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Join us for the latest hints and tips on building your Hornby OO Gauge layout. You have got the model out of the box, you have put it on the track, and now build your layout!
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Hornby Westwood Office Building R7395
A look at the commemorative release of Hornby Westwood Office Building R7395.
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Trip to Brighton Toy Museum aboard the Gatwick Express
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Join us aboard the Gatwick Express as we journey to Brighton to visit the fascinating Toy Museum. Join us on Facebook. groups/hornbylayoutsandlocos 00:00 Our Train arrives 00:24 Title 00:33 All aboard! 00:50 The Off 01:04 Jullie Berry announcement 01:34 Hastings Castle 01:43 Former Earl Street sidings 02:11 Arriving Hastings 02:30 Leaving Hastings 03:15 Warrior Square 03:41 Leaving...
Stagecoach coastliner model bus for Hornby Layout
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Series describing the construction of a OO Gauge Hornby Trakmat Layout. Join us on Facebook. groups/hornbylayoutsandlocos
Southdown Dart Stagecoach Bus
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Series describing the construction of a OO Gauge Hornby Trakmat Layout. Join us on Facebook. groups/hornbylayoutsandlocos
Ballast your Hornby Layout
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Join us to demonstrate adding cork ballast to your Hornby trakmat layout. This method uses neat PVA and grab adhesive instead of spraying on dilute PVA which has the disadvantage of making the layout very wet. Facebook. groups/hornbylayoutsandlocos 00:00 Class 68 delivers the ballast! 00:52 Permanent Way gang 01:03 Charles Cantrill Cork 01:38 Class 68 leaves 01:48 Apply barrier cre...
Turbostar Action on Hornby Layout
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Enjoy some Class 171 Turbostar action. This video shows you an example of how you can use off-the-shelf items to create a representation of a real place. This example takes its inspiration from Rye in East Sussex. Join us on Facebook. groups/hornbylayoutsandlocos
Garden in April
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Some sample footage taken with a Sony HDR CX625 Camcorder for the benefit of those looking for a bargain on eBay and wondering what is the best camcorder to get.
Create your own Hornby Trakmat YouTube channel!
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Here are a few tips on videoing your Hornby layout with a small camcorder. 0:00 Get a small video camera 0:38 Running session 0:41 Take a picture 1:10 Your train arrives 1:22 Zoom test 1:45 Keep the train in focus 2:39 Lighting conditions 2:46 An easy backdrop! 3:44 Add sound effects 4:36 How it's done 4:57 Close-up Join us on Facebook. groups/hornbylayoutsandlocos
Sony CX220E Handycam versus Panasonic HC-V785 -zoom test!
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Quick comparison of two Camcorders that are currently still available at the retailers. This video compares the zoom and focus of these two popular camcorders. Which will be your choice? Please leave a comment. Join us on Facebook. groups/hornbylayoutsandlocos
Hornby VEP on Trakmat Layout
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Some test footage taken with a Sony CX220E, should you be contemplating buying this camcorder to video your layout.
Allen Knight sequence!
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Series describing the construction of a OO Gauge Hornby Trakmat Layout. Join us on Facebook. groups/hornbylayoutsandlocos
Hornby VEPs and Bachmann CEP on Trakmat Layout
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Enjoy this footage taken with a Sony CX220E Camcorder from Argos. Join us on Facebook. groups/hornbylayoutsandlocos
Hornby Southern and NSE VEPs on Trakmat Layout
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Just a few shots of Hornby Southern EMUs on my Trakmat layout Join us on Facebook. groups/hornbylayoutsandlocos
Gardens in March
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It was a fine afternoon, so I took a few shots on the camcorder.
Rye Signal Box as represented by Bachmann Model
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A quick look at the Midsomer Norton signal box from Bachmann which bears an uncanny resemblance to the newly-repainted signal box at Rye. Join us on Facebook. groups/hornbylayoutsandlocos
Hornby VEPs running session with Wilkie
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Hornby VEPs running session with Wilkie
Hornby 4VEP running session with Wilkie
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Hornby 4VEP running session with Wilkie
Hornby Southern VEP speed test comparison
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Hornby Southern VEP speed test comparison
Hornby Southern VEP unboxing and running session
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Hornby Southern VEP unboxing and running session
Hornby Southern Class 423 4-VEP EMU Unboxing
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Hornby Southern Class 423 4-VEP EMU Unboxing
Bachmann Blue CEP - unboxing and running session
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Bachmann Blue CEP - unboxing and running session
Heljan Slim Jim Class 33 on Hornby Trakmat Layout
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Heljan Slim Jim Class 33 on Hornby Trakmat Layout
Hornby 2-BIL unboxing and running session
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Hornby 2-BIL unboxing and running session
Hornby 2-HAL Unboxing and running session
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Hornby 2-HAL Unboxing and running session
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A little underwhelmed, I'm afraid. The sounds seemed to emanate from a poor source. And the 4 beats per wheel rev changed to 2 when she got going. Should be 6! I have heard better, but with so much palava, there'd be very little running! Technology has left me behind. And I no longer mind . . . .
A TTS loco is the cheapest sound loco on the market. Legomanbiffo is better, but considerably more expensive! This is a Railroad model, just a bit of fun really. Thanks for watching ;=)
Moin. Gibt es schöne TT - Packungen bei Euch in GB. Tiptop. Danke für'S Zeigen. Gruß aus Thüringen. Das ist mir gern ein ABO wert.
railsofsheffield.com/collections/tt-120
@@AllensTrains Tiptop. Herzlichen Dank für den gelieferte Link.
that middle coach looks wobbly - not good enough for a hornby TT, get that rubbish back to margate.
I can't be bothered to send it back to Margate! Thanks for watching.
Do driving units couplers work?
The couplers are dummies. Bachmann has introduced BSI couplings. See czcams.com/video/OJ545g8ef08/video.htmlsi=YGMmbUClFbV7RreW
I recently acquird a Triiang Brighton Belle. It came with corridor connectors. The arrangement is that each coach has half a bellows and the ends slide against each other as the train goes around corners! Enjoy my video
Looks promising, I've always wanted some TT ,(old man still thinks he's a boy,) someone local sold me ( very cheeply a lot of tri-ang series A track, and a AIA,AIA loco, I'm excited
Although the same width of the track is used, the modern TT:120 is a different scale from the old Triang TT. Very little stuff is available for TT3 modellers, so I would advise you switch to the modern TT:120 and keep your old TT stuff as colletor's items. Thanks for watching.
That locomotive at 10:34
And Rocket at 11:09!
@@stephensonsdynamometer6747 Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
It’s a wonderful museum 👍
Hc v785 is amazing. While recording in 1080 60fps, you can push slow motion mode 1080 250fps.
Nice review (and good to see you use a TT to rotate the model unlike some of the big YT reviewers who manhandle the locos and leave fingerprints all over them). I have both NSE version and the BR Blue. I just bought the new revised SWT version on a hefty discount so looking forward to that. If possible, do you know the Model Rail issue that has the compartment conversion you mentioned, no worries if not. Cheers
The issue of Model Rail you are looking for is May 2012 Issue 169 page 78 Improve Hornby's VEP Dave Deadman shows how to upgrade the Hornby VEP by adding windows to the partitions and fitting the bogies correctly.
@@AllensTrains Thanks so much - I will go and dig it out of my archive. Cheers
@@paredding If you have a set of back issues, then there is an index online. You have to scroll down a bit at this web page and enter your search term. www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/other/modelrail.html
@@AllensTrains I do - thanks for that 🙂
Very nice!
Lovely Allen, the only thing missing is a garden railway!
I have thought of that! The difficulty is the patio in the centre of the garden which is a foot lower than the surrounding flower beds. A train could only cross it on a viaduct which would be in the way. Thanks for watching.
@@AllensTrains Model of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway perhaps? 😉 (Cough)😄
@@ewhurstgreen After having a victrectomy in both eyes I struggle to be a keen gardener! I think the Darjeeling Railway with such limited rolling stock and locos would be a good option for those who have given Bachmann such a lot of money!.
@@AllensTrains Quite like gardening although prefer not to be around when it goes on! Local friend has just extended the 12"=1' 'model' railway in his back garden!
@@ewhurstgreen Where's the video?
Nothing like a good passenger run to cause relaxation! Bee
I shall be putting up some more relaxing passenger runs in the not too distant future! Thanks for watching.
Hi dear, Your video is very informative and awesome. But not enough active visitors and new visitors. Your SEO score is very low and the video has no high-ranking keywords. All you need to do is to get views and subscribers.
Yes really impressed with the shower 🚿 curtain effect didn't think of that cheers 🥂
You really need two shower curtains, because with just the one, you are always pulling it to and fro! Thanks for watching/
Quite impressive results from such small cameras - thank you!👍 Like the sky & clouds shower curtain too - really good backdrop. 🌞 PS - when fetching the shower curtain it is always recommended to let one's girlfriend finish showering first.... 😂
The shower curtain is cheap and poor quality, so I wouldn't use it in the bathroom! But cheap is good as a layout backdrop! There are quite a lot of designs. Thanks for watching. ;-)
@@AllensTrains I wouldn't want it in my shower room either. 😂 Totally agree it makes an excellent backdrop! 👍
@@ewhurstgreen If you want one, it is on Amazon. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07YRRBBB6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 In your case, you could cut it into 4 sections. The advantage of it being water proof is that you can wipe it periodically with a damp cloth! I would attach it with Velco so it can be taken down for cleaning.
@@AllensTrains Thank you for taking the trouble - I suspect there are others out there who will be very interested in obtaining some - even cut into four I would still need quite a few. 👍 Although it isn't always obvious from the videos, Ewhurst Green has an 18" high sky backboard along its scenic length - painted by an artist friend (wife of a fellow 4mm modeller). 🌞
I’m getting the class 390 pendolino in avanti west coast as a model and I have one of the carriages of the avanti and on my birthday I’m getting the whole set for the avanti
Like the platform announcement from East Croydon! 👍
Here is the 1:1 scale version! czcams.com/video/zhtMP65moKQ/video.htmlsi=d3kzrz8xP4hECe5g
@@AllensTrains Thank you! 👍 Outside of the peak hours had to catch one to Oxted and change onto a DEMU - fortunately First class in a 4 VEP was quite comfortable! 🙂
Most enjoyable - thank you! 👍
Looking good
Nature is starting to come alive again! 🌳⛅
Haven't been into Rye box for decades although a friend has occasional shifts there. 👍
The Bachmann model more accurately represents Rye box as it originally appeared. The porch and the walkway with the rail are later additions. See facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2245543345656280&set=g.786244748792980
@@AllensTrainsSadly I cannot access Facebook but thank you anyway. Rye is a Saxby & Farmer type 12A box and Hornby recently produced a model of Robertsbridge (also a Saxby & Farmer type 12A box) as R7365. Except Hornby produced the model with its the early seventies extension thereon and (if my recollections are correct) has not captured the country-end detail correctly). Hornby would have done better to have modelled Rye (apparently they were appraised of this at an early but chose to continue with Robertsbridge instead). Frant, Stonegate (was Ticehurst Road), Ham Street & Winchelsea were all (smaller) Saxby & Farmer type 12A boxes.
@@ewhurstgreen You should be able to see the picture by clicking on the link, as it is a public group. I considered R7365, but the Bachmann box is much better!
@@AllensTrains Thank you but the link just takes me to a Facebook login page. As I do not have a Facebook account (nor want one) cannot progress further. 😢 R7365 was such a missed opportunity as it is only appropriate for seventies-on Robertsbridge when it had it panel added - it would look rather strange pretending to be anywhere else. 😒 Of the Saxby & Farmer 12A boxes Rye is one of the larger in the area - why oh why did Hornby not just model Rye box........ 🤔
@@ewhurstgreen If you click where it says on "4 more links" at Allen's Trains home page, under "Channel Details" you will find my email address. If you send an email, I can forward the picture as an attachment.
Beautiful garden 🌱
Very nice models. Cheers Jef
Hi Allen. Great vlog. 43 is a great looking set. Just did a very unprofessional unboxing on my new Bachmann 414 and I love it. Hey love Wilkie. Think he wants to be a modeler as well. Think you should name that bend Catford Junction.🐈⬛ Just subscribed to you. Looking forward to future vlogs. Stay safe Allen, love to Wilkie. DELPH JUNCTION (Pete)
The train room faces south east and has a sunny aspect. I find results are better when I video using the natural light. When the weather is dull, it prevents me from making a video! In the winter, there is often no alternative but to use artificial light which wastes electricity! Thanks for watching.
@@AllensTrains Hi Allan. Think you have replied to another comment. Pete.
@@delphjunction1168 It is a reply to you. When you look forward to future vlogs, look forward to a sunny day!
Very amusing! 😺 PS Is the lovely Wilkie going to be issued with an orange hi-vi? 🙀😺😸
He doesn't need one as he's orange already! He's called Wilkie because he's a marmalade cat. He's named after Wilkinson's Marmalade! He has a brother called Robbie, named after Robertson's marmade!
@@AllensTrains Brilliant! 😻 On that basis does the railway have a Ghost cat that sends Chivers down your spine? 😺😸😹 Fortunately mine tend to keep away from both the layout with its live rail and the adjacent railway with its live rail! 🙀
Very funny
That's a lovely station cat you have. If that was my cat my layout would be wrecked 😄
I was never particularly bothered by the positioning of the motor bogie, as it's only visible at close inspection. It's the poor running of these units, primarily down to the traction tyres, that irritated me the most. I have one in NSE livery and it's a noisy beast!
I don't think it is the traction tyres. If you lift up one end of the coach and allow the power bogie to run free, then the speed is not constant! I have traced this fault to a mylar capacitor on the side of the bogie. I think there is a bad solder connection, but I have as yet to prove this conclusively. I am going to have a go at it tomorrow. I had a lot of issues making that last video, with the Blue VEP stopping dead for no apparent reason! The Blue one has now conked out completely. Detached wires to the mylar capacitor. The NSE one is still going, but is showing similar symptoms to the Blue one!
@@AllensTrains Did removing the MC wires solve the problem. Good to know on these details - thanks for informing
@@paredding I am stuck at the moment as I am unable to remove the power bogie from the chassis. I am going to have another go at it soon, but I don't want to chew up the bush that is holding the power bogie in place!
@@AllensTrains No rush at all. My two sets are still sitting MIB so no worries but will make the modification before running and during cleaning and oiling. Cheers
@@paredding I would recommend getting the sets out of their boxes and running them for a while. I have found the 4VEP to be a poor runner out of the box, but running improves with time!
Stop pussyfooting around and take a short pause....( paws for thought lol )
Promo-SM 💯
I think you will find that is a South Central VEP. Or it was when I was seeing them away at Redhill.
The particulars of Unit 3514 are precisely known - see the comment from Ewhurst Green below! Thanks for watching, Allen ;-)
Great review 👏 I'm also a fan of SR third rail stock since spent early life in Surrey its good now more choice than ever of 3rd rail models your reviews are very accurate and informative and a pleasure to view. Pls continue 😊⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Click on, "Allen's Trains" and then, "Videos". That will give you a list of all the videos previously uploaded. Thanks for watching, Allen ;-)
Love the fisherman’s huts - so much remind me of family holidays in Hastings in the 70s! (Like the Dalek too!)
The Dalek no longer works. I shall have to have him sent back to Skaro for repairs! Thanks for watchin.
Not my era, but a new subscriber anyway. Bee
Hello, Looks a really well made model and a definite leap forward for Hornby with these types of locomotives. Thanks for getting the review up and the obstruction on the line was definitely purrrfect 👍
Thank you for examining and comparing the wheelsets on both 4 VEP units - most useful! 👍 The newer pinpoint axles will run for more freely than the poor bearing surfaces of the original model, and is is a significant improvement. 🙂 It also means that if desired, the newer wheelsets can be replaced for when use on finescale track is required. 🌞
It is difficult to see from he image @57 but has Hornby dispensed with the interval axleboxes use on the original 4 VEP models in favour of pinpoint axles? 🤔 If so (and with a cast underframe on the Motorcoach) some may consider retro-fitting their earlier 4 VEP models with mechanisms from these new 4 VEP models; particularly if the Motor Bogies have been significantly improved. 🙂 The original 4 VEP models use a strangle axle diameter of 2.66mm (the 'norm' is 2mm) making their replacement with finescale wheels difficult. 😯
Yes! The wheels are different. I can't say whether this train will run on a fine-scale track. However, the wheels being housed in the axle boxes are not free to move from side to side. This might allow the train to run on fine-scale track if the flanges clear the chairs. I think the only way to know for sure is to go into a Model Shop with an offcut of the track you are using and ask the man to try it! www.compass-house.co.uk/frames.htm
@@AllensTrains The original 4 VEP is not compatible with finescale track and even the 2 BIL /2 HAL units benefit from replacement wheels. 😺 The Bachmann emu stock is fine once the back-to-backs are checked. ⚡ Allan at Compass Models is very helpful and the Blossom & Bean Cafe just along the Eridge Road serves a good food (as I'm sure you may have already found)! ☕🥧
@@ewhurstgreen You could always incorporate a representation of the Weymouth Quay tramway into your layout. That way you can use code 100 track, and not worry about the flange depth! See czcams.com/video/8GJWtGI3QGE/video.htmlsi=qrjxjuTLAqoejVd9
I like the interspersal of interior clips! Spent many years traveling on these units, and I have to say from a passenger comfort point of view, they were awful! 😂 Sorry to see you had a breakage so early on - as more and more fine detail gets added to these models, it does become a common occurrence! I'm not really sure why you think liquid poly would not be suitable, but PVA does the job just as well!
I used to travel to Sussex University every day and I always tried to get into the part of the train that was the CIG and not the VEP because it was more comfortable! Poly cement does not stick to die cast and some of the plastic parts are a flexible type of plastic that won't stick with poly cement which dissolves the body-work. Thanks for watching.
Cat replied "I think the money would be better spent on cat food".
I spend more on cat food than I do on trains as I have got two cats!
Do you think the commuter set is worth the money?
It is if you are just starting out as it gives you a station building, two platforms and a train! Thanks for watching.
@@AllensTrains many thanks. I may invest, as I am thinking of starting out.
@@johnUB4478 This train pack does not include any track or a controller. If you get the Capital Commuter train pack, I would get the track and a controller cheap from ebay. eg www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176213251386?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=QXXxfffjRLy&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=SzW9VMKETxC&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
@AllensTrains many thanks. I have a few bits a pieces already, including controller and track, plus a few trains, but no layout yet.
@@johnUB4478 If you are just starting out, I recommend you construct the trakmat layout as a first step. Thanks for watching.
我喜欢火车🚄。但是我不喜欢车。有的时候我开火车🚄。
I must admit, I like the one in NSE livery
It does look like a very nice model. Oddly enough I'm afraid Hornby *still* haven't quite got the dimensions of the cab front quite correct, but it is an improvement on the older version. Not sure why they're having such difficulty with that, as Bachmann have managed with their 4-TC (which shares the same cab). Have you found the running an improvement on the older model?
It runs more smoothly tha the old model and can achieve a slower speed. But it is noisy! Colin Duff has written an initail review of the SWT version here www.southernelectric.org.uk/2024/01/26/hornbys-new-4vep-quick-first-impressions/ He says the Cab front on the Bachmann 4-TC is not accurate either! extra.southernelectric.org.uk/modelling/reviews/mod4rev_kernow-4tc-1.html#:~:text=These%20are%20extremely%20good%20and,compare%20very%20well%20to%20photographs. Thnka for watching!
Thank you for sharing! 👍 Unit 3514 was formed 18th June 1990 using both Driving Trailer Composites and the Trailer Second from 3137 with the Motorcoach from 3016. It was painted into new two-tone green/grey ‘Southern’ livery at Eastleigh (released 11th December 2001) and withdrawn at Lovers Walk 25th November 2005. Its last passenger working was the 17.58 Victoria to Brighton on 19th November 2005 (this was booked to be an ecs move following the Sussex Slammer railtour but Southern decided to operate it as a passenger service for the benefit of enthusiasts). When pairs of 4 VEP units were used on the East Grinstead line there was an operating instruction that required the intermediate gangways be locked out of use when passing through Oxted Tunnel in order to prevent passengers operating the droplights in the intermediate driving cab vestibules. PS - suspect Mr Wilky knows more than he is letting on..... 🐱
Really informative post - thanks!
Very nice! The unit in the first video clip is actually a Class 421 (4-CIG) though.
Yes. It was the only clip of a train in this livery that II could find!
Thank you for an informative video and quite agree having the pancake motor protruding into the passenger compartment of the Motorcoach (MBSO) is disappointing. Curtains in 4 VEP units started being removed from 1978-on although for a few years were retained in the first-class compartments of the Driving Trailer Composites (DTC).
The new version R30106 Southern Class 423 4-VEP EMU Train Pack which is due to be at the retailers shortly rectifies this with the power bogie being removed to the guard's van. Not all of the issues with the old model have been addressed with the new model, notably, the electric shoe is the same thin etched brass effort! However, the new version motorcoach has a die cast chassis to give it extra weight and avoid the need for traction tyres. I had placed a pre-order with Hattons many moons ago, but now they have gone phut. I am mulling over placing another pre-order. What do you think? Cheapest price I can find is £308.54
@@AllensTrains TMC are advertising the new 4 VEP for £326.69 and Kernow selling for £326.99 (same as Hattons who have sold-out on pre-order). 🙂 £308.54 is a keen price if the vendor is reliable. The abolition of traction tyres would be welcome, although the coarse wheels prevent the Hornby 4 VEP from visiting Ewhurst Green. 🤨
@@ewhurstgreen I had a pre-order with Hattons, but they are closing down and all pre-orders with them have been cancelled! I was debating with myself whether or not place another order with Rails. Here is the link to the cheapest price I can find. But it is not in stock. I might keep an eye on this price. www.kmsrailtech.co.uk/hornby/11472-southern-class-423-4-vep-emu-train-pack-era-10-r30106-5055286698590.html
@@AllensTrains Sorry your order was cancelled; Rails is not a company I tend to use. Not heard of KMS rail tech before - their prices do appear to be very competitive so will have to explore thier website. A quick check confirms KMS Railtech Ltd as being registered as a private Limited Company no.SC587518 formed 1st February 2018. Based outside Aberdeen, tt has three company directors and may enjoy low overheads.
hi, thats a 2-HAl not a 2 Bil. clowns have put it in wrong box !
It says on the box, Set No '2677' R3341. The train has the number 2677 on the front, and the pictures on the box match the train. It is a 2-HAL. I must be the clown who transposed the two trains! I have now corrected this mistake. Thanks for watching.
Well done! 7119 (new 8th November 1958) outshopped blue full yellow ends 31st May 1967 before blue-grey 20th October 1969.