Dublo running - Finally testing my vintage locomotives! - Lawrie Goes a Model Loco Episode 8

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Today we have a video that you've been wanting for a while, what will run from the Dublo locomotives from the suitcase?
Now with sound for the entire video!
A video featuring:
Lawrie - happily running Dublo,
A video edited by Lawrie.
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[@cadetkohr5508]

You know, I literally could not stop smiling during the entire video. Older model trains really do just have a charm that cannot be replaced, even if you remake them with the original molds, and get one exactly like the old ones, just brand new, it still wouldn't have that charm.

[@disposable_income_andy]

I think what makes things like Dublo so magical is because it's a model railway and it knows it's a model, and it's not trying to be what it's not. Even putting it on a realistic layout. I think it's the Thomas & Friends effect really, simplistic locos on a real believable railway with realistic sets, and the first 2 seasons of it I think embraced the model aspect instead of trying to be a real show. It's just convincing enough and it's rather cute.

[@lmm]

It's got a real weight to it too

[@arbiterofmtringo2345]

Alternative title: 'Man in a blue transformers T-shirt get exited and acts like a child for 24 minutes' Wouldnt anyone in this situation? XD

[@thiruraj3866]

Excited is what u mean I think

[@thiruraj3866]

And you forgot the 34 seconds I think

[@Captain_Char]

I've so tempted to buy you a class 08 in double O scale cause nothing scream BR more to me than one of those shunters

[@lmm]

I do love 08's the immediate thought when Shunter is mentioned

[@SqueezeboxOfDelights]

You know we all want to see a cab ride (so to speak) with the GoPro!

[@TheDEDRATERZZOL]

words go here

[@charles5399]

You've got my vote!

[@nicwilson89]

I like words! ladsssss ;)

[@thiruraj3866]

Vote em for boss

[@trmn311]

Those of us that run model trains know the joy exactly! Well done! 🚂

[@RockyRailroadProductions_B0SS]

There is something just magic about these kinds of toy trains - They're not detailed, but man are they charming. I think it has something to do with these being designed as more of an artistic, stylized rendering of a locomotive to catch the attention of kids and their parents, rather than being strictly realistic. Strangely, to me, they feel more like very, very small "real" locos rather than models somehow. That Trix 56xx is really unique, and it's astonishing how closely it gets to the proportions on the real thing while still being that kind of fun!

[@dsj672]

HI, very enjoyable and good to see the old kit still running well. If I recall, Trix Twin was 3.8mm/ft, which is why the Taff tank looks a little low compared to the wagons. Also, their track was plastic based, so there shouldn't have been the shorting issue with the wagons if using one controller. And last, with the Trix system, you could run two trains on the same track (in opposite directions if you wished) as the two running rails could be fed by different controllers using the centre rail as the the negative return. Very clever for the the time.

[@rydermike33]

Very nice indeed Lawrie. Certainly inspires me to press on with my Dublo layout. Thank you.

[@andrewpalm2103]

A week ago I got out some of my stored HO models after I bought a small Plymouth industrial switcher on sale (and on a whim). I stopped active modelling about 20 years ago. I'm happily running it back and forth with a couple of box cars and a covered hopper on a tiny layout with one turnout (ahhh, one set of points, that is). In addition, I found models and kits I'd forgotten I had, much to my delight. So I feel your joy, brother! Cheers from Wisconsin.

[@stevekovoc3939]

I recently received a Hornby Dublo 2-rail N2 goods set, and it is absurdly charming and well made. Just routine maintenance and she's cruising down the tracks on my layout. Such charming locos. They really don't build them like they used to.

[@charles5399]

Good to see them running round, great video Lawrie. I'm happy that the rest of the audio is now free content ;)

[@muir8009]

It's interesting the mention of 4mm to the foot to fit motors in the smaller British rolling stock. Apparently this was just a happy outcome. the 4mm was definitely to do with the smaller British loading gauge. Bing of course didn't really use any real scale, but Greenly when he set the scales for more handbuilt stock realised the existing technology for rail manufacture needed wide wheel treads, which pushed out the axleboxes beyond scale distance. The narrow British stock done to 3.5mm scale ended up with the axleboxes outside the bodies, so to offset this the bodies were widened to 4mm scale so as to retain the correct proportions. So although maligned today for narrow track, 4mm 16.5mm gauge is actually more correct appearance wise than the correct scale back then. Btw, this is from all the 20's and 30's model railway magazines I have where there were numerous letters back then arguing 3.5mm 3.8mm 4mm etc, even Henry Greenly getting involved where he explained why he set those standards. Keep up the good work :)

[@HeavyTanker-vx4oq]

Ok good. Been wanting to see if these old things would run.

[@clapz9068]

Good that this video has sound now

[@bentullett6068]

It's great to watch this with sound now. I really need to get my dads old hornby Dublo trains from the loft and give them some deserved love.

[@jacobwalker6092]

Nice vid Lawrie. Enjoyed it very much

[@mxh5647]

OMG. This takes me back. I'm in Canada now but my Hornby 00 followed me in '57 and it got packed away as I moved to HO then abandoned the whole RR thing. I've still got it wrapped in cotton(?) down in the basement. I recognise the crossing, the signals, I've got a couple of the coaches, the freight cars and I've got a couple of locos too a Pacific and an 0-4-0(?). That track, points, the grey transformer (although mine is rewired to take 120V). Damn but it has to come out of hiding. Thanks.

[@sawyerawr5783]

I know what you mean about the lights dimming when you plug the controller in. I have an old, 1950s-era Lionel ZW transformer (big bloody thing with two controller handles, you can run two trains at once off it) and I swear it draws enough power to need its own dedicated power plant sometimes. but man is it glorious. Said ZW came from my Grandfather's train collection of Lionel stuff. All Postwar, and all classic. I've got the bloody milk boxcar where when you hit the button the guy flies out and puts the milk can on the platform! (I don't know why that makes me so happy). I totally get our comment about these old models making Generations of people happy. Because his setup gave him and his brother a lot of joy, and now it gives me the same.

[@Zebrails]

Congrat's on this sweet success. With a bit of cleaning and oiling, you could go to town with your railway in no time smartly! I'm a little jealous... but also in watching you run your treasure, getting motivated to get my track together and start running my own, after being in hibernation since January... my trains, that is. Please run your trains to your full heart's content! John Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

[@raysteam1]

Damn you, Lawrie. Through a combination of the inspiration of this video and the egging-on of my friends, I find myself investing in a few Hornby Dublo sets! But seriously - thanks for the awesome video!

[@robinforrest7680]

I totally agree with you on HD. I think the reason they feel so good is the fact that they don't have to pretend to be heavy. Terence Cuneo wrote an article for an ancient Triang book of trains that I have somewhere on weathering Triang stock (about 1962 or 63) he said the secret was to make the models look heavy. Well, IMO HD looks so good because it is naturally heavy good old mechanical stuff. Sounds amazing too. I have an HD Montrose and a class 20 that I had converted to 2 rail back when I was a kid in the 70's. They're still going strong. Over the last few years I've picked up quite a few on Ebay. I even started buying some three rail stuff as I still have all the track I was given with the 20 and Montrose. An A4 and an LMS N2. Lovely jubbly. Got some extra track too. It was all very cheap but the postage was a bit steep because of the weight. One solution for your Trix 56XX might be to fit plastic HD or Peco couplings. Anyway thanks for sharing this. LMM is always a joy to watch. Cars, tractors, fire engines, trains of all sizes... what more could we ask for?

[@FishplateFilms]

I had these as a child Lawrie. I now model US railroads and use DCC for control ..a long way from a 12 volt power supply! To improve performance, give the rails a wipe with CRC spray and avoid using abrasives to clean the rails! I never tried double heading!! Cheers Gregg.

[@888johnmac]

didn't think the experimental , silent movie style would catch on , thanks for re-uploading

[@nickdoughty518]

Some points do isolate. Check the wiring underneath. You have to make sure the couplings are perfectly aligned. They get bent over time.

[@Meengineer100]

Yes, I was about to comment about this. The wiring for ones that don't isolate is like an L shape, and the ones that isolate are side by side wires if I recall correctly.

[@Bunbiichuffn]

Can't wait for the N2 fanart

[@nvrthomas5056]

I've been looking forward to this

[@axelhejnebo9142]

Very interesting video, really makes you wonder what model-railroading would have went if three rail became the standard for DC as well, the design of the track perhaps going in a direction similar to märklins M-track.

[@dialwright]

If you get yourself some isopropyl alcohol and some cotton buds, clean the wheel treads, the commutator, the motor brushes and the pickup contact surfaces, you'll find performance improves enormously - even if it's only drawing less power. All the best. Oh, frabtious joy!

[@ianhudson2193]

Just a note! Dublo locos are outside rails earth. The Trix are centre rail earth so short with three rail metal coupling Dublo wagons....

[@32bitsPersona]

Your channel posts everything i always like to watch, *I love it!*

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Lovely locos

[@MrKenichi22]

So cool

[@ianrx122]

Speaking of the controller I noticed you filmed during the day. Looks like much enjoyment was had.

[@gerardburton3741]

Hi there, I believe that Hornby Dublo made both isolating and non isolating points

[@emdB67]

Hmmm! Making me want to set up and run all the Dublo that I have. It's spent the last 20 years or so on a shop display shelf - but unseen by the public for about 5 years now. Time to do something about that. :)

[@zendoargos4988]

I've always prefered toy trains to model railroading. The highly detailed models with accurate rivet counts, realistic sound effects, and period correct paint schemes are beautiful and I enjoy seeing them running on carefully detailed permanent layouts, but for me there's nothing like throwing down some track on the floor or a table, running some vintage trains, ripping the track up, and doing it all over again.

[@josephlupinski2052]

Got to get you into Garden Railway scale.

[@johnjephcote7636]

Takes me back...I had the N2 in original LNER green and the Duchess of Atholl in LMS red. I guess they were pre-war 3-rail but could have been manufactured up to '48/49?

[@lmm]

Oh really - that's pretty special!

[@ianhudson2193]

You need a couple of isolating points my lad! Lovely stuff Dublo but beware! Once bitten you'll find they breed......and, coincidentally, your bank balance depleats ....😉

[@isaaccarpinteyro7937]

Some nice ho scale trains really nice. Also like your videos.

[@jamit2576]

Great👍👍👍

[@gerardburton3741]

I meant to say I am currently restoring 3 Hornby Dublo 75 ton Cowen cranes to go with all my other HD stock.

[@TKS60163]

you got really lucky on the Duchess model, a running version of one of those goes for a bucket load of money on Ebay

[@lmm]

Oh really? It's a cracking thing!

[@TKS60163]

@@lmm Im really glad you like it!

[@HowardLeVert]

Thank you so much for this video - you've made me want to unbox and play with my EDG17 N2 Goods Set now! 25 minutes of joy for me. Have you overhauled the Trix locomotive yet, because a bit of me wonders if that is really the problem? If you want to use it with H-D stock, some of the later wagons came with plastic couplings which would act as an insulator if that is indeed the problem.

[@rjstandland4459]

Do the contact on the oo have roller or dose it just drag. Sometimes, the drag style makes sparks and sort out a lot.

[@crazyfvck]

Cool :)

[@SVRSteam]

Just a video idea could you do a vid at the seven valley railway please. If you are in the area or an event is on. Love the vids too. Also Whats you favorite english steam loco in the world?

[@Lucky-yc3vp]

I heard you had planned to visit the US west coast in 2021, while I'm not sure of if you be able to do such thing next year (as depending on many factors the current pandemic may still be going on), but once you are able to visit the west coast of United States, one tourist place I'd recommend visiting is the Heber Valley Railroad in Heber City Utah, it's really my state's only heritage railroad, but it's a fun one none the less and I've tried to ride it at least once per year for a couple of years now.

[@stuartross282]

Hornby dublo built like tanks Trix 5600 probably has worked in one direction as runs in direction better then the other way

[@cupidz0]

Is this a good video it so cool

[@charlieflockhart2203]

I think you can feel my excitement through the camera

[@thiruraj3866]

14:04 jump scare

[@johnthomson8102]

It great to see that your train are running again so will you be running your diesel at some point soon

[@jvmalta081]

uploaded again :)

[@nicwilson89]

The first one had an issue with the audio track so was taken down, this is the fixed version of the video :)

[@Drockthe3rd]

The reason on why Hornby Dublo doesn't isolate is due to the third rail.

[@nickdoughty518]

Some do isolate. I use them!

[@bobobac]

lets see Christmas layout 2020

[@itisyarb]

If I could recommend a loco for you to get would definetely be the Hornby Ruston 48DS, for obvious reasons!

[@metrolinxfan3005]

Do a video with the American trains

[@Techmonies92]

That track would go perfect with the Pennsylvania railroad

[@teescottageguyproductions]

I have a trix 3 Rail Britannia

[@willsvintagevehicles9164]

I have a big layout and my old locos run really well. But I need doc so I can do shunnting

[@hamoostaffat]

O...k.... I built the same half loop inside a full loop you have in the vid, but my trains won't go to the inside loop past points, what did i do wrong? (2 day noob over here)

[@QALibrary]

wonder how long it took Lawrie to clean and oil everything for it to work

[@lmm]

All straight from the box!

[@menonsans]

I think there should be a bit more "complex" layout for a "full fleet demo" - as in all the engines with trains running one by one..

[@whirlpool851]

Might not be getting enough watts. Some of those old trains don't need a lot of volts but take a fair amount of watts.

[@PaulinesPastimes]

Ohm's Law. p (watts) = e (voltage) x i (amps). You can't apply watts to something. You can change the amount of wattage it consumes by altering either the voltage or the current. Hope that helps. Cheers

[@muir8009]

@@PaulinesPastimes know what you mean, it's actually amps he means, but I think in the US model electrics tend to be expressed in watts, so it's probably just the familiar term

[@henryshaw2697]

What no snow plows gee that's weird

[@trafficface]

Marklin of Sweden runs 50 year old Marklin track on DCC I wonder if this can be done with Doublo

[@lmm]

I guess it would be possible - they take more amps than modern stuff, but should do.

[@tmdrm9817]

I am growing my hair like yours

[@samslocos3478]

Glad you liked my Hunslet on discord it's actually a product that I've made that's guaged to garden railway guage if your interested 😉

[@benandre5730]

good video i need help i try to do the transiberian model and i have problem could you help me ? from france

[@kleedhamhobby]

You say repeatedly that the 'N2' in Southern livery has been repainted. Well, perhaps yours has. But Hornby sold them like that. And so did Wrenn, later. That 'N2' (which isn't even a particularly accurate model of an LNER N2) appeared from Hornby and Wrenn in pretty much every imaginable livery. I model the LMS particularly, as my family worked for them (and the Midland before that), and it somewhat frustrates me that the only tank engine sold in LMS livery for Dublo 3-rail was... you guessed it, the 'N2' (and the LMS, so far as I know, never ran any engine with an 0-6-2 wheel arrangement). I do like the old Dublo models though, even if the LMS representation is rather limited. I've been running some old Dublo and Wrenn 2-rail stuff on my layouts for a while, and have finally given in and bought a couple of 3-rail locos and some 3-rail track... though I don't know where I'm going to find space to put it.

[@lmm]

Yes, this was a br version I think. I've seen the LMS and Southern ones, then there's the slightly modified one to almost be a taff tank for GWR. The presentation for everything was quite limited, it was never a big range. I do love three rail though, it has a real sense of purpose and weight

[@excossack]

Are there two widths of triple rail kit? I seem to think my dublo is wider? But its been a while since i have set it up. Cheers

[@lmm]

Nope, Dublo is oo guage. There is three rail o gauge though.

[@excossack]

@@lmm cheers

[@nielsvt5666]

merklin rails i have 2 trains from merklin

[@tabriff3832]

Ahh, you are amusing much no? You quirky British with your O & O. It is only the HO for which is matching the track gauge.

[@muir8009]

there's a whole history behind that, and remember that it's only in the latter part of the 20th century that it's OO has come to define 4mm 16.5mm gauge, and it works fine :)