Hornby Railways R.068 Class 25 and playing with the trains 

Great video Oscar. Take care.

TPO RAMPS! the bane of my life! Can't play express trains with them, can't play mail trains without! Even glued down! the leg of the ramp lifts bogies!

Good evening Oscar, interesting subject that the Clas 25, thank you! But I am definitely won over by the princess's "chuf chuf"! Have a great weekend and take good care of yourself. Greetings from France. Philippe

Had a class 25 when I was a kid, loved it, had to get one when I started the interest again a few years ago

Hi Oscar. I also remove my mail ramps when not in use, had to slightly glue down my release one which solved issue, nice as always to watch your channel. Regards Elizabeth Lines

Hi Oscar, considering the age of some of those models they perform extremely well, great video, many thanks from down under in Wairoa New Zealand

I am a little relieved to hear about "coupler catching." Thought I was the only one. As I eased into OO some years ago, it would drive me bananas trying to figure out why things were derailing seemingly without provocation. It took a long time to discern that the hooks were dragging on the opposing buffers. Sometimes simply turning the unit around will help. Other times, I've added a dab of lube. That Class 25 and its rake is a treat.

Only a less than two weeks till Christmas 2021, my old nostalgic mind zooms back to 1961 so 60 years ago I got the Triang saddle tank for Christmas. Steam was still running out of Kings Cross and even Mallard and Flying Scotsman were still in service. Now I'm 68 mum and dad gone, I wish I could go back, but that is stupid.

Nice to see no spell check on the price list in 77! Britannia with two t's..

For the couple of older locos I converted to DCC I replaced the globes with LEDs to avoid the heat. Those old ringfield motors are a bit noisy but they actually work well on DCC.

Another very enjoyable video. Thanks 😊

I enjoyed this video a lot. The smooth power delivery from the new controller is very noticeable, the modern electronics must be producing a very clean output. Lovely models and good fun to watch the mail system despite the spectacular derailments. I got one of those blue mail coaches in a job lot but have never used it due to lack of lineside accessories. I actually used the clip fit bogies on something else! Hope the fair went well.

Thanks for sharing the problems you had with the ramps for the mail coach. I have been thinking about getting mine going having seen your previous video, but I think I will have to wait until I have levelled out the track in the station area before attempting that. Always enjoy watching your videos Oscar. Keep up the good work. Roy.

WOW - that price list!!! Loco are now well over £120!!! How times have changed!!! 😉🚂🚂🚂

The 25 remains one of my favourite Hornby models . Took over from the 31 or “Brush Type 2” in the range . It was very detailed for its time and still can mix it with Bachmann 24s and 37s . I got mine as soon as it came out summer 1977 . I think she was £9.95 .The only issues in early ones were that the bogies were not a proper fit on the models and used to drop down onto track and cause derailments . I think I sorted it with a light application of glue! Seems to have worked to this day . If running BR Blue she almost certainly appears on the railway .

Very smooth running in that session, a shame that those ramps were causing problems. I really enjoyed the Class 25. Take care, all the best to you

I remember clearly looking in the shelves or "Rail Mail" in Glasgow, A great shop with shelves packed with Hornby, Lima and Mainline with some Wren. My Dad and i bought a Class 29 Diesel, and it was as you showed on the price list like the Class 25s priced reasonably. i still run it and it remains squeaky but reliable. By the way, it must have taken a lot of research to manage the editing, inserts and wording. Thank you.

Really enjoyed watching that Oscar. I prefer functional layouts like yours, much easier to maintain and keep clean. Well done. Now subbed.

I remember getting the class 25 BR blue for Christmas in 1977/8. I do remember they suffered with body leaning, and mine certainly did! It annoyed me a lot back in the day . I always wondered if Hornby ever sorted that problem out on later versions?

Barrie Davis, recommends screwing the ramps down. It requires drilling a hole in each end, and securing with small screws.

The class 25 was one of hornby better models then a year later the class 29 they released was a bit of let down ,I remember getting my new class 25 from a shop in the Arndale Wandsworth now called south side the shop was called janaweres I paid £6.99p in 1981 it was in blue ,would of liked to of seen them with the smoke unit I think was planned ,great video Oscar,all the best Mark 😊👍🏻 Ps any sneak plans for the new layout looking forward to it 😜

Great video Oscar the 25 looked great and it was also good to see some trains running.

Afternoon Oscar, so enjoyable to see the Class25, one of my favourites third to the Class37 and Intercity 125… have the green variant with lights. Still runs so smooth for being such a dated model. So nice seeing the mail set on action, interesting re the ramps, into had issues with the ramps, worked with one set and not another. Have the BR, GWR and LMS sets, would love to have a layout large enough to have all running together. Such an enjoyable video again, love the cut shots, video editing is becoming second nature. All best and look forward to next weeks video, Marc

It's difficult to put it into words, but the locos' running just seems more "solid" with the Morley. Regarding the mail coach ramps, I had the same problem and fixed it by taking the ramps apart and then straightening out the bronze springs inside. It's a matter of trial and error to get this right because too much bend causes the problem you have and too little means that the ramp doesn't function.

Hmm got me thinking now - the original TPO ramps on Standard Track were very high and fixed; Same on Series 3; then Super 4 had the sprung inserts. (I never got involved with later track types but I think it has a lower rail profile than the earlier ones). Maybe a short test track is needed with every type of rail / ramp and run lots of different rolling stock over it and try and measure the clearances. If you manage to solve this, then try adding the long water trough between the rails - used to derail everything when I had one!

Hi Oscar I know it's a bit off topic but Next year in 2022 I am going to The Lamma 2022 farm show at the N.E.C in Birmingham

Hi Oscar, As always a very enjoyable video and great shots of these lovely models running together. The 'mailbag' thing is very addictive, however I don't think Triang\Hornby gave much thought to people like us who compress something like 60 years of model railways into the present day. The focus I think would have been around the Christmas market each year. Having said all that I believe we are quite adept at overcoming most of these problems. I have the '77 catalogue and, as you say, some great images in there. I'm guessing the foreshortened photos are subject to the same 'stacking up' effect experienced with a telephoto lens, all good stuff and great therapy in these times. Keep up the good work, Gordon

Gosh the first comment is from NZ. Enjoyable viewing as usual Oscar.

A lovely video once again. Full of wonderful trains and memories for me. What a day we had at the TCS in Nov. 19. I also remember the floods that diverted and cancelled trains that I had planned to take and finally my last train being cancelled and replaced by a bus that took forever to deliver me to a location that I had not prepared for on a foggy night resulting in some anxious moments before I found my way to my hotel for the night. Good times. I hope we can do it again. As I often do I got my model of the day out while watching your video to make comparisons. It would appear that my Class 25 is the green R 079 and like yours, it is a lovely runner. I wonder if you could use your 3D printer to make a redesigned ramp for the post office coach, perhaps a slightly lower ramp would work. I shall have to try mine. I think I have at least a partial set for the System Six track and all of my track is the original half sleeper version. A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you. Regards, David.

Hi Oscar what a great video, ilove the class25 iwill have to get one iwill have to see what Dave has. I had trouble with the ramps only the odd coach or wagon i glued and screwed them to the track still can hear a scraping sound on some models, good to see the Princess again with the chuff chuff sound thanks again see you next time down under Mel nz

Hi there I have the same model 25 had problems with the bogies and now it has stopped working I've checked all the wires no loose connections can you give me any advice please Regards Graham