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A look at Hattons Pre-owned Model Railway Service

This video from oorail.com takes a look at Hattons Pre-owned Model Railway service. We recently purchased a Mainline 2-6-0 Jubilee Class…

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British Railways Goods Wagons from Dapol
21 MAY 2015 · Layout Updates

British Railways Goods Wagons from Dapol

This video from oorail.com takes a look at some new freight wagons by Dapol that we purchased recently. Featured freight include 16 T Steel…

British Rail Engineering - Researching the Past
20 MAY 2015 · How To

British Rail Engineering - Researching the Past

This video from oorail.com is part of the British Railway Engineering Series. In this video we look at how you can use coaching stock…

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 1
19 MAY 2015 · How To

Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 Challenge Entry - Part 1

This video from oorail.com is the first part in a series documenting an entry into the Model Railway Layouts Forum £20.15 challenge. You…

British Rail COVHOP wagons in BIS for Rockware Glass Livery
18 MAY 2015 · Layout Updates

British Rail COVHOP wagons in BIS for Rockware Glass Livery

This video from oorail.com looks at British Rail COVHOP wagons in BIS for Rockware Glass Ltd livery. These covered hoppers were used to…

Class K1 2-6-0 Steam Locomotive 62027 by Hornby
18 MAY 2015 · Layout Updates

Class K1 2-6-0 Steam Locomotive 62027 by Hornby

This video from oorail.com takes a quick look at the new Class K1 steam locomotive 62027 by Hornby. A total of 70 locomotives of this class…

Class 390/0 Pendolino 9 car in OO scale - Hornby
17 MAY 2015 · Layout Updates

Class 390/0 Pendolino 9 car in OO scale - Hornby

This video from oorail.com features a full rake Class 390/0 Virgin Pendolino in OO scale from Hornby. This is running on the new section of…

Hornby Pre-ordering - how does it actually work?
14 MAY 2015 · Getting Started

Hornby Pre-ordering - how does it actually work?

In this video from oorail.com we take an inside look at how Hornby handles pre-ordering of new products. Hornby are often the scapegoats…

British Model Railway Layout Tour - May 2015
13 MAY 2015 · Layout Updates

British Model Railway Layout Tour - May 2015

This video from oorail.com is a full tour of the oorail layout. The oorail layout is a large British OO scale model railway layout. 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…

New Model Railway Layout Extension - Eastern Region HST
4 APR 2015 · Layout Updates

New Model Railway Layout Extension - Eastern Region HST

This video from oorail.com features the new Hornby Inter-City 125 Class 43 HST with a full rake of eight lighted BR eastern region Mk3…

Basic Model Railway Signaling
15 JAN 2015 · Signaling

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…

Introduction to Model Railway Signaling with Train-Tech DC Colour Light Signals
15 JAN 2015 · How To

Introduction to Model Railway Signaling with Train-Tech DC Colour Light Signals

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

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 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…

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…

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…

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…