Most enjoyable Charlie, and welcome food for thought at the half way point of my enforced 14 week lockdown. Your videos always seem to have a lovely casual appearance of good clean fun and modelling....just as it should be. Stay safe Cheers, Bob

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a very heartwarming comment. Thanks Bob.

Charlie your videos are great and your a credit to the hobby and KZread. The way you present is outstanding. Not only do viewers get to learn new tricks, they also see what could go wrong. It feels to me like your not on the screen infront of me but that kind of a feeling Im in a club meeting with everyone interacting. Well done mate and thanks for all the tips you share, and the time you take to do all this. The look in your face that somthing works is just as much a suprise and joy to you as it is to us. 🤣🤣🤣

@ChadwickModelRailway

Ай бұрын

Wow, Quarry Central, that’s an extremely kind thing to say. Regards, Charlie.

Just a side note, your garden is beautiful Charlie

@ChadwickModelRailway

3 жыл бұрын

That’s down to my wife’s efforts AD.

Great to see the trains running around. I can't wait to for mine to be working properly.

@mervynlewis4416

4 жыл бұрын

I agree. Great to see the trains moving. Its not the same.

@ickhamroad9635

4 жыл бұрын

@@mervynlewis4416 I agree. 👍👍👍

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks TT.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Have fun in the build though IR

Bloody Hell Charlie. Trains running! Well done Sir.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

But if a shock and the backscenes has now arrived! Marvellous! Stay safe mate.

Brilliant Charlie nice to see trains running on your layout 🚂🚂🚂🚂

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam

Nice to see you running trains...thanks for sharing....Jack 👍

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jack

Many congrats Charlie on your layout taking real shape. I think another 6 years of lockdown and you'll be there mate. Regards,Terry.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Fingers crossed Terry, but not for the Lockdown!

Charlie, like the shorts and legs! Again, meticulous planning. Nice trail chasing. It works.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them Nigel!

Nothing like trains running! Bravo, Charlie! Progress is always more substantive with the sound of wheels on rail. Well done!

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Pat, I'm starting to get there.

always a delight, thanks Charlie.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter

Another great show. Thank you

@ChadwickModelRailway

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Kevin.

Saddo here “the light at the end of the tunnel” made me giggle

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Me too Barry.

I’m chuffed for you Charlie- finally at this stage but haven’t rushed the work to get here! Great job

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks James, you’re too kind

I had one box car that would derail on only one of the 30 points (turnouts). Turned out to be the wheel spacing was to close on 2 of the wheel sets on the one of the trucks. Mind you this was a brand new out of the box freight car. After several attempts to adjust them I was able to get it working. To make things easier in the future, I broke down and purchased an NMRA Track Gauge RP-2. Hated to spend the $18 on a piece of metal but it has helped tremendously and saves a lot of aggravation. Thank you for the video.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

The wheel tolerances can be a nightmare

Brilliant Charlie, great to see the trains running.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rod.

Brake van looking great.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen.

Absolutely wonderful to see your warships running around the layout!

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom.

Fantastic Charlie So pleased for you to finally get to enjoy the fruits of your labour. Another great video and I look forward to next Fridays content Nick

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Nick.

Trains running??!!! 😱😱😱 Fair play Charlie. I bet that was a really good moment for you. Those train look great running especially on the scenic sections. Ha e a good week and look fwd to next weeks update. 👍👍👍

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks SJ, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it

Nice to see the big loop working Charlie

@ChadwickModelRailway

3 жыл бұрын

Should be even better at the end of today!

Great progress Charlie! It's good to see joy on your face at having something running... have a well earned play!!!

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Al, you're too kind.

Hi Charlie Another great video, your casual style makes it very easy to watch and take in.

@ChadwickModelRailway

3 жыл бұрын

What a heart warming comment Paul. Stay safe. Regards Charlie

Charlie, love how you recycled the old boards. They layout is coming along great and it is awesome to see the trains running again at Chadwick. Job well done. Love the back shot of the Brake van, the LEDS look perfect on it. I am looking forward to seeing the back scene and the scenic installs on the rest of the layout. Thanks for sharing and stay safe. Ken

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken, what an encouraging comment.

Enjoyed that update Charlie - always good to have trains running.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks DL

The Cabling and Board numbering makes perfect sense. Your numbering system is like how it's done in a lot of Electrical wiring systems. You name a panel and then cables that have 24 cores... You name the cable by the panel name and then the wires inside are numbered internally 1 - 24 from the factory. So your wiring becomes automatically named and numbered eventually. so Panels PS1 and PQ3 are linked so the cable name is PS1-PQ3 and cables inside are PS1 1-24 and PQ3 1-24 so your naming is automatic eventually. So your cross board numbering would be B1 - B2 ...

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Great minds think alike. Regards Charlie

Nice too see trains running

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carl.

Thank you for the information cheers young man

@ChadwickModelRailway

3 жыл бұрын

You’re most welcome Kevin.

Lovely to see trains running Charlie, I particularly like the guard leaning out of the brake van.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Philip

Very nice to see trains running and to see the high standard of work throughout every aspect of the layout. Something to aim for!

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

But not at the expense of failing to run trains Terry.

Thanks Charlie!

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome

Well done, always look forward to 12.00 on a Friday. STAY POSITIVE

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Laurence, nice comment mate,

Hello, very nice to see running trains. Very exciting! And I’m happy for you. See you next time.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Norman, thats most kind of you.

Great to see Charlie! Well done.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it too Edward. Regards Charlie

Awesome job Charlie! Congratz on finishing the track!

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy, it’s been a struggle.

Brilliant to see some trains running. I find getting the trains back in operation after a period of layout downtime really ramps up the inspiration and motivation. Looking forward to more train operations and the layout progressing.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it SRMR

The light at the end of the viaduct has been switched on! Brilliant work Charlie. Fantastic to see the warships trundling around.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it.

Exactly what model railways are about, you do some work and then enjoy watching some trains run. Nice to see this explained in a video.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter and I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it.

Bravo Charlie!!👏

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate.

Always nice to get to that point when you can run the first trains makes all the hard work worth while keep up the good work

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Stephen.

Congratulations Charlie!!! After watching for years I was wondering when I'd see some trains, well done indeed Sir! Impressive.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Just amazing

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks John.

Wow Charlie. Wow wow wow. This video is just enchanted! It really shows how hard you’ve worked and the tremendous effort you’ve put in to producing a realistic looking layout. The scenery and everything. I can’t begin to list the plus points. What a treat to see trains running on your layout. Last weeks break van looks a treat too! Top job.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris, it’s comments such as yours that make it worthwhile

Great stuff Charlie, I'm really looking forward to seeing the scenery take shape now.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jon

March 13th, on your 'New Terminal Blocks' video, I posted a comment. I was supposed to get back to you with a link for the 'Wago' levered connectors. Huge apologies, was stupidly busy with one thing and an other, then events overtook us. I have been 'Locked-down' at home, and 'Locked-in' at work (not even let out for lunch, but to compensate for that, we took an hour off the working day). It has all been very surreal. For eight weeks, I've had no sense of the time of day whilst at work, and no idea what day it is either, this is not an exaggeration. I have every sympathy for those on the front line, experiencing similar, but under extreme stress also. I have now been furloughed, hallelujah! Glad to see you went for the ferrules, they will make life so much easier, and will come into their own, when say replacing a point motor, upside down, and out of sight, or any modifications for that matter. You'd probably given up on me, and researched Wagos yourself, but if not, please let me know, I'll do the leg work, I owe you that. Nice to see your layout coming to life. I think I detected a glint in your eye. Hope to get there myself sooner rather than later. I've acquired plenty of trains (once I got started, I found it hard to stop), but sadly have no where for a layout, permanent or otherwise. Mike

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike, yes I’m afraid the Wago ship has now sailed. Regards Charlie.

Congrats Charlie ... It’s great to see some trains running after all your hard work.. Cheers and have a great weekend..

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too Jim.

Glad to see some trains running. I have been following you for ages. I have Parkinson's and although I don't have a model railway myself. I have been very keen to follow your journey. Thank you.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

What a heartwarming comment Mo.

Great to see trains running on Chadwick. Well done charlie.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Alex

Great video as always, Charlie. Thanks for the info and great to see trains running.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Allan

The brake van lights are looking great. Also fantastic to see a loop running. It’s a great feeling when you finally get to just let them run

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree Mark, a huge sigh.

Trains on Chadwick???? Great to see Charlie. Looking forward to next week. Stay safe and see you in a few days.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it

Lovely to see some trains running on Chadwick. Watching your videos over the past few weeks inspired me to take up the hobby again after a break of some years, so much so I just bought myself a cheap(ish) Hornby digital train-set (to dip my toe in the DCC water), dusted off my old Inglenook layout and I'm hooked again! Thanks Charlie keep up the great work

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve and good luck with your layout

Looking good Charlie👍

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg

I got excited when i saw this video on my feed and i clicked on it straight away nice to see some trains running Charlie.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks EC, you’re too kind

Those tools are way too neat and tidy!! :-) Good stuff! Glad to see trains finally running! :-)

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Here to please Sammy

Well done Charlie. Nice to see some locos running

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Clive.

Great to get some trains working Charlie! It's amazing how patient you are. I don't think I could have lasted so long without having a complete circuit to run around, but it's your attention to detail and meticulous planning that will prevail in the end.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

I do hope so Paul.

Great to see the trains running!! Trainster from Erie, Pa. USA!! Watching for more!

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

It’s great to have you onboard Robert.

Hi Charlie - Its always a milestone when you get trains running and I know as I wondered when I would get there and can now move on to scenic. Thanks for the idea of putting connectors on the end of the wire to go into the connecting block rather than bare wires. I will adopt that method as my wiring is only temporary at the moment whilst testing. Keep well...………...Kev

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Kev

Well done Charlie cant wait to see the back scene

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Next Friday hopefully.

Another very informative video Charlie from a newcomer to the hobby, way down here in Auckland, New Zealand - love your casual, informative style!

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

It’s great to have you onboard Stephen.

Another great video and trains running too. Can’t wait to see the backscenes go up. Keep up the good work.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Tony.

It's nice to see your trains running! Great job Charlie 👏 always a delight to watch your videos.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Crystal, you’re too kind

Resetting the sanity threshold. It was the first bit of advice an “expert” Gave me. Get a loop or in my case I now have my previous layout done so when you have weeks of working away and just want to watch a train go around if you atleast join some scrap track up like this or have your first loop done you can release the frustration and watch a train go around. Great release. And you can refocus and take your time getting back to it. BUT the important lesson as Charlie mentions is the opportunity to test for things that might need fixing for me ensuring large coaches or freightliner containers can navigate the scenery clearly. Class act Charles stay safe

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

What a heartwarming comment Josef.

Good going, Charlie. I've also had issues with a couple of Bachmann Mk1's too in the past, a mixture of back-to-back and over-complicated coupling mechanisms! Got there in the end.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Yes they can be a challenge.

finally finished the binge watching so far as this one. (not much else to do during covid lockdowns and a Canadian winter) .what a fantastic series of videos packed with humour, sarcasm in part but soooo informative .Cheers Charlie and keep them coming. off for a beer before I start the next lot

@ChadwickModelRailway

3 жыл бұрын

Please don’t overdose John, the sun might be shining!

The dip in the track looks quite prototypical Charles. If nothing is derailing you could even try putting temporary speed restriction boards up for traversing the area. Just a thought till you manage to get a tamper through the junction. Cheers from Oz mukka.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

An interseting option Gary.

Great stuff, testing track and trains.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew

I must say Charlie you have made great progress. You really did get me at the start when you shown a train running but still great progress Congrats on this Say safe Regards dan

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan, you’re too kind.

@danevans2621

4 жыл бұрын

On alt account say is meant to be stay

Oh my god at last Charlie well done 👍😀

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mick, it was such a shock!

Thank goodness you're running trains. I was beginning to think they were just for show...Top notch wiring! Cool locos. Freight train looks superb.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks MSR you’re too kind

Well done Charlie, it's a great feeling to get things running even if it is temporary. Fellow youtuber Jenny Kirk had same issues with the bubble car and only solved the problem using Dapol's own brand of chip. I can confirm this works as my mates Railtrack version has one installed and lighting is all OK. Cheers and stay safe 😎

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Chris and thanks for the tip

Awsome Charlie great job!!!!

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate.

Alway good to get the trains running 👍

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

You got that right Andy, but it took ages.

I can’t wait for the next video. 👍😊

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian

Trains running at Chadwick?.. hold my beer whilst I skim through the video and find this monumental moment before I watch the whole video. 😄 Super!

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Was it worth the wait, I do hope so.

Great Video Charlie , Well Done Regards Dave

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Dave.

Great to see trains running at last! I'm sure this will further inspire you.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

It is somewhat inspiring MW

Great sight Charlie, thanks for that..very nice, Chris

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Chris

Way to go!

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan

Great Charlie - trains running at last. The low angle shots of the Hymek were especially good. Great way to spend my lunchtime break from work ( the work emails will just have to wait while I watch your video - I know where my priorities lie!!!! Cheers Euan

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Euan, a compliment indeed.

Once this is all done and all the automation is set up, this is gonna be a real nice layout, doubt youl get bored of this one charlie, dont rush anything mate take as much time as you can on each individual part, the end result will reward you and us massively. quick tip, when you build your station, fit a small loco speaker and a spare decoder in it with train announcements, it works bloody brill!

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Good tip, where did you get your sound track?

@Synthematix

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChadwickModelRailway What i do is download youtube vids with station announcements, then extract the sounds

Having followed you for sometime, it's great to see some train's running. Well done. Take care Lindsay

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Lindsay

Charlie I've been following you for awhile and I must say your efforts are impressive. While I am in the US so some of your items aren't always available but for the most part I can find a substitute. In particular the terminal blocks with the jumpers, I found on Aliexpress similar blocks but without the jumpers. Your episode on using them instead of dropping hot solder on oneself convinced me to drop my bus bar of a heavy solid copper wires to using the terminal blocks. I considered the using spades but decided it was simpler to simply tin the ends of the twisted copper. Thanks keep up the excellent work!

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it David

Good to see trains running.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul.

Charlie, the long wait is over. At last we see trains running on "Chadwick". Progress should now come along in leaps and bounds. Great to see you are getting a well deserved following. I`m always impressed with the neatness of your wiring, because I have seen some layouts where the wiring looks like a spaghetti dish gone wrong. Very much looking forward to seeing more trains running. Cheers Greg

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg, thanks for sticking with me, it’s been a long journey!

Nice to see some trains running Charlie!! Cheers Onno.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

More to come Onno.

I like your channel as you have the same era I enjoy to see around any layout.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks CB

Looks great Charlie! Enjoy the trains running after months of hard work, your long gentle curves (on the layout) remind me of Everard Junction. Great production as always. Look forward to more running in the future! Chris

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will do Chris.

Well done Charlie; nice to see your progress. It inspires me get on with mine rather smaller layout.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it Paul

nice one charlie great to see some trains running look forward to some running sessions soon well stay safe all the best al 👍👍👍😁🍻

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

A kind comment LJ, thanks.

Awesome Charlie bet it was great to have trains running again. Looking forward to seeing your layout grow 🍻🍻👍🏻

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

You and me both Todd.

Nice one Charlie, good to see some trains running 👍

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin

Well done video Charlie as always. Philip

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Philip

Evening Charlie. WOW trains running absolutely brilliant as I love the western hydraulics especially class 52s. I had the pleasure of seeing D7017 at Old Oak Common shed in the 70s. It was in the paint shop and it had the aluminium letter D and the numbers removed and 7017 painted on the side in BR rail blue. I believe it was the only Hymek treated that way as withdrawals were happening at a pace ☹️ Thanks for taking the time making all these videos Charlie as being on furlough from work helps the weeks pass 👍🏻 I'm hopefully back in work on the 25th of May 🤔 You and your family stay safe and well and have a nice weekend cheers Stevie 😎

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stevie, what a great comment.

Great idea Charlie, just making a temporary extension so you can run trains. My layout is 5m x 3.5m which I built in Lockdown 1 after being away from the hobby for half a century. The track was all Hornby Set track, after watching your channel and various other videos and advice on various Facebook Sites, I took the track up and bought Peco Code 100 to replace it with. My original layout had 53 points and so I purchased 53 electro frog points and 8 double slips together with 61 Guagemaster PM1. Unfortunately I had to go back to work after I had taken it to bits and I haven’t been able to get started again due to time available and being a bit nervous of all the wiring and putting it off if I had a few minutes spare. Found an old bit of 8 x 4 made a basic loop with one dropper for feed and ran a few trains, so satisfying. Thanks Charlie

@ChadwickModelRailway

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your new project Ian. Designing the track plan is everything and don’t be afraid to change it, as it develops. Regards Charlie.

Nice to see some locos on the move. I have always thought about a Western region layout, maybe in a few years .Thanks for the inspiration good work .

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks David.

that is awesome!! looking superb fella, looking forward to seeing more :D

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jon, I’m so pleased that you enjoyed it

Super.

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Hallo Charlie , it's always a pleasure to see how you work on youre layout . When the fraight train is going thru the points there is also a little hump when going on the straight track . Greetings Bert

@ChadwickModelRailway

4 жыл бұрын

I’m onto it Bert.