The Model Railway Era System: Explained!
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- Always wanted to know more about a specific era of railway history? Not sure which era you want to model on your layout? Here, we take a look at the model railway era system, which helps to categorise UK railway history from 1804 right up to the present day.
Explore products from the different eras here: bit.ly/2ReBJXh
Hattons Formation Guides: bit.ly/2RbHZiB
Hattons Emblems Guide: bit.ly/2Rd3iA0
Hattons Class 47 Guide: bit.ly/2R9y4tE
Timecodes:
Era 1 "Pioneering" - 01:44
Era 2 "Pre-Grouping" - 03:52
Era 3 "The Big Four" - 06:37
Era 4 "BR Steam Early Crest" - 10:45
Era 5 "BR Steam Late Crest" - 14:37
Era 6 "BR Blue Pre-TOPS" - 17:43
Era 7 "BR Blue Post-TOPS" - 21:29
Era 8 "BR Sectorisation" - 25:23
Era 9 "Initial Privatisation" - 29:13
Era 10 "Rebuilding of the Railways" - 32:20
Era 11 "Current Era" - 35:03
Thumbnail photos: © Tony Hisgett, Phil 62005, Phil Sangwell, the joy of all things - Авто та транспорт
Brilliant video this is just what new and inexperienced modellers need. Well done Hattons you are number one.
Thanks Michael, glad you found it useful!
Brilliant, so glad to see a much longer video. May I suggest some tutorial type videos, building a layout, track laying, ballasting, buildings etc etc etc. You could take the opportunity to showcase many products, as well as loco videos as you already do. I think they would be a big hit.
Thanks for the feedback and suggestions John, we can certainly consider those!
There was a 1980s ad campaign "this is the age of the train". Many people joked '82 is the age of the train, and some of them are even older.
Ace video!
These are getting more and more professional each time, and you covered a lot of interesting history.
I've been on holiday in Britain and took an actual GWR train out of Paddington and, having no context of the current private operators, I was absolutely shocked when we passed an LNER train that wasn't Flying Scotsman or something - As you said, the current era is really fascinating.
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you liked it.
Thank you for an excellent video. Will keep this in my Favorite file for all future references.
Love this video! Just what I was looking for
👏👏👏👏👏 great video gents! So helpful and informative!
Great video fellas, I've often wondered what the era numbers meant and you have explained it all very well indeed. Very enjoyable, thanks.
Really glad to hear this video was useful for you, thanks for watching!
What a fantastic video. Really helped put things in perspective. Funny how Scotrail is going to be re-rationalised again.
Chas and Dave do it again. Thank's for the video guys!
No problem, thanks for watching!
Cheers for the great vid & guide links. Very helpful when buying individual locos & giving you info as to what carriages/wagons the different locos would have pulled as well as era details.👍🚂🚃🚃🚃🚅🚄🚉😁👍
No problem at all, thanks for watching!
Brilliant session.
Thanks WIlliam!
Great video guys. If this doesn't spur people on with their layout ideas, I don't know what will!
Thank you! Hopefully it will!
Very helpful video
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching.
I feel like I’m being kinda flexed on with that a3
Many thanks for this video. I think we all have our favourite era!
Please consider (should you make a similar video) that perhaps changing the stock in front of you to reflect the era you are talking about.
Thanks for watching and for your suggestion Michael!
I like the staff notice!! :-D
Glad you spotted it!
You've forgotten Thomas the Tank Engine and his steam engine friends, who appeared on our TV screens in 1984. They did so again in 1986. This cartoon group of steamies has sadly disappeared from the HORNBY range of models to buy. But Bachmann have it in hand to keep them alive and well for many years to come. Thomas and his friends helped get the Preservation Steam Era underway. Plus the Modern Main Line Present Day Era has seen steam engine-hauled specials on some of its well-known routes, such as the Settle & Carlisle and the West Highland Railways. So, with King George 5th breaking the steam ban once and for all in 1971, Main Line certified steam engines can still be seen on the Main Line Network to this day. Don't forget that, although steam finished in 1968, just over 200 steam engines were saved from scrap and most are still running on preserved railways today. Others are kept in Swindon and National Railway Museums respectively. New Build Projects are nearing completion too, two of which are being built at Llangollen: LMS Patriot The Unknown Warrior and 6880 Betton Grange. So, for all you Thomas Fans out there, worry not. Bachmann are bringing Thomas and his friends back into a Model Shop near you. My Thomas Train Set is being run preservation style. Although not all the model engines I've got are of the preserved kind, I'm keeping them all pristine, as well as the coaches and goods rolling stock. I was born in 1982, the beginning of the preservation era, so that's what my train set timeline is all about. Surely, there must be other modellers out there wanting to help keep the steam preservation era alive. It's about time they did, and help at least the Llangollen Railway reach its last station, Corwen.
Thanks for the comment Kelly, we were focusing on the real railway eras for this video but I'm sure we can do a focus on Thomas and Friends in a later video at some point!
Good video boys please keep them coming
Thank you Andrew, we certainly will!
Very nice
Thank you!
Excellent Thank you
Excellent video, thank you Hattons! Heh, co-incidentally I'm going down to our local post office here in Tasmania this very afternoon to collect my latest package from Widnes - hoping it has arrived safely. :-)
Thank you Mike! I hope your package arrived safe and sound.
@@HattonsModelRailways Yes, it most certainly did! :-) Whilst is is a pity that my local model shop is 17,330 km away, your prompt dispatch and careful packaging more than makes up for it. Please keep up the GREAT work!!!
Guys ever thought of a book , great info , learnt so much , want more , few videos with models would be great
That might be something we could consider in the future, thanks for watching!
Well done... I am going looking for the train making by era you mentioned.
Nice video about British railways north of the Thames, but not much info about the railways south of the Thames, or the largest electrified railway in Britain in its day.
But why do we need era's ? when we talk about pop music we say its from the 60's or 70's we do not say that its from the era 6 or era 7
What's wrong with saying the 1930's or the late 1940's. For me in the 1960's when I started taking an interest in model railways, I was a modern image modeller, but as time goes on and now 50 years later, I say that my model railway is set in the 1960's (pre blue)
I have absolutely know idea what era its supposed to be , for me its just like music that I remember and love, its the 1960's.
Barry
I have no power in this regard, but may I suggest, with people bringing back classic companies, that they call era 11 'the nostalgia era?"
Well the 88 needs to produced by dapol would like to see that accurascale does a mark5A pack transpenneine with Dvt
Sid the Cockney Sparrow is my favourite for Era 8 and the Scottie Dog is a good one.
I'm sure every Era 8 fan has their own favourite emblem / depot. The Scottie dog is certainly one of ours!
the adverts of "let the train take the strain" era 7 on
Hey guys love the video really informative any idea when were going to see something from west midland railway they took over from london midland in December 2017 and have a very unique orange and purple livery they run class 153 and 172 that are available from hornby and bachmann but we have no models yet.
Hi Andrew, really glad you liked the video! We're not aware of any forthcoming models in WMR livery but we'll be sure to post about them on our website and social media if any get announced.
Well if you are a freight modeller with container trains 37 47 56 57 66 68 ballast trains too tankers all work well with any of them
You should have changed the display on the table to match each era.
Thanks for the suggestion!
If you model era 9 don't forget not to maintain your layout so you get authentic accidents!
ERA 7/8 crossover is the best! ERA 9 is a dogs dinner!
Nice video!! I only miss the electric locomotives!!
Thank you Onno!
My favourite eras are 5 & 8
The first railway to open Darlington to Stockton in 1825 featured the rocket, you both said the first railway was Manchester to Liverpool with the rocket which actually was in 1830
What amused me is that they referred to this as the Victorian era when actually 1825 & 1830 are Pre-Victorian.
Does era matter, or can I have it mixed, most of my trains are from the late 1980s Early 1990s, then I bought a modern livery dmu, and its been bugging me that it won't fit with the 1980s style layout, does it really matter?
Hi James, your layout can be whatever makes you happy. If you enjoy seeing a mix of locomotives from across the ages, then there's nothing stopping you from having a mix on your layout. The era system is a good way to research locomotives and companies of each time period, but there isn't a strict ruling that this has to be adhered to for your own personal tastes.
Many locomotives span multiple eras as well through long service careers or preservation efforts have allowed locomotives of the past to be seen side by side with more modern units. The Flying Scotsman for example was an LNER locomotive from the 1920s which can still be seen today within the same stations and lines as modern locos.
@@HattonsModelRailways thank you, that makes be feel less bugged.
The #1 rule of model railroading is: It's your layout, you can do what you like to do to have fun. The #2 rule is: if anyone disagrees, refer to rule #1.
I don't really use an era system on my railway but it is a Southern and gwr railway none the less great vidieo
Thanks Robert!
You could call Era 11 the "Re-Grouping"
Hi Andrew, that's an excellent suggestion. With the resurgence of a lot of old names recently, it would be rather fitting!
Hello
I feel like era 4 should be wartime
Hi
Please use personal mic.volume of voice is very low.
Thanks for the feedback, we'll take it into consideration.
The 'Era' system is complete and utter nonsense. We managed for years with Pre-Grouping, Big Four and BR - then we have post BR. That is ALL we need. All the rest is twaddle, because it's ALL about DATES. End of.
Good video, but shame it was introduced by two people with speech impediments. Neither could pronounce 'th' - spoiled it for me as it grated after a while.
You're just a twat & need to be called out for your ignorance. I expect that you are a misogynist & a racist, too. These guys are a credit to their company & both, are very good presenters.