As I’ve said lots of times, this is an extremely impressive layout. Crook Street features a superb amount of detail, a large scale, and a large variety of locomotives. I always appreciate these videos on it.
Wonderful early-morning atmosphere. Superb trackwork, excellent rolling stock and the use of muted colours and subtle weathering make this railway outstanding. What a treat for a Monday morning. I wonder if, in the description, you could list the locomotive types in order of appearance. I am fairly confident I can recognise them, but not absolutely certain.
Hi Roderic, that's an idea. I've also thought of doing a "meet the fleet" type video too. Thanks for your regular comments, it's really appreciated. ATB
A real ballet of engine movements,train arrivals/departures,light engines,and the overworked Bobby in the Signal box! Those schedules were literally worked to the half minute,as I had reprint of an LSWR employee timetable,and the minutea of the assignments,and the co-ordination,was a sight to behold! When I was younger,I knew a Long Island Railroad towerman in my hometown,and got to know operations from the inside out! That included rulebook,and employee schedules,not the civilian version! Anyway,my interest is still ongoing,and I can appreciate the model,from an informed point of view! Always excellent work,and a great deal of 4D thinking! Thank you 😇 😊!
Thanks Robert. I have a background on the real railway from many years ago too. You're right, there's a whole fascinating hidden world of working timetables and train diagrams that the public don't see. ATB
As a scenery modeller myself the scenery is of a very high standard and sets the scene superbly. . I guess this is an alternative to Bolton Gt Moor Street station .
You have an amazing layout, well done sir, full of amazing details. Your commentary is very interesting and informative. Once again thank you so much, 👍🚂
Thanks John, every now and again I look at your updates on Western Thunder, your Class A is a superb model, right up there with the very best. Something I aspire to but end up compromising in the interests of time - that old tension between cost, quality and time!
@@lnwrcrookstreet9954 Thank you for your comments. Your models are just superb,your engines your stock the buildings . When I see how you have made some very old kits into superb models it inspires me .
That’s pretty amazing how the little switcher/shunter couples/uncouples its cars/wagons from the three link coupling. Is this a clever trick of the camera or have you the ‘holy grail’ of O gauge coupling? Such a fan of your beautiful layout and commentary. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to record, edit and post such absorbing videos of the land of model railroads.
Long time fan of your channel first time commenting, an inspiration to be sure from the scenery to the stock a real time machine! Some help if I may ask for it? I have an idea to try O finally, I will only at this stage have room for the good old Inglenook shunting puzzle but whilst currently running N and with a growing enthusiasm for the L&NWR am finding that the 2 mediums don’t really mix. That being said I do have the 3 RTR locos that have been produced in OO (my 0-8-0 is under conversion just the round top firebox to be done on it) so exploring options I am trying to source items etc that will allow whichever of the 3 options to be the one I go with. O has always been what I have called my idea scale and if I am to be kit building locos then it seems a more sensible scale to work in, so for an L&NWR themed Inglenook there are 2 locomotives that came straight to mind the Ramsbottom 0-4-0ST and Special Tank I have found the 0-4-0ST kit and a NLR 0-6-0T kit actually too but can’t seem to find the Special Tank and wondered if you could point me in the right direction? Thank You Christopher
@@andyknott8148 Hi Andy, it's a fictional version of Bolton. There was a real goods yard called Crook Street and a real Deansgate but I'd need a barn if I was to model them accurately. So I've opted for a fictional parallel universe which fits in my space. But it's kind of like Bolton - kind of...
@@lnwrcrookstreet9954 That's fine with me, the slow running and minimal sound effects are excellent (not to mention, but I will, the beautiful GC coaches).
The larger the scale model trains are the more realistic they look and run. Even OO-Gauge Scale models are too small for my liking; makes me wonder how anyone can be satisfied with anything smaller than O-Gauge Scale. Modern scale model trains are made of plastic thus are very light in weight, which produces a unrealistic and annoying sound when run on a scale model track; modellers should add moulded lead weights to the under side of these plastic models to give a more realistic sound and improve rail adhesion.
As I’ve said lots of times, this is an extremely impressive layout. Crook Street features a superb amount of detail, a large scale, and a large variety of locomotives. I always appreciate these videos on it.
Thanks Josh
Modelling smills in abundance. Atmosphere in spadefuls. Pure genius.
I don't think I have ever seen such a beautiful model as this !. Whoever made it gets five stars ***** .
It’s very easy to imagine being stood on the bridge,or on the platform or in the yard,absolutely brilliant and one of my all time favourite layouts
You can almost smell the steam warmed oil and coal dust in that early morning footage, love the pace as well, prototypical confidence
Wonderful early-morning atmosphere. Superb trackwork, excellent rolling stock and the use of muted colours and subtle weathering make this railway outstanding. What a treat for a Monday morning. I wonder if, in the description, you could list the locomotive types in order of appearance. I am fairly confident I can recognise them, but not absolutely certain.
Hi Roderic, that's an idea. I've also thought of doing a "meet the fleet" type video too. Thanks for your regular comments, it's really appreciated. ATB
A real ballet of engine movements,train arrivals/departures,light engines,and the overworked Bobby in the Signal box! Those schedules were literally worked to the half minute,as I had reprint of an LSWR employee timetable,and the minutea of the assignments,and the co-ordination,was a sight to behold! When I was younger,I knew a Long Island Railroad towerman in my hometown,and got to know operations from the inside out! That included rulebook,and employee schedules,not the civilian version! Anyway,my interest is still ongoing,and I can appreciate the model,from an informed point of view! Always excellent work,and a great deal of 4D thinking! Thank you 😇 😊!
Thanks Robert. I have a background on the real railway from many years ago too. You're right, there's a whole fascinating hidden world of working timetables and train diagrams that the public don't see. ATB
As a scenery modeller myself the scenery is of a very high standard and sets the scene superbly. . I guess this is an alternative to Bolton Gt Moor Street station .
Thanks Garth, yes, that's the idea, allows me the flexibility to fit something Bolton-like in a small space. ATB
Brilliant as always, thanks 👍
Really enjoyable, especially after a shitty day playing with the full size trains. Thanks for sharing.
Hahaha! Thanks Dave. A proper railwayman, you can keep me on my toes
@@lnwrcrookstreet9954 Not quite, I work for GWR. LOL.
You have an amazing layout, well done sir, full of amazing details. Your commentary is very interesting and informative. Once again thank you so much, 👍🚂
Lovely, best model layout i have seen in a while, looking forward to seeing more of it.
Wonderful! A very relaxing thirty minutes at Crook Street - time well spent!
the sound effects are pure genius.
Welcome back.....its been a while......absolute in awe as always to see your layout
Superb as always, certainly one of the best. My A class is moving forward slowly.
Thanks John, every now and again I look at your updates on Western Thunder, your Class A is a superb model, right up there with the very best. Something I aspire to but end up compromising in the interests of time - that old tension between cost, quality and time!
@@lnwrcrookstreet9954 Thank you for your comments. Your models are just superb,your engines your stock the buildings . When I see how you have made some very old kits into superb models it inspires me .
That’s pretty amazing how the little switcher/shunter couples/uncouples its cars/wagons from the three link coupling. Is this a clever trick of the camera or have you the ‘holy grail’ of O gauge coupling? Such a fan of your beautiful layout and commentary. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to record, edit and post such absorbing videos of the land of model railroads.
Thanks Tom, I wish I could reveal some marvel of automatic 3 link coupling but no, it's video trickery I'm afraid!
Bravo! Thank you.
Someone buy this man the barn he needs: I bet the result would be worth it
Hahaha! I'm looking forward to those spreading acres...
Well done! Exquisite detailing.. Thanks loads.. 🙏😊
Superb
It's been awhile but it was worth waiting for.
Your LNWR Signal box is spectacular. Is that a lazer cut kit by any chance? Thanks.
Thanks Aigen, no it's scratch built using artist's card and Slaters embossed brick card.
would love to see water tanks for magees brewery on here, the water came from burton on trent , high in phosphates.
Coincidentally I've just built one! Used a Slaters tar tank.
God 2-rail O is such an impressive scale.
Another inspirational film thank you. Just wondered what the use of the diagonal white stripes on the LNWR vans is for ?
Thanks John, the twin white stripe indicated it was vacuum brake fitted and the single stripe was for through piped vans. ATB
@@lnwrcrookstreet9954 thanks for that 😊
Brilliant!
Long time fan of your channel first time commenting, an inspiration to be sure from the scenery to the stock a real time machine!
Some help if I may ask for it?
I have an idea to try O finally, I will only at this stage have room for the good old Inglenook shunting puzzle but whilst currently running N and with a growing enthusiasm for the L&NWR am finding that the 2 mediums don’t really mix. That being said I do have the 3 RTR locos that have been produced in OO (my 0-8-0 is under conversion just the round top firebox to be done on it) so exploring options I am trying to source items etc that will allow whichever of the 3 options to be the one I go with.
O has always been what I have called my idea scale and if I am to be kit building locos then it seems a more sensible scale to work in, so for an L&NWR themed Inglenook there are 2 locomotives that came straight to mind the Ramsbottom 0-4-0ST and Special Tank I have found the 0-4-0ST kit and a NLR 0-6-0T kit actually too but can’t seem to find the Special Tank and wondered if you could point me in the right direction?
Thank You
Christopher
Thanks Christopher. Try this for the Special Tank: cspmodels.com/abante/index.php?rt=product/product&path=70&product_id=292
@@lnwrcrookstreet9954 thank you very much my good sir!
Nobody travelling to Wigan today?!
Ah nicked! Yep, I've got a load of passengers to paint up - when I get round to it....
Can I ask, which town/city is depicted here?
@@andyknott8148 Hi Andy, it's a fictional version of Bolton. There was a real goods yard called Crook Street and a real Deansgate but I'd need a barn if I was to model them accurately. So I've opted for a fictional parallel universe which fits in my space. But it's kind of like Bolton - kind of...
@@lnwrcrookstreet9954 That's fine with me, the slow running and minimal sound effects are excellent (not to mention, but I will, the beautiful GC coaches).
The larger the scale model trains are the more realistic they look and run. Even OO-Gauge Scale models are too small for my liking; makes me wonder how anyone can be satisfied with anything smaller than O-Gauge Scale. Modern scale model trains are made of plastic thus are very light in weight, which produces a unrealistic and annoying sound when run on a scale model track; modellers should add moulded lead weights to the under side of these plastic models to give a more realistic sound and improve rail adhesion.