Brilliant, so glad to see a much longer video. May I suggest some tutorial type videos, building a layout, track laying, ballasting, buildings etc etc etc. You could take the opportunity to showcase many products, as well as loco videos as you already do. I think they would be a big hit.
Ace video! These are getting more and more professional each time, and you covered a lot of interesting history. I've been on holiday in Britain and took an actual GWR train out of Paddington and, having no context of the current private operators, I was absolutely shocked when we passed an LNER train that wasn't Flying Scotsman or something - As you said, the current era is really fascinating.
Many thanks for this video. I think we all have our favourite era! Please consider (should you make a similar video) that perhaps changing the stock in front of you to reflect the era you are talking about.
Cheers for the great vid & guide links. Very helpful when buying individual locos & giving you info as to what carriages/wagons the different locos would have pulled as well as era details.👍🚂🚃🚃🚃🚅🚄🚉😁👍
Excellent video, thank you Hattons! Heh, co-incidentally I'm going down to our local post office here in Tasmania this very afternoon to collect my latest package from Widnes - hoping it has arrived safely. :-)
@@HattonsModelRailways Yes, it most certainly did! :-) Whilst is is a pity that my local model shop is 17,330 km away, your prompt dispatch and careful packaging more than makes up for it. Please keep up the GREAT work!!!
You've forgotten Thomas the Tank Engine and his steam engine friends, who appeared on our TV screens in 1984. They did so again in 1986. This cartoon group of steamies has sadly disappeared from the HORNBY range of models to buy. But Bachmann have it in hand to keep them alive and well for many years to come. Thomas and his friends helped get the Preservation Steam Era underway. Plus the Modern Main Line Present Day Era has seen steam engine-hauled specials on some of its well-known routes, such as the Settle & Carlisle and the West Highland Railways. So, with King George 5th breaking the steam ban once and for all in 1971, Main Line certified steam engines can still be seen on the Main Line Network to this day. Don't forget that, although steam finished in 1968, just over 200 steam engines were saved from scrap and most are still running on preserved railways today. Others are kept in Swindon and National Railway Museums respectively. New Build Projects are nearing completion too, two of which are being built at Llangollen: LMS Patriot The Unknown Warrior and 6880 Betton Grange. So, for all you Thomas Fans out there, worry not. Bachmann are bringing Thomas and his friends back into a Model Shop near you. My Thomas Train Set is being run preservation style. Although not all the model engines I've got are of the preserved kind, I'm keeping them all pristine, as well as the coaches and goods rolling stock. I was born in 1982, the beginning of the preservation era, so that's what my train set timeline is all about. Surely, there must be other modellers out there wanting to help keep the steam preservation era alive. It's about time they did, and help at least the Llangollen Railway reach its last station, Corwen.
Thanks for the comment Kelly, we were focusing on the real railway eras for this video but I'm sure we can do a focus on Thomas and Friends in a later video at some point!
Nice video about British railways north of the Thames, but not much info about the railways south of the Thames, or the largest electrified railway in Britain in its day. But why do we need era's ? when we talk about pop music we say its from the 60's or 70's we do not say that its from the era 6 or era 7 What's wrong with saying the 1930's or the late 1940's. For me in the 1960's when I started taking an interest in model railways, I was a modern image modeller, but as time goes on and now 50 years later, I say that my model railway is set in the 1960's (pre blue) I have absolutely know idea what era its supposed to be , for me its just like music that I remember and love, its the 1960's. Barry
Hey guys love the video really informative any idea when were going to see something from west midland railway they took over from london midland in December 2017 and have a very unique orange and purple livery they run class 153 and 172 that are available from hornby and bachmann but we have no models yet.
Hi Andrew, really glad you liked the video! We're not aware of any forthcoming models in WMR livery but we'll be sure to post about them on our website and social media if any get announced.
The first railway to open Darlington to Stockton in 1825 featured the rocket, you both said the first railway was Manchester to Liverpool with the rocket which actually was in 1830
Does era matter, or can I have it mixed, most of my trains are from the late 1980s Early 1990s, then I bought a modern livery dmu, and its been bugging me that it won't fit with the 1980s style layout, does it really matter?
Hi James, your layout can be whatever makes you happy. If you enjoy seeing a mix of locomotives from across the ages, then there's nothing stopping you from having a mix on your layout. The era system is a good way to research locomotives and companies of each time period, but there isn't a strict ruling that this has to be adhered to for your own personal tastes. Many locomotives span multiple eras as well through long service careers or preservation efforts have allowed locomotives of the past to be seen side by side with more modern units. The Flying Scotsman for example was an LNER locomotive from the 1920s which can still be seen today within the same stations and lines as modern locos.
The #1 rule of model railroading is: It's your layout, you can do what you like to do to have fun. The #2 rule is: if anyone disagrees, refer to rule #1.
The 'Era' system is complete and utter nonsense. We managed for years with Pre-Grouping, Big Four and BR - then we have post BR. That is ALL we need. All the rest is twaddle, because it's ALL about DATES. End of.
Good video, but shame it was introduced by two people with speech impediments. Neither could pronounce 'th' - spoiled it for me as it grated after a while.
You're just a twat & need to be called out for your ignorance. I expect that you are a misogynist & a racist, too. These guys are a credit to their company & both, are very good presenters.