Funny thing two weeks ago I've repaired one of these myself. The blue one named Connie which I got for free from the model shop because it was dead and after a small clean up, lubrication and oiling she ran like brand new it's quite amazing. These old models are very easy to maintain because they are simple and recently I've started with maintaining and fixing then myself also because of you. Your videos are quite helpful with this and very entertaining. Keep up the amazing work Sam 👌 also nice to see another one escaping the scrapman
She lives! For all we know from the previous paintwork (red), it could have been Triang's Polly, or another variant. She looks nice in green though, too!
After watching the origin video for the Scrapman I can’t help but feel sad for him, but at the same time glad that Sam’s doing his part for the railway community
Hi Sam, I had the yellow 0-4-0 tank engine called Connie when I was very young, still have it in the cupboard, still runs and I am now 66yrs old, well done with the repair!
Sam, once again a top job. I seem to remember 2 0-4-0's from the early 60's and they were: Nellie, a blue loco Polly, a red loco Makes me wish I had kept my old Tri-ang Catalogues
Hi Sam, I have one of these,my very first loco, given to me in 1966 by my parents for my 6th birthday. Its not running but having just watched how you did this restoration, I may tackle it! I have an N Scale layout, so I may have to get a piece of OO gauge track to test it - my engine is Blue, with black trim. Thanks, from Melbourne, Australia...
Nicely renovated Sam in a short time. I have this loco as 'No 27' bought for me by my dad in 1973 as part of a pick up good train set. I still have it, albeit painted in LNER Apple Green by me as a then 15 year old. The pick ups on mine failed and a nice old model shop owner did exactly the same repair as you. Very nostalgic! Bless you.
Phhhh! Safe and sound and not dinner for ol scrappy face,about time time a manufacturer produced a proper scale version C14 with Walschaerts valve gear 😀
Originally R355 Polly. I have one from the first issue. There were at least 3 colours, red, blue, or yellow. They came with stick on nameplates printed on sticky paper! Great little locos, they run forever and can certainly pull plenty for their size. A strange looking loco as it would be very difficult to fit the rear axle in the position it is on a real machine as there would be no room for the ashpan! Nice to see a good little loco getting repaired. Thanks Sam!
Hi Sam, as this now green little locomothive was once red, then her name was "Polly", in my old Triang catalogue her retail number was R.355R, I had also possessed another one which was blue called "Nellie", her number was R.355B, there was a third llittle 0-40T called "Connie" (R.355Y). In pre 1971 currency these were priced at (please sit down) 33 shillings and sixpence each!
That was excellent, Sam. Nice workshop too! I was wondering why with such comprehensive workshop you did not have phosphor bronze strip to hand instead of the wire that you used for the pickups.
Thank you! I actually really rate the brass wire - it creates so little drag (especially the thin stuff), and when correctly adjusted, still makes great reliable contact! Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Sam, what a salvage. Another home to be enjoyed for years or decades to come. Such an achievement. Fabulous and inspiring.. cheers again for a great video, Marc
Have a number of these in red, yellow, green, blue, black and one I did in engineers grey. One thing to watch out for is the deep wheel flanges that can catch the rail chairs on some low profile track.
I've done something like this recently. My local club was getting rid of 3 triang locos: a jinty, a hymek, and a princess. The hymek was the easiest to sort, as it had a small bit of body missing, as well as brushes and one component of the motor's electrical parts; I also touched up the paintwork in several areas, and now it runs well. The princess had 2 axles missing, as well as the drawbar and a tender load, and one cylinder and the piston rods on one side; it still needs a tender load and more weight in the tender, and the cylinder and rods, but also I fully repainted it so it needs lettering and numbers to be done; I also cut down the flanges on the plastic wheels, but the driving wheels still bounce a little on code 100 track. The jinty is missing the front bufferbeam, but the motor is also faulty (so it donated its brushes to the hymek), and it again needs a full repaint; it's also got the large flanged wheels, so struggles on code 100, so I'm not currently counting it towards my loco collection because its in such disrepair.
During the first lockdown I bought a job lot of Triang clerestories that looked like Stevie Wonder had gotten angry and thrown paint at them. I've managed to repair/refurbish four of them so far, three with clerestories removed to make faux Isle Of Wight coaches. The fourth I turned into a ww1 ambulance coach and gave it to a friends' son last Xmas.
The older model locomotives have better serviceable motors and proper brass metal gearing. Sealed motors only arrived in the 1980's on the smaller 0-4-0's then they finally migrated into the locomotives we see today.
Funny to think that this loco until today has never ran, today I have seen this fun for the first time in my life, very well done, I've seen a lot of hornby thomas models as spare or repair so maybe you would be interested in giving one of them a go at salvage or scrap
I got one of these going last year it did require a major clean around all of the contacts and a re-grease and oil. I think a new set of carbon brushes will be required soon.
Good job Sam. 50 years ago I had a Polly, which was an absolute nutter - very fast and lively would be polite!! I remember the coupling rod screws coming out on many occasions - before I'd heard of something called threadlock!! Al.
I had the blue "Nellie" version in my first model railway which dad bought secondhand... well worn with the lining worn off, I called bluebell, a Jinty 3F with no chimney (dad solved that with a nail and some araldite) and a green class 31. Ah, the 1970's!
First time I've seen this channel although I've already subscribed to Sam's Trains, have to say this is a very informative episode, totally top effort Sam, I am suitably impressed, I'll be watching a lot more of these, keep up the excellent work buddy.!👌🏻😎👍🏻
It’s very possible the motor would’ve worked, but not advisable to run a motor that hasn’t worked for years until you’ve stripped and serviced it, do t want to strain it!
Hi Sam, I have a black one, which I bought when I was 8 years old. Unfortunately it no longer runs due to the magnet. Do you have any links to where I could get a replacement? Cheers.
Nice episode sam I'm glad again this one could be saved! do you know any good ways to slightly weather a modern multiple unit by the way? Thanks, Panda!
Saying now..... I im feeling bad about the scrapman. (Because I watched the halloween special) He has a bad life, can only see the light of the day 1 time in the month. But anyway, nice restoration Sam!
Mmm a definite dirty old loco. Maybe previous owners were trying to get as much realistic as possible. Lol. But seriously, sometimes people don’t have the knowledge of how to make a service. Especially if brought second hand with no instructions. Well done for salvage of the model. Hopefully you will continue on the good run you have been having. 🎉
Hey Sam l need help, l have a Bachman 060 with a tender and it only goes in reverse and no longer forward after oiling it, and l was wondering if you could help me figure out what may be wrong
@@tonylaming4994 Sounds a bit like one of the old American locos I had. Not really what I'm hoping for right now, though, I'm hoping to find something better than my Bachman Thomas, Percy and Toby models for doing shunting stuff, but I need something I can afford on an American college student's budget of basically nothing. For me, that means I won't let myself pay more than $50 for a loco, and no more than $20-$30 unless it is something as nice as the Hornby Pecketts. Unfortunately, as I want something compatible with my UK style rolling stock, which means that models tend to be more expensive and generally come with the $10-$20+ cost of international postage, so it isn't really worth it to get one of these if they tend towards pocket rocket speeds.
I think the original model was first produced in the 1950s although it continued to be produced in the 1960s. It originally had the name "Nellie", which fitted in between brackets on the side tanks.
Thanks to you Sam, I'm tackling a few very old sadly dilapidated locos. Currently working on a 60s Pannier tank.
That's fantastic Dave - good luck my friend! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Good luck, I’ve got one as well, it’ll work a treat when you’re finished
Same I have a old Pannier tank that I want to get restored soon, I just had to get the loco from the summerset bell set that I got at a train fair.
@itsthebeaushow stripping the paint is challenging. Now trying nitromors after 3 other paint strippers failed to touch it. Grrrr.
Nothing like a Triang Nellie! Great little engines. These were miles better than the 0-4-0’s that have replaced them.
“Exhausted Engines” sounds like an unofficial Railway Series book lol.
Funny thing two weeks ago I've repaired one of these myself. The blue one named Connie which I got for free from the model shop because it was dead and after a small clean up, lubrication and oiling she ran like brand new it's quite amazing. These old models are very easy to maintain because they are simple and recently I've started with maintaining and fixing then myself also because of you. Your videos are quite helpful with this and very entertaining. Keep up the amazing work Sam 👌 also nice to see another one escaping the scrapman
She lives!
For all we know from the previous paintwork (red), it could have been Triang's Polly, or another variant. She looks nice in green though, too!
Yes!!! Absolutely - the classic Tri-ang named 0-4-0s... Hornby should do that more!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains If you ask me, as Triang tooling has been used by Hornby for years, it's about time they bring back these little beauties.
Nice one Sam. So glad you managed to save her. I've two of them, both been up detaied and repainted into GWR livery. They are great peformers as well.
Thanks so much Jon - ahh bet these look awesome in GWR - such classics!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
After watching the origin video for the Scrapman I can’t help but feel sad for him, but at the same time glad that Sam’s doing his part for the railway community
Hi Sam, I had the yellow 0-4-0 tank engine called Connie when I was very young, still have it in the cupboard, still runs and I am now 66yrs old, well done with the repair!
This should be on the bbc every week
Sam, once again a top job.
I seem to remember 2 0-4-0's from the early 60's and they were:
Nellie, a blue loco
Polly, a red loco
Makes me wish I had kept my old Tri-ang Catalogues
I love the design of this vintage tank engine. It’s just so cute!
Hi Sam, I have one of these,my very first loco, given to me in 1966 by my parents for my 6th birthday. Its not running but having just watched how you did this restoration, I may tackle it! I have an N Scale layout, so I may have to get a piece of OO gauge track to test it - my engine is Blue, with black trim. Thanks, from Melbourne, Australia...
Nicely renovated Sam in a short time. I have this loco as 'No 27' bought for me by my dad in 1973 as part of a pick up good train set. I still have it, albeit painted in LNER Apple Green by me as a then 15 year old. The pick ups on mine failed and a nice old model shop owner did exactly the same repair as you. Very nostalgic! Bless you.
Phhhh! Safe and sound and not dinner for ol scrappy face,about time time a manufacturer produced a proper scale version C14 with Walschaerts valve gear 😀
Originally R355 Polly. I have one from the first issue. There were at least 3 colours, red, blue, or yellow. They came with stick on nameplates printed on sticky paper! Great little locos, they run forever and can certainly pull plenty for their size. A strange looking loco as it would be very difficult to fit the rear axle in the position it is on a real machine as there would be no room for the ashpan! Nice to see a good little loco getting repaired. Thanks Sam!
Happy to see it returned to the tracks. A great repair job. I find fixing locos is one of the best aspects of the hobby. Best wishes Paul.
Hi Sam, as this now green little locomothive was once red, then her name was "Polly", in my old Triang catalogue her retail number was R.355R, I had also possessed another one which was blue called "Nellie", her number was R.355B, there was a third llittle 0-40T called "Connie" (R.355Y). In pre 1971 currency these were priced at (please sit down) 33 shillings and sixpence each!
To put it into context, she would have cost £1.67½p in 'new money'...!
Thanks Jody - yes I do have one of the red ones too actually, fantastic classic models :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
That was excellent, Sam. Nice workshop too! I was wondering why with such comprehensive workshop you did not have phosphor bronze strip to hand instead of the wire that you used for the pickups.
Thank you! I actually really rate the brass wire - it creates so little drag (especially the thin stuff), and when correctly adjusted, still makes great reliable contact!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Nice solid restoration of this locomotive!
Thank you! :D
Sam, what a salvage. Another home to be enjoyed for years or decades to come. Such an achievement. Fabulous and inspiring.. cheers again for a great video, Marc
Great to see a venerable old engine back in action!
Sam what you should do is try to make it in to a TV show
Have a number of these in red, yellow, green, blue, black and one I did in engineers grey. One thing to watch out for is the deep wheel flanges that can catch the rail chairs on some low profile track.
the record is now 13-1 you are killing it on the repairs only that one dock diesel having screwed you out of the perfect record!
This was the loco in my first xmas train set. One oval, no points even. And yes, she was bright red! Must've been late 60s.
Seeing how much it went for on Ebay, that is what I call SAV (Sam's Added Value)!
This is an excellent idea for a series! Keep up the good work Sam!
I've done something like this recently. My local club was getting rid of 3 triang locos: a jinty, a hymek, and a princess. The hymek was the easiest to sort, as it had a small bit of body missing, as well as brushes and one component of the motor's electrical parts; I also touched up the paintwork in several areas, and now it runs well. The princess had 2 axles missing, as well as the drawbar and a tender load, and one cylinder and the piston rods on one side; it still needs a tender load and more weight in the tender, and the cylinder and rods, but also I fully repainted it so it needs lettering and numbers to be done; I also cut down the flanges on the plastic wheels, but the driving wheels still bounce a little on code 100 track. The jinty is missing the front bufferbeam, but the motor is also faulty (so it donated its brushes to the hymek), and it again needs a full repaint; it's also got the large flanged wheels, so struggles on code 100, so I'm not currently counting it towards my loco collection because its in such disrepair.
It's the hymek green? If so I've also got a n old triang jinty, princess and hymek. I also have the carriages to the princess
And a spare tender
@@NicksPokeStop No, the hymek is a blue one.
@@lapiswake6583 any chance you know the retail code that would've been in the catalogue
Nice episode Sam. It reminds me I have an EFE Rail N scale class 17 with a faulty motor that runs very badly... I'm trying to find a spare motor now !
During the first lockdown I bought a job lot of Triang clerestories that looked like Stevie Wonder had gotten angry and thrown paint at them. I've managed to repair/refurbish four of them so far, three with clerestories removed to make faux Isle Of Wight coaches. The fourth I turned into a ww1 ambulance coach and gave it to a friends' son last Xmas.
Wow, that is greater runner and dare I say as good if not better than some modern locos. Very well done with that as it was a close run thing!
The older model locomotives have better serviceable motors and proper brass metal gearing. Sealed motors only arrived in the 1980's on the smaller 0-4-0's then they finally migrated into the locomotives we see today.
Funny to think that this loco until today has never ran, today I have seen this fun for the first time in my life, very well done, I've seen a lot of hornby thomas models as spare or repair so maybe you would be interested in giving one of them a go at salvage or scrap
The Evil Scrap Man's back story video gives this series a whole different air now O.O
I got one of these going last year it did require a major clean around all of the contacts and a re-grease and oil. I think a new set of carbon brushes will be required soon.
Good job Sam. 50 years ago I had a Polly, which was an absolute nutter - very fast and lively would be polite!! I remember the coupling rod screws coming out on many occasions - before I'd heard of something called threadlock!! Al.
Ahh good old Polly - sounds like a real personality on that one!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Hornby should make a super detailed GWR 101 Class 0-4-0, a bit like what they with smokeyJoe. I bet it would look quite good.
I had the blue "Nellie" version in my first model railway which dad bought secondhand... well worn with the lining worn off, I called bluebell, a Jinty 3F with no chimney (dad solved that with a nail and some araldite) and a green class 31. Ah, the 1970's!
Hi sam I hope you're ok
This amazing i love how simple tri ang locos are to service
Jeez this old banger is up to 87 quid on eBay at the time of writing, proving the old adage that fools and money easily part ways!
Cracking job again Sam, and a close call this time, but Sam the magician strikes again. Well done.
amazing video yet again sam. really hope ther will be a season 3
Nice work on this and nice the new pickups worked so well! I got a blue one of these I need to fix sometime that is currently in pieces XD
Looks Great from California , Cheers !😊
First time I've seen this channel although I've already subscribed to Sam's Trains, have to say this is a very informative episode, totally top effort Sam, I am suitably impressed, I'll be watching a lot more of these, keep up the excellent work buddy.!👌🏻😎👍🏻
Thanks so much Mik, that's really great to hear, glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Hey sam! Where do you buy these old/broken locos? cheers
Good job Sam. Poor Scrapman.
haha yes... hungry again!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Just checked the bidding and oh my is that a lot of money!
Poor Scrapman! Continuing on with proper fixings, he's going to starve!
Surprising no pickups on the loco, do you think the motor would’ve ran anyway if the pickups had been in place, either way really cool
It’s very possible the motor would’ve worked, but not advisable to run a motor that hasn’t worked for years until you’ve stripped and serviced it, do t want to strain it!
Hi Sam, I have a black one, which I bought when I was 8 years old. Unfortunately it no longer runs due to the magnet. Do you have any links to where I could get a replacement? Cheers.
Hi Sam, Great video again. Can I ask where you got those neat little rolling roads for your test many thanks.
Little puppy worth some decals I believe🚂🇨🇦🇬🇧🙋
Nice episode sam I'm glad again this one could be saved! do you know any good ways to slightly weather a modern multiple unit by the way? Thanks, Panda!
Before
"I'm do dirty, so tired"
After
"I AM SPEED!!!!!"
Saying now..... I im feeling bad about the scrapman. (Because I watched the halloween special) He has a bad life, can only see the light of the day 1 time in the month. But anyway, nice restoration Sam!
Hi Sam, what size brass wire do you use to make the pickups.
Thanks!
Thank you so much Bill, bless your heart!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I had one of those. They were sold as an engine called "Nellie" in the Tri-ang catalog.
Ahh yes Nellie - a lot of them had names... Connie was another popular one!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
First locomotive i ever got in red and black
love salvage or scrap sam
My first loco was this one in red with Nellie on the side and a silver dome I loved it and had it for years and I have a new one in Blue
Ahh good old Nellie - yes I know the one, fantastic!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains Love watching keep it up
Greetings Sam! I am old enough to remember that this model was originally an R.355R named "POLLY". Congrats on a cracker job!!!
Greetings Gary - ahh yes it could well have been Polly!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
I think this model is a summer pack 040 steam locomotive maybe what do u think
Hi Sam who makes the magnetizer device in the video at around 7:26? Thanks.
Mmm a definite dirty old loco. Maybe previous owners were trying to get as much realistic as possible. Lol. But seriously, sometimes people don’t have the knowledge of how to make a service. Especially if brought second hand with no instructions. Well done for salvage of the model. Hopefully you will continue on the good run you have been having. 🎉
So, what happens when the scrapman gets it? do you throw it away?
Are there any models that you had scrapped?
Wow, £162! Well done with that.
Any advice fore undoing a hornby locomotive body screw that wont undo thanks
Some of that damage could be looked at as wear and tear and could look good as a good old loco
Yes that's probably true Michael!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
YES I NEED THIS
8:16 thought that when you showed the bottom 4:30 often an issue
This makes me feel under pressure and stressed and I’m not even doing anything 😂😂
hahaha sorry for that! ;D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains don’t worry also are you going to warley this year I might be going and it would be great to meet you :)
Hey Sam l need help, l have a Bachman 060 with a tender and it only goes in reverse and no longer forward after oiling it, and l was wondering if you could help me figure out what may be wrong
Tell the Scrapman I said Hi!
When are we getting a Lionel polar express reveiw
What's the low speed performance like on these old tri-ang 0-4-0s?
Speed range is fast or faster on an old rheostat controller! The X04 motor was not known for its finesse.
It was, however, rugged and reliable.
@@tonylaming4994 Sounds a bit like one of the old American locos I had. Not really what I'm hoping for right now, though, I'm hoping to find something better than my Bachman Thomas, Percy and Toby models for doing shunting stuff, but I need something I can afford on an American college student's budget of basically nothing. For me, that means I won't let myself pay more than $50 for a loco, and no more than $20-$30 unless it is something as nice as the Hornby Pecketts. Unfortunately, as I want something compatible with my UK style rolling stock, which means that models tend to be more expensive and generally come with the $10-$20+ cost of international postage, so it isn't really worth it to get one of these if they tend towards pocket rocket speeds.
I have the same loco but just letting you know the usually have a white lining
If it’s THAT FAST at 50% speed, then I couldn’t imagine what 100% is
Yes! This series is back! Can’t wait for the last few engines!
Cheers Log! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
What happens to the trains that go into the Scrapman? Squashed, dumped in a box, foomped with thermite, squidged flat with a heavy iron roller? Lol.
Hi Sam, ever thought of servicing trains for others?. A late friend of mine made a decent second income in South Africa doing that.
I think the original model was first produced in the 1950s although it continued to be produced in the 1960s. It originally had the name "Nellie", which fitted in between brackets on the side tanks.
Yes it could have been 50s actually... not too sure of that now!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains I got my very first one in 1959 or 60 and it wasn't new then.
Awesome video Sam's trains
Thanks so much Brian! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains you're welcome my dear friend
Nice looking little tank engine here Sam, good to see it got restored.
Thanks David, I was glad to see this one run too!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Looks fun 🙂🚂🚂🚂
What type and class of tank engine
Hey Sam maybe you forgot me but I am just here just to say hi and I love your videos ❤
Also, I like this series even more now that we have heard about the scrapman's history
hahaha thank you! :D
I would like to know what the pulling power of the loco is?
It's pretty good, especially on steel track thanks to the magnhadesion!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
Two Thumbs Up.
Great job fixing this one. Thanks for the video. These videos have been very helpful in getting my 3 rail locos running again.
Ahh fantastic - that's great news - good luck with them! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
What do you use when you wash the bodies on locomotives, is it just water and some washing up liquid?
It's a dry toothbrush with handsoap... I only add water during the rinse... works amazingly well!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
The green paint is still missing a load of paint though, otherwise I would have bid!
Hi Sam! I've now resent the email
At least the old ones are more robust
They are actually!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
@@SamsTrains my 1960 Hornby Dublo die cast A4 runs well with the original brushes and hauls a good rake but my tin plate coaches are magic runners
The only thing I do not like about this is the time constraint.......this is suppose to be a hobby, and a fun one at that.
Hey Sam are you going to be posting your video at 1:30 (USA Time over there) now?
Cheers Jasper & Willow
Awesome video today Sam thank goodness you got the modle working
Thank you so much James, I'm glad too! :D
Thanks for watching, Sam :)
im happy that this series is back can't wait to see more!
Thank you so much - just one episode left after this one!
Thanks for watching, Sam :)