Incredible New Bachmann Midland 1P Tank Engine | Unboxing & Review 

Sam's mum hears a bang on the attic floor... "Does Sam want a cup of tea... ahhh... no; he must have a loco on the express points!" Good job mukka. A fair review. Merry Xmas from Oz to you and your family. Gaz

As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I audibly said “Oh Wow!”This looks beautiful. Another thing for the list.-Das Mann

That's a magnificent looking loco from Bachmann Sam. It's good that they've added proper wheel bearings, all that's left now is for these major companies to produce reliable motors, and there will be many happy owners out there...Bob

I reckon the Hattons Genesis coaches will go very nicely with this!

This has to be the longest review for any tank engine wow there was a lot about this tank engine to talk about.

I was lucky enough to be able to purchase a sound fitted one last year and am quite happy with it. The fire box flicker is very realistic on the DCC and the sound is spot on. I use it to haul a couple of Hornby Midland clerestories and they look superb behind this loco as a branch train.

The 1P is a beautiful locomotive in both real life and model form. Shame we don’t have a preserved example, but this model still blows me away.

My Oxford Rail Colfix Tanker came in the mail today. Beautiful and sturdy model. Definitely worth a look at.

I’ve found that the coreless motors require a bit more run-in than usual, they’re great performers on DCC, but they ABSOLUTELY require a decoder made especially for coreless motors; the regular pulse-width modulation used by ordinary decoders will overheat coreless motors, and since they don’t have much armature mass, they can overheat quite badly… and quickly. There’s no problem on DC as long as your power pack outputs smooth, filtered DC. 😊

Awsome quality video! Love the extra detail you put into your videos they really help new comers like me understand 😁

I have finally received mine from Rails on pre-order. Delay was due to Royal Mail dealing with four times the usual post for this time of year. Everyone ordering online of course due to Covid. I must admit i was chomping at the bit awaiting it's arrival as you can imagine. I am going to leave opening the box & relive those childhood memories of getting an engine on Xmas day. Your review has certainly made me even more excited & obviously can't wait to see it running on my layout. Thanks again Sam for another expertly reviewed model. Have a good Christmas!

Great review to watch while relaxing after a busy week so far at work, thank you Sam :)

Wow, what an amazing tank engine! The review it's self is a great one and the model is such an extraordinary steam locomotive for Bachmann! Well done Bachmann! Well done for making an actually great steam loco for once!

Really good review of a great little engine, love the channel, keep it up Sam!

A really great review of a beautiful locomotive. Many thanks Sam the 1P looks absolutely fantastic and with those coaches, what an elegant train. Thanks again.

It’s perfect! Got mine today more than happy with having to wait so long for such a lovely engine! Look forward to my 94xx now cheers Ryan

Bachmann have been watching your videos Sam! Thank goodness for that! I agree that this is one of their best steam models and it has been improving. Hopefully they can keep it up!

Hi Sam, Thanks for another great review, what a lovely little engine. I couldn't stop my self getting the S&DJR Prussian Blue version and I am surprisingly really impressed with it. Enjoy yours! Have a lovely Christmas. Thomas

It is nice to see you get a good loco again after the streak of bad luck you have been having recently with them, Also really nice to see the traction tyres be an option for the user too, looks like a great little loco, and great video man!

Hi Sam great review as always, thank you for sharing with us this year, all the great reviews you have done. Happy Christmas and new year to you.

All i'm gonna say is wow what a great model. Thats probably my favorite bachmannn model Looking forward to the top 5 video!!!

This is one lovely locomotive model and has been well rated by the modelling press. Looks good in all variants.

I don’t know why but your videos are helping me through some very tough times at school and thanks for that Ethan

I think I’ve got to get this one. I’m from the midlands so i think it’s a must. Great video Sam.

I love your crimson lake livery Collection. I also love 0-4-4t locomotives. Glad you’re happy with your purchase.

I’ll give Sam an extra star for including the measurement of proper track gauge on the wheel sets; not all the Internet reviewers tick this box. Good going! 😍

That sure is one nice looking little tank engine. Good review Sam. Merry Christmas.

Looks amazing. Another great video you always make me feel happy during the pandemic ❤

A great review Sam. Looking forward to receiving mine Sam I chose the SDJR livery one from the Bachmann club, local interest for me .

Hooray I’m getting the Scotsman set this Christmas! Yay thanks for telling me when I first came that I would get models and track! And this channel is like the only decent channel that does hornby and Bachman’s reviews

Excellent observation regarding the amount of space saved on a container just by reducing the package a little bit. . . . . Great review Sam!

Hey Sam, I was looking into this model today actually and to think you uploaded a video reviewing it is beyond coincidental. Good video.

I was surprised that this was at the top of my playlist and it is 3 years old!? How did this happen? Great video !

Just yesterday i was thinking about locomotives with no pilot wheels, but multiple trailing wheels This video has answered me

Great video Sam. Bachman made a great loco there. Merry Christmas Sam

Another great review sam keep them coming i really enjoy hem dave

It’s such a gorgeous engine and I really do hope they make more because I put off ordering one of these too long and missed out, still hopefully next time fingers crossed. I reckon a double header with the L&YR class 5 and the 1P would look fantastic.

Sam you are making me want one! I'm getting the Bachmann Midland Compound in MR Crimson Lake (preserved No. 1000) for Christmas as well. Comes with 3 gorgeous coaches too. The 1P is spectacularly beautiful Sam!

Beautiful Loco , thanks for the review . One of my favourite .

Well done on another great review. Lovely looking loco do you find the new motors better than the 3 pole ones Bachmann use. Also I like that you take the time to demonstrate how to swap the wheels for the pair with the traction tyres. Merry Christmas 😊

Excellent review as always Sam! Really is a superb model! Just had a play with my SDJR blue version! Still got to pick up the BR version from my local model shop, I've had that one on order since it was announced back in 17. Again that model is a SDJR loco! So perfect for my new layout ;) Love the 7F and Southern coaches combo, very S&D!!! Keep up the great work :)

Lovely review 👌 handsome little engine aswell. I did how ever notice a horse on top of your passenger bridge😂 least I’m not the only one having horses roam wild on a layout!

Nice to se yet another fantastic review and locomotive!!

Hi Sam, nice review. I bought one of these last week from my local model railway shop in Norwich. They seemed to have plenty of them. I saw it and it was an impulse buy - I never usually do that.

Hey Sam! Are you thinking to do like live steam locomotives, I know that they are quite expensive but maybe you can try!

Sheer Craft, Imaculate Loco, and as usual fantastic review Sam. Merry Christmas, Cheers. (:

Can't believe a bachman model made it too the top 5 this is what bachman needs to do more of

Another great episode sam! She really is a beautiful model merry christmas!

Bachmann are picking up they're game.👍 Hopefully Bachmann will make they're own railroad range

Hi Sam, Nice review and at last a Bachmann loco living up to expectation. That is applaudable seen the price is within reason for a beautiful quality model. Yes, I 'd put this on my wishlist if they run another batch. It's a winner just like the Dapol GWR Mogul. Standards are rising and as model railroaders we can only be thankful ( and buy one )! Thanks for sharing. Greetings

Hey Sam, I'm loving the 'Easy Winners' Rag. My favourite is 'the Cascades'!

Amazing review on the Bachmann Midland 1P tank engine! The detail on this model is excellent and same goes for the livery as well! I also like the unusual wheel configuration it has! It’s almost like a 4-4-0 but reversed! I’m gonna give this 1P Midland tank engine an A-! 😃👍

What an absolutely lovely looking loco! I do love crimson and maroon coloured steam locos

Nice to see Bachmann deliver their promise. Great loco.

A superb little engine. Looked really nice with the little Hornby generic four wheeled coaches in crimson lake. Imagine how nice it would look with a set of those new Hattons Genesis coaches in the same colour.

I finally received the first of my BR Johnson 0-4-4tanks. A beautiful model.

Hi Sam. What a smashing little loco Sam I will get me one of these if they come round again in the midland red absolutely lovely .what i like about your reviews Sam is that you are fair and give credit where its dew. Well done again with a great review.

Awesome dude that’s amazing absolutely astounding very detailed engine

Hi, Sam'sTrains. I love this model, period😄. Bachmann really is starting to learn their lessons.😂 Definitely the best model of 2020 and a great way to end it as well. -Jason

Hi sam I was not expecting any off till 2021 My review just gone up of the Bachmann collectors club locomotive. And yes am in Love with it. Lots of details sm glad you shown how to take the base plate off very handy thank you. I hate traction tyres no need for them in 2020 in my opinion Merry Christmas Keep safe arp

Absolutely stonking little model these are. So good in fact that instead of buying the one DC model I had pre-ordered from my local shop, I walked away with two DCC sound ones instead; Midland and BR black. You know the worst thing about these 1Ps? Having spent £450 on two of them, I want more! If that is the only thing I can criticise them for, then they're golden! Yes, the bogie pickups on one of mine needed a tweak, but the other was absolutely perfect. So good in fact that I could lay tissue on the track and have only one axle picking up, it doesn't matter which, and it crawled off on speed step 1 perfectly every single time! After tweaking the bogie pickup on the other one, that behaves identically too. One thing I am noticing with these coreless motors is that they seem better suited to DCC, and with the right CV settings the lack of a flywheel is actually a good thing. I've fitted the blanking plug to test mine, and I believe they are both smoother on DCC than they are on DC.

Received mine a couple of days ago. Got to admit I am not disappointed. Very nice. I had to pre order it a few months ago. I think they have sold out all the maroon and BR versions.

Hi Sam, Yes I would like one , when they get it right it's very good . good review. All the Best Brian 🤗🎅

Hey Sam, absolutely loved the video and that 1P really is a stunning model. Quick question: Would you ever consider reviewing a Dapol Class 68? Also merry Christmas Sam.

Hey Sam! I saw somewhere else in the comments (though I can’t seem to find the exact comment at the minute) that you may be interested in live steam! If you are, I can’t recommend Accucraft’s “Ruby” highly enough, as an owner of one. It’s price is more than reasonable as far as live steam locomotives go, it looks nice, it’s mechanically simple and a great beginner live steam locomotive overall. Cheers!

Oh wow, seeing this beauty of an engine along with the parked engines and their coaches makes me want to see a full crimson lake running session (both in terms of engine liveries and coach liveries)

Nice review sam,this looks like a great model

Now that is the type of finish we expect with new models. Well done for Bachmann and as for Hornby, take note.

Excellent video, as always. A beautiful loco, I certainly want one. I only have 1 0-4-4T so far, a hornby m7, but on my list are a kernow o2, a 1p as here, and a H class, as well as the G5 which was announced in early 2017 but has been pushed back to 2022. I received a new hornby terrier earlier, 13 Carisbrooke in BRITISH RAILWAYS malachite green (so I might get an o2 that matches), looks amd runs fantastically, much better than the ex-dapol model.

I think that if there were more produced I would certainly consider getting one...especially in the lovely MR livery that you got!

Wow! Bachmann have really stepped their game up! First that stellar Class 37 and now this one. Also that well-executed livery really brings out the Victorian elegance of this model. One curiosity: would the splashers accommodate a reworking to P4 gauge, or would they need to be brought outwards as well?

I have to get mine in this colour beautiful loco. Thanks for this Sam 🙂🙂

My Bachmann club S&DJR just arrived, this is stunning. Frightened to run it in case it gets dirty

Beautiful color beautiful video! Keep it up buddy!

That looks super detailed Sam would not mind one myself Thx Ben :)

Hi Sam - great review! Ngl I would love to have one of these locos - would go perfectly with the midland railway clerestory coaches I'm currently building :D

Nice one Sam. A Bachmann steam loco with all the frills and about time too. Hornby, I hope you have seen how good the build quality on this loco is. It is time to have a word with your Chinese manufactures and let's see how good next year can be. Martin. (Thailand)

Fit the detail pack!!!!!!!! Great videos as always though Sam

Great looking loco and great vid Sam

Two things; one, lovely looking tank engine model. 👍 Bachmann's really improved on this one. Second, I had an idea for a project for ya related to your Bachmann Thomas & Friends tender engines; adding pickups to the tenders of Henry, James, Gordon, Edward and the Scottish twins to see if it improves their performance on your layout.

Beautiful! Looks absolutely superb with the four wheel coaches. Maybe some genesis midland coaches in the future? Shame they haven’t made any in an LMS Red, I’d be all over that like a seagull with a hot chip!

Last Christmas I got a Thomas Bachman set, I love it so much

Hey Sam, I love your videos! Merry Christmas!

Hi Sam, I was very interested to see and hear what you had to say about the s Johnson 1P. I first saw it in the Bachmann 2018 catalogue and I immediately pre-ordered one from Rails of Sheffield. I opted to purchased the DCC Sound fitted version. Mine is in transit to the States and I am eagerly anticipating it’s arrival. It certainly is a beautiful beast, isn’t it. I do love that superb finish. I am really glad the manufacturers are producing more locomotives in their pre-grouping liveries. I just wish they would do more of it. How about a Claud Hamilton in Great Eastern Ultra-marine Blue? On another note, I was excited to see the Locomotion Models/Rails of Sheffield announcement of the LNWR Precedent 2-4-0s. They will really pair with the Hatton’s 4 and 6 wheel carriages, as will the 1P. Cheers, John

Really enjoy your channel Sam. My wife mocks your accent, we sound like people from the movie Fargo, she shouldn’t throw stones. Have a great Christmas, stay well my UK brother. I always look forward to seeing the “donkey” on the flat car. (:

Glad yours worked I opened mine and screws and springs fell out and stuff was rattling around inside. Went back to Rails. To add insult to injury I got Rails Terrier today that managed one circuit then it stopped working and was hot to touch something had fried inside!

Hi Sam, Just got the S&DJR version with sound. Unlike the Bachmann 117, the speaker is of a good quality & provides a good level of sound. Unusually, for the firebox you have to use the F6 to open the firebox door, you then see just the red LED, when you press F9 you get the shovelling & then the red & yellow LEDs flicker. Great review & very fair. Have a great Xmas!

I bought the SDJR version which I joined the collectors club for. So £149 + £32 makes it a pricey loco. I used to visit Mid Sommer Norton regularly so it had to be this one. Reasons. I don't have a layout yet but I did run it in on the rolling road. It ran fine. However I hadn't realised there were pick ups on the small rear wheel set so that needs looking at as they weren't running. Overall its a lovely loco. Very expensive the way I bought it but I have a feeling its going to be my favourite loco. Have a good Christmas Sam.

I agree whith you about the bachmanns tank engine. And i think that Bachmann has pulled it off and the color livery is so crisp and so ritch maroon color. I love this nice loco. And i hope for every one that bachmann has a mutch better planing when it comes to allotments than Hornby had. I just cant get enuogh of the british steam locos. But my favorite loco from Great Brittan is the Detlic diesel loco whith the Napier deltic v16 cyl engine. Keep up the good work Sam. 👍👍👍😊😊😊👍👍👍

This has officially made my day

Nice to see a loco that wasn't a disappointment like many recent reviews!

Great review, as usual. One question: How steep is Gordon's Hill exactly...?

It’s good too see dc models are getting dcc effects. I hope they can try to get sound on dc soon. A great idea for the future of model locomotives could be the reverser rod moving when you switch direction and even a moving regulator for when your loco starts to move.

.............and it finally arrives Sam, I have the same MR Crimson loco arriving on December 25th! I assume Royal Mail are struggling with deliveries 😁 oh and btw I ordered the sound fitted version, just need Hattons to release the MR Genesis coaches now, thanks for the review 👍

Great Video Sam And I Love That Locomotive And Also I Changed My Profile Picture Into A Trackmaster Edward

Try reviewing the Bachmann USA 0-6-0 side tank Porter because it has a decoder installed by factory and runs well in both DC and DCC

Such an amazing model, just wish Bachmann would bring these back.

Looking forward to mine arriving. Hopefully the popularity of the Midland Railway livery will persuade Bachmann to release the Midland 1F 0-6-0 half-cab in MR colours

Great Video Sam And I Will Be Getting A Czech Republic Flag For My Birthday Next Year And I've Never Had A Czech Republic Flag Before So That's Why I'm Getting One For My Birthday Which I'm So Excited For

I agree with you it does look a very detailed model. The spare wheels are an innovative idea like Dapols Mogul tender connection and slide out decoder board. It's good manufacturers are coming up with solutions to problems that have been around for ages. I think it's a reasonable price for the model. If it were Marklin it would be another £100 or so more.