Crook Street 0 Gauge - Special Goods

[@darrenhillman8396]

This model is truly magnificent. A glorious chapter of our railway history brought to life, with a succinct but warm narrative in combination with simply exquisite model-making. I am a huge fan of the L&NWR, along with the Wirral Railway and Mersey Railway, these were my local lines. In the civil engineering and signal box design, I can see elements of various Edge Hill locations, too. I could watch your videos all day! Bravo, Sir, for capturing the essence of the LNWR in 7mm finescale! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Thanks very much Darren.

[@MrDavil43]

The standard of modelling and how you've captured the atmosphere is amazing. This is museum quality and should be a resource for students of industrial history.

[@JohnRich1415]

Another great film, nice to see the North Eastern Engine make an appearance. I can always guarantee that watching your films gives me the motivation to do it bit more work on my small layout so many thanks for keeping 'em coming !

[@bambostarla6259]

Your layout and locomotives are absolutely beautiful. It really does seem like you are taken back to those times and seeing the trains go by. Inspiring to say the least.

[@4Vlad]

In a word...Outstanding!

[@michealmatthews9377]

hick hargreaves! worked there early 70.s and walmsleys forge in 1966, great video again.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Brilliant! You'd have been able to look out over the real Crook Street (you'll see just how fictionalised my version is!), proper heavy engineering back in those days. Both sites are erased now, one of the steam hammers from Atlas Forge is at Blist Hill working museum in Ironbridge.

[@johncamp2567]

Spectacular realism and craftsmanship!!!🤩 (new subscriber, N-scale, Virginia)

[@roberthuron9160]

(Continued),a glorious standin,that NER 0-8-0,is a real beauty,but I'm partial to LNER types! One other item,that well flat,was it an escapee from the GWR,as the brakes,were pure GWR!! Thank you,for the Christmas present! Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year, and may Boxing Day,be generous! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you 😇 😊!!

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Thanks Robert, same to you and yours! never say never regarding an Egbert, the Lanky did have its own railway a few streets away though...

[@rodericfindlay4147]

Wonderful. Superb workmanship, excellent filming and a commentary that was just right. I love the finish on your locomotives, and the close-up shots were delightful. The special goods was a real treat. What a gorgeous North Eastern loco. I wonder who the crew were: North Eastern men with an LNW pilot? What is that lovely piece of music played at the beginning and end?

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Thanks Roderic, yes there should be an LNWR pilotman on the footplate, I need to put one in! The music is called Little Prelude and Fugue and its just from the YT music library. ATB.

[@raymondleggs5508]

So much detail! 2 rail O is uncommon here in the US, so is this earlier era unless you go G or buy older models the 40's and 50's are more commonly made now, it used to be the 1930's and wild west 40 years ago.

[@johnjephcote7636]

I used to note that LNW chairs had distinctively smooth and rounded tops as opposed to the usual squared-off and flanged ones. I have never seen their like in old sidings anywhere else.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Hi John, you obviously know your LNWR, they did indeed have their own chairs. There was a layout called 'Lonsdale' in the 80s whose owner had them specially cast, mine are bog standard C&L I'm afraid, which I suspect are GWR.

[@quizinovag4556]

Really enjoyed the commentary/narrative you tell. I hope you continue that in future videos. Also if you ever build/paint something try a tutorial video I would be keen to learn.

[@roberthuron9160]

Since you couldn't scare up,a"Little Egbert",you got a glorious standin! Th

[@davidl1232002]

An early Christmas present. I can wax lyrical about this layout for hours, suffice to say, wonderful.

[@Avondaleandhalshawmoor]

Fantastic!....ive just stumbled across your Channel......are you a local chap?.....im local to old plodder lane station....and the surrounding disused lines including crook Street. Im to young to remember them but my great great grandfather was a fireman and driver for 50 years working tgese lines.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

That's really interesting, I'm not local, I'm afraid, I just find that area and the LNW lines fascinating. It's all been swept away now. I'm guessing your great great grandad worked out of Plodder Lane shed, he must have driven some of those engines - wonderful, thanks for your comment. ATB

[@johnjephcote7636]

Wooden brake blocks and a lovely 'Cauiiflower'. It became unofficial practice once for premier Line enginemen to add a transfer of their own to a splasher until one day a clergyman/director spotted a rather racy one of a classical nymph. That ended the fad for personalising one's steed.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Thanks John, yeah the Cauliflower is clearly due for an update, even the regularly seen Coal Engine has metal brake blocks...

[@majorbloodnok6659]

Beautiful, thank you for posting.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Thanks Major, excellent name BTW

[@majorbloodnok6659]

Thank you, it's the curried eggs don't you know. @@lnwrcrookstreet9954

[@chaturongarchary9773]

🚂....🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟✨🚂 ...and no ghost engines here!!!👻

[@amraceway]

A background of a grey cloudy rain sodden sky would look good., unless of course you were operating that open top shunter.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

👍😂

[@stretchedits]

HI, Oh an unusual visitor to the station. I was wondering if you have done a video showing the whole of the layout, to get some idea of how things are positioned. I'm guessing "Crook Street" is a prototypical location, something about the layout just doesn't seem imaginary to me. Always a pleasure to watch your layout. Thank you and all the best, Dave.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Thanks Dave, I tend to keep the movies at model eye-level - the nearest I can get to pretending to be there (I know, one day I'll grow up!). There really was a Crook Street yard in Bolton but mine is a fictional version of it. I'd need an aircraft hangar for a model of the real one!

[@stretchedits]

@@lnwrcrookstreet9954 Thanks for the reply. Oh there is nothing wrong with filming your layout from eye level, it really adds to the atmosphere of the scene. I was more curious really if any video had been like a tour of the layout in some way. Maybe send your cameraman on a balloon trip.........Either way I still really like all your videos.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

@@stretchedits I'll have to have a word with him...😉

[@williamarends7138]

@LNWR Crook Street. Are these electric motorized or clockwork key wound trains?

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Hi William, they're electric, it's only really historic collectors that use clockwork nowadays.

[@davidl1232002]

Apologies if already asked. Are the coach rakes permanently coupled and if not, how.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

I use a removable metal rod bent to impersonate vacuum pipes. They locate in lugs soldered to the bogies.

[@clangerbasher]

I couldn't recognise FR on the open wagon. What is it please?

[@SDE1994]

Furness probably

[@clangerbasher]

@@SDE1994 Yes! Of course. Thanks.

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

​@@clangerbasherYep, that's right Furness.

[@clangerbasher]

@@lnwrcrookstreet9954 Thank you.

[@SDE1994]

Why is that midland wagon yellow?

[@lnwrcrookstreet9954]

Haha! Last video I said it was stained from over exposure to the chemical works in Widnes. The real reason is that I left the Slaters kit as bare plastic as the colour was about right, however, years under a paper tarp has badly discoloured it, I really need to get round to painting it...!