MEGA TGV Train Lot from eBay - Will They Run? 

Vintage 80s Limas are Awesome! 😎

You have Lima and Jouef (pronounced Jou-Ef). They are normally not compatible together (not the same coupling mecanism) Other info: -Lima has a pancake motor. - If you can find a Bachmann or a Model Power TGV, they were both made by Jouef in the playcraft factoryand are identical to the Jouef in all intent and purposes.

Just got back from the pub, lo and behold Harrison posts a video. Tonight just got a whole lot better

Always loved the look of those old orange TGV trains with the older looking headlights and split windscreens. Happy to see your eBay find was even better than expected!

Damn! Those ARE pretty good runners!!!! And yes - give that seller a great review!!!! Nice haul, Harrison!!!

IMHO the original (orange) French TGV, the Britisch HST 225 & German ICE 1 are the best looking European HST trains from that era

Man I was just about to send you one dang

The French are taking over smt’s layout

And all that newspaper...something for Nerf Cat to play with!!!! :)

Those are awesome looking trains! I’ve always wanted either a TGV or Eurostar.

I saw that ebay listing and was tempted. Come on, TGVs ! The best passengers trains in the world! I have many of them, including à full Atlantic (blue and silver) 10 cars + 2 locomotive set. The orange one is the "Sud-Est" version.

Nices sets you get there. The TGV Atlantic from Jouef made in 1981 with metal wheels. Have the same set but add on cars are pretty hard to find and expensives. The orange one are TGV PSE by Lima made around same year. I have my own with 3 middle cars that represent the world speed record in 1981 with was 380 km/h and the trainset was number 16 as we have in Model.

Great Video SMT! These are my favorite videos you post. :)

The way to tell if it's playart Is for the fact that They wired their locomotives backwards To Bachman Athen atlas ex...

Great win Harrison, so pleased these first two units and the loose motor are runners. I used the silver and blue TGV from Paris to Le Mans and back - incredible speed and comfort. Unusual to see the wheel sets bridging across the cars. When you’ve added TLC, these should be perfect 🤩

It’s a nice looking train set

I remember as a kid in the 90s, I used to go to this local shop and see a single silver TGV on their main display. I guess they got it as a gift because it was never for sale and they never got those models in. It wasn't until into the late 90s that I convinced my mom to buy me a cheap TGV set on a trip to France while visiting relatives. It was super cheap because the drive motor wasn't even in the engine car, it was just a stand alone motor that connected two of the rail cars. It wasn't as nice as my heavyweight bachmann Pennsylvania set but it was still awesome to have. I don't know if my dad gave them away or not. I might have to make a trip to their house to see what HO scale models are still laying about.

Tgv was my favourite hi speed when I was young

Great trains SMT! And all three are runners. Great haul.

Nice

Wow! Those are some nice-looking models you got. I hope to one day get my own TGV as well. Congratulations on another win!

This Lima TGV trains for some reason went from 20€ for a second hand full set to more than 100€ in a year, it was a really strange trend, it happened maybe 6 or 7 years ago. I have both this trains, the Juef one is specially noisy like yours but they look awesome.

I never have had a model-train-set and I love your CSX and Union Pacific trains 🎉🎉🎉

A lot of sellers on Ebay often don't list engines as running to avoid the problems with returns. If they sell it as 'non-working' and it works, then it is a bonus to the buyer. Another phrase for sellers are 'not tested - as is' or 'for parts' to avoid returns problems, also.

Wow, great train sets!

These are some sharp looking TGV!

Great find!!!

What hobby shops would you recommend for the Ottawa area? Came from the east and I'm thinking about popping into Larkspur line but I'm curious if there's any other spots I should look into.

I had both these sets years ago, great catch!!

Wow. I got to say I always love finding out that when someone says it doesn't run or they say they don't know if it runs at all and then they do end up running it's like a State of Shock. But knowing that they're going to get some TLC is a great thing. I never really seen these type only on here. I wonder something if the coupling was the same could the cars in the middle of one of the sets be linked together with the other one to make it longer.? They are odd looking but also very neat modern-day High-Speed Rail. Nice catch man

I could have hours of fun with these 3 set. I too like the TGVs. I'd have a siding for just these trains.

those TGVs look amazing smt!

I like the “well folks in today’s video” He’s gonna do this forever

Cool looking trains 👍 and they run !

I drove in one of these, in summer 1983, from Paris to Nice...really fast:-D .My first trainset, was a Lima....cheap and not very detailed, and mostly plastic.

Good deal! A couple minutes tinkering, bam, 3 whole sets. Kudos to the seller.

Neat to see an auction you saw. Great video!

Nice Haul Harrison.

Me too! I have always wanted an orange one!

That silver set is beautiful! Can't wait to see it running all together!

I was about to get this, but you beat me to it.

I went to France for 10 days a few days ago, spotted some TGV trains and even sat in one (Arras-Paris). Very nice trains!

The Lima with the removed bogies could be the result of a two motor conversion which was often done to run a full length consist

im glad all three motors are working, just having to some maintanince

An orange tvg is something I've always wanted, the only one I have is some old technic 9 battery operated plastic n scale one with magnets for couplers. It does fit on n scale track but clearly isnt meant to be used on actual model track as it doesn't turn on any curves easily. Been chasing a model one for a while but they are very expensive lol.

A pretty short video, but still great. I hope those locos are gonna run for very long. Is there a chance you could feature them in a video?

I’ve saved up a lot of money, and I will buy a whole lot of model trains at one of those train shows where an old antique locomotive it 20 dollars. To show how these train shows work, I got a box of 3 locomotives and 15 or so freight cars. I could’ve got a big lot of antique streamlined cars for 60 dollars, including the locomotives and B units, but I didn’t.

The lima TGV looks like it has similar tooling to the hornby Eurostar as the hornby Eurostar also uses shared trucks between the passenger cars (the Eurostar runs between England and france via the English channel using a tunnel under water)

You can run three separate trains to tour the Hershey factory!

liked the blue and silver version. I also have a soft spot for the orange and black TGV, i also have a lego version of it that was offered by lego (kinda expensive......i think it was a $300 set)

The TGV Is a lovely train. The British Rsil High Speed Train is also a great looker. So many deliveries to choose from too.

yeah 👍 Lima motor G was very good and efficient, i get one from 1981 and is working good, just to repair some plastic and put headlights, i get some atlantic jouef tgv 🚄 like new but i needed to change rubber wheels, i done it but you have to dismantle the gears and after the motor blocked :(, so i have to find the perfect gears position and it works like a charm ! i already have digitalized the lima 😅 , i will do after for the jouef . the atlantic version from jouef from 2015 is so easy to open, the lima version from the eighteen is awful ! great video mates :) , on my channel since 6 months i do train models and i rocks !

Lucky I hope you have fun whit those locomotives

What a great find you should put all the orange cars in one train and see how well you can run a full TGV I think the orange paint scheme is the old and the blue paint scheme is the new correct me if I'm wrong I'm not an expert on the French TGV passenger trains which actually broke the speed record over 300 mph I forget how fast but it broke the speed record

wow i alwase wanted to buy a lot like that but i can nver find any on ebay

Very cool to see that the sets are mostly in running status and will only require a little bit of maintenance. Are you sure it all came from France? The box says fra-gee-lay.. Might be Italian ;) You've inspired me to put a few model train vids up on my channel. One of them is even an ebay repair. :) Cheers Harrison. -Shane

You should make a really long train with the cars of the broken sets

Remember getting a TGV alantique 2nd hand on ebay

really good find

Fist to watch a masterpiece

I remember seeing that orange TGV in the store in the 1980s. Never did pull the trigger on getting one, too expensive for this youngster.

To be fair, Lima offers the best model trains. they might not be as detailed as roco, fleischmann or bachmann, but you cant break them. a train I own most likely ran more miles then my car.

“I’ve always wanted one of these” is something you say a lot. May I see your wanted list? How many more to go? Haha. Awesome haul. Never heard of it.

That orange TGV was my first train set when I was a kid and it still runs to this day!

Sweet set

I was hoping the Jouef ones would work! and they did!

I love passenger train sets. I've always wanted a full set of Amtrak.

Your fan from INDIA 🇮🇳

Wow!

I got an orange and gray TGV a few years back for a good price, I don't know if they run because I'm afraid to try it till I get a better controller.

Hi I know this is a little off topic but I just purchased a 1970’s Chessie system Steam locomotive and it goes a little bit then stops, could you do a video on how to clean and lube up a steam engine from the 70’s if you have one or have the same engine I have use that as demonstration I’m trying to get it running completely again. And I been watching your videos for a while now and would love for someone that’s as educationed on trains as you are to help me out with my issue.

Good TGV Atlantique blue and grey and TGV orange Sud est 👍

Draco malfoy? no, im just kidding. but great videos. just found the channel, and i really enjoy the mega lots! keep up the good work harrison!

I have an 8 car lash up but no power unit which was broken by a neighbor's kid. Still trying to find one.

wow you need to turn your train yard into one for TGV's i can't wait for your next video :D

Would you know where I can find a new drive axle for a 1970 Lionel ho scale daylight, mine (brand new) was snapped I’m assuming during shipping

Looks Cool!

you should add a decoder to the rivarossi berkshire. only reason why is because I like restoration videos! that's why I subscribed Aswell.

How do you know which side is the back and which is the front when taking a photo of a train for ebay? If it has a tender does it always go left to right or right to left ? Thanks for your help

Hey SMT, nice set x's 2, definitely on my train set list. Ebay may be the place I need to go for train sets..

Can you do another video with the train runaway train 1985?

hi! love the videos! nice video btw

And to think... the original TGV was a gas powered turbine... but due to the oil crisis, they were converted to electric...

Great haul.

Awesome train lot :)

I think I have a running version of the sud est. do you want it?

They are going to bring back the 4-6-2 golden engine? 🤨

Wow love the video

You get some of he best old things.

SMT mainline i really need help my y6b motor is smoking and it would vibrate but the train wouldn't move at all

What day you're going to use the southern Pacific railroad #99 0-4-0

Like these vids

I would like to point out it's kind of noticeable in the camera that one set has a darker color roof than the other on the orange once

Dear SMT main line on RU-vid on Leo’s story time there will be a live stream that I hope you can join thank you

Did you know the first ever TGV was a turbo train

*AH, Les TGVs! SNCF 40 Ans.* *AH the TGVs! SNCF Is 40 Years Old.*

Wow such a cool lot I wish I had that

You pronounce the grey one joo-ef

What day you going to fixs Pennsylvania railroad 2-10-0

You should try get a Eurostar set