Thanks for the review Sam. I've been a casual viewer of your channel for a couple of years, but previously not taken the plunge into OO due to limited space. That's all changed with Hornby launching TT:120, so I really appreciate you reviewing TT.

I was JUST talking with my cousin last night about how I wanted to use a Greek naming scheme for my OO Pullmans and here is what I wake up to in the morning. Your timing lately is immaculate Sam.

Please keep doing reviews like this! I love the idea of tt gauge and i'm already building a new layout for it. It just seems like the perfect scale. :)

Enjoying these TT reviews , we have to remember this is a re-launch of a scale not seen for decades in RtR form for UK railways ,iif it takes off i would suggest the detail will improve esp' if the other firms start to make stuff

You’ve been on a real tear with all these TT reviews. Glad you’re enjoying yourself.

Loving all the TT stuff. I think there’s room on your channel for multiple gauges.

Thanks for the review, Sam. I've just come back to the hobby and have decided that TT120 is the way to go for me. I have the Scotsman set with the unlit coaches and plan to buy more to build a larger rake. So my choice is to either run half lit and the other half unlit, which I think would look odd. Or, wait until dome one produces an after-market lighting kit. I look forward to more TT120 reviews from you.

Thanks for this Sam. No need to apologise for more TT. Was really hoping you would be reviewing this scale, as I do find your reviews very thorough and helpful. Haven’t taken the plunge yet but once there is a smaller steam shunter I think I’ll be giving it a try too.

Hi Sam, a good video and appraisal thanks. I have received 3 of these coaches today to add to the ‘ Scotsman ‘ set I received before Christmas. I think they are fantastic and add some extra realism. The quality is excellent. I have run all 6 coaches as a full train and the engine coped very well . I for one am looking forward to more TT120 from your excellent channel. DaveB

Thanks for the review Sam. With regard to table position in a pullman. You will notice that there are two widths of panel between windows. In the saloon section, if a bay has the wider panel between windows on both sides, then the seating bay behind will have chairs either side of the table, with the table centrally placed in the window. As you look at a 1st class pullman coach from the side, Either the kitchen or a compartment window will typically be to the left. On some variants the seating bay in the saloon, immediatly next to the Kitchen or compartment will have seats againts the wall of the compartment/kitchen but have no facing seating across the table. You can identify these bays from the outside as the window has a narrow panel on the right as you look at it from the kitchen/compartment side. These one sided seating bays can have the table moved to the right as you look in from the side. All other tables should be centrally placed in the window. which is why i assume Hornby have done the same in their 00 model.

Thanks for doing a bit more TT scale stuff sam really enjoying it :)

Hi Sam Remember the old adage in selling: “There is no such thing as a bad product - just bad pricing.”

12:15 I thought that hair was on my screen initially, is that stuck to the lamp inside? 🤣🤣

Great review Keep going with the TT reviews I am thinking of building a Tt layout as I haven’t got the space for an OO layout

The ‘corridor blanking caps’ are Gangway covers - helps provide a safety and noise barrier on the end coach of a rake so passengers don’t find a way onto the track. The ‘toolboxes’ on the under frame are battery boxes; got to keep the lights on in stations when the wheels aren’t turning the dynamo. Great review Sam, very enjoyable. I’m going to stay with 4mm and 7mm scale but it’s really good to see what Hornby TT120 is like.

Great video as always Sam! Even better that it was on my birthday 🥳 The model looks great I’m planning on making a TT scale diorama for the TT club member competition!

Many thanks for this excellent review. I saw in one of the comments that there are also some continental manufacturers such as Tillig. As I live in France I did a search on one of the train shops i have used in the past...probably the equivalent of Hattons/Rails......... and was amazed at the enormous selection of TT items on offer...even electric turntables,,,ballasted track..loads of scenic items etc all of which I suggest can be used on a British layout...well worth a look perhaps if one is thinking of embarking on a layout.. Presumably there are shops in the UK which are stockists of these continental items.... I was also pleased to see that they offered discounted Hornby TT so have started some purchases via this shop as I am switching to this scale. The prices for Hornby, such as this pullman coach seem, on paper, to be the norm compared to their continental counterparts.

Nice video Sam - I'm eventually making a TT:120 layout thankfully!

Hard to believe we are only 2 days away from Flying Scotsman turning triple digits.

Just as an extra piece of prototype info. As these cars were operated by the Pullman Car Company, to use them you had to pay a supplement on top of your fare that went to Pullman & not the operator of the train. Also, as you said, there are Pullmans in preservation. But you also have the VSOE that operates on the main line. It was (and might still be) based at Stewarts Lane Depot in South London. Keep up the great TT work!!

I didn’t even watch the full thing yet but I already love the flipping coach. 😂

Hi Sam, you can get the same pick-up solution from Rails of Shef if you want some for a lighting project. The only downside ofcourse is that you have to take the wheel off the axle and you have to one wheel electrically conected to the axle using conductive paint. I have used them to light up some bachmann coaches, they work very well. Looks like Hornbys pickups are a little tight on the axles.

Great review Sam, and no squealing wheels from the coach either! You might have to buy some more to get a train load now. The lights looked good to me, apart from that half window table at the end. I like lights on my trains as I have LED lighting around my layout and in the station which looks cool.

Hello Sam thank you for doing these TT videos im looking into getting a tt set and these reviews really help i appricate it. If you could keep these videos coming id appricate it, do them along side the OO guage videos

Great review Sam! 😀

So it's because of you that I was lured in to dabbling in O gauge and very recently On30. So far I'm resisting on giving TT a try but I'm not going to lie, it's difficult!

Hi Sam, have you heard that Marklin/Trix have released a model in HO of the Flying Scotsman? Here is the write up: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital DCC decoder and extensive light and sound functions. It also has controlled, high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel in the boiler. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal. The locomotive has a factory-installed smoke unit with speed-dependent, dynamic smoke exhaust and it can be controlled digitally. Dual headlights on the locomotive change over with the direction of travel and there is a lamp on the back of the tender. These lights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The lamp on the back of the tender can be changed to a red lamp. A third headlight on the front of the locomotive can be controlled separately as an electric lamp and it can be changed to red. The cab lighting and firebox flickering can be controlled digitally. The lighting on the tender corridor can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. There is an adjustable close coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and tender. The back of the tender has a close coupler with an NEM pocket and a guide mechanism. The buffer height on the locomotive and tender adheres to the NEM. Brake hoses, imitation prototype couplers, and closed cylinder covers are included. Length over the buffers approximately 24.5 cm / 9-5/8". Prototype: Class A3 steam express locomotive with a tender. Version as museum locomotive 60103. The locomotive looks as it did in 1963 with a Corridor tender and smoke deflectors, thus as the locomotive currently looks operational and based at the National Railway Museum in York, England.;;The Flying ScotsmanThe Flying Scotsman, a name, which inspires imagination. ‘Flying Scotsman' was the name of the daily 10:00 AM connection between London and Edinburgh which had been running since 1862. From 1924 London and North Eastern Railway Class A1 ‘Pacific' Number 4472 also carried this name. The A1's were the most powerful locomotives used on the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) and were designed by Nigel Gresley its ‘Chief Mechanical Engineer'. On February 24, 1923, it went into operation as LNER number 1472, a year later it was given its famous name and it participated as number 4472 in the British Empire Exhibition in London, which increased its recognition enormously. It became the ‘show' locomotive of the LNER and inaugurated the non-stop ‘Flying Scotsman' (summer only) service on May 1, 1928. For the first time a steam locomotive ran the 393 miles (632 km) between London and Edinburgh on a scheduled service without stopping. How was this possible? Shortly before the first of these runs ‚Flying Scotsman' was equipped with a corridor tender, which not only offered a lot of space for coal and water, but also a corridor to the first carriage of the train. This allowed a crew change during the run. This locomotive set another milestone in 1934. During a test run the ‘Flying Scotsman' became the first steam locomotive in Great Britain to officially reach a speed of 100 mph (160.9 km/h) clear proof for the LNER directors of the suitability of steam locomotives for express train service. During World War II, the ‘Flying Scotsman' had to change its bright green for a sombre ‚Wartime Black'. After the end of the war, it was painted again in LNER ‘apple green'. In addition, it was converted to the class A3. In 1948, after the establishment of British Railways, new colours came into use and its number became 60103. For a time, this locomotive was in ‘express passenger blue' livery and then later ‘BR Green'. Under threat of being scrapped it was purchased by wealthy businessman, Alan Pegler who had it restored to LNER condition. In 1968, it once again hauled a train non-stop from London to Edinburgh. In 1969, it went to the USA and Canada for a promotional tour for British foreign trade. In 1988, it participated in the ‘Aus Steam 88 Festival' in Australia, where it claimed a new nonstop record for steam locomotives of 425 miles (680 km). Now, it was an international celebrity. Financial difficulties led several times to a change in ownership. In 2004, it finally came to the National Railway Museum in York, England thanks to a donation campaign to buy this iconic locomotive. It was completely restored between 2006 and 2016. February 25, 2016 was the big day: For the first time in years the ‘Flying Scotsman' ran again from the London ‘King's Cross' to York, as number 60103 in ‘BR Green' with double chimney and smoke deflectors looking just as it did when it last ran for BR. An emotional moment for the many enthusiasts, who watched it go by. And now, in 2023, this unique steam locomotive is celebrating its 100th anniversary. In addition, it is adorning the H0 range from Märklin and Trix.;Licensed by SCMG Enterprises Ltd. Flying Scotsman® and designs ©SCMG. Flying Scotsman is a National Railway Museum locomotive.Every purchase supports the museum. www.nrm.org.uk/flyingscotsman This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 22886.; Completely new tooling.Especially intricate metal construction.Many separately applied details.Factory-installed smoke unit with speed-dependent, dynamic smoke exhaust.Cab and tender corridor lighting digitally controlled."World of Operation" mfx+ decoder and extensive light and sound functions included.Buffer height on the locomotive and tender adheres to the NEM. The price in the USA equates to about 485.00 GBP.

I’m glad to say i just recieved a scotsman tt120 set and the pullman coaches now have lights 😊

Hi Sam I have been following your channel for quite a while now, and I always enjoy your videos. I am awaiting delivery of the Eastern train set and a bit more track, and I am looking forward to playing with it and maybe setting up a small layout in the garage. Please continue with the TT120 reviews, as this is of direct practical interest, but I also enjoy watching all scales. I have no space for O gauge, but the larger models look great. Come to think of it, I love full scale, but I definitely don't have space for a full size A4 in my back garden ;)

If you can Manage to get a Hornby OO Pullman coach with working lights. you will find sprung buffers and far better detail. I own 8 of them and they look amazing behind any of my steam locomotives.

Great review loved it. Always love how you make it clear its your opinion. Would love you to review a european TT

RE "Looking at the OO and copying their errors": Yes they did! From everything I've heard, none of the TT models are truly new, they're all downscales of existing OO tooling. The TT Class 66 is, supposedly, literally a downscaled version of the 1990s Lima tooling! (Which is why it's so cheap!) I'll give them some credit for the pickups though, that axle-spring style seems to be the more preferred for retrofitted lighting in OO at the moment, rather than making up wiper pickups. DCC Concepts sell a kit that uses exactly this style of pickup. I'd blame the springing on either that the springs are too small (It's supposed to be a rather loose fit) or on the coach's light weight, it's not an issue you see in OO. It certainly would have been preferable to have these pickups on the APT than the rubbish ones they went with. I don't think that Axle-Point pickups would be overly complicated for the scale; both Kato and Tomix do it in N across whole trainsets that cost as little as this one coach (Eg, the 3-coach 103 Series sets)! Hornby would have gone with this style purely because it's cheaper.

These TT:120 Pullman coaches from Hornby look very nice but I prefer the 00 gauge models of the Pullman coaches because they have more detail Sam.

Awesome video, looks like a decent coach. If I see some second hand TT cheap might buy some, new it's too expensive for me!

Hi Sam, Good review, yes am with you , I do like the TT range, All the best Brian 😃

I have the full set 5 Pullmans with lights on my channel but had no track to show the lights 😂 thanks 🙏

Great vid! I think i heard that the single versions were different to the Scotsman set but these look identical apart from the lighting. Its a little disappointing with lack of separately fitted parts considering you can get N gauge carriages for less money and with separate wiring on the ends. Also i would think the option to chip is a big miss!

Very interested in TT120 - enjoying the recent content.

Whether in TT or OO, these Pullman coaches are gorgeous things to look at! Suppose it's just a matter of time till Hornby make a TT gauge 'Brighton Belle' set? That's an electric prototype that captures my fancy!

I have these lit pullmans in an Orient Express boxed set, and I like the lights as it adds something when you see the train running (the orient set has a Clan line loco, but I have used them with the Scotsman too). It’s nice to see them in the TT120 scale, but I do think its a little bit more expensive than it should be and that is down to Hornby being sole supplier and no retailers to help with reductions

I only model 00 but I enjoy seeing reviews on other gauges, I think you are doing a great job at showing multiple gauges! Great video Cheers Dan :)

I love the scale and the level of detail that's achievable

Awesome video today Sam beautiful coach and happy birthday for Friday

Hiya Sam - @ 3:29 Yes you are correct - those are 'blanking Plates' to seal up the end of the Carriage, so that folks don't open the door & fall out whilst the Train is on the move - you don't want that!!! 😉🚂🚂🚂

The original hornby coach lighting units were a silvervstick in strip with tungsten filament lamps and a clip in unit that went under the bogie. Brass studs rubbed on the track . They seriously slowed down a hst to a crawl if you had a proper rake.

Might see the TT range when I'm at an exhibition this weekend

The boxes underneath the coaches are battery boxes (filled with wet cell batteries like you get under car bonnets) to power the coach - NOT ‘tool boxes’ Also as this is a kitchen car there will also be a gas cylinder under there to feed the kitchen cooking equipment. Finally, Pullman cars were never provided with end doors (to stop you falling out of the ends of the train) - they were entirely open (as per the Hornby model) with gangway shields (the separately supplied accessories used to plug the gap.

Hi Sam, I'd actually say the price is pretty good if you compare it to an equivalent OO coach. Bearing in mind the production costs are very similar. It's about £15 less than a Hornby OO lit Coronation (the nearest equivalent) or an unlit LNER teak. If you buy a rake £15 less soon mounts up. BTW I agree that it would be nice to have the option to have lit or unlit versions of ALL coaches. I fact I emailed Simon Kohler suggesting exactly that last week, both for TT and OO. I suspect this would be very popular. His reply was: 'Duly Noted' which I took to mean it's something Hornby might consider assuming there's enough demand and costs aren't prohibitive. The more modellers who ask for this, the more likely they'll do it.

Looks good, runs good..makes a pleasant change and I think this guage will be very successful...

Thank you once again.

Look lovely, maybe lit models would be a bit of an extravegence for me, bit pricey, but if i had the money spare id love to get a nice rake of these. Hornby TT is ticking all the boxes, so far.

Great review. What are your plans for the TT board..more track, scenery?

Another great review, thanks. Would love to see you review a Hornby Railways Pullman coach (not Railroad) to compare it to, one of the steel-sided ones would compare best, if you can find one new from a retailer.

Hi Sam, I would like to see you do some of the N Gauge kit from Graham Farish and Dapole.

Good honest review. I think that you might be expecting separate details where they don't seem to exist in the scale, just as there are no sprung buffers anywhere in this scale (waste of time). I've yet to buy an Arnold coach but my seven or eight by Tillig have moulded handles the same as the Hornby. The Tillig models are also a bit more expensive..... I'm moving up from N Gauge where separate handrails are very rare, so I don't miss them.

I really like these Pullman coaches. I think Hornby really hit it with this scale. The only concern I have is that Hornby is going to ruin it with high prices so that the average modelers can not afford this scale. I like the lights and the detailing .But if the price is too high you will be running very short rakes. Good video Sam keep them coming.

In Italy we can call pullman any bus. The other word is... autobus, which we shorten in... bus. The italian word, corriera, is by far the less used, and never applies to city buses, but only to long distance coaches. So the brit words not only took the lead but also, as in the case of pullman, shifted from steel to rubber.

Hi Sam, another great and informative video. While I have no plans to go into TT scale (I'll leave that to my friend David who has trains from G to T (1/450)) I do find these videos interesting. One thing that I believe hurts TT scale is that while it is smaller than OO, and bigger than N, it is limited by its size so it doesn't have the mass or the ability to have the detail of OO, while not having the space savings of N. Kind of a "jack of all trades, and an expert at none."

And this is why Hornby are only selling direct and refusing to supply TT through retailers. After offering the initial sets at such a decent price, the locomotives now being released and coaches are very expensive and the full cost is going straight into Hornbys pocket. £47 for a small scale coach with a plastic chassis even if it is lit, is very expensive. A rake of 6 coaches is close to £300.

I’d love to see if the train set coaches can be retro fitted with lighting to avoid having mixed lighting when extending the train set rake 😮

Perhaps Hornby or Bachmann should consider complementing this little gem with a model of the North Staffordshire Railway battery locomotive No. 1 (now preserved) - especially as a version appears on recent episodes of "Thomas and Friends" as 'Stafford'.

Recently i just got my first uk model train a intercity 125

As some one who's help restore some Pullman cars and Brighton belle ones , and at the old Pullman works in Brighton,,can say that every Pullman was quite unique inside,And say a seat from one car wouldn't fit another one,,but I love them and was great working on these too.and these new hornby ones look great.but I am sticking with 00 😊

My same model Plato the lamp is bang on in the middle of the window.

I'm loving all this TT stuff. But whether it's 'value', it's just too expensive. That's 300£ for a decent length train. I'll stick without lights!

When Hornby were saying TT120 would be more affordable I looked at the catalogue prices & thought yes but not by much. The train sets are OK, but everything else looks a bit pricy.

Thanks, Sam. Really enjoyed this review, perhaps when there's lighting involved you could turn the room lights down or off to better show how they look.

Awesome video Sam's trains

I can't speak for the U.K. part of the business but for years Pullman in the United States was incorporated as "The Pullman Palace Car Company". Businesses were named with flair back then.

Sam how big is your baseboard you use?

On carriages can you put K des couplings on or not and have they got spring loaded buffers on

Hello sam i am wondering if u will ever build a layout for your TT models or will they stay on that wooden board

A good review as always, but I think its a little harsh on a couple of things... I think that the lights are a good thing and although they could have been refined I think it's above and beyond what a lot of people would have expected on a smaller-than-OO scale... so personally, I like it... I do wonder how much extra load they will impart on a loco if there is, say, 5 or 6 carriages involved given the lighting pickups? I wonder, would they impose a great enough increase in the load to foreshorten the life of the locos necessarily small motor? The other thing I noticed was the lean on the carriage when it goes around the second radius curve... from here it looked very accute and I did wonder if another carriage might cause a derailment by falling over!

Could you do a comparison between HO and OO. I have not seen anything on what the differances are.

Hi Sam. Are you going to model rail Scotland this weekend ?

Quite an impressive review.. I have not seen an uncoupler yet to separate the new couplings? I'm curious about doing shunting with TT. freight wagons. The lamps are very nice, but if the rolling resistance means shorter trains , I'm not sure.. The smaller scale would be good for longer trains on a layout, so I'm not sure if I would want to sacrifice train length for lights in this small scale?

I think those electrolytic capacitors might eventually leak! I would imagine that the circuit board is the most costly element and explains the high price. If you want a Pullman train, you probably would be well-advised to order the train set! My William Whitelaw has started to develop wheel spin on curves. You might try connecting up all the coaches you have and see if you get this issue. I think a drawback with TT is likely to be the number of coaches that can be hauled! Thanks for uploading.

What kind of camera do you use for putting videos on KZfaq

Hi Sam are you going to unboxing and review on the other track or not.?

Springs have a "handedness". In one direction they will tighten up on the axle and in the other they will loosen. If they are all put on in the same way I would think the coach will run more freely in one direction than the other and it looked like that may be the case from your tests.

The table is correct some pullman coaches has a 2 seater table on the end and are off set from the window like this. I can't find an example online but have seen it for myself.

interesting lamp solution, but too bad there's no overhead lights. especially if they had a dcc socket in there maybe with some manual switches for dc. for the price point i personally would've liked to see some more premium solutions considering i can get some decent oo coaches for a similar price.

Cool video!

Sam, It's a luxury coach so the value for money is very relative. All in all a lovely model to run in the dark and save on the electricity bill playing trains...😀. Cheers, Filip

Will 0 gauge make a return too? 🥺

Hi Sam I wanted to ask if you could look at the hornby flying Scotsman starter set and help me determine weather or not it’s worth picking up it’s sitting around $270 on Amazon and I would like to know what I’m getting into before I srop that muxh

Great review and in dim lighting it looks stunning. I’ve just swapped out the chassis of the three that come with the set and having a rake of six all lit up does look great. The score? I think it deserves a B Ps I do love your closeups. They show stuff that I’ve not seen and won’t ever see again 😂🤓

Hola buenas tardes excelente video muy bueno el vagon de pasajeros te mando un abrazo grande😃👍👍👍

I’d say, given the currency exchange ratio, that 40 £ would come out to $48.41 according to the current exchange rate, or about what I’d expect to pay for an N-scale coach with lighting, though none of mine have individually lit table lamps, nor window shades; they have a lighting strip hidden in the ceiling. As for separately fitted details, they’d be quite fragile at this scale unless they’re rather chunky, like the ones on the under frame. I’d say Sam is being a wee bit too critical; I’d give this model a B- (about 80-83 out of 100), and only because they didn’t provide for a lighting-only decoder, or a reed-switch so you could turn off the lights on DC (analog) operation.

I have a few OO pullmans with the lights but they are mainly part of the Brighton belle set that I have but I do have one individual coach that has the lights but would like a few more, decent review here Sam, looks like a great coach, nice inclusion of the gangway doors, you get those with the OO ones and they look great when fitted to the coaches.

Hey Sam! Great video! Can I ask how you film the close up shots whilst keeping the model so we'll lit so no shadows obscure any of the details? Thanks very much and thank you for a very enjoyable video!

Could you buy two more of em

Not all pullman seating was in facing pairs across a table some seats were one sided to a table, perhaps that's the reason for that offset to the window. Your interior view shows it is indeed a single sided table arrangement.

Nice review Sam. will you review any 009 scale models?

What's the advantage of TT vs N Scale? I decided many years ago that when I hopefully get to build a layout I would use N so I can fit more into what ever space I have available. I can't see a reason to use TT instead.

Sonic’s Robinson A5 please Sam 🤞

Be cool if you could dim your room lights when you're showing loco/model lighting so we could see more of the effect at night time.

You know when doing vids with things with lights be nice to see how they operate in the dark also, shouldn’t be hard to film, but the whole points of lights it to illuminate the dark

Those are corridor ends Sam for the end of the coach

you should 3D print a tt scale bullman :D