Remember in those far off pre-internet days? You'd have your collection of Cyril Freezer Railway Modellers, Peco 60 plans for larger layouts (cos we'd always dream big) and those gorgeous Tri-ang catalogues to pore over (I tended to find the dublo catalogues a bit cold and clinical) and there'd be the intercity, or the blue pullman or a freight liner set. All those wonderful sets full of colour and excitement. The modern catalogues, maybe it's because they've gone from 20 pages to 300 or something, but there was always something in the Tri-ang artwork that photos just didn't and don't carry. Gosh your channel just brings back, not only memories, but it brings enthusiasm back as well :)

@NewModelRailway1

Ай бұрын

_'(cos we'd always dream big)'_ I identify with that statement. Plan 14 in the original Tri-ang Hornby Track Plans book. 😀

@muir8009

Ай бұрын

@NewModelRailway1 legend :) there were some good plans in there. Strangely enough at the back of larger layouts there was the exoticness of hekuva state railway. It's a bit like going to Scarborough every year for a holiday, then coming across a brochure for St Moritz... Tbh it was the Tri-ang blue pullman for me, made my dublo suddenly look old fashioned

Wow, what a delicious vintage model railway. And by the way, watching old train catalogues is one of my favourite things to do 😊

Hi Oscar, what an amazing set with such lovely box art too! I think that catalogue probably represents the pinnacle of Triang. So many incredible items with things like the Dublo engine shed, the electric locos with all the catenary and all its associated paraphernalia, Minic Motorways, a plethora of lovely sets, its almost too much to take in! Thanks for another wonderful video Oscar. Regards, Antony

The box art on the RS.9 packaging is just stunning! Such a beautiful painting!

@Graham-ce2yk

Ай бұрын

Does anyone know if the artwork for the Hornby and Tri-Ang trainsets of that era have been preserved or published in a book?

@edgein7892

29 күн бұрын

@@Graham-ce2yk I think I saw one or two books on this brand at a fair once so I guess it is.

What a refreshing change. From old triang tracks to old triang engines and stock. Buildings bridges . Very very good . I had forgotten what good stuff this really was for the toy market. The amount you have and the way you have laid it out is a real joy to see. 1st class young man . This is my 2nd look at one of your videos. And it is excellent. Now the one i wathed 1st watched 1st was your chlorine wagons . And i asked about a certain screw for the chlorine wagon . Thanks to your help I was able to obtain screw to hold the body together . For that alone i am very grateful to you and the souce you provided proved a winning success . So thank you very very much for that and Top markes for that and this beautiful triang tribute . Of yesteryear. 😊

@oscarpaisley

23 күн бұрын

Hi, thanks again for looking in. Great to hear the information about the wagon was of help. Take care. Oscar

@kenh3344

22 күн бұрын

​@@oscarpaisleyyou have a great layout of how it was . And its bang up to date . Love your layout with all of it's old ness . Looks fantastic . Thankyou again for the screw information .

Love the catalogs ,, would view for hours ,, ,

Good morning Oscar. The footage at 5.00 was the beginning of my Triang_Hornby hobby. page 15 of the Edition 13 catalogue had me enthralled with the passenger train formations. Six months later in 1968 at the local hobby shop (Tunny's of Turnpike Lane N8) I was a little disappointed to find that RS.9 was no longer available but had been replaced with RS.90 and the lifetime of collecting had started.

@oscarpaisley

29 күн бұрын

Good morning thank you again for looking in. Great to hear you enjoyed the opening footage, the catalogues certainly were a great collection of enticing imagery and graphics, cleverly put together, on a very mega budget I imagine... All the best. Oscar

Leafing through the catalogue is bringing back such memories. I remember CKD kits like the Princess Elizabeth. Why did they not take off, I wonder.... Thanks for another great episode, Oscar.

@oscarpaisley

26 күн бұрын

Hi, great to hear you enjoyed the look for the catalogue, it's a shame more wasn't made of CKD/assembly packs, it seems like a great idea to me. Perhaps the price differential wasn't great enough to make it attractive. Take care. Oscar

All ways enjoyable to watch I hope your wife and son and yourself recover from your colds cheers Patrick Quinn IRL

@oscarpaisley

29 күн бұрын

Good morning Patrick, we're all better now. Thanks for looking in. Take care. Oscar

Hi Oscar, i’m drooling at the amount of Triang equipment you have, it’s stunning

@oscarpaisley

29 күн бұрын

Good morning RGJTrains thanks for looking in, glad you enjoyed having a look over the railway. Take care. Oscar

Hello Oscar. Thanks again for another fabulous video. I loved seeing your rake of Tri-ang Pullman carriages charging around your layout, pulled by that cool vintage locomotive. About 30 years back I was in a local hobby shop here in Vancouver, British Columbia & I spotted a set of Tri-ang Pullmans on the ' odds & ends ' table the shop owner always had set up with miscellaneous items for sale. I couldn't leave that store without buying those cars. I have them on display in my flat. Always wondered how those Tri-ang UK prototype Pullman models that I bought that day ended up in Canada. There were some British trains in the Canadian issued Tri-ang / Hornby catalogues I recall from my boyhood, but I can't recall Pullmans like yours & mine being in the Canuck catalogue. Again, thanks for another enjoyable video.

@oscarpaisley

23 күн бұрын

Hi, thanks for looking in. Terrific to hear you enjoyed seeing Pullman run around the railway as you say it makes you think what the history of those coaches you picked up have, I know Canada was quite a strong market for Tri-ang for a time, but I'm not sure of the full range of products they exported, I've seen in Canadian catalogues there is quite an interesting mix of British models as well as was designed for the Canadian market. Take care. Oscar

Morning Oscar ,couplings seem to have a mind of their own .Nice to see the set running ,& running very well with beautiful Pullman coaches & green 37 really nice .Hope you & your families colds have gone .😊 Suffolk .

@oscarpaisley

27 күн бұрын

Good afternoon colds all cleared up now, glad you enjoyed the Pullman and the class 37 in action. Take care. Oscar

Morning Oscar, glad you've sorted thee uncoupling issue with the shunter, working perfectly now. Love seeing these old catalogues, the pictures on the covers are amazing so much more than photos its marvellous to admire the artwork. Nice train set with the pullman, coaches runs very nicely looks great with the extra coaches. I do like that Albert Hall it has a lot of character. Thanks Oscar for your time making these wonderful videos, I enjoy my Sunday morning time before the other half gets up just indulging in pure nostalgia. Hope you weren't poorly for long. Eddy xx

@oscarpaisley

23 күн бұрын

Good morning Eddy, thank you for looking in. We're all better now. Great to have enjoyed the look over the catalogues with that terrific artwork. All the best. Oscar

Exquisite Smooth Running Models on Show here Oscar, Well done Keeping them “Alive” - Great Double Running Finale which was over way to quickly imho, will have to put it on repeat I guess - Many thanks 👍🏻

@oscarpaisley

27 күн бұрын

Thanks Donni, Great to hear you enjoyed that. I will have to try and get some extra running running next time.. Take care. Oscar

Hi Oscar, The replacement hooks issue just emphasises the value of old tatty items in the scrap department, much better than having to buy spares. Lovely R751 in green, I have one in blue, boxed and almost mint, great runner. Trawling through the catalogue is always fatal but why not it is a form of eye candy 😀 These Pullman coaches are always a treat on the layout. Nice double running session at the end. Gordon

@oscarpaisley

27 күн бұрын

Thanks, Gordon. Glad you enjoyed the look with the catalogue. Take care. Oscar

Thanks for another great video Oscar, the Pullman coaches are always lovely to see and their Type 3 diesel looked a very smooth runner. I noticed the cable tie on the motor bogie on the rolling road, I've used insulating tape in the past but this looks to be a much better idea. Thanks again.

@oscarpaisley

23 күн бұрын

Good morning Peter it was a definite improvement put the cable type around the top of the motor. It holds everything nicely in position, all the parts were drifting apart, the cable tie is a really tiny one I got in a pack of random size and coloured ones from a pound store some years ago, they've been really useful. I should've bought two packets... All the best. Oscar

Thank you Oscar, that was yet another wonderful look into the world of Tri-ang. I found it interesting how you salvaged parts from basic wrecks to restore others. The six coach Pullman set looked great and I shall be checking the axles on mine to see if I have any closed axle box sleaved ones. David.

@oscarpaisley

27 күн бұрын

Good morning David great to hear you enjoyed that, it's definitely worth using up parts here and there where you can rather than writing off an entire model. I was quite surprised by these Pullman with the closed actual boxes but still sleeved wheels. I also have an early MK1 Maroon 10in coaches with Axel boxes like these Pullman's. All the best. Oscar

Good stuff Oscar as relaxing as ever....👌

@oscarpaisley

29 күн бұрын

Good morning Alan great to hear that. Take care. Oscar

Hello, Oscar I hope you recover soon l Love the old triang locomotives and publications they issues back then. 👍🏻

@oscarpaisley

27 күн бұрын

Thanks, Michael. We're all recovered now. Glad you enjoyed the look for the old catalogue. Take care. Oscar

The doorbell rang. When the guy got up and answered the door, a giant cockroach punched him in the face and broke his nose. He went to the doctor who said "Yes you have to be careful there's a nasty bug going round". Hope you get better soon. Another interesting video!

@kenh3344

26 күн бұрын

Knock at the door, in a very remote place. The owner goes to the door and has a look about , a s can see know one . Then looks down , and there is this snail at the doorstep. So the fellow then kicked the snail yards away. 3 days later . There was a knock at the door . The fellow went to the door , looking around saw know one then looks down. And the snail looks up at the owner , and said WHAT Did you do that for. ?

@TenCJones

23 күн бұрын

In the same remote place a duck goes into the chemist "Got any grapes?" he says. "No we don't have any grapes" says the guy. Duck comes back next day says "Got any grapes?" the guy says "No I told you yesterday we don't have any grapes!" Next day the duck comes back. "Got any grapes?" "Look" says the guy. "We don't have any grapes and if you come back here again I'll nail your feet to the floor!" Next day the duck comes back again. "Do you have any nails?" he says. "No" says the guy. "Ok" says the duck, "Do you have any grapes?"

I think that catalogue is my favourite Triang Hornby catalogue particularly the Catenary and Panorama photo which I studied for hours as a kid. I can now see the Panorama picture was staged but intriguing nevertheless.

Thank you Oscar. Another interesting video. Don't apologise for spending time looking at the catalogues with your expert commentary on them being food for thought. Elsewhere in the comments someone reminded me of how inspiring the early track plans publications were to me. I suggest you might think of covering some of the track plans publications too with your thoughts on them. I am especially thinking of the circa 1963 first elaborate version with the colour photographs of the inspiring display layout that Triang put together for the publication . R.288 rings a bell. This also had the parts list for each layout and the circa 1962 total UK retail cost of the track and other parts required. The prices printed seemed so much cheaper than the Australian prices that i had worked out for even the simplest layouts. Model trains inspiring currency arithmetic for me for pleasure and not an imposed task. The massive multi page and fold out layouts were especially inspiring and had me thinking how they would operate or could be improved on. To this day i wonder if anyone had ever constructed those ultimate layouts and hopefully recorded it in some way. Alternatively an ambitious task for a Triang collector group to exhibit.

@oscarpaisley

23 күн бұрын

Good morning John thanks again for looking. I do have an early trying railways trap plans. Book for four there was some truly amazing layout and those it would be a good idea to have a look for one of those in an upcoming video. It makes you think as you say, how many people made some of these larger ones, but terrific inspiration. The layout I made as a child was more or less plan 9 from the 1979 book. Take care. Oscar

Could there ever be a time when we see a Minic Motorways roadway added to this already outstanding layout?

@robinmathews2446

Ай бұрын

Please think of Oscar's wallet when asking this question? I have gone down that path, and it is not easy? Unfortunately, Tri-ang upgraded the Minic Motorway mechanisms to better motors and drives, but at the same time, went backwards from the easy "rolling" pick-up, to a "friction" type, (that wore badly and would "stick" on points and crossings)? Spare parts are not so easy to obtain as those for the Railways either.. Re-furbishing track insulating rubber, is another factor to think of as well? I too love the Minic Motorways a lot.. But The railways are easier to enjoy (and afford)..

@oscarpaisley

23 күн бұрын

Hi, thanks for looking in. I think for a lot of the reasons that Rob mentions in the attached comment, I won't go down the route of adding Minic Motorways roadway, it really is beautiful looking range of items definitely another bad habit I should probably stay away from. All the best. Oscar

Good morning Oscar, it's Martin from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. I am running a bit late today as I fell asleep in my chair last night and when I woke up it was gone two of clock in the morning. But I am ok now. Lol. Well as always Oscar ive just watched your wonderful video about your great intercity set with the green class 37 and the lovely Pullman coaches. I remember many years ago when my son Ben was about 10 years old we went to the model railway exhibition in the Hull City Hall, it was always held on a week end and was always very popular, sadly, and for reasons I don't know it got moved from location to location and I don't know where it is held now. The city Hall is more or less in the centre of the city and i always thought was the best place to hold the exhibition. Oh well, time moves on, but i remember when I used to go to the exhibition I remember seeing a green diesel pulling a rake of Pullman coaches. But the person who owned the train had super detailed the interior of each Pullman coach with real cloth for the windows and carpets, in fact everything you would find in the real coach, and also with passengers and staff serving the passengers. The atension to detail was amazing, and all in OO scale, and lighting was fitted to each coach. What an amazing site to see. I am sure that if sound was available in those days it would have been fitted. I often wonder what happened to them ? Well, thank you once again for an amazing layout Oscar, now it's time for my cup of tea and a toasted tea cake. I hope you are feeling better now and your family as well. That's the problem when you all live in the same house that germs get passed around. Keep safe Oscar and have a good week next week and ill see you next Sunday. 👍🚂

@oscarpaisley

23 күн бұрын

Good morning Martin running a bit late myself this week just catching up with some comments this morning. When I'm tired, the moment I sit down in front of a television set I fall asleep, they used to be model railway show here in North Shields at the Parks leisure centre each year, it was moved from that site a year or so before the lockdowns and has been a number of locations since the pandemics ended. I'm sure I've just read somewhere that it is returning to the Parks leisure centre in 2025 it was always an excellent event quite a large affair with a lot of exhibitors and plenty of trade. The coaches sound terrific hopefully they were pass on to somebody to enjoyed from many years, Thanks again for looking in take care. Oscar

Great range of items in todays video Oscar, the 37 in green looked really nice, think I have mentioned before that I have an old triang 37, it recently got fixed up using the commutator and armature of a triang hymek, great video overall, keep up the great work.

@oscarpaisley

29 күн бұрын

Good morning David, I do remember you said you were working one with the armature from the Hymek, great to hear you've got up and running it's a very enjoyable and rewarding working on these items. Thank you for taking the time to watch. Take care. Oscar

Some nice models on the railway this morning. Those early Pullmans were really good for their day. Very good running session.

@oscarpaisley

29 күн бұрын

Good morning Roderic, thanks again for looking in, must've been quite magical seeing these Pullman on the shelves in the toy shops at the time. All the best Oscar

Hi Oscar.. Please look after yourself and the family.. Get well soon.. The large Pullman train looks great making it's way around the layout.. I think that we could manage to run a similar train (but with mostly "Anne" coaches) and a Car 79 at each end? At the moment we have a Red Princess pulling a 6 car train of red Suburban coaches (brake coach at each end).. I'll suggest a swap to the head engine driver (Grandson) for next week.. I also like the Blood and Custard rake of coaches behind the Albert Hall loco, but alas. We do not have one of those locos? We are trying to fit a second "crossover" between the layout circuits to allow better (more) shunting, by adding another short passing loop.. Watching your layout has certainly "inspired" more work on the home layout here? Thank you Oscar? Some very nice memories from the catalogue.. We love the old Tri-ang catalogues and wonder if the Dublo ones were as well liked? I don't seem to see many of those from the 50s and 60s... Or they may be harder to find outside of Britain? Do you have many to show us? Thanks for another great video.. Rob & Charlie......

@oscarpaisley

23 күн бұрын

Good morning Rob, we're all better now. It was one of those colds that just came in and got a lot of us. Not sure where it came from it went through my sons school, pupils and staff. but also it was affecting people both my wife and I work with it seed to come from everywhere. As they say, there was a cold going around. Great to hear you and Charlie are having fun with the railway. It's always interesting when you think you want to insert a new bit of track or joint something up and never turns out to be quite as simple as you might like. I think I'm at maximum track at the moment with the geometry of series 3 and tin plate three rail... I've about three or four Dublo catalogues some of them are more foldout pamphlets. They don't have quite the same level as excitement as Tri-ang promotional material. All the best. Oscar

Hello Oscar - Sorry to hear that 'You& your family have been under the weather" - hope that you al get better soon.@ 4:58 Arrrr that is so annoying Oscar - that has happen to me b4 quite a few times - I'm talking away making a Video then 2 mins later I've suddenly realised that the battery has gone flat!!! But luckily I have 2 spare batteries!!! 😉🚂🚂🚂

@oscarpaisley

29 күн бұрын

Good morning Jimyjames we're all better now thanks, it's all lies what the manufacturers say about battery life on cameras/phones... Take care. Oscar

good vid

I do wonder why both HornbyDublo and Triang chose Car 79 as their prototype…

One of the reliability issues in the hobby which might cause reservation to joining the hobby is track laying. The suggested method of track fixing was nails entered through the plastic sleepers . Would it not be preferable to have some thin sheet metal brackets which could be screwed in rather than nailed or glued?

@factorylad5071

Ай бұрын

And sets of hardened self drilling self tapping screws?

@johnd8892

29 күн бұрын

I started with, and preferred the Triang grey base series 2 track for that easy of fixing aspect. It had two or more countersunk screw holes in each track piece. My father was pleased to see that, and gave me a jar of the appropriate number 0 wood screws to fix the track with, in addition to showing me a spike device to start the screw holes in my five ply plywood baseboard. Over the years I made lots of changes to the track plan I used with the screw method providing a damage free method of fixing track down and taking it back up. Unfortunately many other aspects of the series 2 track were not very good. This was something Oscar found out when he used some about a year ago.

@oscarpaisley

25 күн бұрын

Hi, I've been using 10mm model railway track screws for the 2 rail track on this railway quite successful, they are available in a number of sizes to suit very in track designs. They fit very nicely through the pre-made holes and sleepers. For the Dublo 3-rail I've used (MF-ST27) No2x12.7mm stainless steel self tapping counter sunk screws, link for both tips of fixings below. Thanks for looking in. Oscar 10mm model railway track screws: www.alansrobinson.co.uk/model%20railway%20track%20pins%20and%20track%20screws.html (MF-ST27) No2x12.7mm stainless steel self tapping counter sunk screws: www.modelfixings.co.uk/self_tapping_screws.htm

Hi Oscar I might be able to help you with some Aritex if you are interested it’s not a box sets but more like few sets in a box 😊

@oscarpaisley

26 күн бұрын

Good morning Anthony, you can contact me the email address below, although I do have reservations about getting involved in another line of collecting having already got enough bad habits... I've successfully managed to avoid the Minic Motorway, TT and Model-Land so far... Take care. Oscar oscarpaisley.triangchannel@gmail.com

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