A look at my Tri-ang Hornby Layout in action
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- A look at my Tri-ang Hornby Layout in action. With a look at R.160 Hand Decoupler and the 1957 Tri-ang Railway's catalogue as well as the R.028 Shunters Wagon and the 1973 Hornby Railways catalogue. All dates are approximate Music Source / Royalty-free Apple loops/Looperman.com
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Lets hope the Hornby company watch this to understand the huge drift that's gone on after this 'classic era' of Hornby Tri-Ang gear. This is a proper train set that would give endless hours of enjoyment. Todays Hornby product seem to be wrapped up with elements of disappointment and a total lack of vision
Oscar.The amount of items you have and in original cartons and magazines is unbelievable.Its great to see it all.Well done mate.
Good morning Colin glad you're enjoying the videos.
Thanks for watching.
Oscar
Imagine seeing this when your a kid about 8 o 9 back in the 60s.
It is like the magnificent picture on the box that you optimistically thought was inside it but wasn't.
There was son and his father, both dressed up, dad wearing a tie, pipe in his mouth with some ready rubbed baccie.
We want to know Oscar, is this you, dressed up, tie, short back and sides. Lol
I wouldn't want to go home of I had seen it.
Nostalgia plus plus plus.
Now I'm just an old git with O gauge
Hi Steven, they were great those pictures on the boxes they definitely couldn't get away with that today.
Great to hear you have O gauge.
Oscar
@@oscarpaisley I'm always inspired by your Triang trainset type layout.
The play value is priceless, they were a joy to have even if they weren't super detailed like the Hornby trains of today.
Must admit Ias a kid I loved the electric locos with the catenary.
The catenary was so inaccurate with only one word which curved on curved track?
The earlier catenary was more prototypical but appeared to be stamped out as it was flat metal sheet.
I had some and the sparks between pantographs and wire affected the old 405 line telly.
Again, a nice way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon.
Sit back with a cup of tea and watch the trains go by.
Enjoy your cup of tea but don't forget the biscuits.
Oscar
Wow , talk about memories, as a kid I used to wear a catalogue out just looking at what I wished I could have. Great narration my friend, very relaxing and also very professionally done. Thanks and do lots more...they are great to watch.
Good evening Tonyck, glad you enjoyed the video. I remember my 1977 catalogue falling to pieces as a child there was much sellotape involved trying to extend its life.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment it hugely appreciated.
Oscar
If anybody needed therapy I'd show them your channel. The music, the motors rumbling, and your smooth voice are so relaxing :)
Excellent presentation happy memories 👍🏻
Good morning Michael thank you for watching great to hear you enjoyed the video.
Take care.
Oscar
Just got around to looking at this one ...great to see the layout running at full steam ahead ..it certainly was packed with the accessories from the various catalogues ..
Hi David glad you enjoyed watching they are in action.
Stay safe
Oscar
Hi Oscar , I know you have shown how the layout works before but it is still fascinating watching you in action with all the electrical accessories you have . Great video .
Cheers........Peter
Thanks Peter, glad you still enjoy seeing the layout in action.
Oscar
Drink a pint every time 'old' gets said and you'd be under the table in five minutes. Despite that, great to see a layout without static grass and weathering provide so much fun.
Hi Andy, mine is a pint of Old Peculiar!
Oscar
LoL
@@oscarpaisley Old Peculiar. Good drop, mine would be a few good pints of Guiness.
Then the camera work would take on a life of its own
The thing I really like about this channel its almost like going back in a time machine where you have original trains etc. I am also amazed at the amount of boxes & catalogues you have like you just went to a hobby shop in say 1965 or such
Thanks, robert43g, for such a terrific comment. If only there was a time machine!
Oscar
Great seeing layout in action. That’s what it’s all about
Thank Russell for watching again, glad you enjoyed seem a bit more action.
Oscar
Love the music in the background cheesy jazz but it works so well it's epic plus I really like the videos
Absolutely wonderful.
I like the Super 4 track and thought it was the best thing that Tri-ang did. I can't help but notice how much effort you have put into the trackwork......plumb straight lines and parallel tracks. You have to have some engineering background. This is truly a wonderful layout and pleased that Tri-ang formed part of my early child hood.
Good evening Bewsey Bill. It must have been pretty good super 4 as elements were carried over with the original change to system 6, although in its current form just the geometry has carried over and many new practical items added. I was never sure whether Tri-ang may have "borrowed" the basic geometry from elsewhere. However, I have enjoyed working with Super 4. Sadly I have no background in engineering. I'm glad you enjoy seeing the layout in action.
Oscar
great video, love the catchpharase of well behaved coaches.wish my daughter would behave the same sometimes
This video was an escape from the “norm”, and hugely entertaining Oscar! It’s good to see your layout operating and the variety of moves you can make with it. I think sometimes we overlook the “play” value of model railways, although the purists would shudder hearing me say that.
And that shunting pole! What a great idea, although that smaller one with the shunting wagon wouldn’t be that useful(?).
Great Sunday afternoon viewing as always.
Glad you enjoyed this video, Andrew. I think the play value is very important with whatever type of railway we may have. The enjoyment gained must be the desired end result I think. Whether it be a scratch built a railway or a circle of track on the living room carpet. This hobby covers a very wide spectrum and I'm sure for most of us enjoyment is what we seek. That little uncoupling pole looks like a bit of an afterthought. They really should have kept producing the original one from the 50s but in red or yellow maybe as they are hard to find sometimes when you put them down.
Oscar
Yes I think the fine scalers would be totally bemused ..I love this layout ..I like the super detailed ones as well ..each brings something different .
Agree David! Railway modelling is an engrossing hobby. It can be anything to anyone, regardless of skill level. I admire those works of art seen on TH-cam as much as I do the efforts of what I call (rightly or wrongly) the “mainstream” set - of which I sit happily within! And Oscar’s layout is a gem - especially from the history of Triang side.
I am currently looking to collect from 1960 to 1969 , tracks and layouts, my dad had a few set in the attic , mostly from the mid 60's. there are some unique sets from this era.
Good morning thanks for watching there are some amazing items from that period especially the transcontinental range .
Take care.
Oscar
Great train sets
Recently subscribed and really enjoying your videos which help bring back great memories of playing with my train set in the 1960s/70s! I had a Hornby Battle Space set complete with military green 0-6-0 loco, tank transporter, glider launch wagon, rocket firing gun and exploding wagon (which you could put caps in). Sadly sold it many years ago and now wish I'd kept it. Love your layout and thanks for the detail given Oscar!
Good evening kothiajau those are great items you describe, you must have had great fun with these items, many of which are very desirable now. Great to hear you have enjoyed the video, thanks for taking the time to watch and comment.
Oscar
Great video - nice to watch a little train-play! I think those old H&M controllers are just the job. Nice looking through the old catalogues at the end too.
Thanks, Gord, glad you enjoyed the video. As you say these controllers seem to handle models from this period very well. And catalogues! they are just as important as the models. The dreaming and anticipation that many of us have gone through over the years is all part of the fun.
Oscar
Great entertaining and enjoyable video to watch and a great layout with the vintage locomotives,rolling stock and accessories. Noticed the Hornby cable drums on the layout. Have two of those which came with a flat bed wagon I got for Christmas off my sister in the late 1960s
Thank's its great to hear you have the Cable Drum do you still have the wagon they came with? It was sold as R.18 with a pair of cable drums between 1953-71 the wagon changed a little over the years started out as a grey flatbed and then became brown as time when on, there are quite a number of variation on the cable drums too.
www.tri-ang.co.uk/cable.htm
Thanks for watching.
Oscar
Yes have still got the wagon the cable drums came with. It is in brown but no model number on the chassis. The cable drums have the name AEI on the sides . I also have the Hornby set RS 9 inter city express with the class 37 number D6830 with the three Pullman coaches.Also the Highway Man Set RS36 with the EM2 Electra electric locomotive number 27000 and the two maroon coaches with the catenary. Also have the EM2 Aurora number 27000 model number R351 along with other Hornby/ Triang bridges tunnels etc
Enjoyed the different approach to seeing your layout. You must have good electrical abilities.
Thanks, Murray I think my electrical knowledge would be classed as schoolboy!
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Oscar
Lovely look at the layout this week Oscar. On my recent tip to the UK I bought a shunters wagon. It has the pole with the hook on one end but unfortunately the spade end is missing. A very enjoyable video again. Thank you, David.
Maybe this could be another job for a 3D printer?
Oscar
@@oscarpaisley Good idea.
Very nicelydone lovely trackwork.
Thank you, Ellery.
Oscar
Great video oscar you have a great layout
Thank you David.
Oscar
Hello Oscar; The retailers name in High Wycombe was W.A. Child’s.
I know this as I moved to HW in 1972 and I made it my task to find a model railway shop in the town.
It’s great to review these old catalogues again and recheck the production dates of part of my collection.
Best Regards, Tony
Hi Tony, thanks for the information and such a great comment.
Oscar
You've gained a sub! This is the only video I have watched on your channel
Thanks for watching!
Oscar
good to see your running the lms 7606 its my favorite loco
Thanks, David glad you enjoyed seeing your favourite model running and taking the time to comment.
Oscar
R8247 will operate those old point motors. They come up on e aBay quite often. I got mine as new for £24. You can download Railmaster from Hornby's website and set up your trackplan. You will need to bid for an elink to get a licence key for Railmaster once the free evaluation period has expired. Railmaster will show you the way the points have been set on the screen which is much easier. You don't need more than one R8247 to begin with - a rotary switch will work. Two wires and a common return. It doesn't matter how many points are depicted on the trackplan. Railmaster will happily switch any point depicted on the trackplan regardless of whether you've got it connected up or not. You don't need R2447 and elink to begin wifh. However, once you got these things you can set it up to control lights and signals on the trackplan as well. At present when you change the point by hand, you have to update what is shown on the screen with a mouse click (or tap if you have a touchscreen).
That sounds very interesting I shall look into that. Thanks for the information.
Oscar
Interesting you make the comment about buying items out of the catalogue based upon drawn illustrations. However I could add; there was likely a Triang dealer probably within walking distance, and as inferred by Richard Lines comment about dealers not wanting to stock two complete triang ranges (this was regarding TT's sales issues) one presumes triang dealers did in fact stock the complete catalogue range.
So presumably the catalogue image of the Jinty would whet the appetite, and then you'd get your pocket money together and go and eyeball it at the dealers, and walkaway with your money intact and it's back to see Mum and tell her all about the brand new blue pullmann that's just come out and it's the greatest model ever and you must have it and you'll make all the tidy room promises and it's okay to get you an early birthday present.
I think you might be right, and the negotiation with parents you describe will be a familiar one to many.
Thanks again.
Oscar
Am after one of those shunters poles for my Severn Tunnel wagon thats in my 1974 GWR Goods Set
I am not surprised they go missing they are tiny items!
Oscar
Quite a crude shunters wagon in comparison to the offerings today. A super video however and thanks for sharing. (I have a couple of Triang point motors boxed if ever you need spares).
Thanks, Bobby that's a very kind offer. I think the basic wagon was used for another model the carriage wagon with car R.005. They always seem to get good value out of their designs even if a little crude.
Thanks again for watching glad you enjoyed the video.
Oscar
Oscar, I absolutely love your layout....... Tracks and tracks just for running trains, not like other layouts that have heaps of scenery (which is not what interests me) I love your layout because of the sheer amount of tracks to play trains. Well done.
I'm just wondering what the hook end of the Hand Decoupler that came with the R.028 Shunters Wagon was to be used for?
Hi, thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed seeing this railway in action. It was a lot of fun. I'm unsure what the hook on the other end of the Decoupler was for, it's a very small item and all too easily lost, maybe it was just for hanging it up.
Take care.
Oscar
Lovely video i love your layout i bought a 3d printed version of your hand uncoupler from ebay a little while ago very useful tool it is
Hi Lorraine, are those 3D printed ones available in bright colours. I think Tri-ang should have made them in both red and yellow, making them easier to find when you put them down!
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Oscar
@@oscarpaisley hi mine is white
@@oscarpaisley i expect they can be printed in any colour if you contact them
Hi Oscar i was trying to find the company i bought the uncoupler from on eBay they are no longer on there i have a flyer i think came with it their website is www.smartmodels.co.uk if this is any help to you Lorraine
I just made a couple from balsa and painted them orange. They work very well.
I still have a Hornby Dublo set that was bought for me around the late 1950's or maybe 1960 ish, it was the smallest set available in those days consisting of a small green 0 6 0 tank engine, 2 wagons and a brake van and a circle of track, still in it's original box with instructions and a guarantee slip for 60 days and last time I tried it it still worked, I think the price in Australia was 5 pounds 17 and sixpence in those days, there was also supposed to be a passenger set with two green southern suburban coaches but I never saw it, the engine was supposed to be available in black but I never saw it in black either, a strange thing about the model is that the number on the smoke box doesn't match the number on the bunker.
Hi Vivian, great looking model those from Hornby Dublo and definitely built to last. I got the little green 0-6-0 in two rail, model number 2207. Until you pointed it out I had not noticed the different numbers 31340 on the bunker and 31337 on the smokebox door. I've just had a quick look in the HD 1962 catalogue on page 11 there is the green 0-6-0 and the black one model number 2206 standing next to it. Whilst is not possible to see numbers on the smokebox doors in the illustrations you can clearly see the number on the bunkers of both models 31337 on the black one and 31340 on the green one. I've just had a look on ebay and found the black one it has matching numbers.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hornby-Dublo-Vintage-0-6-0-SR-Class-Black-31337-R1-Tank-Locomotive-Good-Runner/223573093476?hash=item340dfeac64:g:jmkAAOSwZbRdGzXm
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Oscar
Thanks for answering, yes Hornby Dublo made beautiful models
Nice retro layout, now there would be a lot less track and a fiddle yard.
As always Brilliantt Oscar me old china.
Everything on you layout is the old this and that, so your me old china plate.
Love your Sunday vids I truly do
Thank you steven.
Oscar
Hi Oscar, I'm a retired old boy and during lockdown decided to take up the worlds most common hobby. I came across this video purely by accident and found it most nostalgic in many ways. It seems that your more into shunting than watching trains go round and through scenic views. I do think that extending your engine sheds might be a good idea. I get the impression that you seem to specialise in the older engines as some kind of personal pursuit ? It seems that many model train enthusiast seem to prefer shunting rather than 'go around tracks'. Out of curiosity, whilst you clearly have a very sophisticated layout do you intend to do much in the scenic roll i.e. landscaping ? This is in no way a criticism just purely curious and maybe something for me to consider going forward. I really did enjoy your video and will be watching a few more. Cheers, Rick the Bulldog
Good morning Rick great to hear you've enjoyed seeing my railway in action. I do quite enjoy the shunting and also it's nice to get a train running around the railway, they make such a lovely sound. The scenery thing has never been something I've been interested in since I got back to model railways a few years ago. As a child in the late 1970s I messed around with hills, trees, buildings, ballast, bushes, tunnels, figures and various products to simulate grass, earth and rocks! I remember getting in a terrible mess with it. Now I just enjoy running the model locomotives and rolling stock and love the track work in its various forms with all its shortcomings.
Thanks for watching take care.
Oscar
I've got that 1973 catalogue also, although mine is missing a few pages and the cover.
Thanks Michael, it sounds like your 1973 catalogue is much loved.
Thanks for watching.
Oscar
I had the 1973 catalogue (when it was new), but I only remembered having it after watching this video! The Tri-ang Hornby gear may not have been as realistic as the new Hornby stuff, but it had a great character (I reckon because it was all made in the magical 1960's). I was hoping to see your overhead-wire diesel running; which reminds me that my favourite catalogue featured functional overhead wires (so that two trains could run independently on the same track), but favourite because of the great photos it had. That catalogue came out in about 1970. Do you have that one?
Hi have a look at this th-cam.com/video/j4H6FM7lOSM/w-d-xo.html If you look back over my videos there are a number featuring the catenary in action with the models that could take advantage of it.
Thanks for watching.
Oscar
How about some sound deadening under the tracks ? (A lot of work though !). Very enjoyable operating scope - I'm quite jealous...
Hi. I was always worried that the use of track underlay would compromise the catenary. I am not convinced the use of cork would realistically reduce the sound.
Oscar
I still have my Princess mine never had front couplings.
Pete7647 that's great to hear you still have your original Tri-ang Princess after all these years.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Oscar
You certanly like to say The Old a lot. ;))
Must be difficult to clean the track underneath the catenary wires
You're not wrong!
Oscar
Oscar, brilliant videos, I've just discovered them. Two things, 'scuse my ignorance, super 4 track you're using? and the other thing: I use H&M for the old hornby dublo, and the powermaster and safety minor are auto transformers and far and away better than the resistance controllers that are the clipper and duette. I have had one of the transistor H&M's of the period and okay, but still well off what a safety minor is. of course the cu1 is still a resistance controller so no difference. what I'm suggesting is if you get the chance to borrow one see what you think, I was blown away how good they were. I'm just very sad I got rid of all my old dublo to go and get modern dcc HO stuff 'cos was wondering what I was missing. turns out not much so getting all enthused over triang now. I've done the dublo thing :)
That sounds interesting I shall keep a lookout and try one.
Great again to hear you have enjoyed the video.
Thanks again for watching and taking the time to leave great comments.
Oscar
Cool - H & H make good Controllers - I have a H & M Duette Controller twin Supply power Unit & a H & M 2000 Controller!!!
Hi, Jimyjames73, break controllers H & M sadly I have no experience of the H & M 2000 but from what I read they were way ahead of their time.
Oscar
! thing wrong with the H & H 2000 I did find - is that you can while the Loco is going forwards - you can suddenly reverse it with out stopping it 1st - which can break the Motor on the Loco but on the other Controller you have to stop the Loco 1st b4 you can change direction!!!
Hi Oscar, only just seen this old video of yours. Towards the end you show a catalogue with an unreadable dealer's name but say the address was Oxford Road, High Wycombe and you ask if anyone remembers that shop. I lived in High Wycombe as a boy in the 1960's and that model shop on the Oxford Road was called "Childs" toyshop, so I guess W A Child was the name of the owner. They also had a bigger toy shop in the middle of town but I think most of the railway stuff was there in the Oxford Rd shop. Childs were the main Triang dealer in Wycombe and myself and many other young boys spent many a happy hour perusing the shop window and occasionally going in and spending our pocket money on buying stuff for our train set. Happy days! There a little more detail about Childs at www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/111240-model-shop-in-high-wycombe-late-1970s-early-1980s/
Good evening Steve thanks for the information it’s nice when people remember these places, it definitely adds a little more history to the catalogue.
Take care.
Oscar
This video is amazing thanks for sharing with us and to have a look behind the scenes that amazing..I have a Facebook group called trains across the world my goal is to bring everyone together in this world to share the love of this hobby with others around the world all in one place from railfanning, how to videos, layout updates, videos like this one, abandoned railroads, photos and more I have a link on my last video for the group
Thanks, BALD8BIL glad you enjoyed the video. Sounds like you have an interesting plan with your facebook group.
Oscar
What kind of tracks are the triang Hornby. They're different from the normal triang sets
The track on my layout is super 4 it came into production in 1962 and remained available into the Hornby railways period in 1973.
Oscar
@@oscarpaisley I see. Thank you anyways!
Is that steel track?
Hi it's all steel track!
Thanks for this, I had one of these in the days of my Yoot - I was quite offended when I discovered the real model railway freaks referred to Tri-Ang as 'toys' and Hornby as 'models'. But that was before I discovered alcohol and sex.
PS: I've still got my Tri-Ang catalogues and back issues of 1960s Railway Modeller magazines. Although around fifty years old I've never been able to bring myself to take these magazines and put them on the second hand market. Please don't tell anyone, I wouldn't want anyone to mock my secret addiction long ago model trains ...
Al, your secrets safe here.
Oscar
@@oscarpaisley 'nk you.
A look at the models, side by side with the catalog, would be fun! Just how much "click bait" did the catalog possess!??
Great Idea.
Oscar
This is a video that inspired me... Yellow handles on the decouplers.... No problem? Even a hole at the top of the handle to hang them up with..
Our most successful layouts had nothing under the track.. Our most troublesome layout had foam that fell apart long before the layout expired?
How I wish that Hornby would pull their heads out of the sand, and re-release some of these good old classics that one can actually play with?
Who ever reads this comment next, I watched it at 28K views on 28/05/21 😁
Every other word is OLD !
Of course it's old, If Oscar did this in the 60s he would say just past my new turntable and my new Brittania complete with synchro smoke and magnadhesion
La cosa più stupida e irreale ce posso notare è il filo di contatto della linea aerea che fà le curve curvando anche lui!!!!! ahahahahah!!!!!
Its a table top range of toys.
Oscar
Please, please for the love of god put cork under your track! It sounds like death for your wee trains
It's his layout so he can do what he wants
Green Shark
I agree, and it’s a wonderful layout that I can only dream of right now, but I’m just offering advice so his trains last longer and won’t get damaged
@@TheMissKittyStar alright then, fair enough :)
I'm sure the loco's will be fine however without soundproofing they will be loud. very loud!
Jesus christ why is your stuff so old? I guess some old guy using old trains on a old model layout isnt odd i guess
Tri-ang hasn't existed since 1973, so of course all of them would be old.