74. The Two Railway Worlds Link Up at McKinley Railway.

[@michaelloveless5991]

Hi David and the McKinley Team, hope you all had a good Christmas and new year. 2024 has been a rough year for illness. Best wishes for a healthy and happy 2025, from all at Rhyl & District Model Railway Club.

[@davecope3322]

Congratulations David and Team. That was worth waiting for!

[@jonathanmormerod]

I was only thinking a day or so ago that I haven't heard from McKinley for a while. Nice update. I would say the end is in sight, but.....

[@chelmswoodjunction]

hi David and team brilliant to see you have the 2 massive sections joined up at long last and brill to see the blue pullman make the first run on the channel for it aswell. looking forward to seeing the viaduct built. peter from birmingham

[@HighWigsell]

Always love a McKinley update. Great work there!

[@markwilson4052]

This is a great layout. I recall first seeing McKinley in 2020. So much work, and even then over 20 years work and many hands . It certainly requires a team. Fantastic stuff.

[@sapphirejunction8993]

There you have everyone admire & go on about the 'Making Tracks' layout where this masterpiece has completely gone under the radar, hopefully you get the deserved recognition once it is all completed.

[@dattouk]

No need for that. BTW Pete Waterman is doing a great job in getting new interest in our hobby.

[@mikebiggs6632]

It's so good to get an update from McKinley. Can't wait for further running sessions which I always find fascinating. Great work David by you and your talented team. 👏

[@ClinchfieldModelRailroad]

I’m very happy for you and your team. You’re practically jumping for joy. Now that you have finally “seen the light at the end of the tunnel “ you can enjoy your senior years running operating sessions. Oh, and have fun doing scenery in between.

[@dattouk]

Yepp.. You got it in one... Thanks.

[@TheDaf95xf]

Thanks for the update David on McKinley 😊 Loved the Blue Pullman 👍🏻 Keep the good work up guys.

[@stephenpike3147]

Excellent to see and also the delight at being able to run McKinley’s at its full potential regarding the routes and journeys. It certainly has been a design and build journey on this massive model railway engineering feat too! Well done and congratulations. All the best Stephen

[@dattouk]

Thank you Stephen.

[@richardabrown]

Well done it was a great ride it would be interesting to see all the data that one train created on its trip from block detection points changes and speed changes

[@kitchenhamfarm]

great update congratulations

[@hovermotion]

Wow well done on this huge project ..

[@ANDYM-xt7xo]

Absolutely orw inspiring !! Really making me slightly rethink how to best use my loft space as I reawaken the layout which has been paused for the past 30 years. Once again congratulations .

[@dattouk]

Go for it. Tri-ang Hornby Track plan 18 lives on in all of us...

[@ainsleyperry5192]

David, Wow what a trip. The "Midland Pullman" When British Rail introduced this train and it's crew all in airline style uniforms. This was the future of rail in the U.K. The magazine "Look and Learn" produced a special edition about this train with photo's and diagrams. One of the photo's had the train passing at high speed through "Bakewell" station. I even pestered my parents to take myself + my 2 brothers upto London St. Pancras to see the train. I can still smell the diesel fumes amongst all the smoke, as the train waited for the off from Platform1. Looking back now I suspect I was the only one in the family who was really interested. Monsal Head Viaduct, Slaters the model company have a large 7m.m. display that has a model of the viaduct. Many years ago I was a guest of the L.M.S. Society for a visit to view the viaduct. It will make for a brilliant model. From L.M.S. day's to B.R., passenger train formation between St. Pancras and Manchester was mainly 6 coach sets. Behind "Jubilee" or "Black Five" loco's. Thanks for the memories. Cheers, Chris Perry.

[@dattouk]

Hello Chris, I hope we will live up to your memories.. Great comments.

[@mattsmith4605]

Can't believe I have been following McKinley for so long. Great it's all joined up, that is some length of track for a complete loop.

[@Holy_Moley]

It is looking absolutely fantastic. Especially with some of the scenery back in place.

[@markstafford5586]

Congratulations David/team, the commencement of a new ira.

[@MrTumnus1987]

Weird, I checked McKinley page this morning to check if there had been any updates I’d missed! Lovely work and bravo to all the McKinley team!

[@Robls501510]

Congratulations on the link up. Really enjoy these updates.

[@andrewkeast2132]

Well - I hadn’t heard of McKinley until I met David and the team at the recent Southampton Show. I have now watched all 74 videos and am loving it. I have learnt so much and have picked up loads of great tips. Thankyou so much for your enthusiasm, perseverance, skill and kindness.👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@dattouk]

Thank you for your very kind comments. We can't wait to have you and your team come and enjoy operating McKinley for a weekend in 2024. See you soon.

[@graemewilson4126]

WELCOME BACK, a lot of work done indeed, nice to see again and more to come. THANKS

[@SimonHP]

Fantastic video and running trains 😁

[@philipstokes2824]

Congratulations on your supreme efforts to create a railway in model form

[@bobfuller]

Congratulations David and the whole team. A wonderful collaborative effort. You must all be well chuffed!! :)

[@StewartBarnard]

Congratulations on this massive milestone

[@arthurthorpe5445]

Very impressive and clever layout can you please tell the watchers what the distances are for a full circuit scale and actual (miles and feet).

[@tomc_official]

Brilliant. What an achievement!

[@fivefootthreetothreefoot]

brilliant. keep up the great work

[@VulcanDriver1]

I think that's my Blue Pulman I passed on to MRS for sale. If it is it's nice to see it went to a good home. Used to run on Horfield.

[@dattouk]

Hi Vulcan... Not quite... The one from Horfield (MRS) was adapted to 8-cars before I bought it. We will be getting it to make an appearance as a Western region train soon.. Can wait.

[@perthsouth5576]

👏👏well done! You got there. That’s quite a journey. Can’t wait to see all the journeys that open up with the railway all joined up!

[@ianjames1352]

That was a very good journey around the layout. Looking forward to seeing more of these videos. Well done 👏 thanks for sharing 😄👍

[@stpaulisland]

Yes more updates! We need more videos of operational sessions!

[@xanx1234]

Excellent, excellent ,excellent .......... 1st class ★★★★★

[@rjl110919581]

THANK YOU FOR VIDEO

[@stevieusher9027]

First Class 👍🏼

[@andersholt4653]

Fascinating and impressive. Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪.

[@johndurran614]

Excellent. Well done to you and the team. Can’t wait to see more trains running

[@JamesPetts]

At last! Excellent!

[@Edwards-Videos]

I won't say no to more videos from McKinley!

[@leestoddart7014]

Wow oh wow. That's a fantastic milestone. What a great journey through the old and the new. If you had gone all the way down into hades and back up again, how much longer would this video have been. PS great editing between the onboard shots and the more panoramic views.

[@dattouk]

Going down and up through hades is 7 scale miles in its own right. My concern is that Boredom would set in for you guys on that trip...

[@srtgrayfrance]

I've been waiting for this :)

[@mauracurran6500]

Superb

[@georgethomas7814]

Yes great to see McKinley online again. As always I am left with more questions than answers. So here goes. I have looked at Pullman sets since the Tri-ang set that's almost older than me to the Hornby Midland Blue Pullman R30077 with mk3 coaches sold separately R40167 to R40175 . In Model form (for me) the two HST units plus two carriages and R400173 the Buffett Car make a five-car set. From what I can see your set has the two HSTs, half guard at one end, two Mk3s, Buffett Car, two Mk3s and another half guard (both around the wrong way). That's a nine-car consist. The prototype was six-car and eight-car. QUESTIONS: What have I got wrong? Have you renumbered some of the coaches? Do you run bi-directional services?, it would be great to see them passing over the viaduct together... And do you have a photo to show of the viaduct you plan to model? Because I have a suggestion: Not from the Midland line but they may suit as the only double viaduct (originally double track) joins at one end before crossing a smaller section of the valley. (Chapel Milton Viaducts) My suggestion comes from an internet search, Bowenfels rail viaducts (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowenfels_rail_viaducts) A truly magical trip via Bowenfels, in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia 159.156 kilometres (99 mi) from the Central station. A stone bridge circa 1870 and circa 1921 Brick viaduct with double track and better grades.

[@dattouk]

Hello George, There are two Midland Pullmans. The original (which we ran in the video) entered service in 1960 and was withdrawn in 1973. Much more recently, an HST set was repainted in the Midland Pullman livery to look similar to the original trains that ran in the 1960s.. Thats were your confusion lies... Search for "Blue Pullmans Wiki" in google. Regarding your second question - If you search for "Headstone Viaduct" in google it will show the viaduct we intend to model. Thanks for your comments.

[@michaelloveless5991]

Hope you and the team are well and ok? Can't wait to more of McKinley. Best wishes.

[@chrislockerby1411]

Congratulation on the Link Up How many bags of sawdust must you have got through ? Well done Dave and the Rest of your Great Team. Love the use of The Pullman and the Video work

[@eddys.3524]

What a stunning model railroad...

[@steveedwards9957]

Congratulations, you were smiling like a cheshire cat.

[@JohnDedmanvideos]

That is a wonderful achievement David, well done to you and the team.

[@Shelvington_Railway]

Amazing! Cheers, Andy

[@roberthopegood7154]

Fabulous,as ever. well done.

[@johnson_street_IEMD]

I have never seen this before but wow .. okay no OLE .. this is similar in intricacy to Davidson Parkway .. which is more in keeping with modem/ OLE OO gauge

[@LyntreeTown20132]

brilliant large layoiut been following the progress almost from the beginning Thank You learnt a lot

[@modeloco]

👍

[@petergarton5629]

Amazing. Well done.

[@davidpowley8336]

WOW amazing.

[@josefbuckland]

What’s the significance of the building? I mean cutting holes into walls and raked ceilings looks like a scene out of the cartoon in this months mode railway magazine. The budget allocated at McKinley Surley allows an unlimited amount of space so what’s the story’s with the confines and challenges of this particular building. Being a layout that is not primarily aimed and tourists and viewing. Is it just his humble roof space/loft/attic and he loves downstairs or a significant Grade 1 building?Cheers for the great vids

[@dattouk]

The answers are mostly in video number 2. It explains the origins of the choice of house with the marriage of a home and a model railway. The sloping ceilings are a natural limitation of every modellers dream which is to maximise the space available. The extension wasn't envisaged with the original design.

[@josefbuckland]

@@dattouk ahh the crystal ball yes who knows the future. Will go back to the early stuff and explore the journey. The one thing I adore of McKinley has to be a KZbin channel that is so focused on being era specific. It’s a commitment a passion and indeed a lifestyle keep up the great work.

[@mauriziomoris769]

hi, splendid all your video that i always follow. why you dont do a video with a train ride on the whole layout? perhaps shopping in all station and shiwing the place and layout? it would be nive to understand how the layout and tracks develop. good work to all. can you public a track layout with photo or video? ty very much

[@dattouk]

It would be a tad difficult to run a train over the whole layout. I agree that we need to show track plans soon. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@mauriziomoris769]

you have already done some video with ride, Also one your friend who visite you, made one, i think you can program a itineraryy with stops with train controller from london to Manchester and while running you can explain and show place.. very pleased you answred me. you are great and did great works. love your video

[@headoftss]

Staggering achievement, well done to all. Why do some of the rails look red?

[@colinviano]

Great to see the railway joined up. It especially enjoyed the running shots with the camera being pushed by the loco. (Cab view). Can I ask what make of video camera was used to get these shots?

[@zizero607]

It's been a long time since this update. Hope everything is still ok and that there will be a couple of new videos this winter.

[@iaindavey4133]

Wow!!!!

[@alanmusicman3385]

Well done to all at McKinley for reaching this milestone. The dream gets closer and closer to reality. Plaudits to Charlie as well for the videopgraphy.

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

Is there a diagram anywhere, showing the overall layout?

[@dattouk]

We will find a way of getting it up soon.

[@houseofsteinert]

So what's up on McKinley? Happy Holidays.

[@andrewellaway9086]

David and Co. Looking very good. Do you have any idea how much track length, points and crossovers you have used?

[@dattouk]

No off the top of my head. We will add meterage and pointwork for this line in the comments this week.

[@maurizioalbera]

Amazing. I wish you guys had the hands on the italian railroad system xD

[@aspicer15]

when are we having more updates form McKinley this is 9 months old now,

[@alanwhite4003]

What a great layout, I love watching it. Two questions 1 is the wheel cleaner worth the expense and 2 how do you clean the tracks and pickups ? Thanks for all the fun.

[@swdunlap1]

It's been 7 months since the last update. Updates used to come every couple of months or so. Hopefully, everything is okay.

[@swdunlap1]

Are there any new updates coming soon?

[@colinnewmarch1106]

Wow

[@narrowgauge7.25]

Hello it is always worrying when you haven't done a video, hope all is well

[@SimonHP]

8 months since the last video David. This just isn’t good enough any idea when the next video is coming? I hope all is ok

[@maxopolitan131]

Amazing content as always! Is the team ok, it feels a little quiet? I'd like to send you an email but can't find any contact details.