They were called 'Coal Tanks' because they were derived directly from the 0-6-0 'Seventeen Inch Coal Engines' -- which were very successful in hauling heavy goods trains. Unfortunately there was a design weakness in the tank engines' brake-gear which made them unsuitable for loose-coupled goods trains, so they were in fact usually seen on local passenger trains. As to the finish, LNWR shed crews were only allowed to use hot water to clean their locos, with a little oil for stubborn grime -- no chemicals or detergents at all -- so unpainted fittings and hand-rails were simply polished mild steel and brass. But boy were they polished! It's also interesting to note that Webb's smokeboxes were painted exactly the same as the boiler barrels; but the much greater heat of the smokeboxes inevitably meant that the varnish there tended to burn off, and give them a slightly different appearance. And despite one comment below, Francis Webb was never knighted. He is, though, considered one of the more successful British locomotive engineers, renowned mainly for simplicity of design and economy of construction.
This has probably already been answered, so sorry if I’m repeating stuff, but the coal tank is in preservation on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, near where I live and is one of my favourite locos on the railway, it always looks so shiny 😄
I purchased one of these last year from Rails of Sheffield which was of the preserved example and it looks lovely. I can't wait to run it. I however have been on a train hauled by the real loco when it visited the Severn Valley Railway and the did a lovely double header with resident GWR 0-6-0 saddle tank loco 813 and they both looked great together.
In the 1950s the survivors were spread out in location. Small groups were in Wales (WR) 10 at Abergavenny {86K} with 6 at Swansea Victoria & Tredegar {87K}. A group of 7 were kept at (LMR) Edge Hill {8A}
You're right mate - I've been having trouble with the logbooks, but the scores will get corrected in future videos - thank you! :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Funny, I just bought the LMS version from TMC. Delivered today! FYI, the buffers are different (still not sprung!) As are the lamp irons. So you're probably right about it being prototypical. Cheers for another great review!
Ahh fantastic - thanks a lot for letting me know - pretty sure the LMS buffers would have been sprung, so thanks a lot for the info! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
.........regarding buffers on this model, early locomotives had boiled ( very hard but springy) leather pads as the shock absorbing medium in buffers sometimes over wood. This might explain the wrinkled effect behind each buffer.
9:58 hey Sam I'm pretty sure those buffers are the diesel's and they are so big they are covering 1054's. You can see the rivets on the back of the buffer holding the bigger part on. As well it would make sense as they are centered to the diesel rather than being offset on 1054. Also if you take a look at the back of 1054 the buffers are the same size as the model's.
Always wanted of these but have yet to purchase one. I may still go for one as I think the issues you rightly mention, probably wouldn’t affect me enough for them to be a problem. Still watching but still playing catch up! Hope you’re well mate.
Beautiful model Sam and it’s a model of the preserved example! It’s hard to understand why only one was preserved considering how many were built! Still, as long as one is preserved, we should all be happy! Also the owners hope to have its overhaul completed in time next year for the 100th anniversary of the merger of the LNWR and L&YR on January 1st!
Perfect timing with this video! Finally managed to squeeze my break in 🙌🏻 (Work at the hospital - just been patient after patient today) - needed something good to watch whilst I eat haha 😁
That is definitely a beautiful little loco! There's something about those pre-grouping tank engines I find really appealing! Excellent video as always! :)
I absolutely love my one in the LMS livery. It’s a great runner and absolutely beautiful. One of my favourite tank engines, I can’t put my finger on what it is about the design of it. Heartily recommend them, especially for the hot price 👍🏻
Hi Sam, thanks as usual for a splendid review. I bought one of them in the LNWR livery, after viewing your first review. I have been very happy with it and really appreciate Bachman producing an Era 2 locomotive in it’s original pre-grouping livery. I think the Victorian/Edwardian era locomotives are really splendid. I only wish the manufacturers always would produce engines in their pre-grouping liveries, if they had such liveries. The Hornby J15 is a perfect example. The engine dates from the 1880s and would look lovely in Great Eastern black and especially in Great Eastern Ultramarine Blue, lined in red. Greeting from beautiful East Texas. Stay safe and stay healthy.
Thanks so much John - great to hear you were happy with yours, they're great little models aren't they? More pre grouping would certainly be great, true! :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Nice to see a trend towards stronger Bachmann mechs. Sam, it's well and good that you drive locos slowly over the expess points, but I'd like to see the locomotives perform through the express points, that is from the middle to outer and back again. This might showcase how well, or not, the pickups behave to lateral forces.
I have the BR version of this loco. It is a little jewel. I have had mine pulling about 15 wagons and a guards van. It does look so old fashioned, you have to love how charming it is.
Very cool that you re-did that one. On top of that the one I ordered arrived the day that you released this video. I opened mine while watching it and looked at the details while you pointed them out. Keep up the good work. If I may make a suggestion, it would be nice to have reviews of old stuff also just for a change once in a while. You could take the time to compare it to a modern equivalent and have a different rating like you had before for them. There is value for new people to get the old stuff and with railroad stuff that re-release old models from time to time, the old hornby and triang stuff can be surprisingly relevent!
It's a great looking loco in real life as well. It really suited the Severn Valley Railway when it came to visit. Another interesting loco similar to this is the Taff Vale Railway '01' 450 and '02' 85 tank engine's. They are very similar to the Webb Coal Tank engines and built in the same era but were only built in Wales to run on the Taff Vale Railway before the Great Western Railway purchased the railway and the Loco's.
Fair review. I have this one myself and even though its freight predominantly, it doesn't look too out of place behind the BR Crimson 6-wheelers from Hornby. I think its just the combination of black locos with red coaches; always works.
Hi Sam Another Great video to enhance my lockdown. I get the AZ jab on Saturday. I am really beginning to like these small tank engines, they have a lot of character and are ideally suited to branch line and shunting layouts.
Agreed with you overall. I've got the LMS version, and it is a decent engine at a nice price. I think the mecanism is good, but not exploited fully due to a substandard motor (3 poles and no flywheel). Put a 5 poles with flywheel in her, and you'll have a great puller. As is, she's decent, but the lack of good slow speed performance is a thorn in your side when you want to use her on branchline duties outside running from A to B (lots of shunting at every station if you run her on a pick-up train). I also agree with you on the plasticky parts, same in brass would have been great, and not added much more pounds to the pricetag. Other thing, I have received my Bachmann 94xx, the first batch from Gaugemaster with my GWR and my BR5 versions. With your video in mind, I took my magnifier and looked carefully to the areas where you had spotted botched finish on your own. Luckily, those were fine on my two first ones. Running test was also OK for the BR5, and is OK for the GWR (ongoing while I'm writing this now). Special mention to the firebox glow, impressive while running in a rooom with dimmed lights ! As you, outside the finish, I find that the 94xx are too speedy for shunting and banking engines. A more demultiplicated drivetrain with half the speed would have been fine. Seems you are a magneet for botched finished engines... Anyway, you are right to point that, because if you, as an expert, get an engine with a botched finish, the average John Smith can have the same kind of problem, anf that is not good for everyone. Keep on the good job done, it is always a pleasure to watch you. Cheers from France !
Thanks a lot for sharing Oliver, agreed, a new motor would do wonders really! Great to hear your 94xx was much better, even though they are a touch speedy! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
The Webb locomotives especially the Coal Tank were quite versatile especially running far west as the south wales valleys, so I just had to grab one when it was on sale at Rails of Sheffield
The design looks like it was copied to create the '01' 450 and '02' 85 Taff Vale Railway locomotives. It would be great to see models of those locomotives as well.
i am so glad Sam went back in time to look at some older ones. recently i am on wave of very old vehicles, you know the Fiat S76, Stephenson's Rocket, that ilk of vehicles (even tho nearly century apart they share certain glamour, nigh intoxicating love for mad ideas and speed. in car from 2000s onwards you never realy get to experience it even at its top speed but in car from 1900s you can fear for your life at walking speeds!) i wonder if someone is making 2-2-0 Planet or Le Belge or basicaly anything from around the rocket's era. Just wondering if my hopes to see full history of marvelous mad machines could ever come into play.
My 4 year old has one of these and it's taken a hammering and still looks great and runs brilliantly. Picked it up for £65 a year ago at a little model shop in blyth. BTW your score had it in 3rd not 4th the lms 10000 was only 6.45
Well done Sam! A very unusual but beautiful locomotive. It's nice to see some more pre-grouping locomotives! I think it looks much narrower than other trains which might be why it looks different?
Very nice tank engine, with no nasty glue marks or any other bits of 'not the best' construction. And a reasonable price! Great review as always. Thank you Sam.
I missed these when they first came out and i have had trouble finding one since, i was waiting for hattons or rails to get some in, didnt even think to look on TMC! I have just been straight over there and bought one for £78 which is a bargain! only 2 left in stock too! Thanks for the heads up!
Hi Sam, I have the LMS version of this and it is DCC fitted. It performs better at slow speed than on DC. My only problem is with the trailing wheels which are prone to derailing occasionally in reverse as the axle is not precisely held but floats from side to side and has some radial movement up and down also. However, I agree that it s a really nice model. Keep up the good work!
That sounds great Mike, glad to know that they run better on DCC too! That's annoying about the rear axle - I've had that on other locos, but luckily not this one (yet!) Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Whatever the intrigue is, this is a lovely kettle and also a survivor. Bought for £500 which by todays standards doesn’t sound very much but at the time of purchase, it was.
Balance/counter weights on the whe sets.....the weight should be in the same place on the front and rear driving wheels. It will be in a different place on the centre driving wheelset as this is the crank axle, so on the real thing, that is drive axle as it were, its axle connected via the valve gear to the pistons. The weight has to be in a different place as it is to counter balance the crank/big end in between the frames. Whereas the balance weights on the front and rear wheels are just there to counter balance the coupling rods. It is the same on most other steam locos, especially the inside cylinder/valve gear variety.
Have to say mate, I love mine. Got her for 70 quid all in with real coal posted by my mate who basically bought it and never ran it. Agree about the 3-pole and the flywheel debacle, but in truth I didn’t even notice (never had reason to open her up! 🤷🏻♂️). Runs like a dream smoothly and quietly. One that I shall happily dare leave to running outside while I nip inside for a cuppa 😂 Cheers fella 🍻
On my last comment on this video were I said I was building a Webb coal tank and you said make a video on it Well, thats my plan. Everything you review this year will be built (iv built all your reviews so far) and then showcase it at the end of the year :)
Hi sam ive Been behind the real on a few times at the KWVR but it’s recently been with taking out of service for its 10 year boiler maintenance and yes the bachmann buffers and similar to whats first to it
I thought you had reviewed this ages ago. My absolute favourite Bachmann loco. I have two, both with sound. I paid 80 quid for both of mine, they are on offer from time to time. On DCC, both are spectacular runners. The buffers are standard Webb buffers, the safety valve does not go through to the cab, this shows the as built version. I have a video of mine on my youtube channel.
Hiya Sam loving the channel and vids. Just catching up on some i haven't seen. I'm thinking the buffers were wooden on this originally. I've seen pictures of locos running up here in west Cumbria in the 1880s- 1900 with wooden buffers 👍 keep up the good work
Rails of Sheffield really let me down today, bought a little tank engine as "damaged" turns out the body was completely separate to the chasis and glue on using what i can only describe as black tar... Now i could have fixed it if it was just in 2 parts, but no tar goes all over the body and trying to remove the tar has taken off the decals, i think it will be a while before i buy from them again! Err rant over nice video may pick one of these up!
Was this a new or second hand model as I have never had a issue with the delivery as I always opt the Royal mail option as I don't trust couriers. As some can handle parcels badly.
@@bentullett6068 2nd hand, labelled as damaged but definitely not as described! If i had known it was glued together using some kind of tar id have passed on it
@@turbulanceism that's definitely not good. It's a shame that the show's aren't on as I find it the safest way to buy second hand as you can physically see them and they usually have a test track to test them
So sorry to hear about that mate - if you think the loco wasn't as described, you have the right to return it for a full refund! Let me know how you get on mate! :( Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Hi Sam I think about expanding my Fleet of Vintage buses at moment I have got 3 and I am thinking about expanding it to 6 but I don't know what type of bus it is between a single decker and a double decker which one do you think I should get
Hi Sam, Nice review and the right conclusion. Not bad for a Bachmann. Seems robust and a good performer in the long run according some comments. Thanks & greetings.
I think the theme is pre-grouping Tank Engines, and the odd one out is that one Great Western tender engine out of focus in a siding! (Might be a Dean Goods, but I'm not sure.)
Love it. I've been after one for a while, since I don't have anything in LNWR black and only have 2 0-6-2T (bachmann E4 and 56xx, I'm yet to get an oxford N7). Plus I have a next18 dcc chip just waiting to be used. But can I justify the spend, with still not hearing anything in regards to the dapol 68s and rails/heljan 18000? Edit: yes I've just ordered one.
Great review Sam! I have liked the look of this locomotive and wanted to add it to my collection as I have been wanting to get back into model trains again, though I need to get a new controller ( HM 2000 Hornby controller) Anyway keep up with the reviews! Also I wondered if will see the Hornby Merchant Navy class ‘Elder Dempster Lines’ in a review someday?
An interesting one Sam, a wonderful model, however having seen the real thing in different guises in preservation, the white pipe work around the tanks and coal bunker just doesn't look good to me. Well done to Bachmann for producing this lovely loco, and to you Same for sharing it with us....Bob
Excellent review of Coal Tank Sam 👍👍 Now this is the one that I’m thinking to buy as I am planning to buy the Genesis coaches from Hatton’s to go with.
Santa brought me the LMS version last Christmas. Overall I am very pleased with it, but a bit disappointed with the slow speed running, especially over points. Above a certain speed it is wonderfully smooth and very quiet, but sadly it is not an ideal choice for a shunting layout. It looks great pulling a coal train though, so if you have circular layout I can recommend it.
I think the theme of this running session is the tank locomotive. Although there are both passenger trains and goods trains running, nearly all the locomotives are tank locomotives.
@@SamsTrains Watching your channel is always good fun AND educational. It’s not everyone who can do a lot layout like yours!! Not everyone has the time or patience.
Hi Sam! Every time I hear British modellers talking about LB&SCR E tanks, it just feels so wrong! As a JR East man, to me, E1 through E6 are high speed trains.... Not Thomas’s siblings! 😜😜 Anyway, it’s a nice little model from Bachmann, the mechanism may not be the best, but considering Bachmann’s track record with British steamers, I’d say it’s actually very good value!
@@SamsTrains Yes, in the 90’s JR East started designating newly designed trains with E prefixes. E1 - E7 Series are Shinkansen classes, with the new E8 Series coming in 2024. So for it’s really weird to me to hear a dinky little tank engine being called E1 (for example), when in my mind, that’s a gigantic 12-car double-deck high speed train! 🤣😜
Correct me I’m wrong but I have not encountered any 00 gauge loco with a pick up fitted to the pony, where designed. I’m open to being informed otherwise.
Great one Sam I've been pulled by the one at the Keighley and worth valley railway It's a model which is accurate to the real thing Very nice 0-6-2 design Keep up with the reviews Sam 😉 Kind regards Henri
I remember when the original review came out! I do like that you're revisiting some older models, although I would suggest including something in the description or title noting that it's a revisit. Just my two cents. Greetings from the USA! -Lynne
hello sam personally i am really interested with the look of this loco and every time i see at a a train show i always think it looks interesting when running and i think it looks the best with plank wagons and for about £80 i think its worth the money and love the video from david
Sam me and my friend tomas love your videos and were wondering if you could do a video for us helping getting started on stuff like Gordans hill because we’ve been wanting to start that, I understand you don’t have too much Bc I’ve been a fan for a few years but a tutorial video might do good!!! Big fan and keep the amazing work!! The G.O.A.T of model train videos
@@SamsTrains i think personally for me and my friend that we’d like to see some steps and ways and what not that you made the gordans hill and the scenery by the little yard, also I loved your video for beginners you made a couple years ago, helped me get started
Awesome review Sam, for being an older model I think we can forgive some of the faults it has, that being said it did surprise me it does better than some of the modern Bachmann locos, i think bachmann need to up their game!
Sorry if I’m jumping the gun a bit, but I thought you already did a video on 1054? And speaking if her I’ve been behind her many times at the KWVR. Good video
Sam can you do a review on the dapol vtg ferrywagon for OO as they're 2 for less than £30 on rails of sheffield and they look really nice thanks again cameron
You're always going on about nice shiny polished handrails. You should own a Harley Davidson like I do then. Its just stainless or nickel silver wire. I very much doubt they polish the wire. I'm more curious what the real locos had. Stainless hadn't been invented back then I'm sure. Chrome plated steel bar; I doubt it. They would go rusty eventually and as a mechanical engineer, I know flaky chrome is bloody dangerous. We were warned as apprentices to never be cut by chrome (hard and razor sharp), as it causes chrome sores which take weeks or months to heal apparently. I would have thought a freight loco would have the handrails painted black ?
Ooh, I am so tempted with this one Sam. The loco is a decent runner, both on level track and up Gordon's Hill, pulling a substantial freight train. It's just the meagre 3 pole motor that bothers me. Nightmares of the dreadful Thanet Flyer set still haunt me! Any advice? Pete.
They cylinder wasnt present on all versions of the loco. It something to do with a version of the braking system (without digging the book out, I cant remember what exactly). 1054 isnt one of the versions with it.
Not so long ago on ebay, I found a much better bargain from HORNBY RAILWAYS as the HORNBY company was then known. I bought a little black 0-4-0 side tank engine minus his whistle valve for £27. I haven't tested him yet, although the name I've given him might make your short brown hair stand up on end. I've named him PHANTOM. If you are frightened, I invite you to scream in terror. The black tank engine is the same as your two 0-4-0 side tank engines, one red and one blue. I spotted three oddities: the Ivatt 2-6-2 tank engine near Toy Town, the Stanier 2-6-0 Mogul on the turntable, and the very first one I spied, because you gave the game away by showing her in my full view, the Great Western 2-6-0 Mogul. I wish you hadn't run that creepy N7 tank engine, please say I've got the engine's class correct. She gave me the chills, plus a shiver of fright chased itself down my spine.
Wow Kelly, that sounds like a bargain! But what a horrifying name you have chosen... you've caused me to destroy my keyboard in accidental anguish. What on earth possessed you to choose such a title? Or is that just it? Are you possessed?!? Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Do you know if it's normal for large locomotives like a flying scotsman to slow down around corners? Doesn't have a problem going round 3rd or 2nd radius curves just slows down a bit
I was lucky to get this from Model Railways Direct last summer for £60 in the sale and I really like it (maybe that bargain price might have helped) - but seriously love the look of it and it runs fine. I know you always say 5 pole motors are better so wondered what you thought of the new Accurascale Manor only having a three pole motor? Cheers.
Blimey, £60 sounds fantastic! Difficult to comment on the Accurascale Manor - in my experience 3 pole motors rarely perform was well as 5 pole ones, but they do say they're using ultra high quality ones, so maybe they'll be good, only time will tell! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
They were called 'Coal Tanks' because they were derived directly from the 0-6-0 'Seventeen Inch Coal Engines' -- which were very successful in hauling heavy goods trains. Unfortunately there was a design weakness in the tank engines' brake-gear which made them unsuitable for loose-coupled goods trains, so they were in fact usually seen on local passenger trains.
As to the finish, LNWR shed crews were only allowed to use hot water to clean their locos, with a little oil for stubborn grime -- no chemicals or detergents at all -- so unpainted fittings and hand-rails were simply polished mild steel and brass. But boy were they polished! It's also interesting to note that Webb's smokeboxes were painted exactly the same as the boiler barrels; but the much greater heat of the smokeboxes inevitably meant that the varnish there tended to burn off, and give them a slightly different appearance.
And despite one comment below, Francis Webb was never knighted. He is, though, considered one of the more successful British locomotive engineers, renowned mainly for simplicity of design and economy of construction.
Plenty of character these locomotives, got one, best runner I've got, never fails me with the performance, quality and build quality
Very much so Matthew, and they certainly are decent runners! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
This has probably already been answered, so sorry if I’m repeating stuff, but the coal tank is in preservation on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, near where I live and is one of my favourite locos on the railway, it always looks so shiny 😄
The Lamp-irons are standard LNWR parts, which were used right up until the LNWR's amalgamation into the LMS in 1923
I purchased one of these last year from Rails of Sheffield which was of the preserved example and it looks lovely. I can't wait to run it. I however have been on a train hauled by the real loco when it visited the Severn Valley Railway and the did a lovely double header with resident GWR 0-6-0 saddle tank loco 813 and they both looked great together.
That's great ben - really hope yours runs well for you mate! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
In the 1950s the survivors were spread out in location. Small groups were in Wales (WR) 10 at Abergavenny {86K} with 6 at Swansea Victoria & Tredegar {87K}. A group of 7 were kept at (LMR) Edge Hill {8A}
Thanks again for the info Leroy, I didn't know this!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I've ridden on this engine on the KWVR, it's lovely in real life and the livery's spot on.
That's fantastic!! Glad to hear they got this spot on! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Hey Sam, the math doesn’t add up on the rankings! The Webb with a score of 7 should have be above the LMS 10000, since that has a score of 6.
You're right mate - I've been having trouble with the logbooks, but the scores will get corrected in future videos - thank you! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Funny, I just bought the LMS version from TMC. Delivered today!
FYI, the buffers are different (still not sprung!) As are the lamp irons. So you're probably right about it being prototypical.
Cheers for another great review!
Ahh fantastic - thanks a lot for letting me know - pretty sure the LMS buffers would have been sprung, so thanks a lot for the info!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
.........regarding buffers on this model, early locomotives had boiled ( very hard but springy) leather pads as the shock absorbing medium in buffers sometimes over wood. This might explain the wrinkled effect behind each buffer.
Ahh very interesting Mike, thanks a lot for sharing this!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
9:58 hey Sam I'm pretty sure those buffers are the diesel's and they are so big they are covering 1054's.
You can see the rivets on the back of the buffer holding the bigger part on.
As well it would make sense as they are centered to the diesel rather than being offset on 1054.
Also if you take a look at the back of 1054 the buffers are the same size as the model's.
haha you think?! Thanks for sharing, those are good thoughts!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Always wanted of these but have yet to purchase one. I may still go for one as I think the issues you rightly mention, probably wouldn’t affect me enough for them to be a problem. Still watching but still playing catch up! Hope you’re well mate.
With the metal taps by the smokebox door, I always jokingly call them "Beer Taps" 😂
haha they do look like that!! xD
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Beautiful model Sam and it’s a model of the preserved example! It’s hard to understand why only one was preserved considering how many were built! Still, as long as one is preserved, we should all be happy! Also the owners hope to have its overhaul completed in time next year for the 100th anniversary of the merger of the LNWR and L&YR on January 1st!
Thanks a lot Ryno - yeah that's right, pity more weren't saved really! :(
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
It always nice to take a trip down memory lane. Maybe you should revisit the Bachman E4 at some point.
Great idea Steven, I'm definitely thinking about that! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Note the tender wheel size, it gives a clue to its use in hauling coal trains.
Yeah that's very true!!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Perfect timing with this video! Finally managed to squeeze my break in 🙌🏻 (Work at the hospital - just been patient after patient today) - needed something good to watch whilst I eat haha 😁
Ahh fantastic Peter - and hope you're doing okay my friend, thanks for your amazing hard work!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains I’m very well thank you (just very tired haha) - thanks to you too for continuing to produce great content! ☺️
That is definitely a beautiful little loco! There's something about those pre-grouping tank engines I find really appealing! Excellent video as always! :)
It really is I agree - always been a fan of this one! Glad you liked the video,
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
It’s going to be a good school day when Sam uploads. Thanks for checking out that video that I commented about on a previous video. Have a good day!
haha thanks so much - and no problem - it was good!! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I absolutely love my one in the LMS livery. It’s a great runner and absolutely beautiful. One of my favourite tank engines, I can’t put my finger on what it is about the design of it. Heartily recommend them, especially for the hot price 👍🏻
That's awesome to hear - they are epic aren't they?! Really happy with mine too! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Hi Sam, thanks as usual for a splendid review. I bought one of them in the LNWR livery, after viewing your first review. I have been very happy with it and really appreciate Bachman producing an Era 2 locomotive in it’s original pre-grouping livery. I think the Victorian/Edwardian era locomotives are really splendid. I only wish the manufacturers always would produce engines in their pre-grouping liveries, if they had such liveries. The Hornby J15 is a perfect example. The engine dates from the 1880s and would look lovely in Great Eastern black and especially in Great Eastern Ultramarine Blue, lined in red. Greeting from beautiful East Texas. Stay safe and stay healthy.
Thanks so much John - great to hear you were happy with yours, they're great little models aren't they? More pre grouping would certainly be great, true! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Nice to see a trend towards stronger Bachmann mechs. Sam, it's well and good that you drive locos slowly over the expess points, but I'd like to see the locomotives perform through the express points, that is from the middle to outer and back again. This might showcase how well, or not, the pickups behave to lateral forces.
I have the BR version of this loco. It is a little jewel. I have had mine pulling about 15 wagons and a guards van.
It does look so old fashioned, you have to love how charming it is.
Great to hear that - they are wonderful aren't they?! I agree! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Very cool that you re-did that one. On top of that the one I ordered arrived the day that you released this video. I opened mine while watching it and looked at the details while you pointed them out. Keep up the good work.
If I may make a suggestion, it would be nice to have reviews of old stuff also just for a change once in a while. You could take the time to compare it to a modern equivalent and have a different rating like you had before for them. There is value for new people to get the old stuff and with railroad stuff that re-release old models from time to time, the old hornby and triang stuff can be surprisingly relevent!
Thanks a lot! Ooh amazing - that's a bit of a coincidence isn't it?! Yeah it would - I might do more of that some time! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
This one is a really nostalgic and classic masterpiece... It reminds me the development of human civilization... Thanks for your upload Sam.
It's a great looking loco in real life as well. It really suited the Severn Valley Railway when it came to visit. Another interesting loco similar to this is the Taff Vale Railway '01' 450 and '02' 85 tank engine's. They are very similar to the Webb Coal Tank engines and built in the same era but were only built in Wales to run on the Taff Vale Railway before the Great Western Railway purchased the railway and the Loco's.
Really glad you liked it - haha I see what you mean! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Fair review. I have this one myself and even though its freight predominantly, it doesn't look too out of place behind the BR Crimson 6-wheelers from Hornby. I think its just the combination of black locos with red coaches; always works.
Thanks a lot Markus, yeah that's right - it works for both doesn't it?!? :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Hi Sam it’s me again I love this train and your vids you make me happy keep doing what you do best making people happy
Hey Foxy, thanks so much - really glad you liked the videos! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Would just like to say sam no one else does a review as good as the way you do them dave
Thanks so much Dave, that's really kind of you mate!
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Hi Sam Another Great video to enhance my lockdown. I get the AZ jab on Saturday. I am really beginning to like these small tank engines, they have a lot of character and are ideally suited to branch line and shunting layouts.
Many thanks Leroy - all the best with the jab, hope all is okay!
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Agreed with you overall. I've got the LMS version, and it is a decent engine at a nice price. I think the mecanism is good, but not exploited fully due to a substandard motor (3 poles and no flywheel). Put a 5 poles with flywheel in her, and you'll have a great puller. As is, she's decent, but the lack of good slow speed performance is a thorn in your side when you want to use her on branchline duties outside running from A to B (lots of shunting at every station if you run her on a pick-up train). I also agree with you on the plasticky parts, same in brass would have been great, and not added much more pounds to the pricetag.
Other thing, I have received my Bachmann 94xx, the first batch from Gaugemaster with my GWR and my BR5 versions. With your video in mind, I took my magnifier and looked carefully to the areas where you had spotted botched finish on your own. Luckily, those were fine on my two first ones. Running test was also OK for the BR5, and is OK for the GWR (ongoing while I'm writing this now). Special mention to the firebox glow, impressive while running in a rooom with dimmed lights ! As you, outside the finish, I find that the 94xx are too speedy for shunting and banking engines. A more demultiplicated drivetrain with half the speed would have been fine.
Seems you are a magneet for botched finished engines... Anyway, you are right to point that, because if you, as an expert, get an engine with a botched finish, the average John Smith can have the same kind of problem, anf that is not good for everyone.
Keep on the good job done, it is always a pleasure to watch you. Cheers from France !
Thanks a lot for sharing Oliver, agreed, a new motor would do wonders really! Great to hear your 94xx was much better, even though they are a touch speedy!
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I love the Webb Coal Tanks! I bought one last year and it still runs like a Gem! Great review Sam!
Me too Daniel, really glad to hear you got one too! :D
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The Webb locomotives especially the Coal Tank were quite versatile especially running far west as the south wales valleys, so I just had to grab one when it was on sale at Rails of Sheffield
The design looks like it was copied to create the '01' 450 and '02' 85 Taff Vale Railway locomotives. It would be great to see models of those locomotives as well.
@@bentullett6068 True but those engines were tended by Locomotive builders like Stuart and Sharpe
Thanks a lot for sharing Dan, I don't blame you - hope you were happy with yours!!
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that's the largest trailing wheel I've seen on a loco. very unique, great review
haha that's true, it is pretty large!
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i am so glad Sam went back in time to look at some older ones.
recently i am on wave of very old vehicles, you know the Fiat S76, Stephenson's Rocket, that ilk of vehicles (even tho nearly century apart they share certain glamour, nigh intoxicating love for mad ideas and speed. in car from 2000s onwards you never realy get to experience it even at its top speed but in car from 1900s you can fear for your life at walking speeds!)
i wonder if someone is making 2-2-0 Planet or Le Belge or basicaly anything from around the rocket's era. Just wondering if my hopes to see full history of marvelous mad machines could ever come into play.
Thanks a lot, I really enjoyed this one too!! A planet would be awesome - fingers crossed for that!
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My 4 year old has one of these and it's taken a hammering and still looks great and runs brilliantly. Picked it up for £65 a year ago at a little model shop in blyth.
BTW your score had it in 3rd not 4th the lms 10000 was only 6.45
YOU GAVE A BEAUTIFUL MODEL LOCOMOTIVE TO A TODDLER! YOU MONSTER! This is a crime!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had nice models when I was little. I learned to look after them working on the same basis and at that price it's all good.
Blimey, I'm quite impressed that it's still running well - very good deal for £65 too - wow!!
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Not missing any parts either
Well done Sam! A very unusual but beautiful locomotive. It's nice to see some more pre-grouping locomotives! I think it looks much narrower than other trains which might be why it looks different?
Thanks a lot Harry - yeah it's great to run older prototypes! And that's very true - they look super narrow!
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The Webb Coal Tank was at the Bluebell Railway back in 2017 during a Branchline Weekend in May of that year.
Ooh fantastic - I wish I could have seen it there!
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@@SamsTrains No problem, I even rode up to Horsted Keynes behind it too.
My dad ordered one from that retailer last year but we haven’t had a chance to run it yet. Looking forward to seeing it after watching this review 👍
Ooh nice - you still have that to look forward to then - hope it's good for you! :D
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I love internal valve gear and painted cabs and metal parts on models that is what impresses me on a loco
Thanks a lot Matthew, me too mate! :D
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Very nice tank engine, with no nasty glue marks or any other bits of 'not the best' construction. And a reasonable price! Great review as always. Thank you Sam.
Thanks a lot Mike - that's right, makes such a difference when a model is put together properly - love it!! :D
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Very good review. I think it represents the engine as built. I love the huge chimney and have one of these in my collection.
Thanks a lot John, yeah I think you're right - glad you have one yourself! :D
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10:30 lol I'm watching this on my phone while building a Webb coal tank in minecraft. I had that exact picture on my iPad and this popped up
Ooh that's exciting - you'll have to make a video when you're done! :D
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I missed these when they first came out and i have had trouble finding one since, i was waiting for hattons or rails to get some in, didnt even think to look on TMC! I have just been straight over there and bought one for £78 which is a bargain! only 2 left in stock too! Thanks for the heads up!
That's awesome mate, really glad you were able to get one - well done - all gone now I think!
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Hi Sam, I have the LMS version of this and it is DCC fitted. It performs better at slow speed than on DC. My only problem is with the trailing wheels which are prone to derailing occasionally in reverse as the axle is not precisely held but floats from side to side and has some radial movement up and down also. However, I agree that it s a really nice model. Keep up the good work!
That sounds great Mike, glad to know that they run better on DCC too! That's annoying about the rear axle - I've had that on other locos, but luckily not this one (yet!)
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Whatever the intrigue is, this is a lovely kettle and also a survivor. Bought for £500 which by todays standards doesn’t sound very much but at the time of purchase, it was.
Balance/counter weights on the whe sets.....the weight should be in the same place on the front and rear driving wheels. It will be in a different place on the centre driving wheelset as this is the crank axle, so on the real thing, that is drive axle as it were, its axle connected via the valve gear to the pistons. The weight has to be in a different place as it is to counter balance the crank/big end in between the frames. Whereas the balance weights on the front and rear wheels are just there to counter balance the coupling rods.
It is the same on most other steam locos, especially the inside cylinder/valve gear variety.
Thanks Matt - yes I think that was the case on the model, appreciate the extra info!
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Have to say mate, I love mine. Got her for 70 quid all in with real coal posted by my mate who basically bought it and never ran it. Agree about the 3-pole and the flywheel debacle, but in truth I didn’t even notice (never had reason to open her up! 🤷🏻♂️). Runs like a dream smoothly and quietly. One that I shall happily dare leave to running outside while I nip inside for a cuppa 😂
Cheers fella 🍻
Wow Tim, that's a right deal actually - lucky you!
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On my last comment on this video were I said I was building a Webb coal tank and you said make a video on it
Well, thats my plan. Everything you review this year will be built (iv built all your reviews so far) and then showcase it at the end of the year :)
Ahh fantastic - do let me know when it's ready!! :D
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Some good forthcoming releases coming from Bachman - one looking good is the detailed Class 20 including Blue/Grey, Grey/Red Railfreight
Thanks Dafydd, really glad you liked them!! :D
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hi sam yes its nice to be behind especially when travelling on the vintage and victorian coaches at the kwvr
Thanks for letting me know - I'd love to do that one day! :D
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Hi sam ive Been behind the real on a few times at the KWVR but it’s recently been with taking out of service for its 10 year boiler maintenance and yes the bachmann buffers and similar to whats first to it
Thanks for sharing Callum - is it a nice ride? Pity about that - let's hope they get her running again some day!
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I thought you had reviewed this ages ago. My absolute favourite Bachmann loco. I have two, both with sound. I paid 80 quid for both of mine, they are on offer from time to time. On DCC, both are spectacular runners. The buffers are standard Webb buffers, the safety valve does not go through to the cab, this shows the as built version. I have a video of mine on my youtube channel.
Yeah I did do Billy, just wanted to revisit it! Blimey, £80 is much more like it - glad yours run well too!
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Hiya Sam loving the channel and vids. Just catching up on some i haven't seen. I'm thinking the buffers were wooden on this originally. I've seen pictures of locos running up here in west Cumbria in the 1880s- 1900 with wooden buffers 👍 keep up the good work
Rails of Sheffield really let me down today, bought a little tank engine as "damaged" turns out the body was completely separate to the chasis and glue on using what i can only describe as black tar... Now i could have fixed it if it was just in 2 parts, but no tar goes all over the body and trying to remove the tar has taken off the decals, i think it will be a while before i buy from them again!
Err rant over nice video may pick one of these up!
Was this a new or second hand model as I have never had a issue with the delivery as I always opt the Royal mail option as I don't trust couriers. As some can handle parcels badly.
@@bentullett6068 2nd hand, labelled as damaged but definitely not as described! If i had known it was glued together using some kind of tar id have passed on it
@@turbulanceism that's definitely not good. It's a shame that the show's aren't on as I find it the safest way to buy second hand as you can physically see them and they usually have a test track to test them
So sorry to hear about that mate - if you think the loco wasn't as described, you have the right to return it for a full refund! Let me know how you get on mate! :(
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What a nice video to watch after a stressful day at school :D
Thanks so much Tony, sorry to hear your day was stressful! :(
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Its time to watch those episodes and rewatch some episodes....
I am in quarantine and sucks hard.
Ahh sorry to hear that mate - hope you're doing okay in quarantine! :(
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Ah another bachmann video very appropriate as bachmann announced their spring realises today , great looking video Sam
Thanks a lot Harry, yeah that's true actually! Glad you liked it! :D
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Oh yeah that is a coincidence. I noticed that Bachmann have upgraded a few of the models Sam reviewed like the GWR Hall class
Hi Sam I think about expanding my Fleet of Vintage buses at moment I have got 3 and I am thinking about expanding it to 6 but I don't know what type of bus it is between a single decker and a double decker which one do you think I should get
Ahh sounds fantastic Lewis, all the best with that! I don't know about buses, but I prefer single deckers! ;D
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@@SamsTrains thanks I think I will get the single decker bus
Another great review sam very enjoyable and informative dave
Thanks a lot Dave, really glad you enjoyed it! :D
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15:48 I always wondered what those things are
Ahh yeah!! :D
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Hi Sam, Nice review and the right conclusion. Not bad for a Bachmann. Seems robust and a good performer in the long run according some comments. Thanks & greetings.
Thanks a lot Filip - yeah that's it, overall very pleased with this! :D
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I think the theme is pre-grouping Tank Engines, and the odd one out is that one Great Western tender engine out of focus in a siding! (Might be a Dean Goods, but I'm not sure.)
Ooh almost - very close though!! ;D
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another Webb loco is on display outside of Leighton Buzzard RW station an 060 Cauliflower (called that because of the coat of arms)
Ahh fantastic - I'd love to go and visit one of them some day!
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another great review from sam, watching since early days
Thanks very much Ethan, really appreciate the continued support!! :D
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Love it. I've been after one for a while, since I don't have anything in LNWR black and only have 2 0-6-2T (bachmann E4 and 56xx, I'm yet to get an oxford N7). Plus I have a next18 dcc chip just waiting to be used. But can I justify the spend, with still not hearing anything in regards to the dapol 68s and rails/heljan 18000?
Edit: yes I've just ordered one.
Thanks a lot Lapis, ahh fantastic - glad you found one!! :D
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Great review Sam! I have liked the look of this locomotive and wanted to add it to my collection as I have been wanting to get back into model trains again, though I need to get a new controller ( HM 2000 Hornby controller) Anyway keep up with the reviews! Also I wondered if will see the Hornby Merchant Navy class ‘Elder Dempster Lines’ in a review someday?
Thanks a lot Toby, sounds good - hope you can find one mate! :D
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My odd one out would probably the LMS 4MT because it has a 2-6-4 wheel arrangement
Well spotted - I think that was the one! :D
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I guess 2 great model streak is over. But still not a bad model especially for the price, a lovely tank. Great review as always.
haha I don't know - this one was still great overall!! :D
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@@SamsTrains I was hoping you'd say that😊
An interesting one Sam, a wonderful model, however having seen the real thing in different guises in preservation, the white pipe work around the tanks and coal bunker just doesn't look good to me. Well done to Bachmann for producing this lovely loco, and to you Same for sharing it with us....Bob
Thanks very much Bob - yeah other people have said that too - thanks for sharing this!
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I think these worked the Stamford-Seaton and Seaton-Uppingham branch lines but I'm not sure
Excellent review of Coal Tank Sam 👍👍
Now this is the one that I’m thinking to buy as I am planning to buy the Genesis coaches from Hatton’s to go with.
Thanks a lot Joe - ahh fantastic - they would be a great match! :D
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Santa brought me the LMS version last Christmas. Overall I am very pleased with it, but a bit disappointed with the slow speed running, especially over points. Above a certain speed it is wonderfully smooth and very quiet, but sadly it is not an ideal choice for a shunting layout. It looks great pulling a coal train though, so if you have circular layout I can recommend it.
Ahh fantastic - yeah the slow speed isn't the greatest, but I've definitely seen worse runners!
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Maybe it’s to do with the wheel arrangement, or the design of the bunker? I cannot add anything else.
I think the theme of this running session is the tank locomotive. Although there are both passenger trains and goods trains running, nearly all the locomotives are tank locomotives.
Well spotted - thanks for playing!! :D
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@@SamsTrains Watching your channel is always good fun AND educational. It’s not everyone who can do a lot layout like yours!! Not everyone has the time or patience.
Hi Sam! Every time I hear British modellers talking about LB&SCR E tanks, it just feels so wrong!
As a JR East man, to me, E1 through E6 are high speed trains.... Not Thomas’s siblings! 😜😜
Anyway, it’s a nice little model from Bachmann, the mechanism may not be the best, but considering Bachmann’s track record with British steamers, I’d say it’s actually very good value!
haha is that true?! I've never heard of those before! Yeah that's right, I thought this was decent value too!
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@@SamsTrains Yes, in the 90’s JR East started designating newly designed trains with E prefixes. E1 - E7 Series are Shinkansen classes, with the new E8 Series coming in 2024. So for it’s really weird to me to hear a dinky little tank engine being called E1 (for example), when in my mind, that’s a gigantic 12-car double-deck high speed train! 🤣😜
Correct me I’m wrong but I have not encountered any 00 gauge loco with a pick up fitted to the pony, where designed. I’m open to being informed otherwise.
Seen the real 1054 at the Kwvr, keep mentioning the kwvr to you Sam it's worth a visit for a few of the prototypes of the models you have
That's awesome Steven, you're right - I'd really love to go and see the place some time!
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Great one
Sam I've been pulled by the one at the Keighley and worth valley railway
It's a model which is accurate to the real thing
Very nice 0-6-2 design
Keep up with the reviews Sam 😉
Kind regards Henri
Thanks a lot Henri, that's awesome - glad to hear the model seemed accurate too! :D
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I for one would love to see more rare locomotives like this one, im really looking falward to when you revew the hush hush in the future :)
Thanks a lot Daniel, I'm really looking forward to those too! :D
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I remember when the original review came out!
I do like that you're revisiting some older models, although I would suggest including something in the description or title noting that it's a revisit. Just my two cents.
Greetings from the USA!
-Lynne
Ahh yeah! I'm glad I'm doing it too - I go into so much more detail now! :D
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hello sam personally i am really interested with the look of this loco and every time i see at a a train show i always think it looks interesting when running and i think it looks the best with plank wagons
and for about £80 i think its worth the money and love the video from david
Thanks a lot David, yeah they really do look interesting don't they?! :D
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Hi Sam , Nice review, not to bad , when you have finished with it , can I have a go , All the Best Brian 🤗
haha thanks Brian - sure you can - maybe you could have another birthday!?? :D
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I took delivery of an LMS version two days ago from Rails @ £79.99
PS Mine has different buffers
Wow! Excellent price - and yes the LMS version does indeed have different ones!
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I hope they make a duke and smudger model. my opinion
That'd be really cool Justin! :D
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Sam me and my friend tomas love your videos and were wondering if you could do a video for us helping getting started on stuff like Gordans hill because we’ve been wanting to start that, I understand you don’t have too much Bc I’ve been a fan for a few years but a tutorial video might do good!!! Big fan and keep the amazing work!! The G.O.A.T of model train videos
Thanks so much Jordan - thanks for the suggestion, what sort of video would you like to see??
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@@SamsTrains i think personally for me and my friend that we’d like to see some steps and ways and what not that you made the gordans hill and the scenery by the little yard, also I loved your video for beginners you made a couple years ago, helped me get started
Lovely wee engine, the LNWR made some nice locomotives. I have the G2A class from the same manufacturer. Great review!
- The Caledonian
Thanks mate, yes they certainly did! The G2A is another fascinating design, for sure!
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Hey Sam I do like these model trains reviews i hope you carry on with it
Thanks so much - I certainly will do! :D
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@@SamsTrains I didn’t even need to ask that you will carry on with them lol because you will anyway
Awesome review Sam, for being an older model I think we can forgive some of the faults it has, that being said it did surprise me it does better than some of the modern Bachmann locos, i think bachmann need to up their game!
Thanks very much mate - yeah you're right - with a good price, we can definitely overlook the minor issues!
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Great Bachmann loco Sam I’ve never owned a Bachmann loco but might I get one, one day if I get my own model railway :) keep up the good work 👍🏻
Thanks a lot Paul - sure, these are very reasonable at the right price! :D
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@@SamsTrains your welcome and thanks for the information I’ll keep that in mind :)
Sorry if I’m jumping the gun a bit, but I thought you already did a video on 1054? And speaking if her I’ve been behind her many times at the KWVR. Good video
Yeah I did - this is just a new review on it, to add more detail! :D
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Sam can you do a review on the dapol vtg ferrywagon for OO as they're 2 for less than £30 on rails of sheffield and they look really nice thanks again cameron
That sounds good Cameron, I'll look into trying that!! :D
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Great review as always with you. The odd one out is the GW Mogul 6336?
Thanks so much Fred, nope it wasn't that one! ;D
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Love these locomotives theres so much detail-Ben
Thanks a lot Ben, there certainly is!! :D
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Sam, as the Webb scored higher than the LMS 10000, why is it ranked lower in the rankings? See at 27:38
haha yeah you are right - trying to fix the dodgy logbook, lol! ;D
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You're always going on about nice shiny polished handrails. You should own a Harley Davidson like I do then. Its just stainless or nickel silver wire. I very much doubt they polish the wire. I'm more curious what the real locos had. Stainless hadn't been invented back then I'm sure. Chrome plated steel bar; I doubt it. They would go rusty eventually and as a mechanical engineer, I know flaky chrome is bloody dangerous. We were warned as apprentices to never be cut by chrome (hard and razor sharp), as it causes chrome sores which take weeks or months to heal apparently. I would have thought a freight loco would have the handrails painted black ?
haha thanks Andrew - yeah I'd be curious about that too, that's a really interesting point!!
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Ooh, I am so tempted with this one Sam. The loco is a decent runner, both on level track and up Gordon's Hill, pulling a substantial freight train. It's just the meagre 3 pole motor that bothers me. Nightmares of the dreadful Thanet Flyer set still haunt me! Any advice? Pete.
Thanks Pete, I don't blame you! Very good runners overall - pity about the 3 pole motor, but I have seen worse!
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They cylinder wasnt present on all versions of the loco. It something to do with a version of the braking system (without digging the book out, I cant remember what exactly). 1054 isnt one of the versions with it.
Ahh duly noted Matt, thanks again for the info!
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Not so long ago on ebay, I found a much better bargain from HORNBY RAILWAYS as the HORNBY company was then known. I bought a little black 0-4-0 side tank engine minus his whistle valve for £27. I haven't tested him yet, although the name I've given him might make your short brown hair stand up on end. I've named him PHANTOM. If you are frightened, I invite you to scream in terror. The black tank engine is the same as your two 0-4-0 side tank engines, one red and one blue.
I spotted three oddities: the Ivatt 2-6-2 tank engine near Toy Town, the Stanier 2-6-0 Mogul on the turntable, and the very first one I spied, because you gave the game away by showing her in my full view, the Great Western 2-6-0 Mogul. I wish you hadn't run that creepy N7 tank engine, please say I've got the engine's class correct. She gave me the chills, plus a shiver of fright chased itself down my spine.
Wow Kelly, that sounds like a bargain! But what a horrifying name you have chosen... you've caused me to destroy my keyboard in accidental anguish. What on earth possessed you to choose such a title? Or is that just it? Are you possessed?!?
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Do you know if it's normal for large locomotives like a flying scotsman to slow down around corners? Doesn't have a problem going round 3rd or 2nd radius curves just slows down a bit
It can be normal if it's just a bit, depending on your controller!
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I was lucky to get this from Model Railways Direct last summer for £60 in the sale and I really like it (maybe that bargain price might have helped) - but seriously love the look of it and it runs fine. I know you always say 5 pole motors are better so wondered what you thought of the new Accurascale Manor only having a three pole motor? Cheers.
I think there is a flywheel on the Accurascale Manor class locomotive.
Blimey, £60 sounds fantastic! Difficult to comment on the Accurascale Manor - in my experience 3 pole motors rarely perform was well as 5 pole ones, but they do say they're using ultra high quality ones, so maybe they'll be good, only time will tell!
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These models are arguably some of the best Bachmann have done due to the detail
Yeah you might be right Lewis - very impressive indeed! :D
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