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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…

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Hornby Inter-City 125 HSTs - Full Rake with Lighting
13 NOV 2014 · Layout Updates

Hornby Inter-City 125 HSTs - Full Rake with Lighting

This video from oorail.com showcases the new British Rail Eastern Region HST Mk3 coaches with internal lighting. The BR Eastern Region HST…

Inter-City 125 HSTs w/coach lighting
13 NOV 2014 · Diesel Multiple Units

Inter-City 125 HSTs w/coach lighting

This video from oorail.com showcases the new British Rail Eastern Region HST Mk3 coaches with internal lighting. The BR Eastern Region HST…

Hornby Class 43 HST R3138 Custom Weathered
19 SEP 2014 · Layout Updates

Hornby Class 43 HST R3138 Custom Weathered

This video from oorail.com takes a look at the new Class 43 HST from Hornby. The version featured in this video was custom weathered using…

Can you identify which British Diesel Locomotive Sounds are in our Title Sequence?
11 SEP 2014 · Video

Can you identify which British Diesel Locomotive Sounds are in our Title Sequence?

In this video from oorail.com we answer the question asked by Ewan Rutledge (D335Media) about the loco noises in our title sequence. Ewan…

Hornby BR Eastern Region HST: Mk3 TS Coaches with Lighting
30 AUG 2014 · Layout Updates

Hornby BR Eastern Region HST: Mk3 TS Coaches with Lighting

This video from oorail.com is the first in our BR Eastern Region HST series. Follow along as we build a full British Rail Eastern Region…

LMS Inspection Saloon in BR Blue and Grey - Bachmann Model Railway
29 AUG 2014 · Layout Updates

LMS Inspection Saloon in BR Blue and Grey - Bachmann Model Railway

This video from oorail.com looks at the new 50' LMS Inspection Saloon from Bachmann in BR Blue and Grey. Inspection Saloons were used by…

Review - Bachmann Class 101 DMU in BR Blue Livery
24 AUG 2014 · Diesel Multiple Units

Review - Bachmann Class 101 DMU in BR Blue Livery

This video from oorail.com looks at the new Class 101 2 car DMU in OO Gauge from Bachmann. The model featured in this video is 32-288 (BR…

British Rail HST Class 43 Inter-City 125 by Hornby
20 JUL 2014 · Diesel Multiple Units

British Rail HST Class 43 Inter-City 125 by Hornby

This video from oorail.com looks at the British Rail Inter-City 125 HST (High Speed Train) or Class 43 locomotive. This video features…

Works Test Train in BR Blue and Grey - OO Gauge Model Railways
16 JUL 2014 · Locomotives

Works Test Train in BR Blue and Grey - OO Gauge Model Railways

This video from oorail.com looks at the Works Test Train in BR Blue and Grey by Bachmann. The Works Test Train is a pair of Mk1 SK coaches…

Bachmann Class 08 Diesel Shunter (08021) - BR Blue (32-115A)
29 MAR 2014 · Locomotives

Bachmann Class 08 Diesel Shunter (08021) - BR Blue (32-115A)

This video from oorail.com looks at the new Bachmann Class 08 (08021) Diesel Shunter in BR Blue with wasp stripes. This particular model is…

D1764 Class 47 Diesel Locomotive in two-tone BR Green
11 DEC 2013 · Diesel Locomotives

D1764 Class 47 Diesel Locomotive in two-tone BR Green

This video from oorail.com looks at D1764, a Class 47 locomotive in two-tone BR Green. This model is by Bachmann, features directional…

Adding the extra details to a Diesel Locomotive
17 MAY 2013 · Video

Adding the extra details to a Diesel Locomotive

This video from oorail.com looks at how to add the extra details included with a Heljan Class 14 to the Diesel locomotive. Many locomotives…

73108 - Class 73 Electro-Diesel in BR Blue
24 FEB 2013 · Video

73108 - Class 73 Electro-Diesel in BR Blue

This video from oorail.com looks at the Lima Class 73 - 73108 in BR Blue. The Class 73 Electro-Diesel was a unique dual-powered locomotive…

73109 - Class 73 Electro-Diesel in Network Southeast Livery
24 FEB 2013 · Video

73109 - Class 73 Electro-Diesel in Network Southeast Livery

This video from oorail.com looks at the Lima Class 73 - 73109 "Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary" in Network South East Livery. The Class…

Enhancing the Hornby Inter-City 125 HST
26 JAN 2013 · Video

Enhancing the Hornby Inter-City 125 HST

This video from oorail.com looks at enhancing and weathering the Hornby Inter-City 125 High Speed Train (HST). The video features…

Lima OO Gauge Class 26 Diesel Loco Weathering and Enhancements
22 JAN 2013 · Video

Lima OO Gauge Class 26 Diesel Loco Weathering and Enhancements

This video from oorail.com shows how to enhance and weather a Lima Class 26 locomotive. Lima OO gauge locomotives are widely available on…

Bachmann Class 37 (37034) in BR Blue with Split Headcode Boxes - OO Gauge Review
13 DEC 2012 · Video

Bachmann Class 37 (37034) in BR Blue with Split Headcode Boxes - OO Gauge Review

This video from oorail looks at the Bachmann Class 37 - 37034 in BR Blue with Split Headcode Boxes and light weathering. This locomotive…

Bachmann Class 46 "Peak" Weathered in BR Blue D186 OO Gauge Loco Review
9 DEC 2012 · Video

Bachmann Class 46 "Peak" Weathered in BR Blue D186 OO Gauge Loco Review

This video from oorail.com looks at the Class 46 Peak Diesel in BR Blue with factory weathering. This loco has the running number D186 and…

Class 37 in Regional Railways Livery 37414
6 DEC 2012 · Video

Class 37 in Regional Railways Livery 37414

This video from oorail.com looks at the Hornby R2775 Class 37 37414 in Regional Railways livery. It also looks at some Bachmann Mk1 coaches…