Thanks for that Brian, a few others have said that too - I've looked at a few photos, and it definitely looks to be the case! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I remember seeing a photo of a bagnall shunter that looked simlar to the Tri-ang dock shunters and I know Brush/Beyer Peacock No.91 looks similar although different proportions. So its not as unrealistic as you may think at first and it can make a good starting point of a freelance diesel loco. You can also get transfers to restore these that even include transfers for some cab controls.
Ahh okay, thanks for that mate, I'll look at those! That sounds good too - I wonder if those are any good? I wouldn't expect cab controls to be very effective though - since the mechanism fills most of the body! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Oooh! I have the yellow one of these. That or someone painted it yellow. Either way, it's a lovely tiny little model and a fairly good runner for its age (insulfrog points excepted). I dislike models being noisy runners in general, but given they're diesels I can make a good exception for that buzzing.
The first thing I noticed about these engines is that they look remarkably similar to a shunter we have in New Zealand. Ours is known as the Bagnall TR. TR is the classification given to at least six different designs of 0-4-0 diesel shunters, each built by a different manufacturer (Drewry, Hitachi etc).
I suggest you look up 'NZR TR class' on google and you should find a picture of the Bagnall TR. Unlike these dock shunters, the TR's all had connecting-rods.
You know, at the miniature railway where I volunteer we have a 7 1/4 inch gauge version of the black one. It's called Eddie, the guy who built it actually bought the model, measured it, scaled up the measurements and built from that. I have driven it a Cople of times and it's one hell of a fun engine, tbf I even rolled it over once !
Fantastic cute lil' critters they are. In my opinion, a fun project would be to super detail one (Add separate grab irons, little air horns, weathering) and paint it in custom paint it, and use it as a switcher at an industrial siding. Just something I might do. :) Great vid as always, bro. Blessings!
Thanks a lot mate! Ooh that'd be a fantastic project for someone more skilled than me - send some photos if you ever do it!! :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)
HA, the latest episode of Salvage or Scrap in your new 2nd series about the Tri-ang Dock Shunter brought us here. Interesting to see how they repurposed a motor bogey design as their some sort of de facto format for other bogey locos. Clever. Wew, even a running light in 1958? Your vid of the Tri-ang Deeley 3F from 2019 told us more about Tri-ang’s history. As continental H0 modellers we had some rough ideas about how the business went concerning OO Tri-ang-Hornby-Wrenn, but those older 2 vids certainly do explain more. Models from that era (1950s - 1980s) might be a tad crude but do last a lifetime. We bought a few H0 from the 1970s as well... less details but are truly 'tanks' and can easily be maintained with even new replacement parts available from factory. Apparently, the quality of visuals and sound, as well as the entire execution of your channel have increased significantly. Compliments!
Nice one mate, Takes me back. I had a Red number 5 in my trainset years ago in my young childhood days. She got repainted twice, first, badly, into a private owner 'Westbury Tin Company' light grey livery. Then, better, into BR green with Wasp ends. And talk about powerful, she once hauled 60+ wagons, everything we could get our hands on, around a fanily friends garden layout with ease. I swapped her for a GWR 57xx pannier. I wonder whatever happened to her? Have a great week, Jon
Hi Jon, ooh I like the sound of these in BR green! Blimey - 60+ wagons is very impressive, even for these! haha - I would have said these have a bit more grunt than the tri-ang/Hornby panniers did - although they're not bad of course! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I like the black one, with your repair it reminds me of a haphazard "just get it back into service we need it yesterday" kind of repair that you might see on an actual locomotive
Sam, here in the US we would call that "Transcontinental" locomotive a locomotive, and that Tri-ang R55 "Transcontinental" locomotive vaguely resembles an EMD F-7 with the red and silver Santa Fe Warbonnet paint scheme. In 1869, however, the US did have its first Transcontinental Railroad.
Me too! The thing is I've already reviewed everything in my tri-ang collection, but I try to get them into running sessions whenever I can! :D Cheers mate, Sam :)
Hi Sam. Good review on these Dock Authority shunters. These are very nice little locos. I got two of these in my collection mainly in black and once owned by my father. Had them running on my layout recently and were fun to run them again. Thanks for sharing. Rob
I can start getting 'Christmasy' on Thursday as the Christmas White rose is coming through, it was supposed to be the A4 "Union of South Africa" but it failed so the Locomotive is a Diesel, lets hope its a nice classic diesel! Cheers Sam! Ed.
Hi Sam, just an update, there was a white one as well, i think it was only in the ambulance set with a helicopter car as well, all in white with red cross's on the sides
I had a black "Dock Authority" one as a kid, it's in the loft somewhere. Bought it 2nd hand at a model show in about 1990. The light still worked 25 years ago when I last ran it - tearing it up at a scale speed of 100mph pulling 300 tons! 😄
Hi Sam. Very impressive slow speed - could hardly believe it. Great restoration. If Triang had heard of LED, they definitely would have fitted them - good job. (and I never noticed the buffer beam until you pointed it out.). Good video again. Alan.
Thanks a lot Alan - yeah I was so happy with how these ran! I agree - if tri-ang had LEDs, they would have done amazing things with them, I'm sure! All the best mate, Sam :)
Great review Sam. As you say these had huge play value. I think if they originally had a bright lamp like your LED conversion. They would have doubled sales.... Oscar
There was a shunter very similar to them in Latvia! Saw one at the museum in Riga 3 years ago! They're great models and I once had one on my Hornby layout as a child and the pulling power was immense! Prime Pork and Smiths Crisps . . . Smokey Bacon?!
Hi Sam, thanks for posting this, I've just been given a red one, that's in Dusty nick but will look fine after a clean up and service, I hadn't thought about running a dock scene on the layout but now I can. Keep modelling, cheers Rik in Dunfermline 😁
hi sam yes the r 353 yard switcher is the same but without buffers hence triang made a snow plough for it. i have one in each colour.the yellow one has new wheels to run on modern track.triang locos will run slow if looked after as you said
Wow, these look a lot like the “Hustlers” produced by Athearn in the US. My friend has one that starts to smell after a while, but it still mostly works.
That Tri-ang Transcontinental looks like an American F Unit in a Santa Fe Railroad livery, hmmm..... Those Doc Shunters really are something, they look so charming and with a very low price, I think more companies should try doing something like this. I should surf eBay one of these days.
haha yeah it does a bit - I think that's what they were going for, but being based in the UK, they never really managed to do as much research as they did for British trains! Really glad you liked the shunters anyway mate, Sam :)
That's interesting hat they used the bogie of a larger diesel to be the wheelset for this tiny diesel! 1:03 the yellow one is rather different from these two, as it says "Tri-ang Railways" on the side instead of "Dock Authority" 1:50 will you ever do an updated review on that one? I'm rather surprised such a small motor can pull five mk1 coaches!
Absolutely - it's quite unusual, but shows ingenuity and cost saving, in a way that doesn't disappoint the customer (Hornby?) No probably not - that's the only unit I have from the set, so it wouldn't make for a very complete review! For sure - but they're mightily powerful, impressively so! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Hello Sam, you really summed these little locos up a treat, I've owned one since the sixties and run it on my garden railway, it leaps over the points and crossovers as the wheel flanges were obviously manufacturered long before code 100 track was thought of which brings me to my big question Sam, how do you or what procedure do you use to grind the wheels down to run comfortable on modern track, I don't own a lathe so if you could put me in the right direction on this I would be most grateful Sam, thank you as always for your Great and Interesting video's.
Thanks a lot Paul - yes I'm still really fond of these, marvellous little locos! One of them was fine as it came, I used a dremel and grinding wheel to take down the flanges on the other... I did it with the wheels turning in the loco, followed by a full strip down, clean and service to get rid of all the dust... worked a treat! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains Thank you so much for your reply Sam that was very helpful I shall be giving all my Triang Hornby locomotives that wheel treatment now, as I’ve said before I like to run them as much as the more up to date models, thank you again Sam, you’ve been a great help.
great vid like always! You should make some vids of reviews of the third-market models trains. Model Trains by more unknown companies. it would be cool for you to do a review about those kinds of locos. cheers mate!
Thanks a lot mate! Yeah that would be cool to do actually - although the truth is, there aren't that many unknown companies who produce stuff here in the UK! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
hi sam great video.i had a yellow one in 1963 .they are great.i now have a red one and a black one. and if looked after will run slowly.i don't know why they stopped making them, qwality motors unlike todays rubbish which you cannot maintain.i don't know about these locos being a toy though.i think a good model which is not a real loco. or could a real one be built from scratch. now that would be an eye catcher.
Hi Peter, thanks so much for the comment - glad to hear you had one too - what wonderful toys for the era! That's very true - these are always so reliable, and bulletproof too! Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Do the updated Thomas and Friends running session with Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Toby, Duck, Donald, Douglas, Emily, Bill, Ben, Spencer, Arry, Bert, Mavis and Rosie. You should get Bachmann Oliver, Hornby Diesel, Hornby Stepney, Hornby Murdoch and Bachmann Salty.
I had one of these as a kid, and being the tear away i wired the track to mains power 240V, ended up with a knackered piece of track and the light stopped working on my shunter but the loco still ran fine, i think maybe the light acted as a safety device to stop the loco catching fire.
That was back in 1976 i was 14 and we didn't have breakers(still on fuse wire), but it didn't blow it was just a second or two connected to the mains, needless to say i never did it again,
HEY SAM ITS grant I’m just watched your incredibly AWSOME sir Nigel Gresley engineering video love that book law a3 thanks hornby here’s a fact about the p2 the p2 it actually started out in life as an a4 same streamlined body but with two extra driving wheels a 4-8-2 than they took the streamlineing off sadly so there’s an interesting fact about the p2 have a good day
Hi Grant, thanks a lot for the comment - yes I've heard about the streamlining on those P2 engines - that'd be amazing to see in model form one day! :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)
They certainly have a good turn of speed. Better than in real life I would have thought. Oh and just one more thing, I could not resist it - I bought a gandy dancer!
My red No.3 was given to me a few years ago by a friend. It used to run, very badly, now it won't run at all. The light comes on so it's drawing current. Any tips to get the old girl turning?
Hi mate, feel free to check out some of my tri-ang servicing videos - they all work on the same principle! Failing that, feel free to use my maintenance service, and I can get it serviced and tested for you cheaply! :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I'm just getting one of these from EBay. At 60 I'm picking up my childhood hobby. We had one of these for our layout way back. Do you have any tips for replacing the light with an LED?
Fantastic news Gerry, really hope you enjoy it! The LED replacement is quite easy - I'd recommend a warm white LED, a full bridge rectifier (smaller the better), a 1k resistor and a nice capacitor (16v) - that's what I used, and it looks great! :D Thanks for watching - Sam :)
There's a black #3, a red #5, a yellow Tri-ang Rlys, and a red Tri-ang Rlys. Even thought they are supposed to be very toy-ish, they are actually very similar to an early british shunter, the engine is pictured here... www.urban75.net/forums/threads/what-sort-of-british-railways-first-generation-diesel-locomotive-are-you.332295/ ( you have to scroll down for a while.
Ooh okay! Thanks for the tip mate - I'll take a look at that! I don't remember seeing a tri-ang one with a snowplough - but it is possible! :D Thanks for watching, Sam :)
once again simplicity is the real winner when it comes to toy model trains up against realistic model train. these tri-ang models may not be realistic but children want to play with toys, not eye over them on display
I absolutely agree - it's a shame we don't see so many locos like this these days - pure quality... ones you can drop and do no damage! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Great to see the dock shunters, I've still got mine that I bought in the early 70's
Still going strong all these years later!
That's good to hear Patrick - ooh yeah, you won't catch these letting you down!
Cheers mate,
Sam :)
Even though the Dock Shunter is a fictitious Diesel Shunter, surprisingly it does bear some resemblance to the New Zealand Railways Bagnall TR 156.
Thanks for that Brian, a few others have said that too - I've looked at a few photos, and it definitely looks to be the case!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
They look so cute.
haha thanks - they really are aren't they?? :3
Cheers,
Sam :)
Great to see these little vintage locos running. Great review as always Sam
Thanks Jose, glad you enjoyed seeing them run!
Cheers,
Sam :)
Enjoyed the wide shot at the end! Had a Triang diesel shunter in 1963 think I’ll get another one for fun.
Thanks very much Gareth - I can recommend them still, they run fantastically! :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
I remember seeing a photo of a bagnall shunter that looked simlar to the Tri-ang dock shunters and I know Brush/Beyer Peacock No.91 looks similar although different proportions. So its not as unrealistic as you may think at first and it can make a good starting point of a freelance diesel loco. You can also get transfers to restore these that even include transfers for some cab controls.
Ahh okay, thanks for that mate, I'll look at those! That sounds good too - I wonder if those are any good? I wouldn't expect cab controls to be very effective though - since the mechanism fills most of the body!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Another great vid that shows toys can be so much fun. Also, loved the light good job. They are great runners. Thank you for the shout Out!
Thanks a lot mate - absolutely! Really glad you liked them, and no problem with the shoutout!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Although fictional, they ran a lot better than many real life locomotives made in 1958! Hehehe... cheers mukka.
Yeah absolutely, that may well be true actually! ;
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Oooh! I have the yellow one of these. That or someone painted it yellow. Either way, it's a lovely tiny little model and a fairly good runner for its age (insulfrog points excepted). I dislike models being noisy runners in general, but given they're diesels I can make a good exception for that buzzing.
Very nice Damian - I think the yellow ones are quite rare, unless it's just repainted! They are great aren't they?! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
The first thing I noticed about these engines is that they look remarkably similar to a shunter we have in New Zealand. Ours is known as the Bagnall TR. TR is the classification given to at least six different designs of 0-4-0 diesel shunters, each built by a different manufacturer (Drewry, Hitachi etc).
I suggest you look up 'NZR TR class' on google and you should find a picture of the Bagnall TR. Unlike these dock shunters, the TR's all had connecting-rods.
Ahh is that so?? I'll be sure to look into those Bagnalls, thanks for the tip!
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
You know, at the miniature railway where I volunteer we have a 7 1/4 inch gauge version of the black one. It's called Eddie, the guy who built it actually bought the model, measured it, scaled up the measurements and built from that. I have driven it a Cople of times and it's one hell of a fun engine, tbf I even rolled it over once !
Ooh that must be awesome - I'd love to see that!! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Fantastic cute lil' critters they are. In my opinion, a fun project would be to super detail one (Add separate grab irons, little air horns, weathering) and paint it in custom paint it, and use it as a switcher at an industrial siding. Just something I might do. :) Great vid as always, bro. Blessings!
Thanks a lot mate! Ooh that'd be a fantastic project for someone more skilled than me - send some photos if you ever do it!! :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
HA, the latest episode of Salvage or Scrap in your new 2nd series about the Tri-ang Dock Shunter brought us here. Interesting to see how they repurposed a motor bogey design as their some sort of de facto format for other bogey locos. Clever. Wew, even a running light in 1958? Your vid of the Tri-ang Deeley 3F from 2019 told us more about Tri-ang’s history. As continental H0 modellers we had some rough ideas about how the business went concerning OO Tri-ang-Hornby-Wrenn, but those older 2 vids certainly do explain more. Models from that era (1950s - 1980s) might be a tad crude but do last a lifetime. We bought a few H0 from the 1970s as well... less details but are truly 'tanks' and can easily be maintained with even new replacement parts available from factory. Apparently, the quality of visuals and sound, as well as the entire execution of your channel have increased significantly. Compliments!
Nice one mate, Takes me back. I had a Red number 5 in my trainset years ago in my young childhood days. She got repainted twice, first, badly, into a private owner 'Westbury Tin Company' light grey livery. Then, better, into BR green with Wasp ends. And talk about powerful, she once hauled 60+ wagons, everything we could get our hands on, around a fanily friends garden layout with ease. I swapped her for a GWR 57xx pannier. I wonder whatever happened to her?
Have a great week,
Jon
Hi Jon, ooh I like the sound of these in BR green! Blimey - 60+ wagons is very impressive, even for these! haha - I would have said these have a bit more grunt than the tri-ang/Hornby panniers did - although they're not bad of course!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
I like the black one, with your repair it reminds me of a haphazard "just get it back into service we need it yesterday" kind of repair that you might see on an actual locomotive
Sam, here in the US we would call that "Transcontinental" locomotive a locomotive, and that Tri-ang R55 "Transcontinental" locomotive vaguely resembles an EMD F-7 with the red and silver Santa Fe Warbonnet paint scheme. In 1869, however, the US did have its first Transcontinental Railroad.
Ahh okay Brian, thanks very much for clearing that up - those are not something I know very much about!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
I wish you did tri-ang stuff more often. :)
Me too! The thing is I've already reviewed everything in my tri-ang collection, but I try to get them into running sessions whenever I can! :D
Cheers mate,
Sam :)
Hi Sam. Good review on these Dock Authority shunters. These are very nice little locos. I got two of these in my collection mainly in black and once owned by my father. Had them running on my layout recently and were fun to run them again. Thanks for sharing. Rob
Hi Rob, that's good to hear - glad you still have a couple of them! They are lovely to run - I've always thought so too!
All the best,
Sam :)
Tri-angs most popular loco. I have the red, yellow and black ones. Superb runners. David.
I think you might be right - they must have made thousands of these! :D
All the best mate,
Sam :)
Sounds like your repairs were up to the standard of Doncaster works! Bog filler, blue tack and super glue sounds very realistic! Hehehe
haha thanks mate - for sure!! ;D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Great video as always... lets see modern hornby still work in 50 years time
Thanks so much Robert - you're dead right, I agree ;D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
I can start getting 'Christmasy' on Thursday as the Christmas White rose is coming through, it was supposed to be the A4 "Union of South Africa" but it failed so the Locomotive is a Diesel, lets hope its a nice classic diesel!
Cheers Sam!
Ed.
Ooh very nice - hope you have a great time and take some photos! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Hi Sam, just an update, there was a white one as well, i think it was only in the ambulance set with a helicopter car as well, all in white with red cross's on the sides
Thanks again for the memories Sam.....I can vaguely racall a Battle Space version of these...or maybe it was the 060 shunter.......Great vid....
No problem Mark - ooh fantastic, yes that sounds familiar! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Great review of nice small older Tri-ang locos. Excellent.
Thanks Norbert - really glad you enjoyed it!
Cheers,
Sam :)
I had a black "Dock Authority" one as a kid, it's in the loft somewhere. Bought it 2nd hand at a model show in about 1990. The light still worked 25 years ago when I last ran it - tearing it up at a scale speed of 100mph pulling 300 tons! 😄
That's fantastic Rob, real classic engines those - and brilliantly reliable too of course! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
I don’t know why but the sound of a triang motor sounds great
I agree Tee - always loved the sound! :D
Very nice Sam, loved the opening music, had me dancing, which is something you do not want to see (LOL)...Simon
haha that's good to hear Simon, glad you liked that!! Hope you're doing okay mate,
Sam :)
Oh my Sam, these shunters are beautiful, and its triang, even better.
Great video as usual Sam!
hehe absolutely - you can't beat tri-ang!
Thanks for the comment,
Sam :)
Hi Sam. Very impressive slow speed - could hardly believe it. Great restoration. If Triang had heard of LED, they definitely would have fitted them - good job. (and I never noticed the buffer beam until you pointed it out.). Good video again. Alan.
Thanks a lot Alan - yeah I was so happy with how these ran! I agree - if tri-ang had LEDs, they would have done amazing things with them, I'm sure!
All the best mate,
Sam :)
Great review Sam. As you say these had huge play value. I think if they originally had a bright lamp like your LED conversion. They would have doubled sales....
Oscar
Hi Oscar, thanks a lot - haha yeah that's true - people always seem to love toys with a good light!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
There was a shunter very similar to them in Latvia! Saw one at the museum in Riga 3 years ago! They're great models and I once had one on my Hornby layout as a child and the pulling power was immense! Prime Pork and Smiths Crisps . . . Smokey Bacon?!
Ooh really?? I'll have to take a look at those! Absolutely - these can haul amazing loads! :3
haha, thanks for the comment mate,
Sam :)
Sam you forgot to mention the smell of ozone from the motors that takes you right back to childhood.
haha yeah absolutely - it is a great smell! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
Wow these are some very little cute shunters
Thanks a lot mate - really glad you found them cute :3
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
They don't make 'em like this any more! What a wonderful tribute to Triang of the 50s and 60s...
I have a soft spot for all the old stuff, Dublo, American Flyer S, Lionel O, it's all good!
Andrew Kiely I have a hornby dublo BR green A4 Pacific Mallard I have no track to run it on though!
Absolutely - the old stuff was the best! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Hi Sam, thanks for posting this, I've just been given a red one, that's in Dusty nick but will look fine after a clean up and service, I hadn't thought about running a dock scene on the layout but now I can. Keep modelling, cheers Rik in Dunfermline 😁
No problem Rik - great to hear that, hopefully you can get it sorted out! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
hi sam yes the r 353 yard switcher is the same but without buffers hence triang made a snow plough for it. i have one in each colour.the yellow one has new wheels to run on modern track.triang locos will run slow if looked after as you said
Hey Peter, ahh that's very interesting - I'd love to see that!! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
Wow, these look a lot like the “Hustlers” produced by Athearn in the US. My friend has one that starts to smell after a while, but it still mostly works.
Yeah they do actually, googling them! :D
Thanks for watching - Sam :)
I bet with some updating and modifying it would fit in very well with a fine scale harbor scene layout!!
Great review by the way!!
haha yeah I think they would - if you didn't mind too much about realism of course :3
Cheers,
Sam :)
wow that is some interesting locos i really like them. they are small but strong i think they are in the top 10 for best tri ang locos. great video
Thanks a lot mate - yeah they really are lovely engines - probably in the top 10 too! :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Glad this is a Express review I am so busy on Snupps hehehe. Oh if you get a Loco on Christmas day will you review it with us in the New year may be??
Thanks Michael, haha that's good to hear! ooh yeah - I'll review just about any loco I get, hehe! :3
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Lovely video love the vintage engines.
Thanks a lot Leo - really glad you liked these! :D
Cheers,
Sam :)
That Tri-ang Transcontinental looks like an American F Unit in a Santa Fe Railroad livery, hmmm.....
Those Doc Shunters really are something, they look so charming and with a very low price, I think more companies should try doing something like this. I should surf eBay one of these days.
haha yeah it does a bit - I think that's what they were going for, but being based in the UK, they never really managed to do as much research as they did for British trains!
Really glad you liked the shunters anyway mate,
Sam :)
Another one of my school lunch break videos. 😂
haha thank you!! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
That's interesting hat they used the bogie of a larger diesel to be the wheelset for this tiny diesel!
1:03 the yellow one is rather different from these two, as it says "Tri-ang Railways" on the side instead of "Dock Authority"
1:50 will you ever do an updated review on that one?
I'm rather surprised such a small motor can pull five mk1 coaches!
Absolutely - it's quite unusual, but shows ingenuity and cost saving, in a way that doesn't disappoint the customer (Hornby?)
No probably not - that's the only unit I have from the set, so it wouldn't make for a very complete review!
For sure - but they're mightily powerful, impressively so!
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
My grandad has two of the black ones from 1960 which still work very well!
That's good to hear - these never let you down! :D
Happy New Year,
Sam :)
I love these Dock Shutter I like theme both but I like the red one the most!!!!
Thanks a lot Jody - I think I like the red the most too :3
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Hello Sam, you really summed these little locos up a treat, I've owned one since the sixties and run it on my garden railway, it leaps over the points and crossovers as the wheel flanges were obviously manufacturered long before code 100 track was thought of which brings me to my big question Sam, how do you or what procedure do you use to grind the wheels down to run comfortable on modern track, I don't own a lathe so if you could put me in the right direction on this I would be most grateful Sam, thank you as always for your Great and Interesting video's.
Thanks a lot Paul - yes I'm still really fond of these, marvellous little locos! One of them was fine as it came, I used a dremel and grinding wheel to take down the flanges on the other... I did it with the wheels turning in the loco, followed by a full strip down, clean and service to get rid of all the dust... worked a treat!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains Thank you so much for your reply Sam that was very helpful I shall be giving all my Triang Hornby locomotives that wheel treatment now, as I’ve said before I like to run them as much as the more up to date models, thank you again Sam, you’ve been a great help.
Urs perform brilliantly! Ive jst finished restoring a Dock shunter, bt only the body, the motor etc i think needs to come to u lol
Thanks mate! I do love doing these - feel free to get in touch for a service if you like! :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
_AAAAAA_ *DOCK SHUNTERS*
Jokes aside, I'd definitely get one or two. Maybe for a bit o' bodging too.
Great review as usual Sam.
haha!!!
I would - they are great, especially if you want to practice your servicing! :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
I love how you respond to everyones comment most people don't take the time to communicate which is bloody annoying thanks-otis
Thanks a lot Otis - absolutely, I think it's really important to get back to everyone - it's only fair! :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains that's awesome keep up that additude
these dock shunters are amazing you're reviews are aswell
Thanks so much mate - you are kind! :3
Cheers,
Sam :)
Great review sam, I do love old trains 👍
Thanks CIaran - me too! :D
It is amazing how much power these trains have, if only we got the quality of these trains in all of our trains today.
Absolutely - these can outstrip modern engines twice their size... it's crazy! ;D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
These are to cute! I love how small and squat they are. :)
haha so do I - they're just fantastic aren't they?? :D
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
Sam'sTrains they are fantastic.
Gotta love tri-ang right Sam
For sure - I've always loved them too! :3
Thanks for watching,
Sam :)
This is literally just a British Athern Hustler
great vid like always! You should make some vids of reviews of the third-market models trains. Model Trains by more unknown companies. it would be cool for you to do a review about those kinds of locos. cheers mate!
Thanks a lot mate! Yeah that would be cool to do actually - although the truth is, there aren't that many unknown companies who produce stuff here in the UK!
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Sam :)
hi sam great video.i had a yellow one in 1963 .they are great.i now have a red one and a black one. and if looked after will run slowly.i don't know why they stopped making them, qwality motors unlike todays rubbish which you cannot maintain.i don't know about these locos being a toy though.i think a good model which is not a real loco. or could a real one be built from scratch. now that would be an eye catcher.
Hi Peter, thanks so much for the comment - glad to hear you had one too - what wonderful toys for the era! That's very true - these are always so reliable, and bulletproof too!
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Do the updated Thomas and Friends running session with Thomas, Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Percy, Toby, Duck, Donald, Douglas, Emily, Bill, Ben, Spencer, Arry, Bert, Mavis and Rosie.
You should get Bachmann Oliver, Hornby Diesel, Hornby Stepney, Hornby Murdoch and Bachmann Salty.
Absolutely - I'm thinking about doing that quite soon!
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I'm in love...
Probably the toy-style nature.
haha me too - I know, they're awesome aren't they?? :3
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I had one of these as a kid, and being the tear away i wired the track to mains power 240V, ended up with a knackered piece of track and the light stopped working on my shunter but the loco still ran fine, i think maybe the light acted as a safety device to stop the loco catching fire.
Blimey! I bet that was interesting - how long did you have it on the mains for?! I assume it tripped the breaker?!
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That was back in 1976 i was 14 and we didn't have breakers(still on fuse wire), but it didn't blow it was just a second or two connected to the mains, needless to say i never did it again,
HEY SAM ITS grant I’m just watched your incredibly AWSOME sir Nigel Gresley engineering video love that book law a3 thanks hornby here’s a fact about the p2 the p2 it actually started out in life as an a4 same streamlined body but with two extra driving wheels a 4-8-2 than they took the streamlineing off sadly so there’s an interesting fact about the p2 have a good day
Hi Grant, thanks a lot for the comment - yes I've heard about the streamlining on those P2 engines - that'd be amazing to see in model form one day! :D
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I'll Give Them Names!
Red: Rolf
Black:Nolf
haha those are fantastic!! :D
Hey I have got the red one it is lovely to see someone else has one too😀
Ooh awesome, I love those so much! :D
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I realy love the egines, great
They certainly have a good turn of speed. Better than in real life I would have thought. Oh and just one more thing, I could not resist it - I bought a gandy dancer!
Thanks Ian - yeah these really are beauties! haha, enjoy it mate - hope yours runs better than mine does ;)
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Sam :)
are gandy dancers like Kalamazoo's here in Australia and hand cars in the US
very lovely dock shuntters i like number 3 and 5 hahaha great video sam
haha thanks mate - really glad you enjoyed it! :D
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I do t know why but I really like the side rods on that engine
On the 08?? Yeah I do too - they're even better on the more realistic modern ones, since they're outside the frame!
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I have the yellow shunter r253 made in Britain with the steam car. Very rare, looking to sell! In excellent condition
haha they always are!! xD
For your 2017 Christmas Special Sam could you make it a Thomas themed one.
Thanks James! I couldn't not have Bullman as the star though - you'll have to wait and see ;D
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yes
Sam do you remember your Wren pulling test, well why don't you do a pulling test with the two dockyard shunters
Hi Mike, that would be a great idea - I may do that some time! :D
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Sam :)
Very interesting models, there so small it’s rather cute. You could call them petit shutters
Thank you! I know - they are super tiny, that'd be a good name too, hehe!
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I need this in my life
haha thanks Liam - they're still around on Ebay, but you'll need to know how to service them! :D
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Sam If you could, would you run a consist of 10 pax cars with Bill and Ben up front and these shunters behind?
Ooh that sounds cool - I may be able to do that one day! :D
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Sam :)
wow, i have one of those,
its the TR.20071 with danger striped buffer beam
(i have a 19-17 volt controller so it sparks when i run it)
Ooh that's cool - enjoy it mate, they're real classics :3
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Funny very smal diesel shunters. I like them.
Thanks a lot Marco - glad you liked them! :D
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Sam :)
My red No.3 was given to me a few years ago by a friend. It used to run, very badly, now it won't run at all. The light comes on so it's drawing current. Any tips to get the old girl turning?
Hi mate, feel free to check out some of my tri-ang servicing videos - they all work on the same principle! Failing that, feel free to use my maintenance service, and I can get it serviced and tested for you cheaply! :D
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Those things look like toys... I like really weird locomotives LOL!
Also are they real locomotives or just free design?
haha yeah they do! There were real engines which looked very similar, but generally I'd say these are fictitious!
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Sam :)
Oh...
You here Sam I have to admit you can't beat an 08
hehe for sure - they are awesome! :D
I have one of these and I painted it green and called it lazurus it was red but I disnt have dock authority on it.
Ooh that makes it very unique then - that's a very cool idea!
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I'm just getting one of these from EBay. At 60 I'm picking up my childhood hobby. We had one of these for our layout way back. Do you have any tips for replacing the light with an LED?
Fantastic news Gerry, really hope you enjoy it! The LED replacement is quite easy - I'd recommend a warm white LED, a full bridge rectifier (smaller the better), a 1k resistor and a nice capacitor (16v) - that's what I used, and it looks great! :D
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Hello sam just wondering did you shave the flanges so they could go through points
Hi! I think for the Black one, yes I did - though the red one was always okay I think! :D
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Can you make a vid with the mallard and flying scotsman soon?
Okay! I'll see what I can do :3
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Sam :)
Thanks a lot!
Love sams trains
Thanks so much mate!! :D
Cute little engines :)
Thanks for the comment!! :D
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Express vide. Yeeeeeeees
haha! Hope you like it :3
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Could you try to make your very own Thomas episode with your trains
Hi Alex - watch this space ;D
There so small like the steamys I wonder if they would do a 4 way header that would be cool
haha absolutely! Yeah that would be great to try - you'd need a pretty beefy controller though ;D
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Can youu make a running session with only your tri-ang models please
Yeah - it's high time I did that again!! :D
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Great little locos, I shall look out for one. Do you need to change the wheels?
Thanks Philip! Yes you may need to replace the wheels for ones with shorter flanges, or have them taken down!
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Sam :)
Thanks Sam.
There's a black #3, a red #5, a yellow Tri-ang Rlys, and a red Tri-ang Rlys. Even thought they are supposed to be very toy-ish, they are actually very similar to an early british shunter, the engine is pictured here... www.urban75.net/forums/threads/what-sort-of-british-railways-first-generation-diesel-locomotive-are-you.332295/ ( you have to scroll down for a while.
Ther's also a red w/ snowplow (i don't know if it's modeled)
Ooh okay! Thanks for the tip mate - I'll take a look at that! I don't remember seeing a tri-ang one with a snowplough - but it is possible! :D
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Hi sam what led did you use in the front work light, they look great
They're just warm white LEDs I bought on ebay years ago - warm white does look the best for these I think! :D
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Could you do a review over the Triang Railways diesel locomotive?
Which one mate?? I have done quite a few - the class 31 for example! :D
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The American looking locomotive you showed that had the same motor as the little switchers/shutters.
I call the red one cherry and and the black one coco.
haha fantastic!! :D
It would’ve been cool to see these with your room lights off see how bright they really are
Yeah it would! I'll have to try that one time! :D
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you should draw a face on the black one at the grey part at the front
haha!! That would be fun to do - I wonder if anyone has?! :D
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Always lived small diesels or any small locos
Thanks Charlie, that's very good to hear!
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Sam :)
once again simplicity is the real winner when it comes to toy model trains up against realistic model train. these tri-ang models may not be realistic but children want to play with toys, not eye over them on display
I absolutely agree - it's a shame we don't see so many locos like this these days - pure quality... ones you can drop and do no damage!
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