Great to see the 1950 Rovex . My older brother had one THAT Christmas. Looking back it really was pretty basic.....those pick up shoes for example. I can remember my brother running it in a darkened room and it arced all over the shop, scared me to death (well I was only about 2). But that carriage you showed was the ones that came in the original set of three (check out the short wheel base) and sure enough the banana effect took hold after about five years ! The controller in the set was battery driven, but my brother must have saved up his pocket money and bought a transformer so it could run off the mains , hence the formidable arcing. Ah, memories, eh ? Great vid

I personally love the 80s one my dad had it when I was a kid so childhood memories... Plus I'm a backwards guy and have a soft spot for tender driven though the amount of old locos wheels seizing on me these days is making that grow old quickly.

It feels like a history lesson! Well done keep up the good content.

I’m a simply guy, I see Sam, I click Great vid!

The second ever loco I had was Princess Elizabeth. Not sure of the year, but probably mid 70's. She was loco driven by an X04, had more detailed valve gear than the early model you showed, spoked wheels, plus she had a smoke generator which took drops of light machine oil, and a piston powered by a gear atop the X04 worm drive to puff the smoke out proportionally to her speed. The tender had one of the axles fitted with a brass tab that scraped on the underside of the tender, which in turn acted as a soundbox, making a crude chuffing sound as the loco moved. Eventually she fell apart with overuse by my young hands, and I no longer have her, but she gave me an everlasting love of LMS and particularly the Settle and Carlisle Railway. God bless her, and Hornby for that!

Awesome video, Sam! :)

Hope you are well sam. Another amazing videos. Really enjoyed hearing the history on the magnificent princes royal class. Really enjoyed hearing the enhancements to the model. Can not wait or see more videos like this. Thank you for telling every one the history and the amazing additions to the model. Really enjoyed hearing the the wide range of colours that the class carries. Take care of yourself.

Great video Sam thanks. I got my first Princess when I was six ! Now a lot of years later, I still love Lizzie's and have seven and three Big Lizzie's. .

Great vid Sam, very nicely done. The progress for model trains is really something to behold

Great video Sam. All the locos are wonderful, but this new Princess is a masterpiece.

I knew cellulose acetate was a bad idea but I did not expect that coach to end up looking like that.

The 80s Princess Royal my dad had is my favourite loco I've ever seen even though I have still got to remove a zero one chip

Great video. Really neat seeing how things have progressed over the years.

It’s absolutely beautiful locomotives love your vid keep the work up in this strange time great vid keep it up

What a great video sam loved it!! Do yiu have any plans to do anymore retrospectives like this in the future?

Sooooo beautiful! Some lovely shots of them running together. I really want to say that the original looks best (if only for nostalgia's sake) but honestly you can really see the refinements, the details and the improvements they've made over 70 years with the latest. Hands down it's just the nicest on the track :)

Brilliant video well done!

Well done, comprehensively, and professionally comparative. Your videos never fail. John

Last time I was this early steam locomotives still ruled the rails!

I have the 80's tender driven loco but its in need of repair. The 2020 one looks so much better than mine. Might have to look into one. Great video it was amazing to see how far Hornby have come. Thanks Chris

Your voice is so nice, when ever I can I listen to some of your videos to help me sleep.

Amazing evolution between all the Princess Royal Class locomotives by Hornby! 😃 It's so amazing of how we went from an old 1950s tooling to a new 2020s tooling! I find it interesting to see all the different features and details that you'd expect from a Princess Royal Class locomotive by Hornby at certain ages! My 2 favorite ones would have to be a tie between the 2003 version and 2020 version because of how crisp the details are along with the performance it has that you'd expect for a modern locomotive like this! The Hornby Princess Royal Class is probably one of the best models Hornby has produced so far! This brings back a lot of memories to those people in the old years when they owned the old Princess Royal Class locomotive by Hornby from the 1950s or 1970s! 😁

That looks so beautiful, unfortunately I'm stuck inside and couldn't go to my local shop to check their stock. They don't even have a website :( Still a really good roundup of all the different generations.

Hi Sam, it's certainly the beautiful old Tri-ang Princess for me. Brings back so many memories of my good friend's wonderful collection. Many thanks.

Great this idea to make a collector's interest-driven video around a top shelf product from Hornby. I really enjoy to see the historical evolution, and have a look at some collectibles. Your original Triang is a must-have for a collector interested in '50s/'60s model trains. That's also a good way to see the technical evolution of the thing. Anyway, the actual Railroad locomotive is pretty good if you close your eyes on the car bumper-like couplings ! I guess this point is not an issue for the public which buys this model. And kitbashers can certainly replace them, I am waiting for a Railroad LNER teak coach with the same couplers, I will see if it is worth the buy. If I can jettison the original coupler, everything's all right for me. The more I look at the Railroad range, the more I find interesting items. Hornby had a good idea when they launched this range ages ago, you can have low prices items with a good quality, and an appeal to nearly every modeller. Good move from the marketing department of Margate !

Great video Sam that brand new princess is gorgeous

Great video Sam, here is a footnote which you may be interested in! I can remember back in the 60's that I think Triang bought out a semi kit version of their Princess model. It was exactly the same as the ready to run version but just in a really nice bits and pieces kit with all the screws and everything to make up a pretty good for the time running model. I still have mine somewhere around! I moved on to Wills white metal kits and brass semi scratch builds after that. Interesting loco's LMS Turbomotive and the 6399 LMS Fury. Great fun! : )

Hi sam i really love the princess locomotives and the new one looks even better

My fav thing about Sam is that even though he has 78k subs he still reply’s to everyone, keep it up sam! 👍🏻

Nice video Sam!

Absolutely fascinating Sam, My first loco was Princess Elizabeth from Triang in 1958, something I was so proud of...It's quite amazing how things have developed over the years, but what interested me was your question as to weather the new locos will be around in 50 years time....I doubt it very much....Thanks as always....Bob

Interesting Sam thanks. I've been lazy with my exhibition layout but I have been busy ordering stuff for projects.

Tender driven Black 5's were produced in the 70's. I started in to the hobby in 1978 & one of the 4 locos I had was a Black 5 along with a Hornby 08 & J72 plus an original Lima HO scale class 33 with the 2 Mk2 & 2 Wagon Lits coaches.

I have to admit, I love the growl of old locomotives

This was my first model train set i still have have and i converted the old tri ang one in to a custom loco

It’s absolutely a beautiful model! LMS engines are always the most beautiful in their red crimson colors!

I loved my 1950s Tri-ang black 'Princess Elizabeth' with its gold tender emblem and two very short LMS maroon coaches (with roofs that warped, of course). I got it new when the real 'Princess Elizabeth' was seen regularly on the main line. Then I got a BR maroon 'The Princess Royal' with valve gear - wow, what an improvement. It looked so realistic. These both disappeared many years ago. I also have two of the 2003 models in my cabinet which look generally very good, but I think the bottom of the cab is wrong (not deep enough) and I just keep gazing at this fault. Which means I will have to get the new one! This was one of your most interesting videos - a great piece of work. Also notice how the rear pony truck frame is cut in half on the 2003 model and rendered beautifully on the new model.

Great video as usual so very interesting and learned a lot as usual .please keep these kind of videos but please make them a little. Longer would be great.Thank you from your friend in the USA.

Amazing video your videos are always amazing

hi Sam's trains I wanted to say thank you for helping me get into the hobby of model train sets I picked up my first train set today and I'm on my way home to set it up thank you so much my first train that is the country flyer

Omg the state of that coach 😂 Nice vid Sam

Well a bit late for the party lol. Great video and informative. Here's an interesting fact about the 1950's Princess Elizabeth...... The Rev Awdry built his first model of Gordon out of the Princess Elizabeth loco. Hacked and rounded the belpaire firebox and other adjustments because the A1/3 was not available as a model at the time. His reasons for building Gordon as he did?? He was getting fed up of inconsistent drawings so endeavoured to set his models up as he wanted the image to be in the books and send the pic to the illustrators.

awsome video sam thanks for this history lesson.also we need to join the war of dapol water towers and the modlers xD

Sam you inspired me to get a layout despite the prices. I love your videos and I now know what trains to buy. I would love it if you reviewed the class 142 pacer ( I know you probably hate them) but they are going out of service soon so it would be nice for a deserved review by you. Thanks for the great content Sam !

I woke up and watched your video this morning! I really enoyed it! I own a mint cond. 1990 Lady Patricia that I only recently took out and gave it a run....it pulled a 12 coach train with ease and the 30 year old traction tyres seem OK! Mind you, it wouldn't pass your slow running test! I note that you touched on a little bit of Mk1 coach history too!

Love this vid my guy

Awesome video

Sam you see how time has changed , nice video Sam

Some fascinating video love it 😊. Can’t wait to get my princess royal class soon

Good work Sam

Great vid sam

Iv been waiting for this

AHHH YES MY FAVORITE LMS LOCO TO EVER LIVE

Great video Sam I still need to get hold of one of the brand new LMS princess royals I’m personally wanting 6201 in LMS livery

My favourites are the two more recent ones. I have one myself, from the early 2000's but it still runs very well. Like the one you have it has a Gryffindor like paint job and it's one train in my collection that I definitely consider as one of my best

Very interesting, I didn't realise that there were quite so many revisions. I only have the original style one at the moment but hope to change that at some point but can't decide which to go for.

Nice red shirt you're wearing right now! This matches perfectly well with the LMS Princess Royal Class locomotives since they're mostly seen in the LMS red/maroon livery! :P

Fascinating look at things, Sam. I'm no expert, but that first coach on your Triang train judging by the running number and the red stripe on the top just below the roof looks to be a Stanier coach in BR Blood & Custard, probably a Period III coach.

Plastic will be around for a while. In the future you may not buy a completed model but download plans and programs to make you own loco on your 3D printer/ mini-machine shop. You might be able easily do variants or add or eliminate detail as you desire. The only part you may have to purchase is the motor.

Ah, memories... I have one of the Tri-ang versions, after the revamp to remove those rollers, etc. Mine is in BR (Midlands?) crimson, though with nothing like the level of detail in the painting, but it still looks pretty good. I haven't run it for many a year, but when I retire in the not-too-distant furure, I'd like to get it overhauled and run it again. Don't have any coaches, though, so I'd have to hunt some of them down. The couplings could be a problem, though, as Tri-ang and contemporary Hornby couplings were different and I remember having trouble connecting different rolling stock up. I was interested to hear about the problems of old coaches with modern track as, although Tri-ang and Hornby track was a bit different (mostly in the way it conncected), I never had any trouble that way. What has changed in modern track? Anyway, thanks for a fascinating look into the history of this type as a model. I strongly suggest that you do similar videos for other classes.

Love these sorts of videos. You know what you'd love? N Gauge. Here's your daily reminder.

The recently released Princess royal is one of my faves alongside the recent streamlined Coronation. I think I should have got the TTS version as it's going to be doing a lot of service on the layout. Great to see the evolution of the model. 👍

Hornby had an O gauge princess in 1938. It was their flagship model at the time, it was discontinued in 1940/41

good video ! i have an early princess elizabeth with the solid wheels, which i got for christmas when i was 6 ! lol. it was second hand then, but i cared not ! :) its been "in the workshop" for a number of years, just need to get the wheels back on......... so any videos on quartering would be helpful ! :)

Hey Sam! I recently got the Princess Royal Dutchess of Kent. I'm looking to buy a rake of coaches for her. Currently looking at the Br Mk 1 Tourist Coach. What are your thoughts and Idea's for a coach to go along with my new Locomotive?

I have a Triang Britannia (R. 259) with a smoke unit.. brilliant loco and has sawn its way in to my top 10 favourite engines in my collection..

I found the tender with an LMS livery numbered 6115? Great video, Sam.

I can only imagine the old Triang version is very popular with kit bashers, the chassis looks like it came off of the GWR 111 "Great Bear".

Very nice video! Greetings!

'We have the Princess', to quote Edgar Rice Burroughs. I have the tender drive version and it was not at all satisfactory until I wired it up to the locomotive directly. It runs absolutely perfectly now. and the 'Irish Mail' can travel at a good pace. My other Princess is from the early 2000's and has always been a great runner, in fact it is in the top three best runners I have. The latest edition must be extremely good.

Loved the episode on the princess

This is the best locomotive ever!

Asmuch as i love the detail of the newer models, theres something truely retro and fantastic about the old one, couldnt help myself, had to vote for that one

What a beautiful loco!

The 80s version is one of the models my parents bought me when I was little. Tied for being my favorite (along with the Fleischmann BR 03).

When clearing out my Grandpa's attic, we found an original rovex princess in BR Green and me and my Dad restored it! It is my favourite loco and apparently it was his.

I must admit....the X04 growl (as I like to call it) is very reminiscent of my first loco which was Sir Winston Churchill with smoke units fitted. However, you can't go past the quality that is now the Hornby locos. A quick question: in your opinion, would you say that Hornby stick has a lit more finesse since being built in China? Cheers Sam for a brilliant channel mate.

When I first read "Hornby princess" I thought you were talking about yourself Sam, but it's a loco. As I've said before, steam is not my thing, and I didn't think I'd last 2 minutes, but as others have commented, that was like a history lesson, which is always interesting, so it held my attention, and I watched the whole thing, no fast-forwarding. So thanks for the informative insight into the history of our hobby (but I still don't want one) Take care Sam, 🌈😷🇬🇧

Hey Sam! ( Need help again, sorry ) What oil so i need to use for cleaning tracks and the wheels for the train? Do i need to buy one specific one ( for the train and rails ) or i can use one that Is used in bikes, metal, etc... Atte- Juan Bautista *Argentina*

Thanks for helping me with my train layout mate! Love your videos Also, you had make a old Smoky train set? If u dont maybe Is a good idea? I donno Atte- Juan *Argentina*

My Brother had the 80's princess, was his pride & joy loco. I used to really like how heavy the tender was but even back in them days, tender driven was a pain. Would derail so easy going over points if it was close to coming out of a curve. We had to remake our layout a few times for that.

Moving Picture Machine Film was also made from Cellulose Acetate from around the 1930's through the end of the era (some later film was made on a polyester base). Previously film was on the unstable and flammable/explosive cellulose nitrate. Cellulose Acetate also has the unique feature of breaking down over time into its base materials and it begins to smell like vinegar, a condition called vinegar syndrome. Bakelite might have been a better choice for model trains.

My uncle's 1960s Triang Princess Victoria and three Mk1 coaches including the original track and controller are still going strong!!

I have not got a Princess Class of any description, but I recently bought a tender-driven King Class by mistake from eBay! I initially didn't like it, but a tender-driven loco is at an advantage on a small layout which has a gradient since that allows you to have more layout on a smaller baseboard. Can you make a video comparing your tender-driven example with the modern loco-driven Princess hauling a rake of coaches up a hill? R658 will create the maximum permissible gradient!

Very interesting video today Sam I would say the 2020 one is my favourite and I am gonna be making a custom Rebecca soon

Hello old friend, I’m very pleased to see your models of the magnificent princes royal 💙

Great video Sam, it was nice to see how the Princess' have evolved. I personally like the 1950's one, despite not growing up in that era. I'm not sure what it is, but it has a certain charm to it. (I personally wouldn't mind if they re-released the 1950's one with modern updates, but keep the same shell). I own one, but I don't know what year it is.

Would you recommend a Bachmann City class because I've heard they are quite good and your usually where I get My preference, if I find you've made a video I'll check it out and I'll comment something along the lines of, I like it i don't know?

Hi Sam...Nice recap on a lovely Loco... saving for the new lizzie......By the way , just sent my Dapol water tower back for refund. What a shame...was a lovely detailed bit of kit

Very Nice Locomotive

At least the loco you are doing a video on is great. I had to review the Hornby 06 Diesel Shunter, probably the worst loco I own! It really defines the term "Pocket Rocket". It throws itself off the track at 50% power!

I am 69 now and my princess class is65years and 5 months old, batterred torn it still runs, but those wheels jump around a bit on new track, i have two more too brought second hand, Made in Great Britain did mean something in those days. My thanks for the video.

Have you been to Butterley Midland Railway and seen the Princess Royal Class locos there?

Hi Sam. Have we seen a red shirt before? The 2020 Princess Royal looked really fabulous with the maroon coaches.

For me it has to be Princess Victoria as the RS1 Triang Train Set came with that loco and it is still somewhere in the loft in Dad's house in the UK. I would be interested to see it again and to see i if it has suffered from age. That was the start for my older brother and me to Model Railways back 1961/2 Martin. (Thailand)

Hi Sam,on the tender drive the wheel spacing and splashers are wrong on the loco drive spacing and splashers are more correct, so it must have been retooled .The front drivers are moved forward. all the best .

0:37 This is so satisfying to watch! 😀

You screwed up the title. It reads 1050-1920 Edit: it is fixed now

I had the shortened Triang Princess Royal in maroon as a kid in the sixties. I thought it was brilliant compared to my Jinty and green DMU. But favourite - the new one, by far. You're making me feel ancient tho!

Do you know about the issue with the railroad scotsmans, the rods just bend and break somehow. I had a slightly bent rod right out of the box, but lately, the whole rod just broke bending and breaking a few more rods with it.