I stumbled across this video today. It is more than likely meant to be a representation of a Victorian (Australia) B class locomotive, the main difference being the B class was a co-co loco, not bo-bo. The livery is almost the identical to the VR livery of the 50s to 80s which would have had a VR on the front where this model has the TR.
Sam - it's me, from the future - August 2018. First, no worries Sam, you've turned out to be very good at this. And finally, even for a three year old video, this is nice - well crafted and edited. Thanks for sharing...
I have one of these I resoldered the front dodgy light connection. I repainted it in green and renumbered it as an experimental Southern Railway prototype. It looks great and runs well!
Great to see this, I received one of these as a Christmas present around 1966 (in the UK). Came with a set of 4 American style coaches in blue, with grey roofs and with a starlight lounge on the rear and rounded end.
My Great-grandparents owned one of these as a display for the front of their store. Recently fixed it to make sure that it wouldn’t explode due to its old age. It also seems to be a version with the Victorian Railways logo on the front and no text on the side. It is certainly based on the VR B-Class Diesel locomotive.
I think the double ended engine is a Australian Victorian Railways I have seen this models on other videos but the TR was VR for Victorian Railways.I think the class is the B class it’s like another class called the s class but the b class has 2 ends
The 2 blue and gold carriages are based on the Victorian Railways S type carriages used initially on the Spirit of Progress train and most survive today in preservation with 707 Operations, Steamrail Victoria and Seymour Rail Heritage Centre with the latter gauge swapping the wheels on some of the carriages from 5'3" Broad Gauge to 4'8.5" Standard Gauge to run to Albury
Tri-ang manufactured in Australia. The early ones had TR to avoid copyright but later on they used VR. It was common for Tri-ang to do this. They had a single end version in Santa-Fe liverie but used their logo.
Not a copyright issue. It was Australian buyers in other states than the state of Victoria that owned these locomotives that objected to a livery and markings not from their state. Such was the interstate rivalry in Australia that was so intense until the seventies when trying to be correct became more acceptable.
The earlier versions had wheels with bigger flanges, they were ok for triang grey & super 4 track, but would bounce over the sleepers of system 6 track.
Nice one Sam, you know I'm fond of the R159. I think it was made for overseas sales, but in the end it sold best back here in the UK. You know the Pullman also sold well, as did the blue 0-4-0 Nellie, Tri-ang must have been on to something with the colour "blue". : ) Cheers, Cliff.
janiceandcliff hehe yeah, it's a lovely looking engine! I don't know about everyone else but I love most blue liveries, so I'm always going to buy them ;) Cheers, Sam
Yeah I was gonna say that reminds me of a Victorian Railways B class diesel. We still have a few of them still in service but mainly on freight trains and one that does railtours.
I spotted what looked like a Southern Schools Class Tender Engine in one of the sidings. Did I get that right, or did my eyesight decieve me? Let me know, please. (I usually get it spot on.)
Hi mate, thanks for the comment - yeah you need to get the motor bogey out firstly, then careful dismantle the top part of the assembly, to clean the commutator and brushes. Then, re-assemble the top, turn it over, and access the wheelset, remove them (remembering which way they came out), clean the wheels, clean the pickups, lubricate and re-assemble! The motor works in a similar way to the X04 motor, for reference! All the best, and good luck, Sam :)
Hello sam do you have a class 40 deisel i did some research on d 326 the grate train robbery 40126 which is class 40 was offerd to nrm york but declined it it was scraped at Doncaster was 40126 its a shame shes gone have you got this class 40 sam
Hi Mark, yeah I have a couple of them - awhh that's a shame, it would have been nice to see another of those still around today! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
+Western Victorian Railways Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the extra info - I don't think it said that on the tri-and page so great to learn something new! Cheers, Sam
Yeah it one of then lesser know thing about this engine oh here is a link to some modern models of the B class www.auscisionmodels.com.au/B_class_page.htm
I don't know why you apologize for running the train slow. Most people run them too fast. Yours is doing about a scale 90 mph, which is still too fast for a freight train.
haha thanks Alan - that's true, some do run them too quick! You are right though, still too quick strictly speaking! I don't ever like the run the tri-ang locos at full speed though, for obvious reasons! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
There's a guy on TH-cam who reviewed the Bachmann and Hornby diesel shunters to compare them, and he gave them a speed test. :) :) :) The real shunters are restricted to 28 mph and rarely do more than 15 mph. The trouble with old models is that they stall at slow speed. I guess I look at them as a railway modeller since a kid in the late 40s, and there's a big difference between railway modellers and train set collectors.
I stumbled across this video today. It is more than likely meant to be a representation of a Victorian (Australia) B class locomotive, the main difference being the B class was a co-co loco, not bo-bo. The livery is almost the identical to the VR livery of the 50s to 80s which would have had a VR on the front where this model has the TR.
Sam - it's me, from the future - August 2018. First, no worries Sam, you've turned out to be very good at this. And finally, even for a three year old video, this is nice - well crafted and edited.
Thanks for sharing...
haha, thanks a lot mate - my past self will much appreciate this!
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
I have one of these I resoldered the front dodgy light connection. I repainted it in green and renumbered it as an experimental Southern Railway prototype. It looks great and runs well!
Great to hear that! I ended up fitting LED lighting into mine! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Great to see this, I received one of these as a Christmas present around 1966 (in the UK). Came with a set of 4 American style coaches in blue, with grey roofs and with a starlight lounge on the rear and rounded end.
Thanks a lot mate! Ahh what good memories they must be - such a great set for the 60s!
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
My Great-grandparents owned one of these as a display for the front of their store. Recently fixed it to make sure that it wouldn’t explode due to its old age. It also seems to be a version with the Victorian Railways logo on the front and no text on the side. It is certainly based on the VR B-Class Diesel locomotive.
That locomotive is based out of the Victorian railways double end EMD diesel
Correct! I'd heard that before actually! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Loved this video as it was one of the two second hand engines that started off my interest in Model Railways just over 45 years ago.
Great to hear that Paul, thanks a lot! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
My very first train set. Happy days.
Ahh awesome - what times they must have been! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
I think the double ended engine is a Australian Victorian Railways I have seen this models on other videos but the TR was VR for Victorian Railways.I think the class is the B class it’s like another class called the s class but the b class has 2 ends
Yes I think you're right - I've heard it called that too!
All the best,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains thanks for replying I like those tri-ang engines and can you do a running session including mallard pulling a Pullman:)
The 2 blue and gold carriages are based on the Victorian Railways S type carriages used initially on the Spirit of Progress train and most survive today in preservation with 707 Operations, Steamrail Victoria and Seymour Rail Heritage Centre with the latter gauge swapping the wheels on some of the carriages from 5'3" Broad Gauge to 4'8.5" Standard Gauge to run to Albury
Thanks very much for letting me know about those - I do like them a lot! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Tri-ang manufactured in Australia. The early ones had TR to avoid copyright but later on they used VR. It was common for Tri-ang to do this. They had a single end version in Santa-Fe liverie but used their logo.
Not a copyright issue. It was Australian buyers in other states than the state of Victoria that owned these locomotives that objected to a livery and markings not from their state.
Such was the interstate rivalry in Australia that was so intense until the seventies when trying to be correct became more acceptable.
I had two locomotives for my train set when I was a kid and this was one of the sets I had.
Ooh very awesome - what a great set to start with! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Wish I still had it. It might be in my mums loft space, I'll find out one day.
The earlier versions had wheels with bigger flanges, they were ok for triang grey & super 4 track, but would bounce over the sleepers of system 6 track.
Nice one Sam, you know I'm fond of the R159.
I think it was made for overseas sales, but in the end it sold best back here in the UK.
You know the Pullman also sold well, as did the blue 0-4-0 Nellie, Tri-ang must have been on to something with the colour "blue". : )
Cheers, Cliff.
janiceandcliff hehe yeah, it's a lovely looking engine! I don't know about everyone else but I love most blue liveries, so I'm always going to buy them ;)
Cheers,
Sam
Actually the livery and model is based on the Victorian railways B class diesel electric
That looks lovely seeing a VR B Class. I have one but mine says VR once again nice video.
Thanks Leo! Ahh okay - maybe some did say VR instead then!
All the best,
Sam :)
Yeah I was gonna say that reminds me of a Victorian Railways B class diesel. We still have a few of them still in service but mainly on freight trains and one that does railtours.
It looks like an f7 with two cabs!
Ahh is that so? I'll look into those! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Is a double-headed Australian diesel
It is indeed!! :D
{ speaks through tin }
I spotted what looked like a Southern Schools Class Tender Engine in one of the sidings. Did I get that right, or did my eyesight decieve me? Let me know, please. (I usually get it spot on.)
Very well spotted Kelly, yeah I think that is what that was! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
If I remember, they also had knurled wheels? Was it modelled after a full size loco?
Cheers Sam.
Yes they do indeed! I think they were modelled over some sort of Victorian Railway diesel in Australia!
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
A search for Victorian Railways B class on TH-cam should show much more information including the latest very high standard models by Auscision.
great vid Sam can't beat triang
adi pullen thanks - very true!
Cheers,
Sam
Hi Sam you mentioned you serviced the loco, can advise me on what you need to do as I have the same loco and want to service it. Thanks
Hi mate, thanks for the comment - yeah you need to get the motor bogey out firstly, then careful dismantle the top part of the assembly, to clean the commutator and brushes. Then, re-assemble the top, turn it over, and access the wheelset, remove them (remembering which way they came out), clean the wheels, clean the pickups, lubricate and re-assemble! The motor works in a similar way to the X04 motor, for reference!
All the best, and good luck,
Sam :)
Thanks Sam
Hello sam do you have a class 40 deisel i did some research on d 326 the grate train robbery 40126 which is class 40 was offerd to nrm york but declined it it was scraped at Doncaster was 40126 its a shame shes gone have you got this class 40 sam
Hi Mark, yeah I have a couple of them - awhh that's a shame, it would have been nice to see another of those still around today!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
It is a A class from the Victorian railways
Okay! Thanks very much for letting me know!
Cheers,
Sam :)
B class actually, the A class is a rebuild
You should show your Tri-ang American diesels more
I agree - they are fun!! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Although this one is Triangs 1958 model of the Australian Victorian Railways B class. A search on TH-cam for this will show a few still running today.
Eh i might get it since i havent got any american trains! Nice video! :)
Morgan :)
Okay mate! They are cheap enough at any rate! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
That train ran in America and Australia
Ooh awesome!! :D
I have that Diesel and it is a Australian b (bulldog) class
Ahh fantastic - thanks for letting me know what it is! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Its ok
Nice video mate. So you may or may not know that this is in fact based of a Australian loco know as a Victorian railway B class look it up on Google
+Western Victorian Railways Thanks very much, glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the extra info - I don't think it said that on the tri-and page so great to learn something new!
Cheers,
Sam
Yeah it one of then lesser know thing about this engine oh here is a link to some modern models of the B class
www.auscisionmodels.com.au/B_class_page.htm
+Western Victorian Railways But it is a BO-BO B's Are CO-CO
man the passengers in the blue Pullman must be getting sea sick, those coaches look like Budd steal coaches from the B&O
haha definitely... not a smooth ride that one ;D
Cheers,
Sam :)
I don't know why you apologize for running the train slow. Most people run them too fast. Yours is doing about a scale 90 mph, which is still too fast for a freight train.
haha thanks Alan - that's true, some do run them too quick! You are right though, still too quick strictly speaking! I don't ever like the run the tri-ang locos at full speed though, for obvious reasons!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
There's a guy on TH-cam who reviewed the Bachmann and Hornby diesel shunters to compare them, and he gave them a speed test. :) :) :) The real shunters are restricted to 28 mph and rarely do more than 15 mph. The trouble with old models is that they stall at slow speed.
I guess I look at them as a railway modeller since a kid in the late 40s, and there's a big difference between railway modellers and train set collectors.
Diseased Catepillar
haha yeah! ;D
First view!
GWR23 Studios nicely done - 7pm sharp ;)