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In the Loco Works this Wednesday we have the City of London in LMS Wartime Black with Streamlining. This loco isn't running due to a…

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Train Testing After Maintenance or Repairs
23 DEC 2015 · How To

Train Testing After Maintenance or Repairs

This week we have a Class 76 EM1 - 76010 that has just gone through routine maintenance and needs to be tested. In this Loco Works…

Lima Class 42 Warship Model Railway Project - Part 2
16 DEC 2015 · Loco Works Wednesday

Lima Class 42 Warship Model Railway Project - Part 2

This video from oorail.com is Part 2 of the Lima Class 42 Warship project. This part shows the results from the Humbrol Rail Colour Paints…

Troubleshooting Non-Running Locomotives
16 DEC 2015 · How To

Troubleshooting Non-Running Locomotives

This week we have a BR Sprinter Class 155 - 57344 and 52344 in the works, along with a Class 37 D6704 in BR Green in for repair. Both…

Dual APT-P Non-Driving Motor Units
10 DEC 2015 · How To

Dual APT-P Non-Driving Motor Units

This week there are two Class 370 or APT-P Non-Driving Motor Units at the Loco Works. These are two newly acquired second hand units both…

LNER Teak Coach Project - Part 4
2 DEC 2015 · How To

LNER Teak Coach Project - Part 4

This week I am wrapping up the LNER Teak Coach project. In this video I show you one of the completed LNER teak coach rakes being hauled by…

InterCity 225 Mk 4 Coaches and DVT Repair
25 NOV 2015 · How To

InterCity 225 Mk 4 Coaches and DVT Repair

This week we are fixing a wheel set problem with InterCity 225 Mk 4 coaches and Peco points. In this video we also improve the running of…

Lima GWR King George V Enhancement
17 NOV 2015 · How To

Lima GWR King George V Enhancement

his week we have a very special locomotive - GWR 6000 Class King George V in the Loco Works. This is the old Lima model in Great Western…

Loco Detailing and Minor Repairs
11 NOV 2015 · How To

Loco Detailing and Minor Repairs

This week several locomotives and some freight rolling stock are at the Loco Works for some maintenance. 20128 is in for a buffer repair…

Southern 933 Smoke Generators and more...
3 NOV 2015 · How To

Southern 933 Smoke Generators and more...

This week Southern Schools V Class 933 is at the Loco Works for some maintenance and we also take a look at the smoke generator. This…

How to Quarter a steam loco
28 OCT 2015 · How To

How to Quarter a steam loco

Another oorail.com Loco Works Wednesday video, this week I show you how to quarter a steam locomotive. 67610 is a Class V1 locomotive from…

Hornby Class O1 - 63663 Smokebox Handle Repair
26 OCT 2015 · How To

Hornby Class O1 - 63663 Smokebox Handle Repair

This video from oorail.com shows the problem with the packaging Hornby have used to ship their new Class O1 2-8-0 steam locomotive. The…

48739 - Hornby 8F Repair
20 OCT 2015 · How To

48739 - Hornby 8F Repair

48739 - 8F Steam Locomotive is at the works for Wednesday October 21st 2015. This 8F is from Hornby and was introduced for 2005 and 2006…

Hornby P2 Smokebox Handle Repair
27 JUL 2015 · How To

Hornby P2 Smokebox Handle Repair

This video from oorail.com shows how to carefully repair smoke box handles. The locomotive in this video is the new Hornby P2 TTS Sound…

Hornby Class K1 Steam Locomotive Front Bogie Repair
28 JUN 2015 · How To

Hornby Class K1 Steam Locomotive Front Bogie Repair

This video from oorail.com looks at a problem with the Hornby Class K1 steam locomotive's front bogie and how we went about fixing the…

Servicing - Bachmann BR Class 04 Diesel Shunter
13 MAY 2015 · How To

Servicing - Bachmann BR Class 04 Diesel Shunter

This video from oorail.com shows you how to open and perform basic maintenance to the Bachmann Class 04 Diesel-Electric Shunter. It is very…

Hornby Railways B17 Quick Locomotive Servicing - OO Gauge Ringfield Motor
17 JAN 2015 · How To

Hornby Railways B17 Quick Locomotive Servicing - OO Gauge Ringfield Motor

This video from oorail.com walks you through a quick servicing of a Hornby Railways B17/6 steam locomotive from the early 1980s. In this…

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…

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"…

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…