How Are Model Trains Made? - Dapol Factory Visit in UK.

Dapol makes their wagons and DCC fits their locomotives here in Britain and they invited Jenny to their factory for a tour. Let's see how our models are made; and whether Jenny is any good at building a model wagon! Find out more at their website: www.dapol.co.uk
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[@stephendavies6949]

Truly fascinating. I buy Dapol whenever I can in order to support British manufacturing. The wagons are so detailed and diverse.

[@randytaylor1258]

Brilliant, Jenny! What we think of as a habit is a business to everyone who touches the product before we bring it home. Many of the "Why don't they" questions can be answered when you understand the restrictions of mass production -- the wizard hiding behind the curtain. Thanks for sharing, Jenny!

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

Great video, i really have the upmost respect for the Dapol team, they do a fantastic job and they are all lovely people too, i like how your video shows how much work they put into each product!!! 👍

[@TimberSurf]

Just up the road for me, in fact my nearest modelling shop too!. Great that they are probably one of only manufacturers that have production in the UK.

[@k8vnl]

Not far for me either and been around back.Was interesting.

[@andrewgrave]

And Peco. Great to see these two manufacturers manufacturing in the UK.

[@andrewdking]

Hornby's Airfix kits are now made back in a factory in Sussex.

[@andrewgrave]

Most Airfix kits are made in India still and that's not set to change. The Quick Build range and the 1:24 Spitfire are made in Sussex.

[@andrewdking]

@@andrewgrave Yep ok, Sussex not Essex. Well, I suspect more premium kits will be made there. I actually made the original 1:24 scale Spitfire circa 1971

[@Decrepit_biker]

As an industrial engineer this feels so familiar!

[@brianmuhlingBUM]

MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN! What marvelous three words they are. ❤ A very interesting doco.

[@stevehewitt4190]

Well done Jenny, wonderful to see these intricate models being built in the UK. In addition you did not talk down to the assembly workers more... highlighted the ammount of effort taken "to get it right" by all those involved. You have probly done more to promote to the British modellers the quality of this Dapol product than a very expensive advertising campaign.

[@sergiol.aponte13]

Fascinating! And kudos to Dapol for opening their doors to the hobbyist and let us take a look. Really cool of them.

[@stevenperry7493]

That was excellent Jennie ,watching the production of items at Dapols factory was a real treat .,love watching manufacturing of any kind ,but a British company is a big bonus . Thank you .😊

[@TheWGLOVER]

If Dapol can do it, why can't Hornby?

[@bazza3643]

@@TheWGLOVER: Just what I was thinking. One of the results of a global economy, unemployment at home.

[@gerrybvr]

Great video Jen and Zoe. When you consider the amount of manual assembly involved, it gives a better insight into current model pricing.

[@ausfoodgarden]

An excellent video giving us regular folks an insight into how our models are made. Dapol provide us with a wide range of value products and it's nice they are made in the UK.

[@paulaynsley1382]

Great stuff Jenny- I live quite close- must visit soon. I like Dapol products , and this reminds me to try and buy British if I can.

[@MyLifesTracks]

I love videos like this that show how trains are made! I does make you appreciate your models more.

[@Madonsteamrailways]

What a fascinating video, Jen!! It’s absolutely wonderful to hear that at least ONE British company actually produces the models in Britain rather than blinking China!!

[@bernicewild5979]

Hi I went to the factory about 6 years ago on the open day. had a great time made my N -GAUGE wagon that is on display at home. A great time and nice to see that more is made in the UK .

[@melchestermodelrailway]

Really interesting video Jenny, it was great to have a chance to see the Dapol factory. Some good video editing too on the part of the Cupboard Monkey.

[@Isochest]

Nice to see Dapol are continuing indigenous manufacturing

[@jwd8964]

Great video Jennifer! It's awesome seeing the process involved with the creation of our lovely models

[@JohnJohnson-xm2mu]

I always buy DAPOL and always will to support British manufacturing,full credit to DAPOL 👏👏👏

[@kitchenhamfarm]

every time i go to a show the dapol team are alway the best and friendliest people there

[@bazza3643]

Hi Jennifer, thank you for a great video. You have given me a greater appreciation of the work that goes into making models at Dapol. Regards Barry

[@hsbagardenrailway]

What a fascinating video. Thanks for sharing how this all works. Brings a new appreciation for the manufacturers to allow us to enjoy our hobby (in all scales!)

[@paulbennett4548]

Hi Jennifer, greetings from Dartmouth Nova Scotia. The Tubeofyou algorithms popped up your video on Dapol for me. So I must confess that my attraction to Dapol goes back two or three decades to when they were producing Dr Who items, I have some of the figures and the pentagon Tardis console playset. ( rebuilt last year with LED lighting and a new motor). It still makes a wonderful wheezing sound when running. I enjoyed the video to see how complex and precise the production has to be to bring a product, Train or Tardis to us. Thanks again and I look forward to seeing your future videos.

[@tonyslight826]

Nice one Jenny, thanks for that bit of insight into Dapol.

[@PeachyTT120]

Superb as usual Jenny. I can only hope, pray & keep everything crossed that one day they just might consider producing some TT120

[@dunnowhynot1612]

aww would’ve loved to see the spray process ! great video jenny!

[@petertaylor2502]

Well done Jenny, you have shown more of the manufacturing process in one film than the whole of the Hornby tv series. Also well done Dapol for 'made in Britain' (well Wales really)

[@philipnewman8639]

The factory is actually in Shropshire

[@petertaylor2502]

@@philipnewman8639 Jenny seems to think it is in Wales. It was in Wales when I visited

[@philipnewman8639]

@@petertaylor2502 mmm interesting maybe I'm wrong but it's the Shropshire side of the river Ceiriog which is the border. It has a LL post code but then so do a lot of places in Shropshire . Anyway rather than me be pedantic more importantly as you say well done Jenny and Dapol👍

[@petertaylor2502]

@@philipnewman8639 Hi Philip tricky thing these borders! I live by the river Ribble and a while ago could stand with one leg in Lancashire and one leg in Yorkshire. Yes lets have more Made in Britain.

[@kennethmcintyre2847]

Loved watching the video. Been through the assembling process myself when attending the then Dapol Collectors Club. Did five OO models myself and purchased separately the N and O gauge versions for my collection. I do miss the Club and I travelled all the way from Scotland.

[@wimbletrain]

Excellent video, Jenny. I found that super interesting! Cheers. John

[@wamgoc]

I was a Toolmaker for the first 20 years of my working life, before all the work went to China! Brings back memory's

[@JamesPetts]

I approve of factory tours. And Dapol.

[@PaulBriden]

Positives. : In my view the best video you have ever done. To the point, interesting and educating. Negative : The truck assembly reminded of what a really boring job factory assembly is. There is nothing more mind numbing than a boring job you have to concentrate on. I did factory assembly for 2 months as a 16 year old, it numbed my head. Again, a fantastic video that I watched from start to finish. Thank you for doing this. !!!!!

[@DavidJones-hd1jj]

Thank you for this. Good to see that we can still make a few things. I have quite a few Dapol wagons and will buying more.

[@robinforrest7680]

Nice to see these still being made in the UK! Pity the old Dublo wagons don’t get a die cast chassis anymore though.

[@pauladams286]

Thank you for a very interesting look inside the Dapol factory. Also, for covering some of the less commonly seen areas, such as printing, and laser cutting.

[@HarmanMotorWorks]

Great video! Really great insight into the effort and skill that goes into the manufacturing of these units 👍

[@JDWorkshop-wn9tt]

Great job on this piece! I love it! It is so informative and, interesting!

[@jamesgilbart2672]

I'd never seen those processes before - and how all those models are created and decorated - really interesting. It's good to see that at least some model manufacturing actually happens in the UK!

[@fermoyroadjunction3814]

Very nice tour thanks

[@ngaugefouroaksstreetstatio6932]

It's Friday night here in Perth Australia 9.20pm, eating a burger and loving this video, thanks Jenny

[@djburland]

Thanks Jen. It would have been interesting to have seen an overview of external factory.

[@JenniferEKirk]

To be honest, the outside looks like any other industrial unit.

[@j3xk72r9]

Very interesting. Nice to see this work taking place here rather than China.

[@mikeking2539]

😮 Thank you for doing this video, really interesting to see some of the process that goes into the models 👍

[@gordonhanning476]

Absolutely fascinating. Keep up the good work

[@clivengauge]

What a great video love seeing how trains and wagons are made and you don't mind the price so much when you see what goes in to building them 👍

[@cellarton]

Fantastic video Jenny; really enjoyed that look behind the scenes 🤗 More like this please Kind Regards Matt

[@AberHaltJunction]

Great video Jen, as always. Really informative, is great to see model railways being made in the UK and even better that they are made in Wales!! I’m a big fan of Dapol, I can’t call it Daaypol though! 😊

[@patrickmurphy6775]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@SwanSycorax]

Fascinating. Thank you.

[@davidliston5002]

Shame hornby wasn't made in the UK it can be done well done dapol

[@speleokeir]

A really interesting video. Thank you.

[@michaelguerin56]

Thank you. Excellent video.

[@AllensTrains]

An unusual topic for a model railway video. As all these trucks have to be hand assembled, that explains the price! Thanks for uploading.

[@tridentmusic5570]

Fabulous bit of work JK er, Magic, in fact !

[@user-uq2cs9zs6r]

Brilliant video. Very interesting subject.

[@richardhiggins6471]

Excellent video, really informative. I feel I know a lot more about how models are produced. And it's interesting how model wagons made in the Uk, albeit some much older mouldings, are very competitively priced compared to those new models produced in China. I am very happy with the quality of Dapol wagons and will continue to buy them.

[@davidlong6173]

Very interesting great to see how there made nice video thank you.

[@cbrooks122000]

Thank you Jenny for a thorough insight as to how they are made. More interestingly is when I suggest on the Hornby website that Hornby should make some of their wagons in the UK, I get all the rubbish about it is too expensive. Dapol wagons are the cheapest ones around so that statement is obviously rubbish. Very interesting though I often wondered how the printing worked. I just bought the Dapol Saxa wagon and was surprised how good it is for the price.

[@aspicer15]

such another great video but especially this time with the factory tour and how much work goes into our models also hence the prices we pay four our models well done.

[@ianjones4116]

I used to make some wheels for Tri Ang many years ago. Zinc die casting. Now I make boring Whhel Weights for cars . Nice interesting vid . 👍😎

[@paddycoleman1472]

Thanks Jenny - really interesting video.

[@bobslobs]

Love the news paper used for drying the body on.. very old school

[@pim1234]

Cool vid, tnx !

[@PaulSmith-pl7fo]

Hi Jenny. A most instructive and entertaining video. One aspect that I would have wanted to see was the creation of an actual tooling - from design to production.

[@ZoeKirkRobinsonUK]

I think that would be a video unto itself. One for another day, certainly.

[@loftlegacy]

I once won a Dapol Pendolino from Rail News when the Class 390 were launched. The last Dapol model I bought was a OO Class 121/122 rails and it's pretty impressive.

[@bimb0cat]

Well I enjoyed that a lot. Thanks.

[@nigelweir3852]

Glad to see made in uk possible , maybe Bachman’s, Hornby should learn that it is possible to make things locally without cheap labour , costly transport and environmentally better for all . Ps jobs at home Europe and skills here rather that than sent abroad and lost . Great video

[@mels1811]

Wonderful video

[@JenniferEKirk]

Thanks!

[@andydavidson9440]

What a great video Jenny! UK manufacturing that is well invested in advance kit can compete and produce astounding models. You have produced a super showcase, thank you

[@martyn6792]

I didn't realise that Dapol had a UK factory nor that so much is made here

[@peterwebster3076]

Great video jen

[@Dave_at_Its_My_Model_Railway]

Fascinating ! A very interesting video, well done Jenny & Zoe and many thanks to Dapol for letting you visit, so is it Dapol or Dapol ? :)

[@davidvincent1274]

Excellent presentation Jen Alongside your railway modelling you could become a professional presenter

[@jackmahle8680]

Wow pretty cool...now I know why rolling stock prices are so high..so much into making the molds. ✌😇

[@ianobrien6908]

Great insight into how these products are made and put together. For screwing the wagon together, a torque driver would be better to use.

[@iandouglas451]

lovely

[@RGJTrains]

never realised i lived so close it it

[@jtrenfield4995]

Very interesting. Dapol are actually just over the border in sunny Shropshire not Wales.

[@dermotkelly2971]

Good stuff! Do you have toolmakers to repair the molds?

[@michaelrussell2181]

WOW

[@BrusselsproutDarren]

I LOVE YOU JENNIFER!❤❤❤❤

[@andrewlaverghetta715]

Great! Can you check how my n gauge pannier is coming along?! Hah! Thanks for the video!

[@marksinthehouse1968]

I know it wasn’t quite 4mm but I would love them to do if they can a run of the trans pennine unit 😊

[@HamStrains]

It's not as easy as some make it out to be. So many steps to get right, then the supplier of a motor, or wheels has every step to get right as well. Can't have eyes everywhere at all times. The wagon assembly looks fun but give it til lunch on day 1 of knowing you're doing it and have to hit a target and it will really quickly not be fun, at which point you better have the knack for zoning out with the radio on while still doing the job right or have a really good relationship with your coworkers and be able to chat to them without it getting annoying each day. Takes either a lot of getting used to or a natural aptitude to do a job like this, all to be told by some kid on the internet that your works naff and you don't know what your doing or deserve the wage you get cause the price is too high...🤨

[@OlivierGabin]

So Dapol shows us you can manufacture great models costing less than GBP 200 for a OO steam locomotive in the UK... Some might have whistling ears by now ! Second revelation : the Dapol O 16,5 mm scale : wow ! I'm interested !

[@nigelweir3852]

Make me look at the dapol range more

[@dv7786]

Great video, but is it Day-pole or Dah-pol?

[@Madonsteamrailways]

Seeing how they do most of the models themselves, I wonder if a Holden 5F is ever going to be brought out.

[@damianinCanadaTT-OO]

Very interesting but did you find the answer to the pronunciation question. I always say Dapol as in dapper 😊

[@JenniferEKirk]

It’s coming in the next video… ;)

[@Jimyjames73]

Interesting how they got Hornby's old tooling!!! 🤔🚂🚂🚂

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

Well sadly you can't sell to the EU any more. In my youth, many years ago (75) I built railways and surroundings for a school mate and we had much fun doing it, in his parents one room used for the purpose. And I still look at model trains when possible. I never heard of Dapol before.

[@zepheris_]

I like Dapols wagons and vans, I tend to spend more buying multiples of oo freight, than buying a single freight from another expensive brand.

[@mkaustralia7136]

Searched for the Pylle wagons and could not find them on the usual retail sites. Are they an exclusive?

[@JenniferEKirk]

I believe they are a forthcoming exclusive, yes

[@mkaustralia7136]

@@JenniferEKirk That will make it harder to get into the “Made by Jenny” lottery.😂😂😂

[@timbervalleyproductions]

14:50 Why is there a Bachmann wagon on the rear left of the shot?!

[@JenniferEKirk]

Because one of the people working at Dapol had bought an old Bachmann wagon. They like trains too!

[@garry843]

Memories of molten plastic.

[@Northwestrailwayenthusiast]

Glad im not only girl into model railways. Building large oo gauge layout in spare bedroom.

[@marksinthehouse1968]

I’ve tried to encourage my daughter when she was a child to get into model railways like her big brother they are both grown up now but my girl knows what’s what my son too ,all the best Mark 😊😊

[@garthcox4]

So dapol can manufacture in the UK and still retail cheaper than Bachmann/Farish. I always suspected that we were getting ripped off, this is proof. I prefer dapol to farish from a quality perspective too.

[@Madonsteamrailways]

And by the way, is there any hope of a Monday Club wagon done by Dapol? It WOULD be nice!?

[@JenniferEKirk]

We can neither confirm nor deny this possibility.

[@nigelweir3852]

Learnt more in this video than the total Hornby series which was mostly waffle and little info as it’s all made in China

[@nigelweir3852]

Love to do a tour , is it possible ?