Thanks for this as just purchased a class 20 Harry Needle 😮

Jimmy the Jinty could have gone a bit faster, surely, with just the coaches. Jimmy the Jinty is my favourite LMS tank engine. I prefer to see him running with LMS or BR Maroon Mk. 1 coaches, he goes better with those in my book. You don't push Mk. 1 coaches backwards, unless you are shunting out of the path of a faster train or putting the coaches away in a carriage shed. I'm not keen on the 1P tank engine, not my style. Just make sure the engine goes nowhere near buildings of any kind, it's dangerous to do so when you have Gunpowder Vans in the middle of a goods train.

Very nice - thank you for sharing! 👍

Are the Bachmann and Accurascale west coast coaches different shades of red or the same? Cheers!

Thank you for sharing - it looks like an super day out and trust it was enjoyed by all! Forgot how charming the RH&DR is despite being relatively local. _Ironically all my railway trips to Dungerness in the last two decades have been via Lydd from Appledore!_

I'm about the only person who has never managed to watch a steamy go back to the shed, at the end of the working day. The closest I can ever get to it is a Llangollen Railway Shed Visit, which doesn't happen very often.

I love it, but I worry that the damp steam will slowly destroy scenery and buildings made from card and plaster, etc.

Nice railway.

Nice to see the railway is still running - and that it has changed gauge since I rode on it! 🙂

No offence meant, But an old (and much cheaper) model with Syncrosmoke and a 'chuf-chuf' sound in the tender seemed to me to be just as good? I'm not impressed...... Digital steam engine sound is really terribly monotonous, and the whistle doesn't sound any better.... Sorry, but for the cost, I must be honest ... I would like something a lot better? It runs smooth though, that's got to be a redeeming factor....

This is one of the few I’ve seen with the smoke box door on properly

Nice model of Flying Scotsman, she runs well and her sounds are great too, especially the smokes coming out of course.

Most enjoyable - thank you.👍 Can recall the Triang synchro-smoke where a piston drive off the top of the X04 motor worm puffed the smoke out - quite effective for its time!🙂

Fabulous loco with great sound .

Gimme more.

Nice that you got yours. I’m still waiting for mine to ship from accurascale

I want one !!! Great video. Have subscribed to you. Regards Bernie

The speaker in the Acc 66 is equivalent to an EM1 speaker, rather than an EM2 which was used in the Hattons 66. The sound is still excellent though and the base / treble can be tuned 'to taste' with CVs. CV196 is bass, CV197 is treble. Ranges 0 to 30. As this is a new model the ESU decoder will have the up to date firmware to enable this adjustment.

Yes i can finally say Accurascale have nailed the sound, irs absolutely right in all departments. The box art if magnificent as is 66001which i have. Great explanation from you and a good running session, enjoyed cheers Nick. Oh have subbed you

I had one of these and found it only barely produced a thin wisp of steam. It also had issues because there are technically 2 decoders in the loco (one in the tender for the sound and control and one underneath the chimney for the steam generator). Placing it on a programming track, my ECoS controller immediately shorts out. Hornby claimed it was completely compatible with all DCC controllers - but DCC experts stated this isn't true. Hornby technical guys were completely at a loss. It shortly became unresponsive to any controller (Gaugemaster Prodigy Express, ECoS and even the bluetooth HM7000 DCC bluetooth app. The loco was returned to where I bought it from and tested thoroughly using an NCE Powercab system and another Gaugemaster controller who found the loco would only occasionally move - and sometimes "shoot off" at speed, with no sound or steam functions (despite the HM7000 DCC app indicating all was well). I tried to leave a poor review on the Hornby website - but this wasn't published. They only display excellent reviews. Fortunately, my retailer issued me with a credit note (as they had completely sold out and Hornby wouldn't let them have any more to sell). I'm now firmly sticking to Bachmann.

Build an engine shed for him. No, better, a carriage shed as befits a tram engine and two carriages. He won't be so exposed to the elements.

Great video mate, Trans Pennine is my favourite livery along with the Class 68 loco.The NSE Mk2 looks a smashing model though. (Not keen on the garish blue of the 47 prefer the blue of the coaches.But great review all the same.😁

Good video, like!

Thank you for sharing! 👍

"coughs and sneezils spread diseasils" - Rev. R.W.Audry 😄 Thank you for sharing - the Clayton still remains such a rare treat! 👍

I have the 21DCC version of this locomotive which will be working with Accurascale versions in Late May when they'll be joining my model railway

I wonder how long that will last before it fails.

A rare sight indeed - hope the Clayton proves to be a draw for visitors! 👍

I would point out that if you look at old movies of steam locos being properly fired, the exhaust out the stack is mostly steam, dissipating rapidly, and when running flat, there is little visible exhaust. The huge plumes of black smoke, especially in current U.S. steam operations, are done for the benefit of the railfan/photographer. Now, when working a steep bank ("grade" to the U.S. readers) with the loco pulling hard, there will be significant smoke, but there isn't a model built that can replicate that.

Thanks for this exceptional layout, which takes me back to boyhood days. My grandad was a fitter on the saddle tanks, & as a boy I remember the sign on the crossing gates, 'When the bell rings the gates will open', & sure enough the small red engine would come puffing across. We even had a school trip around some of the system, with the privilege of being seated in the plush Victorian (?) coach formerly used by the Directors. I wonder if it's still in existence?

Wrong scene. Happy Easter. Where are the chocolate Easter Eggs?

Love the video, love the locomotive. Collected mine from my local model shop a few days ago after waiting four and a half years! Is it just me, but has anyone discovered that this model is, 1. Quite slow. 2. Hopeless pulling power. 3. Will not go around the 2nd radius curve (as it claims it will on the box, 438mm). 4. It has a hard time getting round the 3rd radius! 5. Terrible at reversing, even on straight track. Has anyone else experienced these issues? Before I take it back and email Hornby.

I have 3 steam generators trains

Some of us will remember Hornby's 'synchrosmoke' system from the very late 60s and very early 70s which excited us children no end It was a great idea that relied on an element heating the oil, which had to be bought and thus was an expense, even if we had such a loco in the first place, but it just dripped the oil all over the place ruining plastics and making the rails slippery. With DCC now and this new system, let's hope it works well and not, as someone's already said, underdeveloped and rushed into production. In a hard water area in particular I can't help but think distilled water would be far, far better than tap water.

I'm hoping to get the "Black 5" 4-6-0 with this steam generator. Have you had any trouble with water condensation on your layout?

Part 2 was certainly an improvement, it suggests a little less filling than it says in the instructions maybe. Game changer? Early days, let's see what happens... Enjoyed the video, many thanks

That looks and sounds amazing! Great video

Great video. This model looks very nice indeed, I like the engine and the smoke as well. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Josh

Carnt run until central door locks are in stalled 😂😂😂😂😂

Hi, this smoke generator looks good, I hope it stays working the way it supposed to, Hornby have the knack of producing some cool items then after a while they stop working because they are underdeveloped and rushed out to unsuspecting customers whom deserve a lot more for their hard earned money, it would have been an idea to have a glowing firebox and steam generator in the W1 hush hush models, thanks for sharing.

Add a steam engine on the other end, of LMS or LNER status, and you could run your own version of a main line steam railtour. I'd love to see that.

Hattons LNWR coaches next to TPE Mk5s? That's a very interesting scene. :)

Nice selection of steamies. I don't do looking at scenery when steamies are running. I prefer to see nothing but steam engines in action from beginning to end. It's a shame the Standard 4 tank engine wasn't included, a few of them were moved on to Southern Region territory in the 1960s.

Most enjoyable interlude - thank you for sharing! 👍

Only one steamy running slowly, better than none. The Mid Hants is a preserved railway that runs steam engines more than stinky diesels. Sorry, but I only liked the beginning. Wish the music could be more upbeat and cheerful.

I did something similar, but my Hardwicke isn’t DCC fitted, and I have the Hornby coaches instead of Hattons. I think the Hornby ones look just as nice, and in the future I might buy a 4 wheeled luggage coach to join the set.

You also had a Gunpowder Van attached. Rule no. 1: never couple a Gunpowder Van directly behind a steamy. Sparks from the engine's funnel can set the van alight, and cause a loud explosion. Rule no. 2: always keep Gunpowder Vans in the middle of a goods train consist. Never attach them to a rake of coaches, as that puts the passengers at a high risk of getting killed. Safety comes first. Nice coaches, they suit Hardwicke to a t. The interior lights were flashing, I noticed. Perhaps they need a bit of attention.

the lights are great did you do that yourself or did you get some one to do it

Hi there, great video (in fact all your vids are great informative and inspiring). I am new to the MR hobby and just purchased this loco. What if anything did you do with the noisy motor? Did you swap it out? OR did the sound decoder installation drown out the noisy motor?

Nice coaches, but coaches that wobble drive me nuts.