Crook Street 0 Gauge - Early Shift

[@stephenanderson1553]

I don't think I have ever seen such a beautiful model as this !. Whoever made it gets five stars ***** .

[@joshslater2426]

As I’ve said lots of times, this is an extremely impressive layout. Crook Street features a superb amount of detail, a large scale, and a large variety of locomotives. I always appreciate these videos on it.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Thanks Josh

[@DavidLawson1218]

Modelling smills in abundance. Atmosphere in spadefuls. Pure genius.

[@MichealRandall-q2x]

It’s very easy to imagine being stood on the bridge,or on the platform or in the yard,absolutely brilliant and one of my all time favourite layouts

[@1BCamden]

You can almost smell the steam warmed oil and coal dust in that early morning footage, love the pace as well, prototypical confidence

[@rodericfindlay4147]

Wonderful early-morning atmosphere. Superb trackwork, excellent rolling stock and the use of muted colours and subtle weathering make this railway outstanding. What a treat for a Monday morning. I wonder if, in the description, you could list the locomotive types in order of appearance. I am fairly confident I can recognise them, but not absolutely certain.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Hi Roderic, that's an idea. I've also thought of doing a "meet the fleet" type video too. Thanks for your regular comments, it's really appreciated. ATB

[@GarthDavies-cd5oh]

As a scenery modeller myself the scenery is of a very high standard and sets the scene superbly. . I guess this is an alternative to Bolton Gt Moor Street station .

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Thanks Garth, yes, that's the idea, allows me the flexibility to fit something Bolton-like in a small space. ATB

[@marksmith3489]

Brilliant as always, thanks 👍

[@davegower6919]

Really enjoyable, especially after a shitty day playing with the full size trains. Thanks for sharing.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Hahaha! Thanks Dave. A proper railwayman, you can keep me on my toes

[@davegower6919]

@@lnwrcrookstreet9954 Not quite, I work for GWR. LOL.

[@roberthuron9160]

A real ballet of engine movements,train arrivals/departures,light engines,and the overworked Bobby in the Signal box! Those schedules were literally worked to the half minute,as I had reprint of an LSWR employee timetable,and the minutea of the assignments,and the co-ordination,was a sight to behold! When I was younger,I knew a Long Island Railroad towerman in my hometown,and got to know operations from the inside out! That included rulebook,and employee schedules,not the civilian version! Anyway,my interest is still ongoing,and I can appreciate the model,from an informed point of view! Always excellent work,and a great deal of 4D thinking! Thank you 😇 😊!

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Thanks Robert. I have a background on the real railway from many years ago too. You're right, there's a whole fascinating hidden world of working timetables and train diagrams that the public don't see. ATB

[@martinhall60]

You have an amazing layout, well done sir, full of amazing details. Your commentary is very interesting and informative. Once again thank you so much, 👍🚂

[@douglasdownie2587]

Wonderful! A very relaxing thirty minutes at Crook Street - time well spent!

[@garryowen6671]

Lovely, best model layout i have seen in a while, looking forward to seeing more of it.

[@Avondaleandhalshawmoor]

Welcome back.....its been a while......absolute in awe as always to see your layout

[@johnlewsey4458]

Superb as always, certainly one of the best. My A class is moving forward slowly.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Thanks John, every now and again I look at your updates on Western Thunder, your Class A is a superb model, right up there with the very best. Something I aspire to but end up compromising in the interests of time - that old tension between cost, quality and time!

[@johnlewsey4458]

@@lnwrcrookstreet9954 Thank you for your comments. Your models are just superb,your engines your stock the buildings . When I see how you have made some very old kits into superb models it inspires me .

[@michealmatthews9377]

the sound effects are pure genius.

[@Porschedude8]

Well done! Exquisite detailing.. Thanks loads.. 🙏😊

[@robwalker3044]

Superb

[@tompetty1880]

That’s pretty amazing how the little switcher/shunter couples/uncouples its cars/wagons from the three link coupling. Is this a clever trick of the camera or have you the ‘holy grail’ of O gauge coupling? Such a fan of your beautiful layout and commentary. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to record, edit and post such absorbing videos of the land of model railroads.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Thanks Tom, I wish I could reveal some marvel of automatic 3 link coupling but no, it's video trickery I'm afraid!

[@timu438]

Bravo! Thank you.

[@aigen56]

Your LNWR Signal box is spectacular. Is that a lazer cut kit by any chance? Thanks.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Thanks Aigen, no it's scratch built using artist's card and Slaters embossed brick card.

[@michealmatthews9377]

would love to see water tanks for magees brewery on here, the water came from burton on trent , high in phosphates.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Coincidentally I've just built one! Used a Slaters tar tank.

[@jontaylor1652]

It's been awhile but it was worth waiting for.

[@michaelhunter8481]

Someone buy this man the barn he needs: I bet the result would be worth it

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Hahaha! I'm looking forward to those spreading acres...

[@JohnRich1415]

Another inspirational film thank you. Just wondered what the use of the diagonal white stripes on the LNWR vans is for ?

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Thanks John, the twin white stripe indicated it was vacuum brake fitted and the single stripe was for through piped vans. ATB

[@JohnRich1415]

@@lnwrcrookstreet9954 thanks for that 😊

[@princessofthecape2078]

God 2-rail O is such an impressive scale.

[@sakuradensha]

Long time fan of your channel first time commenting, an inspiration to be sure from the scenery to the stock a real time machine! Some help if I may ask for it? I have an idea to try O finally, I will only at this stage have room for the good old Inglenook shunting puzzle but whilst currently running N and with a growing enthusiasm for the L&NWR am finding that the 2 mediums don’t really mix. That being said I do have the 3 RTR locos that have been produced in OO (my 0-8-0 is under conversion just the round top firebox to be done on it) so exploring options I am trying to source items etc that will allow whichever of the 3 options to be the one I go with. O has always been what I have called my idea scale and if I am to be kit building locos then it seems a more sensible scale to work in, so for an L&NWR themed Inglenook there are 2 locomotives that came straight to mind the Ramsbottom 0-4-0ST and Special Tank I have found the 0-4-0ST kit and a NLR 0-6-0T kit actually too but can’t seem to find the Special Tank and wondered if you could point me in the right direction? Thank You Christopher

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Thanks Christopher. Try this for the Special Tank: cspmodels.com/abante/index.php?rt=product/product&path=70&product_id=292

[@sakuradensha]

@@lnwrcrookstreet9954 thank you very much my good sir!

[@Terhaar705]

Brilliant!

[@neilharbott8394]

Nobody travelling to Wigan today?!

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Ah nicked! Yep, I've got a load of passengers to paint up - when I get round to it....

[@andyknott8148]

Can I ask, which town/city is depicted here?

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

@@andyknott8148 Hi Andy, it's a fictional version of Bolton. There was a real goods yard called Crook Street and a real Deansgate but I'd need a barn if I was to model them accurately. So I've opted for a fictional parallel universe which fits in my space. But it's kind of like Bolton - kind of...

[@andyknott8148]

@@lnwrcrookstreet9954 That's fine with me, the slow running and minimal sound effects are excellent (not to mention, but I will, the beautiful GC coaches).

[@FART-REPELLENT]

The larger the scale model trains are the more realistic they look and run. Even OO-Gauge Scale models are too small for my liking; makes me wonder how anyone can be satisfied with anything smaller than O-Gauge Scale. Modern scale model trains are made of plastic thus are very light in weight, which produces a unrealistic and annoying sound when run on a scale model track; modellers should add moulded lead weights to the under side of these plastic models to give a more realistic sound and improve rail adhesion.