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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…

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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…

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…

Enhancing the Hornby Class 58
15 NOV 2014 · Loco Works Wednesday

Enhancing the Hornby Class 58

This video from oorail.com shows you how to enhance the old Hornby Class 58 models. In this video you will see a brief comparison with the…

Hints, Tips and Repairs for the Heljan Beyer Garratt 2-6-0 0-6-2 Locomotive
9 AUG 2014 · How To

Hints, Tips and Repairs for the Heljan Beyer Garratt 2-6-0 0-6-2 Locomotive

This video from oorail.com takes a first look at the specially commissioned Heljan Beyer Garratt 2-6-0 0-6-2 articulated steam locomotive…

Lima Class 42 Warship Model Railway Project - Part 1
15 DEC 2013 · Loco Works Wednesday

Lima Class 42 Warship Model Railway Project - Part 1

This video from oorail.com introduces our new Lima Class 42 Warship Model Railway project. Earlier this year we acquired a second hand Lima…

Second Hand Trains - Part 2: Basic Repairs and Maintenance
16 NOV 2013 · Loco Works Wednesday

Second Hand Trains - Part 2: Basic Repairs and Maintenance

This video from oorail.com is the second in a series showing how we process second hand model railway locomotives here at oorail. This…

Tri-ang EM2 Pantograph Repair - Class 77
26 MAR 2013 · Video

Tri-ang EM2 Pantograph Repair - Class 77

This video from oorail.com demonstrates one technique for repairing the pantographs on the old Tri-ang EM2 - R.351 "Electra". The oorail…

Repairing a locked tender axle - Hornby 8F OO Gauge Locomotive
24 FEB 2013 · Video

Repairing a locked tender axle - Hornby 8F OO Gauge Locomotive

This video from oorail.com shows the symptoms, how to detect and how to repair a locked tender axle / locked wheels on a Hornby 8F. The 8F…

Second Hand Trains - Part 1: Testing
20 FEB 2013 · Video

Second Hand Trains - Part 1: Testing

This video from oorail.com is the first in a short series on second hand trains. The series walks you through what we do at oorail.com when…

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…

Replacing Tri-ang Hornby OO Gauge X03 X04 Brush Motor Heads
25 NOV 2012 · Video

Replacing Tri-ang Hornby OO Gauge X03 X04 Brush Motor Heads

This video from oorail.com demonstrates how to replace the brush heads on Tri-ang and Hornby X03 and X04 motors. These motors are normally…

Inter-City 125 HST Weathering - OO Gauge HST Enhancements - Part 2
22 NOV 2012 · Video

Inter-City 125 HST Weathering - OO Gauge HST Enhancements - Part 2

This video from oorail.com demonstrates how to weather a Hornby Inter-City 125 HST in BR Blue/Grey livery using weathering powders. This is…

Hornby HST Enhancements - OO Gauge Model Railways - Part 1
21 NOV 2012 · Video

Hornby HST Enhancements - OO Gauge Model Railways - Part 1

This video from oorail.com walks you through enhancing old Hornby HST sets from 1979 - 1983. These Hornby models of the iconic British Rail…

Class 52 Western Courier OO Gauge Model Railway Restoration Project
28 OCT 2012 · Video

Class 52 Western Courier OO Gauge Model Railway Restoration Project

In this video from oorail.com a Hornby Class 52 Western Courier (R368) is restored. The video shows you how to dismantle the Class 52, how…

Hornby OO Gauge Steam Locomotive Tender Motor Removal Howto
5 OCT 2012 · How To

Hornby OO Gauge Steam Locomotive Tender Motor Removal Howto

This video from oorail.com shows you how to remove the ringfield motor from a Type A Frame Hornby tender. The video also shows you how to…

Hornby Mark 4 DVT - Driving Van Trailer Repair - OO Gauge Model Railways
23 SEP 2012 · Video

Hornby Mark 4 DVT - Driving Van Trailer Repair - OO Gauge Model Railways

This video from oorail.com walks you through taking the Hornby Mark 4 DVT apart. The DVT in this video is R.268 from Hornby in InterCity…

Class 52 Western Courier OO Gauge Restoration Project
2 SEP 2012 · Video

Class 52 Western Courier OO Gauge Restoration Project

This video from oorail.com looks at a Class 52 "Western Courier" that was purchased off eBay as a spares or repairs project. It is a Hornby…

Triang Railways Lines Bros Ltd OO Gauge Power Controller Repair
6 AUG 2012 · Video

Triang Railways Lines Bros Ltd OO Gauge Power Controller Repair

This video from oorail.com looks at an old Triang Railways / Lines Bros Ltd OO Gauge Power Controller (circa. 1960s). The video explains…