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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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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…

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Today's new locomotive was built in 1962 as a prototype, it remained in service until 1967 when it was withdrawn due to an accident.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

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…

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 · Video

2014 Advent Calendar

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Hillside Project Part 1 - Scratch Built Retaining Walls
28 OCT 2014 · Layout Updates

Hillside Project Part 1 - Scratch Built Retaining Walls

This video is the first part of the oorail.com Hillside Project. For this project we will be overhauling the retaining walls, tunnel portal…

Hornby BR Hawksworth Coaches (Post 1953)
20 SEP 2014 · Locomotives

Hornby BR Hawksworth Coaches (Post 1953)

This video from oorail.com looks at the new Hornby BR Hawksworth Coaches. Featured in the video are R4411A (Brake 3rd Class), R4499 (1st…

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…

Model Railway Scenery Printable Kits
6 SEP 2014 · Scenery

Model Railway Scenery Printable Kits

This video from oorail.com provides an introduction to the printable kits from ModelRailwayScenery.com. The video introduces…

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…

Model Railway Weathering Project - V3 Tank
26 AUG 2014 · How To

Model Railway Weathering Project - V3 Tank

This video from oorail.com takes an old Bachmann V3 Tank 67673 in BR Plain Black Early Emblem with Westinghouse pump that we acquired on…

Weathered Conflat wagons with AF Containers in OO Gauge
26 AUG 2014 · Locomotives

Weathered Conflat wagons with AF Containers in OO Gauge

This video from oorail.com looks at the Bachmann pack of 3 weathered conflat wagons with AF containers in light blue. Each AF container is…

A look behind the scenes at oorail (2014) - British Model Railways
25 AUG 2014 · Layout Updates

A look behind the scenes at oorail (2014) - British Model Railways

As a special thank you to our subscribers, this video from oorail.com shows how the oorail channel works behind the scenes. In this video…