Hi Oscar , when dismantling items with lots of small parts I have found it useful to place a cat litter tray on my bench and do all the work over the tray. This stops items bouncing away onto the floor. If you choose a brightly coloured tray the colour contrast makes small parts easier to see. Many thanks for the pleasure I have had from watching your excellent films

My favorite is the 3 rail version of Hornby Dublo. They are amazing. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

No!!! Not dull at all!!! Keep on doing this!!

Class 20s' were often used on passenger trains as well as freight and perhaps engeneers trains. Some are still in use today, they would often be coupled together in pairs nose to nose (E.G. with the cabs at the outer ends) this was to increase the power available, as well as to give better visability of signals etc. They have been used 'Top and Tail' on RHTT (Rail Head Treatment Trains) during the Autumn, to combat the effects of leaves on the line,.

Hello Oscar, I am a new convert from modern built OO. Having recently started getting more into dublo 3 rail and just dipped a toe in the water with wrenn. No Triang .... yet. But I am having fun with nice simple trains again after years of always trying to keep up with the latest and greatest. Im Slowly working my way through your catalogue of videos and have learned so much. Personally I loved watching you strip down that 2-6-2 and resurrect the old girl. It really is great fun.

Hi Oscar ; lovely iconic railway..

Hello Oscar! Your layout looks amazing and you have done a wonderful job on the tank loco. Cheers!

Thanks for entertaining Sunday morning with coffee and now breakfast.

Hi Oscar. Just caught up on the second half of the video. Excellent as always and a great example of your patience and problem solving ability. Thanks again for sharing. Roy.

Thanks Oscar another enjoyable video to start Sunday morning .😊

Excellent. A very enjoyable maintenance and running session. The elevated station has a certain amount of atmosphere. It works really well.

Good morning to you Oscar from Glasgow another great video 📹 from you I've got the New Hornby L.N.E.R LOCOMOTIVE Prince of Wales and LORD PREADNNT THANKS AGAIN for the video

Thanks Oscar, I really need a black 2-6-2! The Class 20 as you say was designed as a freight mover, and not having the dreadful steam heating boiler probably added to it's excellent availability, it did however have through steam heat piping so it could, when in multiple, with a boiler fitted loco work passenger, and of course in summer, where in theory, heating wasn't always required. There is plenty of footage of 20's working passenger, sometimes singly or in pairs as is normal. A great machine outliving by decades some of the other attempts at a type 1 locomotive.

Hello Oscar - Your Layout is looking really good now 🙂 @ 8:48 I have a similar Loco - a BR 2-6-4T Fowler Class 4P No. 42334 - it has a slightly larger Coal box at the back - probably why it has 4 wheels at the back to support the extra weight!!! 🙂 🚂🚂🚂

Class 20 Locomotives are mainly for freight work. Mainly seen on Merry Go Around coal trains, before being replace by class 56 , 58 & later Brush Class 60 diesels in 1980's. There are still are still class 20's in use in 21st century for stock transfer work. Class 20's main passenger work was seaside trains to Skegness.

Wow Oscar. An epic episode. I’m half way through so haven’t seen the outcome of your reconstruction. I’ll have to watch the rest later. Running late today as it’s my birthday. Thanks for sharing. Roy.

Perfick Utilisation of Available parts to keep those old Girls running and performing to the best of their ability and Great tips about those old motors being Noisy - Great Vid & Thanks for Sharing. Cheers Oscar 👍🏻

Great long video!

Tinplate sounds amazing running round .👍

Great video here Oscar, some nice additions there and really good overview of the 2-6-2 tank.

Another brilliant video of your railway.. The before and after demo of the 262 tank was amazing. I'm curious why you have a giant letter Y on the wall.

IT'S BETTER TO LEAVE THE MOTOR OFF UNTIL THE VALVE GEAR HAS BEEN REBUILT AND TESTED FOR CLEARANCE AND FREE RUNNING.

All good fun

It's such a lottery with Tri-ang motors. Some of them are noisy and some are quiet and I don't know why. I have been inspired by Mr Snooze to fit a ball race rear bearing to one and it made it run as smooth as silk but it is still noisy in my 08 shunter. The body shape seems to be the perfect echo chamber. Always satisfying to resurrect a neglected model.😊

Good morning Oscar, it's Martin from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Just watched your latest video and as always very interesting and informative. It was very interesting to see how so much better your tank engine motor ran after you had cleaned the wheels ect , and so quiet as well. A job well done. 👍 It was very interesting to see the new canopy that you had printed Oscar, your 3D printer is an amazing piece of kit. To be able to print items that are probably hard to find nowadays, like chimneys, canopies ect, is really amazing. Could you print a full station building or maybe a locomotive body ? And I love your tin plate coaches Oscar, I love the blood and custard color of them, I love that period of British Railways history, circa 1950s. Your elevated section looks great Oscar. Well I am going to make a cup of tea and a toasted tea cake as usual 🙂👍 stay safe Oscar, have a good week and ill see you on your next video Oscar. 🙂👍🚂🚃

Thanks once again Oscar - I have a similar model with many of the same issues as you found - so I now feel more confident about a bit more maintenance than I've done so far. I hadn't spotted the plastic bushes on the bogies - I'd guess these are to isolate them electrically from the main block, to prevent shorting through the couplings to anything not insulated?

Hi Oscar, Triang hornby spares have replacement front and back bearings for the x04 /03 motors , I've found the locomotives run a lot quieter, plus the morley controller's make a difference in motor noise.

The Class 20s were used especially on weed killing trains in the late 1980s to the early 90s

I think it may've been better to have this video in two or three parts. What do you search for to be able to find old locos & stock like that?

Hi Oscar, I had not realised that the Cable Drums on the depressed center wagons were not original Hornby items?? Another great job from the 3D printer.. I'm guessing that the same drums could also probably be fitted as loads on the Tri-ang well wagons too? Didn't Tri-ang have a cable drum load in their Transcontinental range once upon a time? I seem to recall 2 drums in the catalogue. As the Triang wagon may have been slightly longer than the Hornby one? The 3D printer is certainly a great tool for a model railroader to have.. You will have to have a go at making a replacement motion bracket to have on hand for repairs? I am anxious to see how the new yellow material that you have on order, will match up to the early station canopies? We tried a grey colour for a few printed sidewalls last year, but it never really came close to the same colour.. Still I'm sure that a coat of paint will match them up (when I get time)? Time is always the problem for our projects? I am amazed that all of yours seem to get finished.. Mine seldom do.. Often taking years to get done?

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What's the approximate gradient?

Backside or Back Side is an awful American expression that I HATE, We in the UK just say Back.