The fact that the scrap man was in the thumbnail made me really think the loco was done for. My jaw literally dropped when the lass (bc technically Fliyng Scotsman is a female) ran forward

Loved this video. I have an all original Hornby Flying Scotsman that my father purchased for me around 1980. It is in absolutely perfect shape. I added engineer and fireman figures at the time. It is one of my prized possessions.

just remember, it took 11 years to overhaul the real thing last time, so by comparrison your 50 min was a blink of a eye. is it a quarting issue, or is there a bent axle?

Love this series , shame its almost in the end .Maybe you could do a series to repair trains that viewers send to you ?!

Great video. It reminded me James May rebuilding and renewing his 1970s Flying Scotsman. Re-magnetising the motor is vital (and oddly fun).

Just watched all 5 episodes, and this is oddly the most 'you' series you've made XD Love it all Sam!!!

Great video, Sam, glad you could restore it! Though I don’t remember the A3’s being a part of the GWR, those statistics must be faulty!

'When little things look good, it can give the whole model a lift.' Darn right. When I got my first brand-new car, I was given some neat advice -- if you don't have time to wash the whole car, just wash the hub-caps. That really worked like a charm.

Amazing job! This Flying Scotsman reminds of the similar one James May had as a child as seen in his series James May's Toy Stories.

My 1972 Hornby Flying Scottsman is the pride of my collection. I was able to pinpoint the year due to being still in box. Also, yours is shiney, mine isn't, I'm guessing they go that way due to exposure. I actually recently performed a DCC conversion on it.

Excellent. My father bought me one of these when I was a keen young rail enthusiast. Eventually, over time, he also bought four awful teak effect coaches. The detail might have been pretty grim, but to me, it was the finest thing I had on the layout! Funny, the things we remember. My father was a telephone engineer, based in various telephone exchanges. He used to bring home wire, small lamps and bits and pieces of scrap switchgear etc. I used to think he had probably "borrowed" it. Six years ago, my father passed away and when going through all the paperwork (he kept everything), I found receipts for all the things he had brought home for the layout. All paid for and above board..... Thanks for provoking some wonderful memories Sam. Nige

Flying Scotsman was saved by a miracle

The fact that it’s not running great forward just shows that some kid had allot of fun with this model and that’s all that counts

Screw cable TV, this is the kind of quality I expect to see on television!

This was super relaxing to watch while I worked on an art project! (which is coincidentally drawing The Flying Scotsman). Can’t wait to watch more in future!

Tremendous creativity and entertainment. I really love this series Sam and hope you keep on doing it.

Great series, wouldn’t need the “timing” stuff, nevertheless I love to rebuild locos myself .. great job done here. You may use a glasfibre cleaning pencil as well. Works great to clean small stuff instead of your brute force method using the Dremel..

This one is probably my favorite of the series so far! Great job!!

This is fun and also educational! It gives me some confidence in performing major maintenance on my Hornbys. Another great idea Sam!

Greetings from America! What a great series sam. And way to show how some good old fashioned elbow grease can go a long way. Just throwing out an idea for you, I know my family and I would love to see a little narrow gauge content. I would love to see your perspective on those industrial little locos whether it be 009 or 16mm scale. Anyway, love the channel, and keep up the good work, steam on!

Fantastic Job Sam, I was on the edge of my seat on this one, well done.

i'm so glad that flying scotsman was safe in the because of it's performance of going forward and now she can ride the rails again well done sir keep up the good work love your videos 🙂

3 locos left! A lot of work on this one. Great video. I love this series.

First time I've seen this series Sam. Jolly good stuff!! Keep up the good work.👌🏻

This is the first of this series I've stumbled upon, but wow was this great!

Another great video Sam! I wonder if a little "running in" in reverse might be what helped it to go forwards. I noticed that it started slow in forward then sped up a bit. Well done. It is definitely more exciting when it seems to be headed for scrap but you saved it. Hurrah!

Oh What a save. The poor lad almost got eaten. Mighty fine works

I Am So Relieved You Fixed Him. Cheers, And Keep Up The Good Work.

Impressive performance. The drivetrain problem solving itself was something unexpected. Great job you have done, I'm still in for your next issue !

Scrapman:I am the scrapman! 0:43

"Leave that to suffer for a second" I died XD

Well done Sam. I am glad that you managed to save an oldie but a goldie. Maybe it will just need a little more TLC and a gentle run. A couple of runs round the block. I think you might be a genuine guru . Happy days.

The one I have been waiting for. Thank you for uploading this one.

Great to see it working again. Enjoyed watching Thanks for showing. Cheers Paul 🥂🚂🥂🚂🥂

Man cant wait for another installment in thus series, it us very entertaining to watch.

I love watching these videos Sam please don't stop after the last three.

Just remember if that CN loco don't go, send it home on our channels dime. All the parts are here. Still watching 🚂🚃🚃🇨🇦

00:43 lol how can you sleep at night knowing that thing exists in your house😐😂

Sam you should do more salvage or scrap i really love this series!!!

cutting out an inside curve, like the bottom of the nameplate is the hard way to do it. a scalpel or fresh craftknifeis much easier using a large eraser to hold down the paper and of course always cutting away from your hand is important for safety. keep up the good work

Great to see quite an old model run for the first time!

I really enjoy this series of videos. I have recently come into possession of a Bachmann 2.8.0 which is in dire need of a service which is not the main issue. That issue is the valve gear. One of the valve gear rods come adrift with the rivet holding two moving rods together falling out. That cannot be fixed with superglue. It is very frustrating trying to nut out a way to connect the two rods that allows them to move as intended..

Wow at the end it WAS a close call. But jolly good work.

Besides your random holiday videos this is the best series of videos on your channel

Nice work @Sam’sTrains lovely Scottsman

Your best series by far. A fantastic television format.

Would love to see a video about how you fix wheel wobble and quatering. I have issues of wobble on Many locomotives, and a quatering issue on a an LMS engine, possibly a princess class, where I had to remove the wheel due to a damaged plastic lug. (I actually installed a plastic washer to fix it)

first time i commenting down on a sams trains video in a while and just by the skin of its teeth it survived well done sam thx ben :)

Anyone remember the time flying Scotsman met up with southern railway 4501 and 750? I remember it was a very crowded event. A meetup between three famous engines like that may never happen again.

I've been waiting as well! Season 2 I hope is coming soon. Maybe you should do eBay lots for the season 2

This for sure has a love it or list it vibe lol

I much prefer that old type of motor. Mainly due to fond memories of my Dad, showing me how to Maintain them..! Good video Sam thx..! 😎

The first driver axle may need to be re-quartered judging by the bouncing and binding. Great video, Salvage or Scrap is a great series, I would love to see you fix a Mantua steam loco.

Love this new feature, the Scrap Man wouldn't look out of place during Halloween lol

I love your series i think its amazing and the best series i can't wait for the next episode

*remembers James may's flying scotsman with realistic chuffing sound look at this loco*

Love these video Sam keep doing them 👍😁

excellent video there sam ! and these was actually quite the sit on edge moment iam telling you, the flying scottsman was so close to being eaten by the scrap man by just the buffers, but it manage to pull thru, like you said it may not be the greatest runner, but it is quite the soldier making it thru, and hey at least the scrap man got some buffers to snack on, so its a win win. i really hope you do a season 2 of salvage or scrap, it would be interesting to see some techniques and how to whilst a timer goes of and the answer to the question, will it be scrap or will it be salvaged ? anyway i hope to see another video soon cya later

It is awesome how you get these engines to run again in such a short time.

Nice one Sam, love the series

You should be very proud of yourself there sam, well done, great job 👏

Great video as always. But can I just ask....... At the beginning when the information is put up about the loco, how long has there been an A3 locomotive built and ran by the GWR???

Nice save. I do a lot of these types of repairs as well. Haven't tackled a Hornby yet. I do have a Flying Scotsman but it works perfectly and is in good cosmetic shape so it wouldn't be a good candidate for this type of repair. Most of my repairs have been Bachmann, Life-Like, and Atlas diesels.

This would actually make a good TV show! Kinda nice you can do this on KZfaq, I imagine it's WAY harder to get on television

The intro to this video series gives my DIY Network vibes.

15:21 Maybe when you do that transition with the Scrapman, you could probably do an electric buzzing sound when its eyes blink on and off rather than that cartoon blinking sound.

the scrap man is a horrifying amalgamation I wish to never see in my dreams again.

I actually restored one of those recently! Mine was in much better shape to begin with asthetically but the mechanism was a ringfield tender drive model and it was shot. Had to get new springs and brushes and do a lot of cleaning. Good old ringfield motors! It still twitches once in a while so it's not a perfect runner but it's pretty close for what it is.

You did good Sam. I salute you for your services.

Use a black Sharpie pen for touch ups like that. It's permanent, and dries in seconds.

Could list to many reasons. Don’t scrap it don’t sell it don’t throw it away don’t put it in the attic forever don’t throw it in a box and never find that box again don’t get rid of it the memories that come with it are far more valuable you may not realize it yet but soon you will in a few years..

This episode was so tense I actually couldn't peel my eyes away

Even if the model does not run it looks great. Down the road you may be able to get it to run. I sure would not get rid of it.

This series is like a cross between Discovery channel's _Fast N' Loud_ and Nickelodeon's _Legends of the Hidden Temple_

Looks nice sam. Great video

THANK GOD GEEZ IVE BEEN WAITING TOOOOO LONG FOR THIS!!!!

Fabulous video as always Sam 😁👍

The loco was like "Oh hell nah i am not dieing today" then started moving again

You saved Gordon’s brother! No one shall scrap the Flying Scotsman!

Finally! I was waiting for the Scotsman video. Also what's the music you use at the beginning of the video? I quite like the guitar melody in it

Thank god you saved it awesome video today Sam

You saved the lock's life your a great KZfaqr Sam I love your videos

1:54 The A3 was built by LNER, not GWR

Every Single A3 Gets Sent To A Scrapyard (Including Flying Scotsman) Alan Pegler:

The Flying Samsman! Nice job Sam!

Hi Sam, Nice one saved the day , All the Best Brian 🤗

the scrap man jives me nightmares thank you sam

Very good and original video, new sub

I was aware the GWR had a pacific but I wasn’t aware it also was an A3 lol.

I have this model the 1970s Triang Hornby flying Scotsman first it was my grandfathers then my dad's then I got it for my 14 th bithday and I love and it still in good condition and I love that glow fire 🚂

1:52 *GWR* A3. I didn't Know that gwr had A3 locos.

Another great video sam btw thanks for doing my favorite engine

I've been waiting for this since the first episode, and now I get to finally watch it #hornbyflyingscotsman

I was waiting for this video to come out. And you're starting to sell your repaired locomotives now?

YES!! the flying scotsman didn't get scrapped!!

would you be able to tell me where you got your remagnetiser? i am limited to replacing magnets, but new alternatives look out of place and often don't fit quite right...

excuse hornby A3? bruh thats an a1 still all of your vidios brighten up my day keep the channel going and stay safe from this tragic viris we are dealing with

Great Scott!!! It's working

Did you sort the driving issue? It did look like a quartering issue as the front driving axle did seem to be the culprit. Looking at the Connecting rods from the middle axle to the front it seemed as if the front one dipped down which would indicate a quartering issue. Did the firebox glow work?

William mcalpine fixing flying scotsman after her America trip circa 1977 colorised