Thanks, I recently acquired a genuine O-Gauge Tinplate Hornby Station. It's well worn with some damage and a bit of restoration is needed but I'll probably leave it ""as is" and retain the character. cheers Paul

Thanks, yes, I love these old Clockwork Trains. {:-)) Cheers Paul

Hi, yes, the Clockwork motors are still powerful in spite of the advanced age. Thanks cheers Paul

Thanks, yes, these old Hornby Clockwork trains really are amazingly well manufactured and a lot of fun to collect and run. I had a look at your channel, really interesting, I have subscribed . - Paul

@@SteamerEdge Very kind of you to say so, my content tends to be a bit eclectic and I freely admit I'm no pro videographer.

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Thanks, I love them cheers Paul

Thanks for your comment. It was fun to run my O Gauge collection gain, I spent hours getting the tinplate track perfectly aligned and only selecting track sections which were in the best condition. I also slightly banked the curves although this is hard to detect when watching the video. I also have a Hornby Dublo collection and I plan to set a up a layout for running soon. Watch out for the Dublo video :-))

Mr Factotum, I had a look at your Channel, very interesting - subscribed. I want to be a real Model Engineer like you when i grow up :-)) should take quite awhile - I am only 60 :-))

@@SteamerEdge sounds great. Will look out for the 00. Thanks for your sub. Appreciated .

Thanks, yes, I get a lot of pleasure out of them. - Cheers Paul

Thanks, yes, I love my Hornby O Gauge Clockwork collection, these Trains definitely have a certain charm about them which is definitely missing in the modern era and they are so well made. Cheers Paul

Thanks, it was fun running these Trains again

Thank you, yes, they are not in pristine condition, a little worn but still look good and work very well.Cheers Paul

Thanks for your comment.Yes, they are extremely worth while collectors items. They never fail to make me smile when I watch them running.

Thanks, yes, the Station name transfers and advertisements were a genuine Hornby O Gauge Accessory showing keen attention to detail. Nice to know the real Station is still operating

Thanks Daniel , I'm very well , yes, it has been awhile, life just gets in the way - lots of home and garden maintenance and improvements in the interim.

Thanks for your comment, yes, I love my old Hornby Clockwork Trains

Thanks, it was fun to run my O Gauge clockwork collection again....

@@SteamerEdge thank you for sharing it ☺️☺️ hope you are safe and well during these difficult times. Ive been running my clock work trains today.

Where are you from? Trying to work out the accent 😂 lol.

@@gamesandtrains4219 I'm South African, I live in Cape Town

@@SteamerEdge I live in England but from Scottish ancestry

Thanks, yes, I have a particular soft spot for this scratch-built O-Gauge Station. I spotted it at a collectors toy fair about 35 years ago and just had to have it. Cheers Paul

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Thanks, yes, your Marklin Clockwork layout is excellent, enjoyed your videos - Paul

Yes the the tinplate track and the points are very simply designed and pretty basic but, for me, that is part of its charm. When I built this layout I actually spent hours getting the tinplate track perfectly aligned and only selecting track sections which were in the best condition. I also slightly banked the curves although this is hard to detect when watching the video. Cheers Paul

Thanks - Paul

Thanks for your comment, yes, these Hornby Clockwork trains are addictive and give me a lot of pleasure. They are well worth collecting and preserving. Cheers from Cape Town - Paul

Thanks, yes, the Hornby Clockwork double header worked well cheers Paul

Thanks. After winding a Loco to about 70 % of wind capacity, I get four complete laps on that track on a wind when the Loco is coupled to two carriages, without the carriages about 5 - 6 laps. An interesting thing is the fact that these Clockwork motors gradually start to perform better after multiple runs. I always store the Locos in a Display case with the motors fully unwound. The motors generally do not initially perform well after a period of dormancy. Cheers Paul

Hi, thanks for your interest, speed control is not really an option with a Clockwork Motor. But, in my opinion this is part of the charm of these old clockwork trains. cheers Paul

It is a manually operated Hornby Brake Rail, which I can be seen manipulating at 04:21 in the video. The intention and use of this rail is a bit of a mystery to me. I have found very little information on it in the literature.I think the Brake Rail was intended to be used to hold the wound Loco to be released when ready to roll rather than to stop the moving Loco. If this Brake is used while the Loco is moving fast almost certain damage would occur. Thanks for your interest cheers Paul

Hi Thomas, thanks for your interest, I had a look at your videos, WOW, your antique Marklin layout is fantastic and comprehensive, it must be a very valuable collection. Marklin made superb quality trains I think they were in the game well before Hornby and were definitely on another level of quality in the early to mid 1920's. Hornby caught up on quality manufacture a bit later though. Your videos are also very well presented and edited. Subscribed to your channel cheers Paul

@@SteamerEdge thank you very much, Paul. Welcome to my Channel. I made much things by hand, some things are new, much is old, its a mix. Hornby has a great quality. And the clockwork machines runs much longer than the märklin ones. Märklin made some machines in the end of 1920, witch hat two speed, throttling, but it doesnt works really good. One man who works for Märklin, later made Buco, build for Buco a machine in 1946 with two speed, fast, and slow and also, really good, an idle. Greetings Thom and also subscribe you!