An excellent review here Peter, I have to say even though I don’t have any of the other era 1 products from hornby I am tempted by Locomotion just to see that gear on the top all working, I think it looks incredible and for it to be hornby who have made it possible, I know we all have a moan about hornby from time to time but this just shows they are still in the game, I will be very surprised if this doesn’t get an award next year because as I say that gear on the top and all working is incredible, excellent review overall, keep up the great work.
Everybody's doing a brand-new dance now (Come on, baby, do the Loco-motion) I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now (Come on, baby, do the Loco-motion) 🙃 Sorry but I cant see this locomotive without thinking of the song. I'll have to pick one of these Locos up. I've always had an interest in early railways.
Well, slight correction. The replica engine is the one being restored. I'm watching this, having seen a friend's copy of this model and it looks fantastic!
I am aware its the replica being restored, supposed to be travelling on part of the original route in September with a rake of chaldrons (though from what I understand its a small rake) and a replica of the coach "Experiment"
I don't get the fascination of having these as models. The protypes ran so long ago & we have such little photographic & written accounts of their performance in service, we cannot obtain any atmosphere from running them. The size is also a negative. These should not be marketed in a scale smaller than 0 gauge in my view. I think it will have a few runs around your track & put back in the box and back on the shelf. Boxes are nice to keep small screws in!
I heard of issues with this loco ,obtained from rails ,live near by so was able to pick up from the shop.,asked for a test run ,no complaints ran well both ways very happy.I dont want sound,its too small,maybe dcc in the future for slower running,but I think this a shot in the dark its so small ,but the railway modeller always wants company's to defy the laws of physics,always had a down on my own modelllers.No matter what they produce its not good enough.As a back story my first "train set" is a hornby first 2 rail 8F freight set which was a Xmas present many Years ago.,still runs.Cant believe what is available now.never happy.
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An excellent review here Peter, I have to say even though I don’t have any of the other era 1 products from hornby I am tempted by Locomotion just to see that gear on the top all working, I think it looks incredible and for it to be hornby who have made it possible, I know we all have a moan about hornby from time to time but this just shows they are still in the game, I will be very surprised if this doesn’t get an award next year because as I say that gear on the top and all working is incredible, excellent review overall, keep up the great work.
Cheers David mate, agreed. This is probably Hornby at the top of the game
Everybody's doing a brand-new dance now
(Come on, baby, do the Loco-motion)
I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now
(Come on, baby, do the Loco-motion) 🙃
Sorry but I cant see this locomotive without thinking of the song. I'll have to pick one of these Locos up. I've always had an interest in early railways.
Wow, that Locomotion model looks really impressive and brilliantly well detailed. Excellent review 👍
Cheers Joe, it is a beautiful model
Well, slight correction. The replica engine is the one being restored. I'm watching this, having seen a friend's copy of this model and it looks fantastic!
I am aware its the replica being restored, supposed to be travelling on part of the original route in September with a rake of chaldrons (though from what I understand its a small rake) and a replica of the coach "Experiment"
Great review.
Thank you
I don't get the fascination of having these as models.
The protypes ran so long ago & we have such little photographic & written accounts of their performance in service, we cannot obtain any atmosphere from running them.
The size is also a negative.
These should not be marketed in a scale smaller than 0 gauge in my view.
I think it will have a few runs around your track & put back in the box and back on the shelf.
Boxes are nice to keep small screws in!
Thanks for watching
I heard of issues with this loco ,obtained from rails ,live near by so was able to pick up from the shop.,asked for a test run ,no complaints ran well both ways very happy.I dont want sound,its too small,maybe dcc in the future for slower running,but I think this a shot in the dark its so small ,but the railway modeller always wants company's
to defy the laws of physics,always had a down on my own modelllers.No matter what they produce its not good enough.As a back story my first "train set" is a hornby first 2 rail 8F freight set which was a Xmas present many
Years ago.,still runs.Cant believe what is available now.never happy.
I've seen people have had issues, though I've not had any issues with mine though I have DC not DCC