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New Model Railway Locomotive - December 23rd 2014

Today's locomotive was built on April 9th 1948 at Doncaster Works, it remained in service until June 15th 1963. It operated out of shed 35A…

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How to repair a slow moving steam locomotive - OO scale Model Railway
22 DEC 2014 · How To

How to repair a slow moving steam locomotive - OO scale Model Railway

This video from oorail.com walks you through how we repaired an old Dapol / Mainline 4-6-0 LMS Royal Scot Class Locomotive. This locomotive…

New Model Railway Locomotive - December 22nd 2014
22 DEC 2014 · Video

New Model Railway Locomotive - December 22nd 2014

Today's new locomotive was built in Glasgow on June 18th 1960, it remained in service until July 17th 1971. A total of 58 of these…

New Model Railway Locomotive - December 21st 2014
21 DEC 2014 · Video

New Model Railway Locomotive - December 21st 2014

Today's locomotive was built on September 11th 1927 in Glasgow. It was eventually withdrawn from service on December 8th 1962. In 1948, the…

Thanks for 3 years of British Model Railways in OO scale
20 DEC 2014 · Video

Thanks for 3 years of British Model Railways in OO scale

This is a quick thank you video to all our subscribers, viewers and followers. The channel has been running now for just over three years…

Repairing Hornby Locomotive Connecting Rods - L1
17 DEC 2014 · How To

Repairing Hornby Locomotive Connecting Rods - L1

Earlier this month you saw the new Hornby Thompson Class L1 '67777' a BR 2-6-4T locomotive running on the layout as part of the 2014 oorail…

British Rail Mark 1 Sleepers - OO Gauge Model Railway
14 DEC 2014 · Locomotives

British Rail Mark 1 Sleepers - OO Gauge Model Railway

This video from oorail.com looks at the BR Mk1 Sleepers from Bachmann. Bachmann recently released the Sleeper First (SLF) and Sleeper…

34036 "Westward Ho!" - Rebuilt West Country Class - Hornby
14 DEC 2014 · Video

34036 "Westward Ho!" - Rebuilt West Country Class - Hornby

This video from oorail.com features 34036 "Westward Ho!", a rebuilt West Country Class. This version is suitable for eras between August…

Model Railway Diesel Locomotive - December 13th 2014
13 DEC 2014 · Video

Model Railway Diesel Locomotive - December 13th 2014

Today's new locomotive was built in 1962 as a prototype, it remained in service until 1967 when it was withdrawn due to an accident. This…

New Model Steam Locomotive - December 10th 2014 - Bachmann
10 DEC 2014 · Video

New Model Steam Locomotive - December 10th 2014 - Bachmann

Today's locomotive was built on May 31st 1958 and remained in service for just short of 7 years. The locomotive was disposed of exactly 7…

New Model Railway Steam Locomotive - December 7th 2014
7 DEC 2014 · Video

New Model Railway Steam Locomotive - December 7th 2014

Today's new locomotive is one of my personal favorites. These locomotives were built between 1920 and 1937, the prototype for the model in…

How to Lubricate Model Trains
5 DEC 2014 · How To

How to Lubricate Model Trains

This video from oorail shows you how to lubricate model steam locomotives. Featured in this video is a Bachmann WD 2-8-0 Steam Locomotive…

Building Elevated Track - Part 1
4 DEC 2014 · Layout Updates

Building Elevated Track - Part 1

This video from oorail.com explains how to calculate the grade of an inclined track, provides information on the recommended grades…

Heljan OO Gauge Diesel Locomotive - December 4th 2014
4 DEC 2014 · Video

Heljan OO Gauge Diesel Locomotive - December 4th 2014

Today's locomotive was built between 1958 and 1959, a total of 20 of these locomotives were built for British Railways. With a route…

How to fix Hornby and Bachmann Model Steam Trains
3 DEC 2014 · How To

How to fix Hornby and Bachmann Model Steam Trains

This video from oorail.com shows one method of troubleshooting model steam locomotives. Featured in this video is the Bachmann WD 2-8-0…

New Hornby Steam Locomotive - December 3rd 2014
3 DEC 2014 · Video

New Hornby Steam Locomotive - December 3rd 2014

This newly acquired locomotive was just recently released by Hornby. This is the third locomotive in our "Video Advent Calendar" series, be…

Inside the Bachmann WD 2-8-0 Austerity 90566
2 DEC 2014 · How To

Inside the Bachmann WD 2-8-0 Austerity 90566

This video from oorail.com looks inside the Bachmann WD 2-8-0 Austerity. Taking a look inside this fantastic locomotive, learn how to open…

New Locomotive - December 2nd 2014
2 DEC 2014 · Video

New Locomotive - December 2nd 2014

This newly acquired locomotive to the oorail fleet was purchased second hand on eBay. It is in excellent (like new) condition and runs…

WD 2-8-0 Austerity 90566
1 DEC 2014 · Steam Locomotives

WD 2-8-0 Austerity 90566

This video features the WD 2-8-0 Austerity 90566.

2014 Advent Calendar
1 DEC 2014

2014 Advent Calendar

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