Nice haul there Sam The brick red SR wagons are general open goods stock. Used to carry stuff like beer barrels etc. The dark greeny grey SR opens were mineral and coal wagons. The GWR boogie van is a Syphon H wagon. Technically a passenger vehicle in as much as they were built on passenger underframes. They were used on parcels trains, newspaper trains, mail trains and as luggage vans on crack expresses like The Cornish Riviera Express. They were also used to carry milk churns on milk trains and often running alongside a rake of milk tankers and milk vans like your LMS six wheelers. Towards the end of their lives (late 1960s early 70s) they did run on express good trains as well. A very handsome and versatile vehicle. That ex-LNER tank is a J72. They were first built by the NER to a Wilson Worsdell design in 1898 (they were known as Class E1 back then) for shunting and light 'trip' goods workings (transfers between yards). They were so successful that more were built under Vincent Raven in 1914, 1920 and 1922. Then come the grouping Gresley produced even more in 1925 and 1932. Finally Arthur Peppercorn in his 1946 modernisation plan decided the J72 was the perfect shunting loco so ordered another 30, the last of which didnt arrive until 1951, well in to BR ownership, and still to he original 1898 design! They were found all over the LNER / Eastern region system from London to the far north of Scotland and most main stations had at least one for station pilot duties. In the late 1950's the one working as the York station pilot was painted back into NER green, despite it being one of the 1950's batch, and this the one that has been preseved. A facinating little engine. Finally London Transport brought a batch of 13 57xx locos from BR in the late 1950s to replace the aging and miscellaneous engines they had for use on engineering and service trains. They continued in use until late 1971, three years after the end of steam on BR. 6 out of the 13 have been preserved. Anyway hope that helps. I do like these loot vids, its great to see someone getting excited about model trains and I look forward to seeing this lot running in future vids. Jon
The western van with a corridor is a Siphon G, not sure but guessing the G stands for but I'd guess gangway. They were normally attached to front of express or sleeper trains to carry milk churns and newspapers. Really enjoy seeing your videos, great variety which is wonderful to see. Keep up the great work, may be sending you some stuff for repair in the new year, if I can find the stock, some of mine seems to have gone walkies. Ash
Sam'sTrains your most welcome sir. Always happy to help. Helps aswell that my grandad worked for THE GWR & later the western region of BR. Now I work in the industry aswell which I enjoy. Ash
Lima also did Siphon Gs in BR Blue and also BR Departmental (ENPARTS) liveries and also one in Palethorpes Sausages colours, which would go well with Hornby's Palethorpes 6 wheel vans.
The tank engine is a North British (then LNER) J82. First introduced by Hornby in 1976 in LNER livery . The pannier is from 1978 but was mainly sold in sets . Don’t remember seeing an individually packaged one .
Thanks Russell! I do actually have that original J82, but it looks completely different in the old tri-ang paintwork! Thanks for the info again mate, much apprecated, Sam :)
The great western carriage is called a syphon G, they were used to transport milk churns and later when milk started to be transported by road they were used for parcel delivery. They have corridors because they were put onto passenger trains. Brilliant haul with some brilliant bargains. Keep the faith - callum
For that GW wagon you were wondering about, it's a milk van :) they were used to transport milk churns mainly from farms before the advent of the tanker wagons :) the little vents in the top was to allow for a little ventilation... Hope that helps!
In case no one's said, the brown vehicle is a Siphon G built to transport milk churns at passenger train speeds although they were also used for parcels traffic. Brown vehicles are classed as non-passenger coaching stock and were NOT normally run in goods trains.
The GB&W car is made by Walthers. That railroad ran in my area in the late 80s and early 90s. They were one of the last railroads to run an all ALCo roster, before being bought by The Wisconsin Central in the mid 90s.
Fun little things about the American railroads there.The Grand Trunk Western Railroad first off. A computer line called Metra based in Chicago scrapped a steam locomotive belonging to a preservationist, but it used to belong to GTW, when he couldn’t get it off the property. Metra said he had to get it to the Iowa Interstate Railroad, but they would not help him get it there. The preservationist was taken to court, and they said it had to be gone. Money was raised for it, but Metra sent out a salvage crew and cut it up where it stood. This happened sometime in the eighties. The New Haven next. They operated a passenger train called the Yankee Clipper. It was headed by a large 4-6-4 steam locomotive, I don’t know the class. The engine had disk style drivers and bullet nose style steamlining like on an N&W J class, or more familiar to you, that one Great Western King class they streamlined. It was painted shiny black with white lining.
Hi Sam,i would not drill out those couplings on the brake wagon,you can get a converter wagon ,Triang/Hornby R.577 this saves you damaging a good wagon.There are always a few on Ebay ...
Also should’ve asked when my shoutout is? I haven’t noticed it yet, and I know there’s a long queue- if it’s not yet been done, take your time. If it has been done please tell me when it will be as I never normally have enough time to watch all of every single video.
Sam'sTrains I think that any mod/fix you do is fascinating, and I'm sure some would find them helpful (myself included). I hope you do more mod vids in the future!
Wow! Did you know that I have a Bachmann 08 shunter, a 59 class, a 47, a Hornby Thomas, a Hornby Highland railway 0-4-0 Benny glow, a scotrail diesel, and a bunch of rolling stock, all 00 gauge!
The unknown tank engine is an LNER J83. They were used almost exclusively in Scotland (Which makes sense as they were acquired from the North British Railway by the LNER at grouping in 1932). The Hornby model has been around since 1977 and are good little locomotives, albeit a little basic. Keep up the good work on your reviews. :-)
The blue Grand Trunk are most likely Model Power. Model power was not a true manufacturer but rather an importer. The mold was most likely originally and AHM or Mehano product
Nice haul - and another freight car featuring a cow!! I think the GT boxcars might be Tyco as well, they look very similar in detail to the New Haven one.
That GW van is a 'Siphon '. It'll say on the side exactly what letter. Each letter carried different goods I think. Iv got a 'Siphon G' looks pretty similar
hey Sam the hornby dublo coupling may not need drilling out. I was lucky enough to find one a few months ago where the brass pin was simply a tight fit in the plastic rather than riveted over. much easier to simply twist and pull and much safer option.
Hi Sam, wonderful new locos and railway carriages. I understand you very good because I received several beautiful preloved like new locos and coaches during the last weeks and I'm waiting for the next diesel loco. All are from Hornby, Lima, Piko and Roco. I hope the day will come and I will be able to make videos from Roll's Rail Road Museum, haha.
The GW bogie van is a Siphon . Not sure if it’s a Sipon G or H . They were made by Lima and Airfix. Looks like you might have the Airfix derived one . Good find. You certainly seem to get good prices down there. Up here we onlu]y have the Falkirk Swapmeet but prices seem higher, £4.-£5 for a Prime Pork wagon for instance
Thanks again for the info Russell - yeah that's what others have been saying too! There were plenty of prices like that for wagons like that, but I generally don't go for those! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I’m a little late but I love that Green Bay and Western boxcar, I believe it was made by Life-Like. I’m a big fan of the GB&W being from the Green Bay Area and I clicked on this video because I saw it in the thumbnail. I wish you best of luck in your future collecting
I wonder if that GWR wagon (the one abt 8.50); is a "carriage for transporting horses by trains". Hence it could be coupled at either end of an express train or even to a goods train! The animals would have to be fed & watered from time to time along the journey; hence the need for vestibules. Not sure thought. Just thought of sharing what went in my mind, when you showed emm up in this video! :-)
Your always welcome Sam. Do check the below ebay ad, according to this person its a "GWR Bogie Parcel Van Siphon G". I guess back in those days, this is how the parcel vans looked-like; viz most of us seem to be familiar with MK-1 type of design for the doors & window grills... www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OO-GAUGE-Lima-305351-GWR-Bogie-Parcel-Van-Siphon-G-2792-unboxed/352232713667?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131017132637%26meid%3D6fe199eec4fd4b9987247366e67e2b9f%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D272950086450&_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042
The Bachmann freight car is a refrigerator car. There are ice hatches on the roof at each end. The Grand Trunk Western cars are probably made by Model Power and the Green Bay and Western is a "Thrall Door" box car made by Life Like. I have several of those with Tri-ang style couplers which I bought at a UK train fair. Your prices on the North American stuff was average. All of them are on the bottom end of the range for quality however. Merry Christmas Sam, David.
Another great haul, bro! That Green Bay and Western car is called a thrall door boxcar. I have that exact model, and it's made by the brand of Life-Like. I suspect the Grand Trunk cars are also made by Life-Like. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas!
Yeah mate you've got yourself a fair amount of goodies! I'll be looking forward to seeing the pannier reviewed, I'm going to a fair type thing in Glasgow in February so I might have to do one of these? Anyway all the best mate and merry Christmas --- Ben
Sam loves testing engines and rolling stock, which he's never collected before. Once upon a running session, he was testing a Temperamental Tender Engine's pulling power. Or at least he was trying to. Now we've all heard of suffering a static shock; I've had my fair share over the years. Sam only touched the engine once to lift the front bogie truck on to the rails, when static electricity jumped between his fingers and die-cast metal. He released the model quickly and drew his hand back. "Ouch!" squeaked Sam. "That smarts." The Temperamental Tender Engine was none other than a Bachmann Black 5, of the 4-6-0 persuasion. Sam had heard of engines refusing to move smoothly and whatnot, for a number of reasons, but an engine that didn't like being touched (he felt) was rather ridiculous. The Black 5 had behaved well enough when being reviewed and placed on the track, but now the engine was refusing to let Sam re-rail the front bogie truck. The frustrated owner threatened to damage it beyond economical repair, if the model didn't co-operate. Sam tried several more times to re-rail the preposterous machine, and failed miserably. The Black 5 was making his task pure hell, and Sam was very annoyed. Four GWR Parcels Vans were waiting on the siding beside the turntable, yet it seemed they would not be going anywhere. Sam swiped the Black 5 off the track so hard, in his fury, the engine fell on its side and hit the side of the turntable. A loud explosion erupted. Bother. Sam turned to an engine who was never temperamental in any way whatsoever: Broome Manor. She waited patiently to be re-railed, when her front bogie truck came off on some points set in the wrong direction. All in good order, the GWR 4-6-0 gently collected the Parcels Vans and took them for a run round the layout. Sam felt better despite his earlier annoyance.
That great western wagon you have there sam is a "siphon G milk and parcels van" theese were often seen in rakes of 5-7 on a fast train that would be taken in the early morning and late night, these trains had priority over all trains along the great western including express services. Sometimes the GW would attach one onto a local train in the midday if parcels were need to be collected or delivered by rail. The main express runs however would take place from paignton dairy and run non stop to exeter st davids. For the price you payed for that van you actually got quite a steel, as they retail for about £15 on ebay secondhand mint. Great video and as always keep up the good work Yours in Railways and TH-cam -BRIANPANNIER
Hi Brian, thanks a lot for the info on the siphon - much appreciated! Glad that was a good price for it - I had a feeling it might be! You too mate, Sam :)
I don't know if anyone told you what the long brown wagon is, it's a GWR siphon. The used them to carry milk, along with passenger trains. It would be situated in rear tain after the coaches. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_Siphon
Interesting stuff you got there, you are lucky. I have to ask, I know you have alot of A4 steam locomotives, but do you have a Dominion of Canada version? I know Bachmann released one years ago.
Just so you know, that "Unknown" engine was a J83, have one myself, awesome model! I believe you already have a J83, a Tri-ang one you reviewed it with your J50!
If you plan on doing our good ol' American running session, you have to get some classic American Clerestory passenger cars (or coaches), they're really nice looking, more so the older style of car you get
Thanks a lot for that - yeah you're right it is! I had an older one in LNER green too actually, lol! ;D Glad you got yours running okay in the end anyway :3 Thanks for watching, Sam :)
The best part about model railways is that because it's been the hobby of old men since the 1970's, and they're unable to take it all with them to wherever they're going, there's plenty of good loot being dropped all over the place.
haha blimey - that's pretty harsh! But that's true - the second hand market has some very cheap offerings every now and then! :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)
What's your budget when you go shopping? I usually set aside about £600 for when I go to the annual fair here. £2 for a wagon's not a bad deal, I gotta pay anything between £4-10 for a decent märklin wagon. The sellers usually refuse any attempts to haggle, as well. PS: I think that's a GWR parcels van.
haha that sounds good! I don't take as much as £600, but I do go about 4 times per year, but I consider them to be business investments anyway, lol! ;D Thanks for watching, Sam :)
there a bit dirty, its mostly from a few thyings, 1/ years of being with a smoker or in a smokers house as back in the day everyone smoked, 2/ dirt from being left in a box or boxes up in the loft or in a cupboard, or 3 left in a shed/garage but one that isn't damp or easy to get condensation in so no rust but the slight smell of mould and maybe oil
Hello Sam! I don't know if you remember me saying but on the stream I was talking about the Hornby Mk3 coaches in the Virgin East Coast livery and how I only had 3 due to the poor amount produced meaning there wasn't enough for a rake on every powercar, well I am very happy that so many have just popped up on ebay, all on bid but FINGERS CROSSED they don't go up :D Hope to get a nice Virgin East Coast rake as my prime modelling era is the East Coast Mainline (No clue where yet but maybe up in scotland so I can get a dapol 68 and some scotrail mk2's hah ;P) Cheers and Merry Christmas! Ed.
Great video as always, Sam, but one correction - those aren't knuckle couplers on the American rolling stock. They're called horn-hook couplers. Knuckle couplers are used on newer American models - I'm pretty sure your Berkshire has them. Cheers!
Is this just a train fair you went to or was it a model railway exhibition? Looks like the London Transport 0-6-0 Pannier Tank was released in 1978 and they only made 1800.
Hi Steve, sounds good mate. Not as such, but for body work, scrub hand-soap onto the dry plastic with a toothbrush, and rinse off with fast running cold water. Then repeat until you're happy and dab dry. Then clean the wheels as usual, with cotton buds and isopropyl alcohol! All the best, Sam :)
Hey Sam, Are you going to be getting any more Wrenn locomotives or carriages any time soon? If so, what are you thinking? Perhaps another West Country Class :) Regards Adam
Hi Adam - it's possible, but I don't really have any plans for more - it'll probably be one that I don't have already if I do - perhaps a Merchant Navy?? :3 Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Sam'sTrains yeah the Merchant Navy class locos are really nice. They have quite a presence which is hard to put your finger on. It is a different feel to the 'not city' (:P) class. They are also rather cheap if you wait around for the right one. Going rate for a Clanline would be less than £100 and if you wait long enough could get one for £50. Would definitely recommend them. I love mine and run it all the time as the Bournemouth Belle, which coincidently was how the Merchant Navy Preservation Society ran their celebration service this year to mark 50 years since the end of the Bournemouth Belle. The service was pulled by steam right till the end! Hope you find a bargain Regards Adam
Was that the dublo ones? The Hornby Dublo locos and rolling stock had an older style of coupling - it's like a knuckle coupler, but I'm not sure of the name. More modern stock has standard Hornby hook/loop couplings, which is what I prefer! :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Hi sam. Just wondering if you can help me out. I'm not good at putting questions into words but will have a go :). The turntable, what is the width of it from one peice of track to the other. How much room will i need on a layout for one. Thanks
Hi John, thanks for the comment - I'm not absolutely sure of it's dimensions off hand, but I'll try to measure it up when I get chance! :D Cheers, Sam :)
Nice haul there Sam
The brick red SR wagons are general open goods stock. Used to carry stuff like beer barrels etc. The dark greeny grey SR opens were mineral and coal wagons.
The GWR boogie van is a Syphon H wagon. Technically a passenger vehicle in as much as they were built on passenger underframes. They were used on parcels trains, newspaper trains, mail trains and as luggage vans on crack expresses like The Cornish Riviera Express. They were also used to carry milk churns on milk trains and often running alongside a rake of milk tankers and milk vans like your LMS six wheelers. Towards the end of their lives (late 1960s early 70s) they did run on express good trains as well. A very handsome and versatile vehicle.
That ex-LNER tank is a J72. They were first built by the NER to a Wilson Worsdell design in 1898 (they were known as Class E1 back then) for shunting and light 'trip' goods workings (transfers between yards). They were so successful that more were built under Vincent Raven in 1914, 1920 and 1922. Then come the grouping Gresley produced even more in 1925 and 1932. Finally Arthur Peppercorn in his 1946 modernisation plan decided the J72 was the perfect shunting loco so ordered another 30, the last of which didnt arrive until 1951, well in to BR ownership, and still to he original 1898 design! They were found all over the LNER / Eastern region system from London to the far north of Scotland and most main stations had at least one for station pilot duties. In the late 1950's the one working as the York station pilot was painted back into NER green, despite it being one of the 1950's batch, and this the one that has been preseved. A facinating little engine.
Finally London Transport brought a batch of 13 57xx locos from BR in the late 1950s to replace the aging and miscellaneous engines they had for use on engineering and service trains. They continued in use until late 1971, three years after the end of steam on BR. 6 out of the 13 have been preserved.
Anyway hope that helps. I do like these loot vids, its great to see someone getting excited about model trains and I look forward to seeing this lot running in future vids.
Jon
Hi Jon, thanks very much mate - and for all the info too, very much appreciated!
All the best,
Sam :)
The western van with a corridor is a Siphon G, not sure but guessing the G stands for but I'd guess gangway. They were normally attached to front of express or sleeper trains to carry milk churns and newspapers. Really enjoy seeing your videos, great variety which is wonderful to see. Keep up the great work, may be sending you some stuff for repair in the new year, if I can find the stock, some of mine seems to have gone walkies. Ash
Ooh very cool - thanks a lot for letting me know Ash, much appreciated!!
Thanks for all the support, and no problem!
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains your most welcome sir. Always happy to help. Helps aswell that my grandad worked for THE GWR & later the western region of BR. Now I work in the industry aswell which I enjoy. Ash
Lima also did Siphon Gs in BR Blue and also BR Departmental (ENPARTS) liveries and also one in Palethorpes Sausages colours, which would go well with Hornby's Palethorpes 6 wheel vans.
My best mate got the LT pannier tank earlier this year. I never new it existed either. This is only the second time I'v seen it! :-)
Thanks mate - I'd never seen them before that fair - and I absolutely love it!! :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
The tank engine is a North British (then LNER) J82. First introduced by Hornby in 1976 in LNER livery . The pannier is from 1978 but was mainly sold in sets . Don’t remember seeing an individually packaged one .
Thanks Russell! I do actually have that original J82, but it looks completely different in the old tri-ang paintwork!
Thanks for the info again mate, much apprecated,
Sam :)
The great western carriage is called a syphon G, they were used to transport milk churns and later when milk started to be transported by road they were used for parcel delivery. They have corridors because they were put onto passenger trains. Brilliant haul with some brilliant bargains. Keep the faith - callum
Thanks a lot for the info on the syphon Callum, much appreciated!
All the best,
Sam :)
This video in a nutshell: Sam takes trains out of bags and discusses how good of a deal he got. :)
LEGO Master LOL
haha - yep that's basically it - one of my favourite activities ;D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains your most definitely welcome :)
To me lego that's offencive I feel like your trying to speed sam along sorry if you don't agree but that's how I feel .
@@cherylgregory4086 dude calm down, I don't think he is trying to hurry sam up.
For that GW wagon you were wondering about, it's a milk van :) they were used to transport milk churns mainly from farms before the advent of the tanker wagons :) the little vents in the top was to allow for a little ventilation... Hope that helps!
Thanks a lot for letting me know Tom - I'd love to get a couple more of those! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains I've seen a fair few on eBay while looking for milk cans myself, so they're definitely easy enough to find ;-)
In case no one's said, the brown vehicle is a Siphon G built to transport milk churns at passenger train speeds although they were also used for parcels traffic. Brown vehicles are classed as non-passenger coaching stock and were NOT normally run in goods trains.
Thanks very much for the info on that - that seems to be what most people are saying!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
The GB&W car is made by Walthers. That railroad ran in my area in the late 80s and early 90s. They were one of the last railroads to run an all ALCo roster, before being bought by The Wisconsin Central in the mid 90s.
Ooh okay, thanks a lot for letting me know about that - I was quite pleased with that for the price!! :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
The great western boogied coach is a parcel coach, basically a utility coach. Normally ran on passenger trains at the front
Ahh okay! Thanks for the info mate!
Cheers,
Sam :)
6:51 my grandad has a van like that. it looks very nice with a milk tanker, toad brake van and a hall or other GWR loco
Ooh very nice! I'll have to try that - thanks for the idea! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Think the GW Box Van is a Great Western Siphon G. often found themselves on the rear of fish trains.
Yes you're right I think - others have said the same thing! :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains And Thanks for making it. :)
Fun little things about the American railroads there.The Grand Trunk Western Railroad first off. A computer line called Metra based in Chicago scrapped a steam locomotive belonging to a preservationist, but it used to belong to GTW, when he couldn’t get it off the property. Metra said he had to get it to the Iowa Interstate Railroad, but they would not help him get it there. The preservationist was taken to court, and they said it had to be gone. Money was raised for it, but Metra sent out a salvage crew and cut it up where it stood. This happened sometime in the eighties.
The New Haven next. They operated a passenger train called the Yankee Clipper. It was headed by a large 4-6-4 steam locomotive, I don’t know the class. The engine had disk style drivers and bullet nose style steamlining like on an N&W J class, or more familiar to you, that one Great Western King class they streamlined. It was painted shiny black with white lining.
Ooh blimey - what a story that is! Thanks very much for the comment mate,
Merry Christmas,
Sam :)
WOW everything you found is so awsome I love the London Transport pannier tank locomotive!!!!
hehe thank you!! Me too - super happy with that one! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Hi Sam,i would not drill out those couplings on the brake wagon,you can get a converter wagon ,Triang/Hornby R.577 this saves you damaging a good wagon.There are always a few on Ebay ...
Hi! I did it already actually - it all went smoothly! :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
That was a Great Western Siphon. They were used to carry milk churns.
Ahh thanks Tom, much appreciated!
Cheers,
Sam :)
Train fair = awesome
Christmas = awesomer
Lots of trains and Christmas= awesomest
haha thank you!! Much appreciated mate :3
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Should’ve asked: which train fair?
Also should’ve asked when my shoutout is? I haven’t noticed it yet, and I know there’s a long queue- if it’s not yet been done, take your time. If it has been done please tell me when it will be as I never normally have enough time to watch all of every single video.
Your not a King
Never said I was, was just asking a question
one american box car usually goes from around $3-$10 used where I live!
I think the gWR van or the London pannier tank was the coolest thing you got!
Ahh okay - so that's similar to what I got then! Yeah I agree - I thought that was cool too! :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
The brown GWR wagon was used for milk curns and parcels, the Walls one is sausages Sam
Thanks very much Dave - ahh okay, not ice cream then?? haha! ;D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Sam, when you drill out the couplings to replace them could you make a video of it please?
Great idea.
Hi John, I did that already actually - but it's a bit of a botch job, lol ;D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains I think that any mod/fix you do is fascinating, and I'm sure some would find them helpful (myself included). I hope you do more mod vids in the future!
Eg, adding extra weight to trucks and tenders.
Thanks for the reply, being new here I'll hunt it out.
It's a gwr siphon wagon. Originally designed for milk churns but we're used for mail and parcels later on. So Do you were half right :)
Thanks for the info on the Wagon mate!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
My favourite type of video! That's a nice haul you got then - I believe the tank engine is a J83 in fact. Enjoyable as always!
Thanks a lot Lukas - and you're right, I looked it up - it is a J83!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
I love the Green Bay and Western freight car! Reminds me of home since the railroad ran only a few miles from my house
Ooh nice - that's lovely to hear, glad it reminded you of home!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Wow!
Did you know that I have a Bachmann 08 shunter, a 59 class, a 47, a Hornby Thomas, a Hornby Highland railway 0-4-0 Benny glow, a scotrail diesel, and a bunch of rolling stock, all 00 gauge!
Ooh very nice - sounds like a superb little collection mate!! :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
a bit of spit n poilsh works plus watered down white sprit not too watered down but enough to keep it from taking the decals or ink off
Absolutely - I always love restoring things like this! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
The unknown tank engine is an LNER J83. They were used almost exclusively in Scotland (Which makes sense as they were acquired from the North British Railway by the LNER at grouping in 1932). The Hornby model has been around since 1977 and are good little locomotives, albeit a little basic. Keep up the good work on your reviews. :-)
Ahh yeah that's the one! I did actually own one already - but it was much older, and it looked different altogether!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
I remember you reviewing it ages ago. The tooling dates from 1977 so could do with a modern facelift. It's still a lovely locomotive nonetheless.
I feel like a triple header with the UP F3 unit, Southern Pacific Daylight and Rosie, with all of those American boxcars would work wonderfully.
Ooh yeah good call - that'd be awesome! :D
Thanks for the idea,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains you're welcome.
The blue Grand Trunk are most likely Model Power. Model power was not a true manufacturer but rather an importer. The mold was most likely originally and AHM or Mehano product
Ahh very interesting - thanks a lot for the info - that gives me something to go on!
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Nice haul - and another freight car featuring a cow!! I think the GT boxcars might be Tyco as well, they look very similar in detail to the New Haven one.
Thanks a lot Nick - yeah you might be right about that, they're similar in quality and style actually! :3
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
You really believe that you can NEVER have too many trains! A good thing that you have such a large room to keep them in.
haha absolutely - I do believe that, lol! ;D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
The 0-6-0 tank engine came in a train set by Hornby I believe when they had the red and black analog conroller
Ahh yeah you're right - they told me the same thing too!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains thanks for replying Sam 😁
That GW van is a 'Siphon '. It'll say on the side exactly what letter. Each letter carried different goods I think. Iv got a 'Siphon G' looks pretty similar
Ahh okay - I'll have to check - thanks a lot for the info on that!
Cheers,
Sam :)
hey Sam the hornby dublo coupling may not need drilling out. I was lucky enough to find one a few months ago where the brass pin was simply a tight fit in the plastic rather than riveted over. much easier to simply twist and pull and much safer option.
also gotta love a flying banana at anything less than £40.
Hi Andrew - they were stuck fast actually, so I did need to drill them out - it's absolutely fine though! :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Hi Sam, wonderful new locos and railway carriages. I understand you very good because I received several beautiful preloved like new locos and coaches during the last weeks and I'm waiting for the next diesel loco. All are from Hornby, Lima, Piko and Roco. I hope the day will come and I will be able to make videos from Roll's Rail Road Museum, haha.
Thanks a lot Norbert - ooh that sounds good, hope you can get them all serviced up so they run good!! :D
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The GW bogie van is a Siphon . Not sure if it’s a Sipon G or H . They were made by Lima and Airfix. Looks like you might have the Airfix derived one . Good find. You certainly seem to get good prices down there. Up here we onlu]y have the Falkirk Swapmeet but prices seem higher, £4.-£5 for a Prime Pork wagon for instance
Thanks again for the info Russell - yeah that's what others have been saying too! There were plenty of prices like that for wagons like that, but I generally don't go for those!
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Always like seeing you do these videos!
Thank you! These are some of my favourite ones to do too! :D
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I’m a little late but I love that Green Bay and Western boxcar, I believe it was made by Life-Like. I’m a big fan of the GB&W being from the Green Bay Area and I clicked on this video because I saw it in the thumbnail. I wish you best of luck in your future collecting
That's okay mate - yeah I really liked that one too - thanks for the comment!! :D
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I have a gwr siphon g as well and that was a Lima branded it basically an over sided milk fan
Ahh okay - that's very cool, thanks for letting me know! :D
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I wonder if that GWR wagon (the one abt 8.50); is a "carriage for transporting horses by trains". Hence it could be coupled at either end of an express train or even to a goods train! The animals would have to be fed & watered from time to time along the journey; hence the need for vestibules. Not sure thought. Just thought of sharing what went in my mind, when you showed emm up in this video! :-)
Hey! Yeah that's a very good guess - most people are saying they were for milk though! :3
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Your always welcome Sam. Do check the below ebay ad, according to this person its a "GWR Bogie Parcel Van Siphon G".
I guess back in those days, this is how the parcel vans looked-like; viz most of us seem to be familiar with MK-1 type of design for the doors & window grills...
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OO-GAUGE-Lima-305351-GWR-Bogie-Parcel-Van-Siphon-G-2792-unboxed/352232713667?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131017132637%26meid%3D6fe199eec4fd4b9987247366e67e2b9f%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D272950086450&_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042
The Bachmann freight car is a refrigerator car. There are ice hatches on the roof at each end. The Grand Trunk Western cars are probably made by Model Power and the Green Bay and Western is a "Thrall Door" box car made by Life Like. I have several of those with Tri-ang style couplers which I bought at a UK train fair. Your prices on the North American stuff was average. All of them are on the bottom end of the range for quality however. Merry Christmas Sam, David.
Ahh thanks a lot for that David, much appreciated!
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Another great haul, bro! That Green Bay and Western car is called a thrall door boxcar. I have that exact model, and it's made by the brand of Life-Like. I suspect the Grand Trunk cars are also made by Life-Like. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas!
Thanks very much, and for the info on that boxcar!!
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Yeah mate you've got yourself a fair amount of goodies! I'll be looking forward to seeing the pannier reviewed, I'm going to a fair type thing in Glasgow in February so I might have to do one of these? Anyway all the best mate and merry Christmas --- Ben
Thanks a lot mate - I was really happy with them! Absolutely - I'll have to review her at some point!! :D
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That GWR van is a Siphon G milk and parcels van.
Thanks a lot for letting me know - I have a few more of them now, they're very good! :D
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That is a nice lot Sam! A lots of nice stuf.
Thanks very much Marco, glad you liked it all! :3
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Sam loves testing engines and rolling stock, which he's never collected before. Once upon a running session, he was testing a Temperamental Tender Engine's pulling power. Or at least he was trying to. Now we've all heard of suffering a static shock; I've had my fair share over the years. Sam only touched the engine once to lift the front bogie truck on to the rails, when static electricity jumped between his fingers and die-cast metal. He released the model quickly and drew his hand back.
"Ouch!" squeaked Sam. "That smarts." The Temperamental Tender Engine was none other than a Bachmann Black 5, of the 4-6-0 persuasion. Sam had heard of engines refusing to move smoothly and whatnot, for a number of reasons, but an engine that didn't like being touched (he felt) was rather ridiculous. The Black 5 had behaved well enough when being reviewed and placed on the track, but now the engine was refusing to let Sam re-rail the front bogie truck. The frustrated owner threatened to damage it beyond economical repair, if the model didn't co-operate. Sam tried several more times to re-rail the preposterous machine, and failed miserably. The Black 5 was making his task pure hell, and Sam was very annoyed. Four GWR Parcels Vans were waiting on the siding beside the turntable, yet it seemed they would not be going anywhere. Sam swiped the Black 5 off the track so hard, in his fury, the engine fell on its side and hit the side of the turntable. A loud explosion erupted. Bother.
Sam turned to an engine who was never temperamental in any way whatsoever: Broome Manor. She waited patiently to be re-railed, when her front bogie truck came off on some points set in the wrong direction. All in good order, the GWR 4-6-0 gently collected the Parcels Vans and took them for a run round the layout. Sam felt better despite his earlier annoyance.
Haha thanks again for the comment Kelly, I always love reading these!! :D
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Your collection keeps growing and growing
haha I know!! :O
Thanks Sam, Your trains do cheer me up.
No problem Jack - that's really lovely to hear!
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From that sr break van you could possibly just glue a nem pocket onto the chassis and then you can change out the couplings in the future?
Yeah that'd work! I've just glued a regular D-coupling on for now though - that's all I really use! :3
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That great western wagon you have there sam is a "siphon G milk and parcels van" theese were often seen in rakes of 5-7 on a fast train that would be taken in the early morning and late night, these trains had priority over all trains along the great western including express services. Sometimes the GW would attach one onto a local train in the midday if parcels were need to be collected or delivered by rail. The main express runs however would take place from paignton dairy and run non stop to exeter st davids.
For the price you payed for that van you actually got quite a steel, as they retail for about £15 on ebay secondhand mint.
Great video and as always keep up the good work
Yours in Railways and TH-cam
-BRIANPANNIER
Hi Brian, thanks a lot for the info on the siphon - much appreciated!
Glad that was a good price for it - I had a feeling it might be!
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Minera Lime should have a roof on it. I have the model . It was a Silver Seal (metal wheels) Hornby model from 1973 . Some good purchases Sam
Thanks Russell - I'll take a look at that then! :D
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that stuff you got is amazing (especially the London Transport pannier tank)!
Thanks very much! Yeah I was super happy with that one too! :D
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Great video Sam, I really love these train loot episodes I really love your "collection" videos, so it makes me love this! Keep it going buddy :)
Thanks so much mate - really glad you like these!
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I don't know if anyone told you what the long brown wagon is, it's a GWR siphon. The used them to carry milk, along with passenger trains. It would be situated in rear tain after the coaches. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_Siphon
Thanks mate - yes most people are saying that, so I think you're right on that!
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Interesting stuff you got there, you are lucky. I have to ask, I know you have alot of A4 steam locomotives, but do you have a Dominion of Canada version? I know Bachmann released one years ago.
Thanks very much! No I don't actually - although I would love one!! :D
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Just so you know, that "Unknown" engine was a J83, have one myself, awesome model! I believe you already have a J83, a Tri-ang one you reviewed it with your J50!
Yes you're right - I do have one - I just didn't recognise it in the modern paintjob, lol!
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If you plan on doing our good ol' American running session, you have to get some classic American Clerestory passenger cars (or coaches), they're really nice looking, more so the older style of car you get
Absolutely - that'd be awesome - I do have three old style coaches - they're lovely! :D
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Cool new stuff Sam. I never been to a Train Fair before, I wonder if they have them in the US.
Thanks very much John - I have heard that they happen in the US, but they're much more thinly spread of course!
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That tank engine is a LNER class j83 I believe, I've got one in br black, it runs fine despite me having to take it to pieces to get it to do so! :)
Thanks a lot for that - yeah you're right it is! I had an older one in LNER green too actually, lol! ;D
Glad you got yours running okay in the end anyway :3
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The best part about model railways is that because it's been the hobby of old men since the 1970's, and they're unable to take it all with them to wherever they're going, there's plenty of good loot being dropped all over the place.
haha blimey - that's pretty harsh! But that's true - the second hand market has some very cheap offerings every now and then! :D
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3:36 - ASDA!
Can you get the LMS milk wagon off Ebay?
3:40 - can you do a review?
haha! You might be able to - there's still a fair few of those around!
Yeah for sure - I'll do that at some point! :D
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A good lot of bargains you had. one of my USA locos should visit your layout to pull them american wagons lol
Thanks a lot Matt - ooh that sounds fun! :D
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I love tyco my dad actually played with tyco when he was a kid and I still use a lot of tyco
Ooh that's good to hear - I've heard lots of great things about tyco! :D
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I've got a Lima GWR 2-6-2 steamer. It doesn't run well though.
Ooh yeah I've serviced one of those - they're not brilliant to be honest are they?? lol
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I just been to one yesterday but I got the Amarican Southern railway coaches
Ooh that sounds fantastic - enjoy them!! :D
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What's your budget when you go shopping? I usually set aside about £600 for when I go to the annual fair here. £2 for a wagon's not a bad deal, I gotta pay anything between £4-10 for a decent märklin wagon. The sellers usually refuse any attempts to haggle, as well. PS: I think that's a GWR parcels van.
haha that sounds good! I don't take as much as £600, but I do go about 4 times per year, but I consider them to be business investments anyway, lol! ;D
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there a bit dirty, its mostly from a few thyings, 1/ years of being with a smoker or in a smokers house as back in the day everyone smoked, 2/ dirt from being left in a box or boxes up in the loft or in a cupboard, or 3 left in a shed/garage but one that isn't damp or easy to get condensation in so no rust but the slight smell of mould and maybe oil
Yeah that's all true - it's no problem to give them a good clean up though! :D
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I just fitted a sound decoder to my Hornby A1 Royal lancer
Ooh fantastic - I bet that's superb! Hope you enjoy it mate :3
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Hello Sam! I don't know if you remember me saying but on the stream I was talking about the Hornby Mk3 coaches in the Virgin East Coast livery and how I only had 3 due to the poor amount produced meaning there wasn't enough for a rake on every powercar, well I am very happy that so many have just popped up on ebay, all on bid but FINGERS CROSSED they don't go up :D
Hope to get a nice Virgin East Coast rake as my prime modelling era is the East Coast Mainline (No clue where yet but maybe up in scotland so I can get a dapol 68 and some scotrail mk2's hah ;P)
Cheers and Merry Christmas!
Ed.
Hi Ed, yes I know about that - ooh good luck with the bidding mate!!
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Great video as always, Sam, but one correction - those aren't knuckle couplers on the American rolling stock. They're called horn-hook couplers. Knuckle couplers are used on newer American models - I'm pretty sure your Berkshire has them. Cheers!
Hi mate, thanks a lot for the correction - duly noted! Yeah for sure - my Berkshire does couple to them fairly nicely!
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Love your trains... I’m starting to collect Hornby sets
Thank so much - ooh nice, good luck! :D
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Good luck!
Is this just a train fair you went to or was it a model railway exhibition? Looks like the London Transport 0-6-0 Pannier Tank was released in 1978 and they only made 1800.
Yeah it was just a train fair! Ooh okay, thanks for that - should be fairly rare then! :D
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Another great vidio sam! I really want that birds eye wagon!
Thanks so much! I love it too - they're awesome wagons!! :D
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Hi Sam! May I ask why isn't the latest Train fair video in the play list of unboxing playlist?
Hi Kamil - thanks for letting me know, I'll double check that! :D
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I’m new to the hobby. Picking up bargains to supplement my stock. Do you have a video showing cleaning etc of the wagons and rolling stock?
Hi Steve, sounds good mate. Not as such, but for body work, scrub hand-soap onto the dry plastic with a toothbrush, and rinse off with fast running cold water. Then repeat until you're happy and dab dry. Then clean the wheels as usual, with cotton buds and isopropyl alcohol!
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Great stuff love the 5mt!
Thank you! Me too - just beautiful in that green! :D
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Hey Sam, Are you going to be getting any more Wrenn locomotives or carriages any time soon? If so, what are you thinking? Perhaps another West Country Class :)
Regards
Adam
Hi Adam - it's possible, but I don't really have any plans for more - it'll probably be one that I don't have already if I do - perhaps a Merchant Navy?? :3
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Sam'sTrains yeah the Merchant Navy class locos are really nice. They have quite a presence which is hard to put your finger on. It is a different feel to the 'not city' (:P) class. They are also rather cheap if you wait around for the right one. Going rate for a Clanline would be less than £100 and if you wait long enough could get one for £50. Would definitely recommend them. I love mine and run it all the time as the Bournemouth Belle, which coincidently was how the Merchant Navy Preservation Society ran their celebration service this year to mark 50 years since the end of the Bournemouth Belle. The service was pulled by steam right till the end!
Hope you find a bargain
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Adam
The pannier looks like it is Christmas Edition. And great items you got. I wish I got Hornby and Bachman items.
Absolutely - that's what I thought when I bought it!! :D
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Wow. Nice one. Amazing stuff you got.
Thanks a lot mate - much appreciated!
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Great video Sam looks like you got some great stuff there, my fav is the BR Green standard 5MT. .....James
Thanks very much James - I was really pleased with that standard too actually! :D
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What is the difference in the “couplings” (I think you mentioned knuckle & another type).
Was that the dublo ones? The Hornby Dublo locos and rolling stock had an older style of coupling - it's like a knuckle coupler, but I'm not sure of the name. More modern stock has standard Hornby hook/loop couplings, which is what I prefer! :D
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Hi sam because you like your Tri-ang would you consider to buy any of the TT gauge (Table top).
Jonty
Hi Jonty, yeah I'd love to try some of those one day - maybe I will some time! :D
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Well done Sam. You can,t beat Toy & Train fairs for great bargains.
Absolutely - I just love them too! :D
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That GWR wagon, I'm pretty sure, is a mail coach.
I thought so too - but apparently it's for Milk! D:
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The GWR wagon you didnt know what it was called is a GWR Siphon.. I cant quite remember what they were used for but i think it was food related :P
Thanks a lot for the info on the Siphon mate, much appreciated - I think it might have been milk!
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The GWR bogey van, i think its a milk wagon or fish
Thanks Steffan - I think you're right, apparently for Milk!
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When will you clean them and when will we see them running? Great video
Absolutely - all of this stuff will turn up in different videos over time! :D
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The little green tank engine is a J83 Sam, hope that helps, awesome video
Thanks a lot - yeah I think you're right!! :D
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Hey Sam, I just wondered whether you had a Southern Railway M7 tank locomotive
Hey! Yeah I have quite a few of them - I've reviewed them in the past! :D
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Sam'sTrains I got an M7 at Warley National Model Railway Exhibition for £30 pound. I’d don’t know whether to review it
what a bargain hunter you are next time i have some spair money im going down my local Bootsale to see if i can get some bargains great vid sam
haha thanks mate - ooh sounds great - hope you can find something great! :D
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I think you should add "snow" to your train layout.
haha, and i have - for this month only! :D
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maybe the great western wagon is a baggage car for all the bags for the expresses/branchline trains
Ooh that's a good guess! Most people are saying they were for Milk - I think that's probably a good guess too! :D
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of course
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hello Sam, on the American cars (wagons) the couplers are "hook- horn" couplers :) , Chuck RVRR
Thanks Chuck, the info on those was much appreciated!
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Great video Sam love these what train fair was it
Did you get much snow yesterday or not
Thanks a lot David! Yeah we had a lot of snow - it was all very exciting!! :D
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tyco? i think in the usa there an RC brand making radio controlled everything i think, either that or food,
Ahh okay, you might be right - they do make trains too though! :D
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that hornby railroad engine is a J72
The 0-6-0?? I thought that was a LNER J83 actually! D:
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this is great you shure got alot but hey trains cant have enough my favourite is the london transport pannier tank
Thanks a lot Mr Muffin - I just love that London Transport pannier too!! :D
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Hi sam. Just wondering if you can help me out. I'm not good at putting questions into words but will have a go :). The turntable, what is the width of it from one peice of track to the other. How much room will i need on a layout for one. Thanks
Hi John, thanks for the comment - I'm not absolutely sure of it's dimensions off hand, but I'll try to measure it up when I get chance! :D
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6:29 that is a GWR siphon g van
Thanks very much for letting me know Fred!
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Southern pacific 4449, is a passenger loco how about you get daylight express coaches?
Yeah that's true - I'd love to get some one day, I keep my eye open for them! :D
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Hey Sam just out of curiosity are you near the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway?
Hi Hayden, no I don't think I am near there sadly :(
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