout in the 70s and these take me right back to then. Especially enjoy looks through the old catalogues. Thanks. 🙂
Morning Cameron, thank you again for taking the time to watch. It's great to hear you're enjoying seeing some of the items in the collection. Take care. Oscar
Hi Oscar,, Nice to see a freight train made up of these really early wagons.. The ones with closed axle boxes and two part chassis are a bit rare out here in Australia? I think that there are only 2 in our entire collection? The smaller striker on the couplings only show up very occasionally too? I think that is the first time that I have seen a train go around the top reversing loop in that direction? It was a nice, although a bit different, running session today.. Great to see the uncoupler tracks get some use? I wish that these manually operated ramps had lasted into the Super 4 track range. I think that they are very handy indeed? Cheers, Rob
Good morning Rob thanks for looking in. Great to hear you enjoyed seeing these early wagons, beautiful things even with the distortion in the materials used. As you say, such a shame they didn't continue the earlier style of uncoupling ramps and incorporate them into the newer super 4 track when it came along. Probably got a great deal to do with the cost of production and or making an accessory available at a lower price for pocket money. But they're definitely not as useful, and you're always on position, especially with these older couplings All the best. Oscar
Albert Hall is preserved in real life in a different identity. She lives on as being no. 4965, Rood Ashton Hall, with a Manor-sized tender. When she was preserved to reside at Tyesley, her owner gave her the wrong name and number, so everyone knows her to be Rood Ashton Hall. I have the modern Bachmann 00 gauge Shakespeare Express Train Set, complete with Rood Ashton Hall with the Shakespeare Express headboard, plus three Shakespeare Express train coaches. I love to call her the engine who hates rude awakenings. She is my new favourite steamy, and I haven't even met her in the flesh.
A great video and running session this morning Oscar, overall nice wagons apart from the ones which have sadly been ruined by triang poor choice of material back when they were made, keep up the great work.
Hi David, the baseboard is on plywood sold as 8mm this sits on a 5mm foam insulation board which is used for heat and sound deadening under wood flooring which comes in sheets from the DIY stores and on the top surface cork flooring tiles at 4 mm also from the DIY stores. Thanks for looking in. Oscar
