Thanks again Oscar, the Trestrol wagon and load makes an impressive consist. I suspect the low weight of the wagon was an issue to many causing it to derail often on twisty track formations. The price in 1972 is interesting. It equates to £16.87 today which would be a bargain compared to modern wagon prices e.g. the Hornby Railroad container wagon (which is the old Hornby Freightliner wagon tooling) for around £30.
always brings back many happy memories watching your channel, I had the 2 rail Hornby Bristolian set in the 1960s with the castle class loco Bristol Castle and the chocolate and cream coaches. Keep up the great work.
Good morning Oscar. Its been a while since I have commented on your marvellous videos. This time I'm watching your upload in the evening, so I'm relatively east tonight. As always, you have the ability to capture the essence of Triang and the later Horbny Railways showing the ability to allow later stock to run on the earlier trackwork. Fantastic
It seems that the low centred with bogies BR "WELTROL" wagons were "Well-centred Trolley" and "TRESTROL" were "Trestle-centred Trolley" wagons. I didn't know that until I looked it up! I think I used to have problems with grounding with some of the Battle Space kit - runs fine on level rails but doesn't like humps or dips. Nice to see them running properly! Thanks
Hi Oscar, Great to have a 2nd look at the Princess and coaches. The Trestrol wagons are different and a bit special. Nice running session to finish off. Gordon
Hi Oscar, another good video, never been hugely keen on the 70s and 80s wagons and coaches that Hornby made, but some of the stuff Tri-Ang made was really interesting to look at, like these girder wagons. Have a good one, and hope this storm we had didn't affect you
I always look forward to Sunday mornings and a visit to your model railway. You never disappoint and your latest video is no exception. Like so many other viewers in the comments section say, your channel is a pleasant trip down memory lane, back to a simpler a time when our lives were still ahead of us. I had two of those Trestrol flat cars on my small layout back in the mid 60’s. They were both green, one came with this massive red bomb load, the other didn’t have any load to the best of my recollection. I had so many issues with the overhang of those cars and running them was always an adventure! Thanks so much for taking the time to make these weekly forays into nostalgia. I’m looking forward to what you come up with for your next instalment! Cheers from Canada!🇨🇦
Good morning Oscar, it's Martin from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire again. Just watched your excellent latest video. It's always a pleasure to watch with great interest your different trains each week. The trestrol wagons I remember very well as when I started work on British Rail in 1970 I remember seeing these wagons in the goods yard with sheets of steel on them. They were fastened to the wagons with the same screw fastening as used on fastening the containers to the conflat wagons in the goods yard. It was also great to see the post office van, I would imagine these vans are hard to find nowadays. Lovely locomotives as well and they run wonderfully. Well thank you once again Oscar for seeing your amazing layout. Well it's time for my cup of tea and a toasted tea cake. Keep safe Oscar and have a good week ahead and i will see you next Sunday morning. 😊👍🚂
Hi Oscar, that makes much more sense now I have seen your full video. I had seen those Trestrol wagons before in the earlier catalogues but had thought they were like the smaller Weltrol wagons. They are really quite impressive wagons especially with the girder load. Interesting video. Take care, Guy
Great video! I have a question: what is the catalogue number of the manual uncoupler tool (the little spade)? I would lile to buyone, but they seem hard to find... Thanks!
Hi Oscar, only you could look around your stuff and just find the correct bits to make up another girder load lying around! I'm pretty sure the missing price stickers on the boxes mean that some lucky child got those items for Christmas or a birthday.
Excellent video this morning Oscar. You're right, those wagons with loads do look terrific behind the Black 5. I find with mine that they run very well on code 100 track. David.
I’ve got my dad’s old Tri-Ang ones from the 60’s. One is grey and the other is dark green. I used to find they were too light and derailed on tight bends. I’ve never really thought about what they might carry. Nice to see a little history on them.
Great video here Oscar, very nice piece of rolling stock featured in this one, very interesting load on it being the parts for hornbys station canopy, don’t recall seeing that anywhere else before, not even someone doing a custom one, will have to keep a lookout for some because I wouldn’t mind a small rake of them, keep up the great work Oscar.
Not to bad of a model for its time, I see it had screw on couplings instead of rivetted which is easy to change to small tension locks, brass bearing cups & scale metal wheels & weathering would make a good wagon today
Hi Oscar, Late commenting again.. Just can't seem to get my act together these days? Another coincidence, as I have only just fitted a load to a Trestrol wagon running in one of our yards. It would sometimes derail, if reversing through the System 6 points. But a little bit of weight has stopped that little problem? I had not had that problem on the earlier Standard or Series 3 track at all. It's running nicely now.. My load are square plastic 'beams' re-cycled' from disused garden lamp posts, but they still look like appropriate "long loads" for the wagon.. The Princess Royal is a great loco and it pulls the coaches effortlessly.. Lovely to see these trains running together.. Thank you for another piece of vintage train running, it was really enjoyable to watch..
Hello Oscar - @ 8:54 - I remember Beatties - weren't they used to be called Taylor & Mccanners b4 that??? 🤔 I've got a newer Black 5 - It's a Lovely Loco - I think that May be Hornby has done many variations over the years??? 😉🚂🚂🚂
Hi Oscar, if I could make a wagon request please I’d love to see a freightliner train loaded with the rarer Triang/Hornby containers, like the Manchester Liners, Tartan Arrow, open container, tanker body not just the usual Freightliner boxes. I’ve just acquired a T chi container in a job lot which may or may not be Hornby but it set me thinking about the other liveries both UK and TC. Maybe hauled by a nice 25 or a 37 please, thanks.
So nice that these longer wagons can run on tight curves without any problem.
Thanks again Oscar, the Trestrol wagon and load makes an impressive consist. I suspect the low weight of the wagon was an issue to many causing it to derail often on twisty track formations. The price in 1972 is interesting. It equates to £16.87 today which would be a bargain compared to modern wagon prices e.g. the Hornby Railroad container wagon (which is the old Hornby Freightliner wagon tooling) for around £30.
Nice one Oscar always a joy to watch Patrick Quinn IRL
always brings back many happy memories watching your channel, I had the 2 rail Hornby Bristolian set in the 1960s with the castle class loco Bristol Castle and the chocolate and cream coaches. Keep up the great work.
Great start to Sunday as usual Oscar. Thanks for sharing. Roy.
Good morning Oscar. Its been a while since I have commented on your marvellous videos. This time I'm watching your upload in the evening, so I'm relatively east tonight.
As always, you have the ability to capture the essence of Triang and the later Horbny Railways showing the ability to allow later stock to run on the earlier trackwork. Fantastic
It seems that the low centred with bogies BR "WELTROL" wagons were "Well-centred Trolley" and "TRESTROL" were "Trestle-centred Trolley" wagons. I didn't know that until I looked it up! I think I used to have problems with grounding with some of the Battle Space kit - runs fine on level rails but doesn't like humps or dips. Nice to see them running properly! Thanks
Morning Oscar, great video again and thanks for sharing, I love your videos and especially when you refer and show the catalogues, Ktf everyone John
Hi Oscar,
Great to have a 2nd look at the Princess and coaches.
The Trestrol wagons are different and a bit special.
Nice running session to finish off.
Gordon
Thanks Oscar for another great video.
Great video as.always
Hi Oscar, another good video, never been hugely keen on the 70s and 80s wagons and coaches that Hornby made, but some of the stuff Tri-Ang made was really interesting to look at, like these girder wagons. Have a good one, and hope this storm we had didn't affect you
Hi Oscar , I hope you’re well. Wonderful video sets up Sunday . The maroon princess excellent..
I always look forward to Sunday mornings and a visit to your model railway. You never disappoint and your latest video is no exception.
Like so many other viewers in the comments section say, your channel is a pleasant trip down memory lane, back to a simpler a time when our lives were still ahead of us.
I had two of those Trestrol flat cars on my small layout back in the mid 60’s. They were both green, one came with this massive red bomb load, the other didn’t have any load to the best of my recollection.
I had so many issues with the overhang of those cars and running them was always an adventure!
Thanks so much for taking the time to make these weekly forays into nostalgia. I’m looking forward to what you come up with for your next instalment!
Cheers from Canada!🇨🇦
Good morning Oscar, it's Martin from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire again. Just watched your excellent latest video. It's always a pleasure to watch with great interest your different trains each week. The trestrol wagons I remember very well as when I started work on British Rail in 1970 I remember seeing these wagons in the goods yard with sheets of steel on them. They were fastened to the wagons with the same screw fastening as used on fastening the containers to the conflat wagons in the goods yard. It was also great to see the post office van, I would imagine these vans are hard to find nowadays. Lovely locomotives as well and they run wonderfully. Well thank you once again Oscar for seeing your amazing layout. Well it's time for my cup of tea and a toasted tea cake. Keep safe Oscar and have a good week ahead and i will see you next Sunday morning. 😊👍🚂
Hi Oscar, that makes much more sense now I have seen your full video. I had seen those Trestrol wagons before in the earlier catalogues but had thought they were like the smaller Weltrol wagons. They are really quite impressive wagons especially with the girder load. Interesting video. Take care, Guy
Great video! I have a question: what is the catalogue number of the manual uncoupler tool (the little spade)? I would lile to buyone, but they seem hard to find... Thanks!
Hi Oscar, only you could look around your stuff and just find the correct bits to make up another girder load lying around! I'm pretty sure the missing price stickers on the boxes mean that some lucky child got those items for Christmas or a birthday.
Excellent video this morning Oscar. You're right, those wagons with loads do look terrific behind the Black 5. I find with mine that they run very well on code 100 track. David.
I’ve got my dad’s old Tri-Ang ones from the 60’s. One is grey and the other is dark green. I used to find they were too light and derailed on tight bends. I’ve never really thought about what they might carry. Nice to see a little history on them.
Great video here Oscar, very nice piece of rolling stock featured in this one, very interesting load on it being the parts for hornbys station canopy, don’t recall seeing that anywhere else before, not even someone doing a custom one, will have to keep a lookout for some because I wouldn’t mind a small rake of them, keep up the great work Oscar.
Not to bad of a model for its time, I see it had screw on couplings instead of rivetted which is easy to change to small tension locks, brass bearing cups & scale metal wheels & weathering would make a good wagon today
Hi Oscar, Late commenting again.. Just can't seem to get my act together these days? Another coincidence, as I have only just fitted a load to a Trestrol wagon running in one of our yards. It would sometimes derail, if reversing through the System 6 points. But a little bit of weight has stopped that little problem? I had not had that problem on the earlier Standard or Series 3 track at all. It's running nicely now.. My load are square plastic 'beams' re-cycled' from disused garden lamp posts, but they still look like appropriate "long loads" for the wagon..
The Princess Royal is a great loco and it pulls the coaches effortlessly.. Lovely to see these trains running together.. Thank you for another piece of vintage train running, it was really enjoyable to watch..
Hello Oscar - @ 8:54 - I remember Beatties - weren't they used to be called Taylor & Mccanners b4 that??? 🤔 I've got a newer Black 5 - It's a Lovely Loco - I think that May be Hornby has done many variations over the years??? 😉🚂🚂🚂
Hi Oscar. I love those station canopies you've got there. Are they 3D printed?
Nice wagons.
Hi Oscar, if I could make a wagon request please I’d love to see a freightliner train loaded with the rarer Triang/Hornby containers, like the Manchester Liners, Tartan Arrow, open container, tanker body not just the usual Freightliner boxes. I’ve just acquired a T chi container in a job lot which may or may not be Hornby but it set me thinking about the other liveries both UK and TC. Maybe hauled by a nice 25 or a 37 please, thanks.