Excellent video Oscar. i have the same Ivatt 46521. I bought it nearly new in the 70s. Never had trouble with the front bogie although my tender would not make 2nd radius points as the centre wheels have flanges that fouled. I have removed them and added extra lead weight, runs like a dream after all these years.

New Year’s Eve or not there’s nothing more important than O.P Sunday- A lesson I finally accepted in ‘23 is to make More time for my own Well being, and watching Trains go Round is an important part of my Therapy (Not Joking), and watching these 2 running around together is just Fab. Thanks for Sharing these inspirational achievements with us, also your Consistent Output of Content. May Your Abilities & Enthusiasm for this wonderful Hobby continue thru ‘24 and I for one will continue to look forward to watching and Learning from the Master. 🎉HNY🎉

I wonder if you can adjust the back to back on the front bogie to make it bigger, also perhaps add some packing washers .

Good morning Oscar, its Martin from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. What a lovely way to end the model railway year with lovely trains on your amazing layout. I some times think I wish there was such a thing as a time machine as I would show you what railways we used to have in Hull, there would have been railway lines branching off the main line going into factories ect. I know when i left school in June 1970 and got a job on British Rail there was a lot more railway than there is now . But I am sure that was the same all over the UK. It's sad really, what with our country and it's road system not being able to cope with the volume of traffic it has to endure. Surely the only solution is a bigger railway system, but sadly our government, like many others in the past put profit before people. Sorry Oscar, am on my soap box again. Anyway, let's hope 2024 is a better year for all of us and I wish you and your family Oscar and everyone else who leaves you a comment the very best in 2024 . One last thing Oscar, I've just had my tea and toasted tea cake, and very nice it was. 🙂👍🚂🚃

I remember my granddad (on my dad's side) got me the LMS brake van with the working tail light for Christmas must haave been mid 1970s'. I wish I still had it, but sadly I sold it along with some other early model trains. I think we've all done this at one time or another! I enjoy your videos, intersting to see some of the older items that I remember as a kid, some that I had myself and some that one of my friends had, brings back happer times. Best wishes for the New Year, and I look forward to more of your vides ..take care

Good evening Oscar, thank you for this last video of 2023, as interesting as the previous ones. I wish you and your loved ones a beautiful and happy new year 2024, good health, lots of happiness and... Hornby trains! Greetings from France. Philip

Lovely video, a lot of my stock is Hornby from late 70’s, and hopefully soon to be running again for the first time since about 1988

Great to see some 1970s Hornby equipment, this is really my era. I recently retrieved my first train set from Christmas 1977 on a visit to the family in the UK - the R.684 Silver Jubilee Freight Set ("This set has it all") - sadly without the box. The Brush Type 4 loco ran straight away after 41 years in storage. The Brake Van with the illuminated tail light is on my wanted list. I see it in the 1976 Hornby catalogue but by 1977 the LMS brake van appears to have the light removed. I would be interested in seeing how the pickup works and how easy it is to change the bulb. Best wishes for 2024, greetings from Brussels.

Another great video, just got myself one of these, is as lovely as i hoped ❤

Hi Oscar, Hope you had a great Christmas and that the new year is going to a wonderful time for you. I am not sure but I believe they used a modified version of the front bogie from the 2mt 2-6-2 tank.(I am not 100% certain of this as I do not have access to mine at the moment). As the 2mt used plastic wheels which were a bit thicker at the back that took up some of the movement that you see. The easy fix is to make some plastic washers to fit behind the wheels. I have found using a hole punch to make the washer shape then drilling hole for the axel works well. Or just put older plastic wheels on it. Taking a close look at the front wheels as they spin it does look like the tyre is running out of true and wobbling a bit.

Hi Oscar, Last run for this year... That front truck on the Ivatt is weird? I'm amazed that it can navigate any of the points? But it actually went pretty well for today's running.. Nice use of the turntable between running the livestock wagons and then the coaches in the other direction.. The Tri-ang Princess ran beautifully as was to be expected of an earlier model.. Thank you for the little "tail light" segment shown at the end? A great little video to end the year on. Have a happy "New Year". We all look forward to our 'Sundays on Oscar's layouts', I'm sure.....

Great looking locomotive, thanks for sharing. Dave

Happy New Year and as others have suggested, I'd be suspicious of the back to back on that front wheelset on the Ivatt.

Morning Oscar, its nice that your videos are early in the day, I'm able to watch before Anne gets up so it's nice to wake up slowly with a relaxing video. The Ivat is a nice looking locomotive just a shame about the front bogie., is it just when the loco is on right hand way around the Railway or both directions. Nice running this morning Oscar. A very happy new year to you, looking forward to 2024. Take care Eddy xx.

Good Morning to you Oscar from Glasgow another great video from you Sir I've got the BR black Model still Running and all the Best for 2024 Happy New year to you Oscar from Glasgow

Thank you for a lovely end of year video Oscar. I must confess that I spent most of the time whilst watching thinking about the front bogie and wondering what might be done to get it to track straight. I drew a blank on that. I suppose a close examination is required to determine the cause before attempting a cure.. It was great to see you again in 2023 on my unplanned UK visit, perhaps we'll see each other at a TCS weekend in 24. All the best to you and your family for the new year. Regards, David.

The problem also is the plastic nose to these triang/Hornby points. The point of the nose wears, I have cut out many a nose and had to build it up again. Peco points have more metal in the nose. There does seem to be something wrong with the back to backs on those pony truck wheels. They seem a bit wobbly. Of course as well the flanges are starting to get a bit finer as well compared to Triang wheels and track. Some added weight on the front pony truck may help. Happy new year Oscar.

Enjoyed your content Oscar fantastic model railway.🎉

Very enjoyable Sunday view even with the front bogie issue. Many thanks for a year of trains to view. Happy New Year to you and your family,

Morning Oscar, lovely to see the green version of the Ivatt class 2 as opposed to the black version. The real 46521 was also in green at the time Hornby released this model, and was then based on the Severn Valley Railway. During it,s time there the loco starred in the BBC comedy series "Oh Dr Beeching", Which also starred many of the Hi-Di-Hi cast and also Stephen Lewis, best known as Blakey in "On the Buses" Starring Reg Varney. As a pure co-incidence, Sue and I are currently part way through watching the Series on DVD! A couple more suggestions for the Pony truck; some tri-ang locos had a small spring between the chassis and bogey to push it down, may be worth a try, or a small weight on the bogey itself such as a sticky Car wheel balancing weight. Happy New year to you, hopefully catch up with you soon. Regards, Rob.

I got mine from hattons at a bargain price ,it was in a mint box and the model was mint ,but wouldn’t run so I moved the armature round it was free but very dry even the wheels looked like it never been on track,whoever brought it new must of just put it away anyway after moving the motor and drop of oil it ran sweetly too for £22 I was over the moon Oscar Happy new year mate Mark 😊😊

Happy New Year, Oscar. Good running session. The Ivatt and the four coaches made a perfect cross-country train, perhaps Northampton to Peterborough.

Hi Oscar. A couple of observations about that front pony: looks to me like the back to back is out. Maybe too tight ? Also there’s a distinct wobble in the right hand wheel. With adjustment it should be able to get over that point. Happy New Year to you! Rob

Hi there Oscar,, i have had the same thing happen to 1 of these i have here and it did the same thing. I ended up pulling the axle out as mine had a slight bend in the axle the wheels had a slight buckle in them so I put a similar set of wheels and just straightened out the axle by laying it flat on a bit a steel rolling it to the high spot then whacked the bend out of it. I got the wheels in a joblot of wheels that I bought a few years ago. I also put some tiny thin spacer shims that come from the centre of a ringfield motor i had spare here. I put them on to the axles in between the trucks and the wheels to reduce the side to side movement so the wheels and front truck follows the rails better especially over points and diamond crossings i have on my test track i made. Anyhoo m8 have a great new year to you and your family. Cheers from John in Australia.

Happy New Year to you and your family Oscar, another great video of the Ivatt & the Princess, must get mine running, it's fun running the locos but some run better than others, I call them Troublesome but it's all part of the fun, till 2024🎉 John

Hi Oscar, Very nice Ivatt despite the bogie bother. Agreed on trains running parallel to each other, visually very satisfying. Very many thanks for the Sunday train therapy this year, not to be missed 👍 A happy and healthy 2024 to you and your family. Gordon

Hello Oscar! It was great watching your video. Lovely locomotives both the Ivatt and the Princess. Wish you a Happy New Year!

Always nice to see the Ivatt running, and the green one does look good. I have seen so many fireworks displays I know that if I miss this year, there will always be another one next year. It has been an action packed year and I'm sure there is more to come. All the very best. 😊✔

Hello Oscar - Looks a bit 'funny' runny a Loco without it's body shell!!! No worries - it is 22:19 on New Years Eve - still a bit of time left!!! Also just realise - where you stand in the middle - it looks like a 'mini' Signal Box - Pretty C😎😎L - Thanks for sharing 🙂🚂🚂🚂

Happy New Year Oscar, all the best for 2024.

Happy new year Oscar. thank you for all the great videos. all the very best for 2024. cheer's for now Tony.

It's 10.30pm here in Wellington NZ, and your video has the edge on the New Year's Eve entertainment that's on offer... Now, can I ask you, were you a Hornby boy in the 60s, or a Triang traitor, or was Triang-Hornby the thing when you started...? My Dad chose to buy us the Hornby Goods Set No 2006 and that gave me the idea that Hornby was tops. But pretty soon we were forced to accept Triang-Hornby. Sixty years later, I am beginning to wonder if Triang wasn't so bad after all...

A Happy New Year to you Oscar! Thank you for your brilliant videos, they keep me entertained every Sunday morning whilst I have my breakfast! I look forward to your 2024 videos and don’t forget if you get board with OO gauge there’s always coarse scale O gauge including, ACE Trains, Bassett-Lowke, ETS, Hornby, and WJ Vintage!

Happy New Year OP! Thoroughly enjoy your work. From Melbourne AUS!

I always enjoy your weekly video and this was no exception. Happy New Year.

Lovely video. Happy New Yead

An excellent video to end 2023 on here Oscar, those Ivatt 2MT locomotives are quite nice little models and while I don’t really like the mogul wheel arrangement myself I do have one in LMS Black, hope you have a good new year and all the best for 2024.

As Steve, try (Barries BDMR) washer/s & a maybe back to back adjustment. My modern bogies used to "vault" off the tracks at some random areas until I packed the bogie "arm"😁👍👍

Good afternoon Oscar ,it’s nice to see the ivatt & princes running making a grand site with blood & custards coaches ,really nice .I really like how your track layout has worked out well from your previous ,layout .Always a great video from you .Happy New Year to you 😊😊

Good morning Oscar. Always enjoy my Sunday morning look at your latest video. This was a pure gem. I agree with the other comments about the back to back on the pony truck and the extra weight on it might also help. I am curious that it only happens on that one set of points though. You and your family have a great New Year and I look forward to seeing new videos from you throughout the year. Roy.

P.S. The Back to back on the Ivatt is probably OK..? The B to B would jump at the frog? This clearly jumped the track at the end of the blade....... I think that the crazy angle of the axle is running the edge of the wheel flange into the tip of the point blades? I don't suppose that the front pony truck could simply be adjusted to aim straight ahead, instead of turning to the right all of the time?

A great video Oscar Happy new year.

Cool video thanks lee

2024 marks 70 years of Tri-ang Hornby, will you be planning anything special?

Lovely Video as always Oscar. Have you checked the back to back measurement of that pony truck axle? It seems under gauge to me, hence the wander and derail on the point "split". The left hand wheel also looks either loose or to far out on the axle . ( I'm sure you've checked all these !) Just a thought.

Looking at the box of the loco the front wheels seem to be much further forward than your model. That to me sounds like either someone has fitted a new one, which is not the correct one, or they installed it wrong. I think that the bogie is getting caught in the piston box and then catching on the points. Happy New Year Oscar!

I've got a 1979 Lima HO DB BR39 2-8-2 locomotive (engine drive) that just won't digest one of my left turn points when it's closed. At all speeds the front truck just tries to go left, promptly derailing. I've tried levelling the point, tightening the fishplates etc, it just won't behave. Further along the line there's an identical left turn point that doesn't cause any problems.

Happy new year! Could you do a 3f tender loco/jinty double header with a long freight if possible?

Re the pony truck on the Ivatt class 2 R852 is there a way of making it run true? I have some .modern (mid 2000s') locos were the front pony truck also run over to one side of the track, very anoying as it looks odd, and sometimes can derail on points. So even with all the modern design tools at their fingertips they still can't solve all the issues.

Happy New Year Oscar 🎉🎉🎉🥂🥂🥂 🚂 🚂 🚊

Spending time watching your excellent videos is well use of time! Wish you a Happy New year and hope to see lots of vids in the future!! 💫✨🎇🎆🚂🚃🚃🚃