Thank you for your comment, I’m glad it helped! 😄

Hi Laurie, I’m still here! Hope you’re doing well. I do plan to make a new video one day (well I have a half complete one somewhere), unfortunately don’t have the time like I used to, particularly with my frequent volunteering at local railway. Still buying bits for the layout although it hasn’t changed massively, also delving more into O gauge. I’ll have to look to start making a new video soon. Cheers Joe!

@@McMetro Awesome! great to here your doing well and I look forward to seeing what’s to come in the future however far away it is 😁

One day maybe…

Thank you! 😄

Which paint did you use for the bikes? Thanks Rob

That’s annoying, hopefully you can sort it out and be able to get trains moving again soon.

@@McMetro I Hope so to

Are the dapol class 73s any good because I’m tempted to get one

@@lucahorsman4743 They are rather good, the detail is particularly nice. The only issue is the way the bogies are attached means they hang so model can derail easily over complicated section of track or if not put on rails properly.

It’s a real shame they went, I really hope the site can be used effectively. Hopefully the Telford Steam Railway work their way to the site and construct their proposed station. I was fortunate enough to get the day off… 😉

@@McMetro Highly unlikely they’ll ever get to Ironbridge. They were meant to reach Doseley 4 years ago, and are hardly 30 metres out of Horsehay & Dawley. The bridge which was donated by Network Rail meant to span the A442 is rusting away and will likely be scrapped.

@@bennickss I still have hope, but yes, the extension to Doseley is taking much longer than expected. As someone involved in the heritage rail meat sector, I personally know the challenges. I think things could get back in gear when Network Rail have cleared Albert Edward Bridge over the Severn and the power station starts to see actual development, particularly of the planned community and retail spaces.

@@McMetro TSR can’t do anything. They’re completely dead in the water. The trust was formed in 1976, around 6 years before BR ripped up the Doseley line. Reportedly, they could have had the line in both directions (all the way from Lawley into what was once Wellington Platform 6) and yet they did nothing. Fast forward to today and their line is an absolute wreck. A decaying auto coach among several other “preserved” pieces of rolling stock sit abandoned, listed as “awaiting restoration” which will never come. Among the forgotten is a rare MK1 pullman car and a pre-grouping LNWR coach, both seemingly abandoned. The brand new pacers which they’ve bought have been shoved into a siding and forgotten about.

@@bennickss I believe TSR isn’t unique to that early situation, with many other railways having the opportunity to purchase intact trackbed and line, only to fall short at the asking price. It seems, quite understandably I suppose, they are focusing on the mk2s as they form the main set, particularly for Polar Express operation. Hopefully the rarer vehicles with no foreseeable restoration with TSR could be moved on to other railways, so TSR can truly focus on their current aims and have that small sale income. Although, I wonder if any of those are private vehicles, which other than evict, the TSR have no hand in. Hopefully they can slowly progress to Doseley, and then look to the future afterward. The location within Telford and near Ironbridge gives the railway potential however with the much more popular SVR nearby, that can’t do anything to help visitor numbers with only certain enthusiasts and locals enjoying the line during the normal season.

That’s interesting, very nice location to live, as long as the Severn stays low.

Yeah! 😀 They really are not that bad for the price and with a bit of paint can look really good on your layout.

Unfortunately I don’t think you can log in anymore as that part of the website doesn’t work any more. If you want the link to the mod files on my Google Drive, here it is: drive.google.com/file/d/1QnRldZWvP7HXuh2fUSYeYvtRypOtp9Xv/view?usp=drivesdk

OH MY GOD!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

It showed up in train simulator! But didn’t show up the picture the train or scenario! I just really wanted to drive it..

@@CammyTheCamera Oh no! That’s odd. Unfortunately I wouldn’t know how to fix that… 🤔 Maybe it’s worth following an online download tutorial for it using the files I attached. I think some other users were able to do it with the files I attached, so I’m confident you’ll figure out how to get it working 👍

how?

Hi 👋 1) All you need for the DCC installation is a decoder ( you may here the decoder referred as a ‘chip’ in mine and others’ videos however usually implied as the same ) 2) I haven’t used my Flying Scotsman in a short while however I don’t believe the front bogies are too loose - if you have an issue it may be worth contacting Hornby. Hope this helps!

Like your own comment - nice

Thank you! 😀

Thank you! The layout and video did take quite some time to put together, but I’m glad with where it’s at. Hopefully the next update won’t take forever 😂

Thank you! 😀

Thank you! One day I shall visit! 😀

Thanks 😀 Yeah quite a lot has been going on, hopefully the next one won’t take as long 😂

Thank you! 😃

Haha 😂 Enjoy the journey!

Thank you, hopefully the next update won’t take forever 👍

Thank you very much! 😀

Thank you! 😃 Hopefully the next video won’t take as long

Thank you 😃 The good ol’ HST days!

Thank you! 😃 Hopefully it will turn out alright 😂

@@McMetro 11 months on, how’s it looking?

@@bennickss It’s doing well thanks, not much added, however new stock and some work on how the scenic section will be constructed. Will get a new video out one day!

@@McMetro Now officially been a year since we’ve had eyes on Alderton. Hope we can get a new video soon and a look at the progress.

@@bennickss Indeed - I hope we can return to the layout soon too!…

Haha thanks! 😂

Haha thanks! Anything green, shiny and new is king! 😂 A mix of roundy and end-to-end is definitely good fun as you get your constant running experience but also a bit more involved operations on the branch with stopping and starting and switching points. I love a good back story and history as it helps to explain every development on a layout although I like to leave a couple grey areas for a bit of imagination! Hopefully it won’t take forever for the next video… already have a few ideas! 😃

Thanks Matt! Will do 😃

Thank you! It’s great to be back 😂

Thanks! Really have spent ages on it 😂 Hopefully the next video won’t take forever!

Thank you! Hopefully for the long term 😂

Thank you!

Thank you! 😃 Spent too many hours editing recently 😂 The Dapol 73 is definitely my favourite model at the moment, really is the complete package and Bernie Sanders always a nice Easter egg in the 66. Hopefully I can bring out a new video on the layout in the not-so distant future.

Thank you Owen! It really means a lot! 😃 Can’t beat a bit of Google Earth Pro.

Thanks, this one was a year in the making 😂 Spent many hours in the last few weeks on it.

Nice 👍 Looking forward to seeing how you attempt to upgrade sound on your HST

Very interesting information, thank you for that😀

Indeed! I hope you enjoyed your journey today 😀

@@McMetro yes I did. I followed btw. It’s me. I saw you at the Avon valley railway

@MyLifeAsIsaac101 Hi Issac, great seeing you at Avon Valley Railway today 👍

@@McMetro me too. I followed your channel btw. Great content

Hi 👋 Sorry, it’s been over a year since I made that video, if I would go back and remake it I would make a lot of changes. Thanks 😀

Thank you! 👍

@@McMetro 👍