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Basic Model Railway Signaling

This video from oorail.com is a short introduction to basic Model Railway Signaling using Train-Tech DC Colour Light signals. In this video…

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How to build Third Rail Lighting Effects for OO Gauge Model Railway
14 JAN 2015 · How To

How to build Third Rail Lighting Effects for OO Gauge Model Railway

This video from oorail.com shows you how to create an arcing lighting effect for third rail lines. In this video we show you how to build…

Hornby Class 58 Project - Part 4 (Final)
11 JAN 2015 · How To

Hornby Class 58 Project - Part 4 (Final)

This video from oorail.com does a quick recap of the project, this video features more close ups of the final result running on the layout…

LNER Teak Coach Project - Part 1
10 JAN 2015 · How To

LNER Teak Coach Project - Part 1

As you've seen from recent videos we picked up the LNER 2-8-2 Class P2 with TTS sound by Hornby. Unfortunately we didn't have any suitable…

Hornby Class 58 Project - Part 3 (Servicing)
9 JAN 2015 · How To

Hornby Class 58 Project - Part 3 (Servicing)

In this video oorail.com shows you how to quickly service the Hornby Class 58 motor. The locomotive shown here is 58034 - Bassetlaw from…

Hornby Class 58 Project - Part 2 (Weathering)
8 JAN 2015 · How To

Hornby Class 58 Project - Part 2 (Weathering)

This video is the second in our Class 58 enhancement project. In this video we show you how we weathered the original Hornby Class 58 in…

Getting Started with DCC: How to add DCC to a DC Model Railway Layout
5 JAN 2015 · How To

Getting Started with DCC: How to add DCC to a DC Model Railway Layout

This video from oorail.com is a quick start guide for adding DCC to an existing DC based Model Railway Layout. The video shows how to run…

Removing Model Railway Track Pins
3 JAN 2015 · How To

Removing Model Railway Track Pins

This video from oorail.com is a quick how to for beginners on how to remove model railway track pins without damaging sleepers or the…

FREE Model Railway Platform and Track Clearances Kit - OO Gauge
3 JAN 2015 · Layout Updates

FREE Model Railway Platform and Track Clearances Kit - OO Gauge

The oorail.com project is now offering a FREE Model Railway Platform and Track Clearances kit for download from http://www.oorail.co.uk…

January 2015 Layout Update - Terminus Station Progress
3 JAN 2015 · Layout Updates

January 2015 Layout Update - Terminus Station Progress

This video from oorail.com is the second part of our Terminus Station Project. In this video we complete the track work, explain the track…

61630 Tottenham Hotspur B17/6
2 JAN 2015 · Steam Locomotives

61630 Tottenham Hotspur B17/6

This video from oorail.com features an LNER Class B17 steam locomotive. This particular locomotive is a B17/6 numbered 61630 with the name…

Street name signs for British OO Gauge Model Railways
1 JAN 2015 · Scenery

Street name signs for British OO Gauge Model Railways

This video from oorail.com looks at the British Street name sign kit from modelrailwayscenery.com. This kit is available as a downloadable…

Troubleshooting Model Railway Power Issues
1 JAN 2015 · How To

Troubleshooting Model Railway Power Issues

This video from oorail.com looks at a power issue we ran into on the layout, it shows how we troubleshooted the issue with both the…

December 2014 Layout Update - Terminus Station
1 JAN 2015 · Layout Updates

December 2014 Layout Update - Terminus Station

This video from oorail.com is the first in a series as we work on our large terminus station project. In this first part we prepare the…

Happy New Year 2015 - Model Railways in DC and DCC
1 JAN 2015 · Video

Happy New Year 2015 - Model Railways in DC and DCC

Happy New Year from everyone at oorail.co.uk. This is a quick model railway running session showing our new DCC setup running alongside the…

H&M Model Railway Controller and Power Meter Setup
31 DEC 2014 · Layout Updates

H&M Model Railway Controller and Power Meter Setup

This video from oorail.com features our new DC controller setup using a standard Bachmann Series 5 DC controller as a power source, a H&M…

New Model Railway Locomotive - Christmas Special
25 DEC 2014 · Video

New Model Railway Locomotive - Christmas Special

This video from oorail.com is a special Christmas bonus video, due to the high level of interest and popularity of our 2014 video advent…

New Model Railway Locomotive - December 24th 2014
24 DEC 2014 · Video

New Model Railway Locomotive - December 24th 2014

Happy Christmas and Seasons Greetings from everyone at oorail.co.uk. This is the final locomotive in our 2014 Video Advent Calendar, and I…

Bachmann Derby Lightweight DMU Repair - OO Gauge Model Railways
23 DEC 2014 · How To

Bachmann Derby Lightweight DMU Repair - OO Gauge Model Railways

This video from oorail.com takes apart the Bachmann Derby Lightweight DMU dummy car. In this video we'll explain how to fix the "tilting"…

OO Gauge 2014 Holiday Model Railway Bargains at Hattons
23 DEC 2014 · Video

OO Gauge 2014 Holiday Model Railway Bargains at Hattons

This video from oorail.com takes a look at some of the fantastic OO scale model railway bargains over at Hattons. These are deals that…