A train like that CN one with more baggage cars than passenger cars is actually prototypical. Mail Trains across the U.S. and Canada often had consists like this.
@@SMTMainline Many Mail/Express trains had a single "rider coach' that carried passengers, but its primary job was to serve as a base of operations for the conductor Here's an ATSF example - Trains 7 and 8, Fast Mail Express, were commodity trains, or express freight which included mail. The contract the Santa Fe had with the Post Office was to furnish transportation for all mail in the territory assigned. This meant Santa Fe had to haul all mail no matter how much. The same is true for express freight. The railroad is to provide cars to handle loads no matter the quantity, so the train could never be the same from day to day. There were some regular cars and RPO cars, but even that could vary depending on demand. In addition, mail and express cars coming from other railroads were added to these trains. Trans 7 and 8 were also used to deadhead passenger equipment from various terminals as needed. By law, a rider car had to be attached so that any paying passenger could ride.
Trains 7 and 8, Fast Mail Express, were commodity trains, or express freight which included mail. The contract the Santa Fe had with the Post Office was to furnish transportation for all mail in the territory assigned. This meant Santa Fe had to haul all mail no matter how much. The same is true for express freight. The railroad is to provide cars to handle loads no matter the quantity, so the train could never be the same from day to day. There were some regular cars and RPO cars, but even that could vary depending on demand. In addition, mail and express cars coming from other railroads were added to these trains. Trans 7 and 8 were also used to deadhead passenger equipment from various terminals as needed. By law, a rider car had to be attached so that any paying passenger could rid
Starting in the early 1950s, the Erie ran a pair of typical mail trains, Nos. 7 and 8, that continued after the October 1960 Erie-Lackawanna merger. An article in the January 1984 Trains magazine included the photo above of westbound train No. 7 at Binghamton, N.Y., in 1965. The mixture of cars in No. 7’s consist shows the full range of mixed car types likely to appear in mail and express trains. Interestingly, the E-L timetable of the period noted “This train is primarily for mail, express, and baggage but has a New York-to-Chicago coach for use of passengers.” Passengers who wanted to ride it could look forward to a 25-hour trip that started and ended in the wee hours of the day. If the train was operating on time, three of No. 7’s stops were at stations with restaurants that could supply “snacks” around mealtimes during the long trip. Sealed through cars were used by both the post office and REA during busy times. These baggage or storage mail cars were loaded in one city, closed and locked (sealed), moved to a destination, and then switched out and spotted for unloading. The post office commonly used sealed through baggage cars to transport presorted consumer magazines from publishers to distant cities for faster distribution. Railroads that handled large amounts of head-end traffic often operated scheduled mail and express (M&E) trains. In the 1960s, the New York Central’s mainline M&E train often had up to 35 cars pulled by four E units. These dedicated trains reduced the station times for the regular passenger trains. Hauling full carloads of mail and express between major cities was more efficient, as switching cars in or out of the train was faster than waiting for the hand transfers. Operating at passenger speeds, these trains made great time between intermediate stops. However, it wasn’t unusual for them to sit for a half-hour or more while the manual transfers of mail and express took place at smaller stops. Some railroads and REA tried container systems and piggyback trailers to improve efficiency. However, any flatcars used in these systems had to be fitted with approved high-speed trucks and steam, air brake, and signal lines for use in passenger trains. In any case, the RPO cars usually stayed on their home railroad’s normal routes, while sealed through baggage and mail storage cars could travel almost anywhere. Running a through baggage car from another railroad wouldn’t be unusual and could add an interesting bit of color to your railroad’s M&E train.
The unique looking ALCO by Mehano is a C628 or an M636, 5 C628s were built for the Hamersley Iron in Australia. As for the M636s 12 were built and were built on site in Australia at AE Goodwin.
I agree. Did a quick search and indeed is an Australian Iron Ore company railroad. Looks like it is a C628 from what I could find. P.S. from Wikipedia page for HI... "five Alco C-628 locomotives (2001-2005) were purchased in 1965-67, two being built in Schenectady in the United States and three by AE Goodwin in Sydney."
Really cool. Video to have the Canadian national steamwalk. More around with the with some cars. And by the way, if you're listening to this I want all of the stuff that is in the box and I just wanted for free. I cause I would like my own projects. Thank you.
@@SMTMainlineyour first Australian , the Blue BHP Iron Ore locomotive from 14th June 2020 is another model from the isolated iron ore Railways in the far North West of Australia in the Pilbara iron ore mining region. These are all built to class 1 US railroad standards and not able to run in any other parts of Australia. A video search will show the iron ore trains running with six or more high power locomotives in a distributed power formation. This to cope with around 250 loaded iron ore cars giving a train weight of 25,000 tonnes. Iron ore trains and track maintenance are the only trains you would see on these lines. In such an isolated difficult desert style place to get to that very few people in Australia have seen them in person. Only started with the newly discovered iron ore mines starting up in 1965.
2:01 Central Valley trucks were once considered " state of the art ". CV is also the same California company located in the Central Valley that came up with the first 150 ' Pratt Truss bridge kit in ho scale plastic many years ago. They " bridged " out , pardon the pun, into 72' plate girder bridges. Their bridge kits have excellent detail. But those trucks are from the 1960's originally and were still selling through the 1980's with ads placed in Railroad Model Craftsman and you could also order them through William K. Walthers at that time. I got 4 pair of the fine-line roller bearing trucks with the narrow tread not too long ago to place under a Quality Craft Models GATX 96' jumbo whale belly tank car. They work flawlessly. Central Valley fine - line is very close to prototypical looking wheels.
I agree. Central Valley trucks were the best money could buy from the 1950's thru at least the early 1980's. Although no longer manufactured, they're still considered excellent quality.
The Big Pine Lumber loco is a Cox. There was a complete set made of these. I have the fire tank car and two tractor trailers from the set. The prices were actually quite good for that show. The multilevel car was definitely a good deal.
Oh wow, I’d love to see models at those prices in Australia! As an aside, from 2008-14, I was the workshop coordinator of Junee Railway Workshop (formerly Austrac), at the 1947-built 42 bay roundhouse in Junee, New South Wales, here in Australia. JRW owns 4836, as featured in model form by Powerline, now in your collection. It’s not in a matching box, as the candy livery was the post-1983 State Rail colour scheme of red, orange, and white. 4836 was a lovely loco, especially after we gave it a full rebuild. Just for clarity, Austrac was an early private operator in NSW from 1993 when freight rail was corporatised and privatised. They bought three 48 class locos, painted them up as shown, and used them as rental motive power. Austrac became Junee Railway Workshop around 2000, and so remains today. Love your work, and your openness to the Aussie models.
Enjoyed the shopping video...very relaxing and informative. I'm always interested in train junk box lots! Love looking thru them when I get them home! Thanks for the video.
Hamersley Iron was an iron ore company, who built the Hamersley & Robe River railway, to deliver iron ore from their mines in western Australia to Port Hedland. The main locos on the railroad were Alco C-628 - and they had five of them, numbered 2001-2005. They also owned 39 Alco C-636's, along with MLW ML-6636's. In 1978, they purchased 50 GE C36-7 locos.
No, Hamersley Iron and Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates were two different companies. Hamersley Iron ran the line from Mount Tom Price to the port at Dampier (later extended to Paraburdoo), and the Robe River Railroad ran from Pannawonica to Cape Lambert. They may well be owned by the same mining company now.
I just Love how the collection slowly grows, and more new and interesting locomotives are thrown into the mix. Love the videos, keep em coming! The box of train stuff would go nice with my already growing collection of rolling stock and locomotives, I personally work on the old locomotives and cars that we get donated to our club. So it would be nice getting some more so we can put them to the kits that we are building for a way to get a younger audience into the hobby without blowing the bank.
That Powerline 48 class what a find! Australian locomotives are really difficult to find overseas so if you see one at a shop or exhibition buy it. Looks to be in really good condition too. I recon a bit of oil and it should run a lot quieter and smoother.
I enjoy your video's, and I have been a subscriber for about 3 years and I have learned a lot from you on how to work on my locos so thank you. And keep it up
Nice bunch of loot from the show! I love those heavyweight passenger cars, looking real snazzy! I'd also be interested in that lot you want to give away, lots of good parts and projects in there!
Another great video. I really like to see 6401 with a proper train and I thing this consist is pretty good for a mail train run which was back in the day pretty common.
Love all the new additions to the collection you picked up. As I am Australia, I also have a few powerline models, there are sort of the budget entry Australian model trains of todays time, before that it was whatever lima had to offer, or kits. I'm a British modeler, I would love that Hornby break down crane you have in the box if no one else wants it!
Train shows are the best place to find some really good deals. Not bad for the price. I really like the CN steamer with the roller stock. Sharp looking. Good vid. From Texas.
Love your take on train shows. I just went to one this past weekend and my take was equally a mixed bag. And yes, I love the challenge of a project and would be interested in finding your 'free box of stuff' a good home.
Central Valley trucks were the premier line of add on trucks for passenger and rolling stock. Buy everyone you can find if < $25. They add weight and roll freely with a little graphite lub/aka car door lock deicer. Passenger consists would carry several baggage/package (think FedEx) cars at the head end as these were the true revenue producers for each train. The "Pine Lumber" GP9 is mid 70's from Cox Mfg. They did a brief foray into HO. The loco mold still exists today as the Walthers GP9m. Your GO addiction is showing 😉.
What a wonderful batch of locos you picked up! Looks like a lot of fun projects ahead. I too would be interest in the box of miscellaneous. Very intrigued by the Biologique or whatever it said.
6:25 That little 0-4-0ST was made from a Hornby Smokey Joe and a Triang 'Nellie' 0-4-0, but you CAN NOT convince me that it's not a RWS Percy the Small Engine WIP. it has all the details and shape! I am also interested in that box of oddities!
Man I wish I had train shows local to me but there aren’t any within a few hours drive unfortunately. The Bachman consolation unit(great northern) is one my mom’s favorite train to run. I love these videos, so much fun to watch. There were some cool looking rolling stock so I would be interested in entering the draw.
I have a N scale set Iv'e had for 30 years but never ever really used because it was so fragile. Now I am an old fart heading into 2nd childhood. HO scale seems to be more forgiving. Iv'e learned a lot watching your channel. It has helped me greatly with my first table set up. I have lived a life of self control and tolerance. Now I find that I have become addicted to something.... The hardest step seems to be to make the decision to solder it all together. I could really kit bash/ frankenstein with that mess. Mad Max material for one end of the table.
@@SMTMainline Definitely, but I was referring to that feeling of "point of no return" Fortunately I can solder a rainy day. I Ran a TV / consumer electronics repair shop for 30 years. That Iron you use gives me chills every time I see you use it on a wire lol. I had one at the shop like that I rarely used. We called it "goliath". On and off quick, works well soldering track I'm sure.
I found the hog warts express interesting as I just bought one in a lot so I’ll probably repaint mine into GWR colors. I can’t wait to see you fix those locos.
You got some really cool finds. I also watched a video showing the Medina Railroad Museum in western new york indoor Ho layout is 200 feet long and 14 feet wide definitely road trip worthy
I'm interested in the stuff that is currently being offered On another note, I think that the Japanese 0-4-0 might be a Ken Kidder loco, and the weird Smokey Joe hybrid might've been a potential custom for Percy (the Thomas character) but in the style of Peter & Gunvor Edwards illustrations
Powerline used to make infill pieces for the pilots on the 48 class that not only filled in the big rectangular ooenings, but also provided mounting pads for Kadee drawgear.
Great video SMT Mainline. You are one of my favorite TH-camrs. I started model railroading alongside your videos. Since I am a beginner, I am quite interested in getting that box of model trains.
It is good to see you have two locos from Australia. One from the highly populated East side, and the other from the sparsely populated North part of West Australia.
Great video as usual, I would be interested in the give away items as I wish to break away from the UK stuff and start running trains from USA/Canada. Keep making the videos they are great.
the Smokey Joe bodge was someone's attempt at making a model of Percy from Thomas the Tank Engine. I'd say give it a good coat of bright green! I'd never stare a gift horse in the eye and say no, so I'd gladly take the stuff you couldn't sell. I'm sure I can load them up full of lead and put nice new wheels and trucks to make them great.
I’d love to get my hands on the box of trains! I’m teaching myself more about making custom models and the trucks would come in handy, and who doesn’t love a good new loco to run on their layout.
Nice haul of stuff, the vise seems like it was a really great deal. I recently got a similar one, and it’s been a huge help on a lot of projects. I’m always down for more projects, but as unlikely as it is, that box would make for some good ones.
Harrison I love your Channel I just got back into the hobby after being out of it for almost 20 years it’s great seeing you fix things and learning new techniques keep up the awesome work!
@@SMTMainline thanks and it’s great now to have my own adult money to spend on the hobby instead of relying on my allowance as a kid lmao so excited to be back!
Hammersly Iron. Had their own railway to transport Iron Ore to the Port in North West Australia. Interesting fact. They actually owned the GWR steam locomotive. Pendennis Castle from the UK. Which they used to run family days trips for their employees. It caught up with Flying Scotsman on its visit to Australia and ran several trips around Perth. Its now been donated back to the Great Western Society in the UK.
its always cool to go to these shows and see what others have as they can have unique and rare items, i'm also interested in that 3 stuff (the best kind of free:)
Smt I am just starting to build my very first ho scale layout and more rolling stock can go a long way and you are the one who got me back into this hobby
Thank you for your channel, watching you got me started back in the hobby I enjoyed in the 80s! I am slowly building up supplies for a future layout. Please include me in the draw if I am not too late. Many Thanks, Mike
Looks like a great show! The three baggage cars isn’t completely unheard of because at one point or another, most passenger trains ended up relying more on the mail and less than car loads freight to stay afloat. This often lead to more baggage cars than coaches. Or think of it as a train of city folk heading to the mountains for a trip and extra baggage cars were needed for their equipment.😂
Count me in for the box o' free stuff. Otherwise, I have to say I'm jealous of those Canadian prices! I watched this just a day after going to the Greenberg Train Show in Oaks, PA, and the cheapest I could find were engines priced at $20 USD each. Big difference! Maybe I can convince my wife that the travel tickets to north of the border will be offset by the lower train show prices.
Most Canadian train shows are not this well priced but the OVAR flea market usually consists of people who aren't usually vendors and just want to get rid of stuff rather than turn a good profit.
I really like and appreciate your cite. Its funto watch you work with the trains and repair them. I especially enjoyed the video of the repair to Gramas train.
Hey Smt very nice Canadian Pacific passenger cars and locomotive! I went to a train show about a month ago and found some CP passengers that look about the same just not heavyweight. Overall I’d say you did really well with that train show! Rip British N scale though😂
Man I would love these videos. Absolutely fantastic since I don't get a lot of shows rolling through my area. Also, I would love a box of random train stuff! I just restarted working on my layout with my son and could definitely use some bits and pieces to get going.
I really want that box because I’m just getting in to model trains and am getting a 4x12 train table and I really need some cars for my train and I love your watching your videos for about a year have great day harry.
The British passenger car is a BR MRK1 in the grey and blue late BR livery(break car version theirs a break system aswell as a passenger comportment)that smoky joe engine could be repainted into a custom Hershey’s livery for the factory
@@SMTMainline Thank you I got started a little late in the hobby but I did aquire two Tri-ang locos one is I believe a R55 diesel beautiful runner but I'm like you someone says they don't run and I like to make them run gives something to do since I'm retired and have a nice and safe day, Mike
I believe the little steam locomotive is a Ken Kidder product (circa 1965). Ken Kidder was a somewhat cheaper importer of models from Japan-American prototypes produced in Japan. The cab on that Smokey Joe kit-bash is from a Tri-ang Nellie 0-4-0. Central Valley manufactured freight cars and trucks from the late 1940s on-I don't know if or when they stopped trading.
Always wanted to get 1 of those small japanese metal tank engines, They remind me of engine 14 from the Frisco silver dollar line, FSDL, lots of cool things to look at
Seems your Canadian Train shows have more delicious fare than our typical American shows. WOW. That little metal steamer looks much like a Ken Kidder which would be BRASS and made more in early 60s. I have one or two almost like it. One is mint condition that I paid $90 American and they often go for over a hundred, the other is on the worn side. Oh and about the Central Valley trucks, they are the best you can get. Snap them up if the price isn't outrageous.
Really nice fines Harrison, hope you get the locomotives and Rollingstock to work! I would like the box too. But it’s fine if not still loved the video
I definitely wouldn't be adverse to that little Pennsylvania 0-4-0ST. Been looking for some more unusual locos for my layout and an American loco in the UK is always a bit of a head turner
15:18 I do see a British flatbed in that box, I'm interested in that! I might be interested in some of those other items if I could see them laid out neatly. Nice find of that British N scale lot and the Australian engines! Definitely ones I would've got If I were at that show. 4:20 that one baggage car with the windows is actually a Railway Post Office (or RPO). Some secondary passenger trains did carry a lot of mail and express parcels 6:30 tha'ts a combination of two locomotives. The boiler from Hornby's Smokey Joe mounted onto Tri-Ang's Nellie. Definitely a kitbash in the making 7:53 speaking of Rails Of Sheffield, they have been auctioning off a bunch of job lots of used trains recently, and they look like the stuff you would buy to fix up if you're looking for more British trains.
Goin to Train Shows Is the Best place to Go if You need To get something.or If You want to Start a Layout.it’s The Best way to Also spend money As Well.
5:13 That _is_ most likely out of the Orient Express, not too certain though, but having seen the Orient Express coaches in person, I can safely say that they're just like that. Also, the new CN coaches are lovely, I love that style of heavyweight coach, sadly I don't stumble upon them often here.
Central Valley Model Works was originally founded by George Hook in 1947. I was given one of his personal boxcars with his name on the bottom; it was made for third rail HO scale track, so the wheels are uninsulated and would short out a regular HO Scale layout. I donated it to the Cleburne Railroad Museum, which has it on display in their display case.
48 class is, of course, a New South Wales workhorse and amongst the few locomotive classes still operating that had been built and operated by the NSW Government before freight was privatised. 81, 82 and 90 class are the others. The box says "Candy" livery which was introduced in 1982 for NSW Govt locos but the model you have there is a different livery.
I like that steam engine genuinely nice I would like that one and it would my first ho😁i know their is a unlikely chance I get it but it would cool because me and my friend are into ho and we like that stuff so keep up the good vids
Been a fan for, a few years, lost my interest in my layout, regained it, cleaned it up, did some upgrades and am back into the hobby, i love your videos, and am glad i made a return
@@SMTMainline a few years ago, maybe 2 or three, i first started when i was 6 or seven, dropped the hobby for a while, still attending train shows, thenfixed my dads old layout, and the trains are running good again
A train like that CN one with more baggage cars than passenger cars is actually prototypical. Mail Trains across the U.S. and Canada often had consists like this.
Yes, the "baggage" car really wasn't for passenger baggage, it was for fast mail, commercial shipping, etc...
Would three be common on a six car consist though?
@@SMTMainline Many Mail/Express trains had a single "rider coach' that carried passengers, but its primary job was to serve as a base of operations for the conductor Here's an ATSF example -
Trains 7 and 8, Fast Mail Express, were commodity trains, or express freight which included mail. The contract the Santa Fe had with the Post Office was to furnish transportation for all mail in the territory assigned. This meant Santa Fe had to haul all mail no matter how much. The same is true for express freight. The railroad is to provide cars to handle loads no matter the quantity, so the train could never be the same from day to day. There were some regular cars and RPO cars, but even that could vary depending on demand. In addition, mail and express cars coming from other railroads were added to these trains. Trans 7 and 8 were also used to deadhead passenger equipment from various terminals as needed. By law, a rider car had to be attached so that any paying passenger could ride.
Trains 7 and 8, Fast Mail Express, were commodity trains, or express freight which included mail. The contract the Santa Fe had with the Post Office was to furnish transportation for all mail in the territory assigned. This meant Santa Fe had to haul all mail no matter how much. The same is true for express freight. The railroad is to provide cars to handle loads no matter the quantity, so the train could never be the same from day to day. There were some regular cars and RPO cars, but even that could vary depending on demand. In addition, mail and express cars coming from other railroads were added to these trains. Trans 7 and 8 were also used to deadhead passenger equipment from various terminals as needed. By law, a rider car had to be attached so that any paying passenger could rid
Starting in the early 1950s, the Erie ran a pair of typical mail trains, Nos. 7 and 8, that continued after the October 1960 Erie-Lackawanna merger. An article in the January 1984 Trains magazine included the photo above of westbound train No. 7 at Binghamton, N.Y., in 1965.
The mixture of cars in No. 7’s consist shows the full range of mixed car types likely to appear in mail and express trains. Interestingly, the E-L timetable of the period noted “This train is primarily for mail, express, and baggage but has a New York-to-Chicago coach for use of passengers.” Passengers who wanted to ride it could look forward to a 25-hour trip that started and ended in the wee hours of the day. If the train was operating on time, three of No. 7’s stops were at stations with restaurants that could supply “snacks” around mealtimes during the long trip.
Sealed through cars were used by both the post office and REA during busy times. These baggage or storage mail cars were loaded in one city, closed and locked (sealed), moved to a destination, and then switched out and spotted for unloading. The post office commonly used sealed through baggage cars to transport presorted consumer magazines from publishers to distant cities for faster distribution.
Railroads that handled large amounts of head-end traffic often operated scheduled mail and express (M&E) trains. In the 1960s, the New York Central’s mainline M&E train often had up to 35 cars pulled by four E units. These dedicated trains reduced the station times for the regular passenger trains. Hauling full carloads of mail and express between major cities was more efficient, as switching cars in or out of the train was faster than waiting for the hand transfers.
Operating at passenger speeds, these trains made great time between intermediate stops. However, it wasn’t unusual for them to sit for a half-hour or more while the manual transfers of mail and express took place at smaller stops.
Some railroads and REA tried container systems and piggyback trailers to improve efficiency. However, any flatcars used in these systems had to be fitted with approved high-speed trucks and steam, air brake, and signal lines for use in passenger trains.
In any case, the RPO cars usually stayed on their home railroad’s normal routes, while sealed through baggage and mail storage cars could travel almost anywhere. Running a through baggage car from another railroad wouldn’t be unusual and could add an interesting bit of color to your railroad’s M&E train.
The unique looking ALCO by Mehano is a C628 or an M636, 5 C628s were built for the Hamersley Iron in Australia. As for the M636s 12 were built and were built on site in Australia at AE Goodwin.
I agree. Did a quick search and indeed is an Australian Iron Ore company railroad. Looks like it is a C628 from what I could find.
P.S. from Wikipedia page for HI... "five Alco C-628 locomotives (2001-2005) were purchased in 1965-67, two being built in Schenectady in the United States and three by AE Goodwin in Sydney."
I was thinking it was a D.L.531
I never would have guessed it was supposed to be an Australian locomotive. I guess that explains why I hadn't seen one like it before.
Really cool.
Video to have the Canadian national steamwalk. More around with the with some cars. And by the way, if you're listening to this I want all of the stuff that is in the box and I just wanted for free. I cause I would like my own projects. Thank you.
@@SMTMainlineyour first Australian , the Blue BHP Iron Ore locomotive from 14th June 2020 is another model from the isolated iron ore Railways in the far North West of Australia in the Pilbara iron ore mining region.
These are all built to class 1 US railroad standards and not able to run in any other parts of Australia.
A video search will show the iron ore trains running with six or more high power locomotives in a distributed power formation. This to cope with around 250 loaded iron ore cars giving a train weight of 25,000 tonnes.
Iron ore trains and track maintenance are the only trains you would see on these lines.
In such an isolated difficult desert style place to get to that very few people in Australia have seen them in person.
Only started with the newly discovered iron ore mines starting up in 1965.
2:01 Central Valley trucks were once considered " state of the art ". CV is also the same California company located in the Central Valley that came up with the first 150 ' Pratt Truss bridge kit in ho scale plastic many years ago. They " bridged " out , pardon the pun, into 72' plate girder bridges. Their bridge kits have excellent detail. But those trucks are from the 1960's originally and were still selling through the 1980's with ads placed in Railroad Model Craftsman and you could also order them through William K. Walthers at that time. I got 4 pair of the fine-line roller bearing trucks with the narrow tread not too long ago to place under a Quality Craft Models GATX 96' jumbo whale belly tank car. They work flawlessly. Central Valley fine - line is very close to prototypical looking wheels.
I agree. Central Valley trucks were the best money could buy from the 1950's thru at least the early 1980's. Although no longer manufactured, they're still considered excellent quality.
World’s greatest hobby, hands down! Glad you had a good time and found some cool stuff at the train show.
The Big Pine Lumber loco is a Cox. There was a complete set made of these. I have the fire tank car and two tractor trailers from the set. The prices were actually quite good for that show. The multilevel car was definitely a good deal.
I had the set as well. I believe I still have the loco somewhere but it’s been over 40 years.
Oh wow, I’d love to see models at those prices in Australia! As an aside, from 2008-14, I was the workshop coordinator of Junee Railway Workshop (formerly Austrac), at the 1947-built 42 bay roundhouse in Junee, New South Wales, here in Australia. JRW owns 4836, as featured in model form by Powerline, now in your collection. It’s not in a matching box, as the candy livery was the post-1983 State Rail colour scheme of red, orange, and white. 4836 was a lovely loco, especially after we gave it a full rebuild.
Just for clarity, Austrac was an early private operator in NSW from 1993 when freight rail was corporatised and privatised. They bought three 48 class locos, painted them up as shown, and used them as rental motive power. Austrac became Junee Railway Workshop around 2000, and so remains today. Love your work, and your openness to the Aussie models.
Thanks for all the info!
Enjoyed the shopping video...very relaxing and informative. I'm always interested in train junk box lots! Love looking thru them when I get them home! Thanks for the video.
There's always something good at a model train show! Good finds! The CN steamer looks right at home with the passenger cars.
Hamersley Iron was an iron ore company, who built the Hamersley & Robe River railway, to deliver iron ore from their mines in western Australia to Port Hedland. The main locos on the railroad were Alco C-628 - and they had five of them, numbered 2001-2005. They also owned 39 Alco C-636's, along with MLW ML-6636's. In 1978, they purchased 50 GE C36-7 locos.
I wouldn't have guessed. I unknowingly bought two Australian locomotives in the same haul lol
@@SMTMainline Unknowingly? Like you cared??? 😁
Look like flea markets in Canada are just as good in the USA
No, Hamersley Iron and Cliffs Robe River Iron Associates were two different companies. Hamersley Iron ran the line from Mount Tom Price to the port at Dampier (later extended to Paraburdoo), and the Robe River Railroad ran from Pannawonica to Cape Lambert. They may well be owned by the same mining company now.
I just Love how the collection slowly grows, and more new and interesting locomotives are thrown into the mix. Love the videos, keep em coming!
The box of train stuff would go nice with my already growing collection of rolling stock and locomotives, I personally work on the old locomotives and cars that we get donated to our club. So it would be nice getting some more so we can put them to the kits that we are building for a way to get a younger audience into the hobby without blowing the bank.
That Powerline 48 class what a find! Australian locomotives are really difficult to find overseas so if you see one at a shop or exhibition buy it. Looks to be in really good condition too. I recon a bit of oil and it should run a lot quieter and smoother.
I enjoy your video's, and I have been a subscriber for about 3 years and I have learned a lot from you on how to work on my locos so thank you. And keep it up
Nice bunch of loot from the show! I love those heavyweight passenger cars, looking real snazzy! I'd also be interested in that lot you want to give away, lots of good parts and projects in there!
Another great video. I really like to see 6401 with a proper train and I thing this consist is pretty good for a mail train run which was back in the day pretty common.
Thank you very much!
Can't wait for the new projects SMT. Also, I like the idea of adding some variety over here with that box of stuff, so might as well try
Love all the new additions to the collection you picked up. As I am Australia, I also have a few powerline models, there are sort of the budget entry Australian model trains of todays time, before that it was whatever lima had to offer, or kits. I'm a British modeler, I would love that Hornby break down crane you have in the box if no one else wants it!
Train shows are the best place to find some really good deals. Not bad for the price. I really like the CN steamer with the roller stock. Sharp looking. Good vid. From Texas.
Rolling Stock, sorry.
Love your take on train shows. I just went to one this past weekend and my take was equally a mixed bag. And yes, I love the challenge of a project and would be interested in finding your 'free box of stuff' a good home.
Central Valley was THE truck to use back in the day!!! SNAG THOSE!!!!
Mail and Express was what kept the Passenger trains runnin as long as they dud.
The British rolling stock you're giving away could go well with my collection as I like to work on second hand rolling stock.
Central Valley trucks were the premier line of add on trucks for passenger and rolling stock. Buy everyone you can find if < $25. They add weight and roll freely with a little graphite lub/aka car door lock deicer.
Passenger consists would carry several baggage/package (think FedEx) cars at the head end as these were the true revenue producers for each train.
The "Pine Lumber" GP9 is mid 70's from Cox Mfg. They did a brief foray into HO. The loco mold still exists today as the Walthers GP9m.
Your GO addiction is showing 😉.
That's good to know, as mentioned I had never seen them before.
What a wonderful batch of locos you picked up! Looks like a lot of fun projects ahead.
I too would be interest in the box of miscellaneous. Very intrigued by the Biologique or whatever it said.
It was part of a PC train set from the 2000s. Great locomotives but the rolling stock was a bit strange.
great episode Harrison with aloha
4836 - it carried the 125th Anniversary of NSW Railways livery(the now preserved 42 class 4201 also and still wears that livery)
6:25 That little 0-4-0ST was made from a Hornby Smokey Joe and a Triang 'Nellie' 0-4-0, but you CAN NOT convince me that it's not a RWS Percy the Small Engine WIP. it has all the details and shape!
I am also interested in that box of oddities!
Always a sucker for a deal, lol....I'm game for the freebie box. Nice haul, btw.
Man I wish I had train shows local to me but there aren’t any within a few hours drive unfortunately. The Bachman consolation unit(great northern) is one my mom’s favorite train to run. I love these videos, so much fun to watch. There were some cool looking rolling stock so I would be interested in entering the draw.
No problem
I have a N scale set Iv'e had for 30 years but never ever really used because it was so fragile. Now I am an old fart heading into 2nd childhood. HO scale seems to be more forgiving. Iv'e learned a lot watching your channel. It has helped me greatly with my first table set up. I have lived a life of self control and tolerance. Now I find that I have become addicted to something....
The hardest step seems to be to make the decision to solder it all together. I could really kit bash/ frankenstein with that mess. Mad Max material for one end of the table.
Leaving some gaps can be good for the changing of the seasons but generally I find soldering joiners leads to better reliability.
@@SMTMainline Definitely, but I was referring to that feeling of "point of no return" Fortunately I can solder a rainy day. I Ran a TV / consumer electronics repair shop for 30 years. That Iron you use gives me chills every time I see you use it on a wire lol. I had one at the shop like that I rarely used. We called it "goliath". On and off quick, works well soldering track I'm sure.
I realy like the 404 for the giverway
I found the hog warts express interesting as I just bought one in a lot so I’ll probably repaint mine into GWR colors. I can’t wait to see you fix those locos.
You got some really cool finds. I also watched a video showing the Medina Railroad Museum in western new york indoor Ho layout is 200 feet long and 14 feet wide definitely road trip worthy
I'm interested in the stuff that is currently being offered
On another note, I think that the Japanese 0-4-0 might be a Ken Kidder loco, and the weird Smokey Joe hybrid might've been a potential custom for Percy (the Thomas character) but in the style of Peter & Gunvor Edwards illustrations
Powerline used to make infill pieces for the pilots on the 48 class that not only filled in the big rectangular ooenings, but also provided mounting pads for Kadee drawgear.
Hi SMT Mainline & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks SMT Mainline & Friends Randy
My son is interested in going in the draw. We loved your video.
Sure thing, best of luck!
Great video SMT Mainline. You are one of my favorite TH-camrs. I started model railroading alongside your videos. Since I am a beginner, I am quite interested in getting that box of model trains.
Thanks, you'll be entered in the draw.
The Canadian National coaches look great with your locomotive. Well done.
I would love some of this stuff Harrison please and thank you you do such a great job ❤❤
It is good to see you have two locos from Australia. One from the highly populated East side, and the other from the sparsely populated North part of West Australia.
Great video as usual, I would be interested in the give away items as I wish to break away from the UK stuff and start running trains from USA/Canada. Keep making the videos they are great.
Sure thing
the Smokey Joe bodge was someone's attempt at making a model of Percy from Thomas the Tank Engine. I'd say give it a good coat of bright green! I'd never stare a gift horse in the eye and say no, so I'd gladly take the stuff you couldn't sell. I'm sure I can load them up full of lead and put nice new wheels and trucks to make them great.
I can see it now, thanks for the idea
Missed out on this clip. The difference in the cost of stuff between yourselves and this part of the world is night and day. Love the junk😊
I’d love to get my hands on the box of trains! I’m teaching myself more about making custom models and the trucks would come in handy, and who doesn’t love a good new loco to run on their layout.
The little 0-4-0 is an old brass model. It is a Ken kidder and they were made in the early 1960’s
Great video SMT! I look forward to seeing the N Scale engine run again!
MEN LOOK THE GREAT TRAIN MASTER HAS POSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But seriously keep up the good work Harrison, love your videos!❤️❤️❤️
Nice haul of stuff, the vise seems like it was a really great deal. I recently got a similar one, and it’s been a huge help on a lot of projects. I’m always down for more projects, but as unlikely as it is, that box would make for some good ones.
Harrison I love your Channel I just got back into the hobby after being out of it for almost 20 years it’s great seeing you fix things and learning new techniques keep up the awesome work!
It means a lot to hear the videos are helpful. Welcome back to the hobby!
@@SMTMainline thanks and it’s great now to have my own adult money to spend on the hobby instead of relying on my allowance as a kid lmao so excited to be back!
Hammersly Iron. Had their own railway to transport Iron Ore to the Port in North West Australia.
Interesting fact. They actually owned the GWR steam locomotive. Pendennis Castle from the UK. Which they used to run family days trips for their employees.
It caught up with Flying Scotsman on its visit to Australia and ran several trips around Perth.
Its now been donated back to the Great Western Society in the UK.
its always cool to go to these shows and see what others have as they can have unique and rare items, i'm also interested in that 3 stuff (the best kind of free:)
My Wife And I Go to At Least 2 shows a Year. One in Oct Then In Feb and Yes We Love Goin to them we Get Good Deals.
Smt I am just starting to build my very first ho scale layout and more rolling stock can go a long way and you are the one who got me back into this hobby
That's awesome, thanks for letting me know.
Hi, this English N scale locomotive is most likely a Class 86. Regards Daniel from takie sobie h0
Thank you for your channel, watching you got me started back in the hobby I enjoyed in the 80s! I am slowly building up supplies for a future layout. Please include me in the draw if I am not too late. Many Thanks, Mike
Train shows are the best place to get good deals I went to on this Saturday and got my second dcc train
Looks like a great show! The three baggage cars isn’t completely unheard of because at one point or another, most passenger trains ended up relying more on the mail and less than car loads freight to stay afloat. This often lead to more baggage cars than coaches. Or think of it as a train of city folk heading to the mountains for a trip and extra baggage cars were needed for their equipment.😂
That's a good point
Count me in for the box o' free stuff. Otherwise, I have to say I'm jealous of those Canadian prices! I watched this just a day after going to the Greenberg Train Show in Oaks, PA, and the cheapest I could find were engines priced at $20 USD each. Big difference! Maybe I can convince my wife that the travel tickets to north of the border will be offset by the lower train show prices.
Most Canadian train shows are not this well priced but the OVAR flea market usually consists of people who aren't usually vendors and just want to get rid of stuff rather than turn a good profit.
I really like and appreciate your cite. Its funto watch you work with the trains and repair them. I especially enjoyed the video of the repair to Gramas train.
It's great to see another Australian engine add to the collection
Hey Smt very nice Canadian Pacific passenger cars and locomotive! I went to a train show about a month ago and found some CP passengers that look about the same just not heavyweight. Overall I’d say you did really well with that train show! Rip British N scale though😂
Nice haul! I would really like that old HO tank engine!
Man I would love these videos. Absolutely fantastic since I don't get a lot of shows rolling through my area.
Also, I would love a box of random train stuff! I just restarted working on my layout with my son and could definitely use some bits and pieces to get going.
Sure thing
Free stuff is always great, I would love that box.
free stuff wouldnt hurt😆
@@bryanwong9544 I agree with both of yall 😁🚅
I’ll take that random lot of trains you have
I always find a use for free stuff cheers from Wisconsin
I really want that box because I’m just getting in to model trains and am getting a 4x12 train table and I really need some cars for my train and I love your watching your videos for about a year have great day harry.
The British passenger car is a BR MRK1 in the grey and blue late BR livery(break car version theirs a break system aswell as a passenger comportment)that smoky joe engine could be repainted into a custom Hershey’s livery for the factory
Wow that was a fantastic show and excellent prices 👍
0:00 looking at that, reminded me of one of the museums in my town
100% I would have bought that Australian loco, also I have never seen a spirit of 76 version of that switcher either... Another great train show haul!
Both great purchases, especially at $4 a piece.
The rolling stock looks awesome! 😉
I would appreciate anything like tinkering around with model trains and thank you for having your channel, Mike
You're in the draw :)
@@SMTMainline Thank you I got started a little late in the hobby but I did aquire two Tri-ang locos one is I believe a R55 diesel beautiful runner but I'm like you someone says they don't run and I like to make them run gives something to do since I'm retired and have a nice and safe day, Mike
I believe the little steam locomotive is a Ken Kidder product (circa 1965). Ken Kidder was a somewhat cheaper importer of models from Japan-American prototypes produced in Japan.
The cab on that Smokey Joe kit-bash is from a Tri-ang Nellie 0-4-0.
Central Valley manufactured freight cars and trucks from the late 1940s on-I don't know if or when they stopped trading.
Always wanted to get 1 of those small japanese metal tank engines, They remind me of engine 14 from the Frisco silver dollar line, FSDL, lots of cool things to look at
Seems your Canadian Train shows have more delicious fare than our typical American shows. WOW. That little metal steamer looks much like a Ken Kidder which would be BRASS and made more in early 60s. I have one or two almost like it. One is mint condition that I paid $90 American and they often go for over a hundred, the other is on the worn side. Oh and about the Central Valley trucks, they are the best you can get. Snap them up if the price isn't outrageous.
It depends. I've been to some shows here in Canada that were pretty weak and others like this one were great.
Really nice fines Harrison, hope you get the locomotives and Rollingstock to work! I would like the box too. But it’s fine if not still loved the video
@ 2:00 Central Valley trucks were SUPER QUALITY!!!!!! The Kadee of the 1960s.
Thanks for the video looking forward to the follow up video with repairs. Put me down for the "box o' trains". Enjoy your channel
Would love to go through that box and fix up what needs to be fixed up, looks like stuff I could use
I’d love to get my hands on the leftovers box - that would help me with my meager loco and rolling stock inventory on my layout!
I would rally like to have those trains
I’ve gotten back into model trains thanks smt for bringing back me back to one of my favorite hobbies also great video man
I definitely wouldn't be adverse to that little Pennsylvania 0-4-0ST. Been looking for some more unusual locos for my layout and an American loco in the UK is always a bit of a head turner
15:18 I do see a British flatbed in that box, I'm interested in that! I might be interested in some of those other items if I could see them laid out neatly.
Nice find of that British N scale lot and the Australian engines! Definitely ones I would've got If I were at that show.
4:20 that one baggage car with the windows is actually a Railway Post Office (or RPO). Some secondary passenger trains did carry a lot of mail and express parcels
6:30 tha'ts a combination of two locomotives. The boiler from Hornby's Smokey Joe mounted onto Tri-Ang's Nellie. Definitely a kitbash in the making
7:53 speaking of Rails Of Sheffield, they have been auctioning off a bunch of job lots of used trains recently, and they look like the stuff you would buy to fix up if you're looking for more British trains.
Goin to Train Shows Is the Best place to Go if You need To get something.or If You want to Start a Layout.it’s The Best way to Also spend money As Well.
5:13 That _is_ most likely out of the Orient Express, not too certain though, but having seen the Orient Express coaches in person, I can safely say that they're just like that.
Also, the new CN coaches are lovely, I love that style of heavyweight coach, sadly I don't stumble upon them often here.
I’m just starting off with an HO set! I’d loooove to win a giveaway! Thanks!
Central Valley Model Works was originally founded by George Hook in 1947. I was given one of his personal boxcars with his name on the bottom; it was made for third rail HO scale track, so the wheels are uninsulated and would short out a regular HO Scale layout. I donated it to the Cleburne Railroad Museum, which has it on display in their display case.
Thanks for sharing
I like that little Japanese engine. I brought back an ICE n scale train from Germany. Stopped by security of course.
Every time I've tried to bring a locomotive through and airport I've been stopped. I usually remove them from my bag preemptively now.
great stuff as usual harrison! I really enjoy watching your train show tours and hauls. i am interested in a couple of things in that box of stuff 👍
48 class is, of course, a New South Wales workhorse and amongst the few locomotive classes still operating that had been built and operated by the NSW Government before freight was privatised. 81, 82 and 90 class are the others. The box says "Candy" livery which was introduced in 1982 for NSW Govt locos but the model you have there is a different livery.
Great video some really cool finds. I would be interested in the box of stuff because I am helping my friends get his first train layout started
The Mehano engine is pretty interesting, the box is very unique
If it’s still available I would to have those locomotives in that box
The little grey switcher engine (I think that is what it is) looks like a cool little engine
Hey Harrison, i would love to take that Pennsylvania life-like 0-4-0 please, love the content you make.
I like that steam engine genuinely nice I would like that one and it would my first ho😁i know their is a unlikely chance I get it but it would cool because me and my friend are into ho and we like that stuff so keep up the good vids
Good luck!
@@SMTMainline thanks!!
I am interested in any of the stuff! Great video. Love your content, as always.
Awesome! Thank you!
Been a fan for, a few years, lost my interest in my layout, regained it, cleaned it up, did some upgrades and am back into the hobby, i love your videos, and am glad i made a return
That's great to hear. When did you originally get into the hobby?
@@SMTMainline a few years ago, maybe 2 or three, i first started when i was 6 or seven, dropped the hobby for a while, still attending train shows, thenfixed my dads old layout, and the trains are running good again
@@SMTMainline actually, for most of my life i put together wooden train tracks and pulled those around until i was 9 then got back into HO and that
I’d be interested in entering a drawing for that box of stuff, and I love those new passenger cars!
Sure thing.