An Unexpected Surprise. It Would Look Really Nice On Displays. Very Impressed With The Result From The Brake Fluid. If I Hadn't Seen The State That You Found The Princess In, I Wouldn't Have Thought It Was The Same Body 👍

Thank you sir ; I really enjoyed it !

The LMS Special Tank was a great Hornby Series seller. The chunky body and bigger wheels helps it to stand out from the * normal* steam loco dimensions Frank chose. That Southern tender loco is I think pre War as the design never appeared again after the factory re-opened in 1945. The emphasis was by then leaning strongly towards 00-gauge everything and away from 0-gauge items. As the new decade arrived, so the variety of accessories and sundries was deleted / discontinued. The clockwork track with the little slots in the middle of each sleeper was purpose-designed so that an enterprising lad could convert the entire system from 2 to 3 rail traction. Centre rails could be purchased on their own with insulating material and clips to keep the centre rail in place. Lots of fun.

Wonderful trains. Yes, you could definitely loose a day playing with them, which is absolutely fine. 😊

The condition of that rolling stock is incredible, unbelievable really, it's better than what I inherited in the early 1960s.

Awesome... really good job...

This is a memory of where I began my hobby in the summer of 1945/6! You have some nice examples of pre and post WW2 stock. My pride and joy is a 4-4-2T in SR livery dating from 1938. The No2 special mech in this loco is IMHO the best ever produced by Hornby and being a governed mech delivers its power smoothly over the whole journey of a single wining. Lovely to see and hear your own enjoyment coming through the video. Happy Christmas Tony 🚂

That's cleaned up a treat I'm amazed, I agree restoration over Renovation anytime. Great fun to see the O gauge out.

Wow. I've never been into O Gauge but they are really something. 👍 More old relics that have plenty of life left in them. The Princess Royal has come up great. I think your proposal of painting the black and then varnishing is a good one. Will be good to see how you do with her. Mon from Monsville Railways

Fantastic video, what a brilliant selection of locomotives and rolling stock ,and to watch it running was brilliant

My apologies for commenting on an old video, but hopefully I can add a bit of detail. The large LMS 0-4-0T numbered 6418 is a No 1 Special tank loco from 1929-1930, the Southern green 0-4-0 is a No 0 loco from 1933-1937. The smaller 0-4-0 tender loco is an M1, from between 1936-1941, and while the tender is an M1 tender, it's for the earlier type of M1 loco, and dates from 1926-1927. The 2 LMS 0-4-0 tanks without cylynders are M3 tank locos, from 1932-1936, the one with uncoupled 12 spoke wheels is as it originally left the factory, but the other, with 8 spoke wheels and coupling rods has been back for repair to Meccano Limited sometime after 1936, but before the factory ceased repair work after the start of the war. Hope this is of interest, and if you want to know more, I can firmly recommend the book, The Hornby O Gauge System by Chris and Julie Graebe, be sure to get a revised copy from 1994, as it has a lot of additional information.

That’s some wonderful looking tin plate goodies and they certainly do shift a bit. The Princess body has come up remarkably well and should look great once the black parts are re-done and some nice decals, I think your right a varnish should finish it of well.

The two smart blue Buffer Stops are Hornby Series designs. No fancy colours emerged after the War. Just grey.

What a fantastic collection you have there, such great fun and the princess has cleaned up brilliantly we're on day 3 off minus 9 at night minus 3 during the day, all the best.

More fabulous surprises from your vast collection of wonderful models. Although O gauge is not my scale there does seem to be some magical attraction in these items. There seems to be an innocence to them and yet they came out of tumultuous times. Amazing job on the Princess, I had wondered if it was going to be salvageable at all. Now I have high hopes. Regards, David

Terrific items! especially those great big keys. The princess has has reacted really well to the brake fluid, seems to have a lovely finish on the plastic now. Really enjoyed the clockwork running. Take care and keep warm -2 outside now and predicted to be down to -5 overnight. Oscar

Hey Mr Snooze, I somehow missed this vid, you have some really nice items there mate. O gauge is somewhat of a rarity down here, the condition of your collection is fantastic. In regards to your Princess, I find a product called Long Life floor polish in High Gloss Finish is superior to varnish as it seems to condition and restore defects in the plastic as well. It is also easy removable with cloudy ammonia and water. Steven.

I don't think you mentioned this ... there's a reversing tab hanging down from some mechanisms, clearly visible on the LMS tank. You had two reversing tracks in the foreground of the outer loop - twist one of them to the upright position and any engine passing over switches into reverse. I imagine often followed by derailments at high speeds! Great to see tinplate O in such good condition and running. Thank you

Looked like a lot of fun! Well done Mr S

Hi Mr Snooze, what great memories your O guage clockwork trains bring back to me.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family.Keep up the good work in 2023.

The sharper curves were designed for M- Series clockwork engines. That’s why Hornbys larger locos don’t take too kindly to them. The distance between the driving wheels being the most important reason.

Cant believe how well the princess has come out!!! I would be tempted to just put back the black bits and try to restore the decals / banding, 10/10 so far mr snooze!!!

One other thing…..the tank loco actually pulls better in reverse mode. Something I only found out about very recently.

Hi there such a lovely video and you have some lovely items. Hornby produce some lovely trackside buildings too. Please can you tell me if and how you had to clean up some of the rails which look so new. My rails are rather faded now. I played with Hornby trains as a lad and still play with them at Xmas,,Perry

oh my that took me back o 1950 in December my dd bought home a hornby train set which think was lner tank loco was quite a bright green i remember being very exited watching it goingg round and round siing n the middle of the track after al i was only 4 years old i wonder how he obtained tit probably he would have been working in an attic and persuaded the householder that his boys would loe it . i dont know what became of it los in a house move no doubtggreat memories nice video

Pretty tuff to get anything meaningful done this time of year, he muttered under his breath, lol. ATB, Andy.

Supersonic speeds. I hope you tidy up before Mrs Snooze wants to watch Strictly.

At 10:24, is that the automatic stop, I can't remember how you set it?