Opening the Western Express TTS Sound Hornby Train Set

Those really nice people at Hornby asked if I wouldn't mind reviewing the brand new 'Western Express' train set. HOW COULD I TURN THAT DOWN?! :)
The GWR Class 4900 Ketley Hall, Hornby's eLink control system, three Pullman coaches and TTS sound all in one box!
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[@kanesawday6440]

Well it is lovely to see that you are back. We've all missed you quite a lot.

[@miscellaneous.7127]

I can't believe you're back! I missed you A LOT!

[@BritishRailways60163]

Reminds me of when I opened up my Western Pullman set back on Christmas 2005, which of course you also have ☺️

[@MrKenichi22]

I liked that set too.

[@RedfernModelRailway]

Its about time manufacturers recognised your channel!!

[@nathanielhull4930]

Exactly 1 year ago, today on the 20th November IC82 came back to youtube and series 7 began!!

[@starwolf1986]

It's great to see IC82 back on the Tube and such a beautiful set, hope you enjoyed your time off Will.

[@caiusmartius]

Good to see you back in action Will. Looks like a very good train set that will give many years of enjoyment.

[@most_hat3d502]

glad to see you back ic82

[@APOTwixx]

Very happy to see a new IC82 video. Welcome back Will!

[@stf2222]

glad to see a vid again will. hope you had a good break and a good run up for the new series.

[@davidsweeney111]

Oh this is great Wil, you are the Chris Packham of trains, oh yes!

[@literallylego4720]

While watching this I was sorting my OO/HO scale trains over here in the states. You sir make very good videos.

[@CPonSound]

Cylinder Cocks are "taps" that are found on the bottom of the cylinders. Essentially, when a locomotive stops, steam in the pipe feeding the cylinders will condense into water. Cylinder cocks allow this water to drain out. If water was allowed to stay in the cylinder, when the piston travels to the end, the water would be "compressed" (which is nowhere nears as ""compressible" as steam) and create v. high pressure that can blown the ends of the cylinders. The cylinder cocks is what creates the characteristic cloud of steam from the front of the loco when starting off. You will notice this more in early morning, as once the cylinders have warmed up through use, the water is far less likely to condense. If a loco has been standing for more than a few minutes, you will normally open the cylinder cocks for a couple of wheel rotations to make sure the cylinders are water free.

[@andyherb]

It good to see your back

[@ConfusedShelf]

I was worried this had become a dead channel. Glad to see you're back.

[@keesgardner5360]

Sven van der Plank then it became a dead channel like at the start of the year! RIP IC82

[@Dave_The_Drone]

E-Link works perfectly with Win10, no more of this "com3" / bad drivers business. Glad you are back and enjoyed your holiday Will.

[@TheCatOfWarCSGO]

+Dave Murphy Thanks, good to know, I'm considering getting E-Link and my pc is win10.

[@JaeV2000]

hi will glad your back and what an epic train set to start off with exellent

[@WHRBERT]

Love the breakfast sound, have cooked breakfast on the shovel many times myself!

[@belfastbusfan]

thank god your back glad to see you will

[@WDG13031]

Beautiful set...Lovely video!!! GOOD JOB HORNBY

[@CyberGlitched848]

Hey +intercity82! Omg it's been a long time since you uploaded (people will think you was dead) so good to have you back!

[@cerysstorey6821]

Well done for another great video.Can't wait to see some more! Well done :)

[@mrbluenevertoleratehatred]

Glad your back mate. Good honest review!

[@sammybfilmsxtra-cinearray]

Good to have you back, Will! And congrats for all that's going on with Hornby too. :-)

[@tovnnozae5484]

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[@TheMagpie83]

Wotcha Will, good to see you back. Looking forward to that king class review :)

[@riochcogan8913]

Best review ever Will. Comprehensive as always.

[@gwr1787]

glad you're back will! :)

[@christinelucas9346]

Firstly welcome back,I was hoping you would be back on KZbin this side of Christmas.Secondly series 7 wow were have the series gone (posted by her son)

[@timdamberg]

such a nice birthdaypresent! thank you!

[@Thomas__Blue]

Yay hopefully more of the model railway village series

[@SeaToby11]

+Thomas Blue We are also waiting for the continuation of the ATP project Will. We do want to see what Craig does to bring her up to today's standards. The Train Tech sound device I installed to a Hornby GWR box van is working great, and the battery is still running now after three months. I use her with all my steam shunter locos, the Hornby GWR Holden tank pocket rocket, the Hornby GWR Prairie Tank, and the Bachmann GWR Pannier tank.

[@KeithTucker45]

Welcome back, Will. Missed your regular video updates. I can understand why you are so enthusiastic about this train set. It looks, sounds and appears to run well. Hopefully, Hornby will resolve the issues with the software, although I suspect that some of the problems are Windows related. Looking forward to the next instalment.

[@thomasfan1756]

yes he's back!

[@Colin21454]

Very nice, thanks for sharing

[@joshuakempshaw5105]

great vid love the intro is the schedule back to normal now ???

[@mightymackrel5548]

Welcome back to KZbin Will!!!

[@devonjunction5930]

yes ic82 is back

[@erikblair4671]

HOORAY!!!!!!! Your back! Also we can see u

[@jamesrice21]

Hooray, you're back!!

[@modelmilitaryaviation5614]

Yeah! You're back!🚅🚄

[@wanderingwarrior8517]

horray!!! ic82 is back!!!!🙆

[@kieranmcgettrick9541]

He is back

[@icurus222]

Welcome back Will :)

[@XJoshuamiller]

i got the magestic set last christmas. it came with a class 47 and a class A1 it had elink. and nem couplings!

[@SeaToby11]

Isn't this the first ever Hornby TTS Sound train set? Wow!

[@SeaToby11]

Unfortunately, the Windows software required to run Hornby's software is getting a bit old and tired. Especially when Microsoft is pushing very hard their latest system software, Windows 10... Hornby needs to get on top of this, ASAP... It is getting harder and harder to find Windows 7 system software, well, computers that run it... Everyone has updated by now to Windows 10...

[@jacksoncadengo898]

yay!!! I have been checking the channel Daly.

[@stevedaly1440]

Welcome back.

[@rowangwrfan3228]

I love that GWR Hall I wish I had one

[@StevenJam]

Who else was thinking Riviera Line in the 50's from Train Simulator 2016 for half of the video. The King, Castle, Hall, are just some of the locos on the route in the game.

[@robinbird1510]

Your BACK!!!!

[@tiffanyswadling513]

FINALLY YOU ARE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@NorthernSoulExpress]

great video as always

[@antonyharding5640]

Matt you should open a competition where every month you pick a top 3 layouts from your fans via DMs on social media

[@alecsmodelingstudio7006]

Another amazing review, I believe cylinder cocks are valves that use high pressure steam to discharge condensed water from the cylinders as that can be quite dangerous if the water pools up when the engine is under way as the pressure buildup is akin to that of a miniature boiler explosion.

[@wellsworthjunction]

+InterCity82 You now have a Hall, A King & a Castle classes. You must be a very proud man.

[@CharleetheGiraffe]

welcome back my son

[@thomasgray4188]

yes he's back with the gwr my favorite :)

[@SeaToby11]

+83c PRODUCTIONS Mine too, God's Wonderful Railway...

[@2595220]

woot!! been waiting for this!!! :D

[@nigelcarter2789]

Nice review

[@aaronjonesmodelrailways5429]

Hurray for series 7! Would you consider doing a workshop video showing the installation of a smoke generator for a steam locomotive? That would be awesome!

[@callumnicolson9984]

Love the new intro!

[@joeygmc528]

yes! youre back!!!

[@MrKenichi22]

I also like some of the cities.

[@ch13f14]

this came out on by birthday :) im getting the tornado traib set aswell

[@tmb4623]

yay wills back😁

[@mattmurphie5107]

Loco 10/10 coaches 9/10

[@neilwebster6033]

Great vid

[@mattmurphie5107]

My favourite in fact the only Western engine I properly like is the 57xx pannier tank

[@tushardewde5715]

it is a good starter set for who likes a digital world of train because it has elink!. I give u a suggestion that you rarely use 2 lop so make it elink

[@trainzville9237]

Hello InterCity82 Glad you are back and be doing videos again! Don't forget to buy the Hornby TTS Sound Flying Scotsman. Remember the message I sent you on Facebook? Well done! Your Sincerely Jordan Shingler

[@Railway-xt3ut]

I have missed your videos

[@jamescumberland348]

yay your back woo

[@PorridgePalexAlex]

Is ELink essential for TTS sound, or is TTS backwards compatible with the Select? And also, are regular digital locos forward-compatible with ELink?

[@stirlingsheep]

TTS is compatible with Select, though I think you only get 10 sounds due to the limitations (apparently you can send the select to Hornby and they'll update it so all are available though don't quote me). All digital locomotives that have a DCC chip should be compatible with the eLink - the eLink is just another DCC controller like a Hornby Elite, but you control through a computer/laptop etc. Personally I think it'd be better value buying a separate eLink, proper TTS sound loco like the Duke of Gloucester and 3 full price Pullman coaches than buying this set for £250+

[@jleoneleone8760]

the blow down is the condensed water that buildssup in the cylinder and a valve under the cylinder is opened and the water is cleared to prevent piston damage

[@GrahamWalters]

+Jleone leone Wrong ! A blown down is done to help clear the boiler pipes of any scale that has formed on them, as the blow down cock is opened, cold water is injected into the boiler, causing the pipes to shrink quickly, this cracks off any scale and cinders that has formed in or on them. Piston damage is avoided by opening the drain cocks, and passing steam through them to warm through, this is done as part of the warm up process.

[@jleoneleone8760]

+Graham Walters thanks

[@danieljarvis5650]

+Graham Walters water is not injected while the loco is blowing down. The blowdown stirs up rubbish and impurities in the boiler so the boiler doesn't corrode. Usually the boiler goes from a 3/4 or more on the glass to 1/2 full when the man on the footplate will blow the whistle to signal the glass is halfway

[@dave41184]

Sound quality seems very impressive - with all the software and what have you, could you have multiple locos playing sounds at the same time?

[@flymoon24]

Hi, Thanks for your excellent video. I am considering purchasing the train set in your video as it seems to have everything, especially for the beginner. I think 00 gauge is a good choice for me quality of detail with available budget. Can you confirm it works with Windows 7?

[@BrianPannier]

I recommend you do a review on the Hornby THE MAJESTIC set

[@LithiumChar]

getting one for Xmas😃

[@dorsetrailenthusiast6944]

Does she work on normal DCC? Great video and review when it comes out I WANT ONE

[@DarrenHickeyhornbyGWR]

i have the Western Express TTS Sound Hornby Train Set to i thinck that is good i luv it

[@martinwillis9601]

Could you ask hornbey if you can do a review on their majestic set, I've been wondering if it's worth getting or not, it is a lot of money but you do get basically two full sets.

[@KPTHR3]

The eLink does not work with windows8. But might work with 10 would you be able to try this?

[@DeafIaint]

Regarding all these TTS locos, can you program the rate of chuffs per revolution. All the KZbin demos I've seen show the locos moving along with too few chuffs!Thanks

[@ironhorsestudios5068]

5:28 The first legit train set I got was the Emerald Night for my birthday. LEGO, no track or Power Functions included.

[@Isabellima126]

HOLY CRAP!!!!!! HOW DID YOU GET THAT!?!? HOW MUCH WAS IT!?!?

[@Mipexdee]

on the laptop, right click and use compatabilyty mode for windows 7 to run anything on win10

[@jakestrains2646]

He's alive

[@Mildcat743]

Wasnt one of the 4900 locos used as the engine for the Hogwarts Express?

[@SempleProductions]

yeah it was Olton Hall I think

[@Solaaris1]

How long you back for this time Will? ;-)

[@befrank88]

Excellent video as usual....watched it using Twitter. For some reason my new you tube app on my iPad is listing your new video 3/4 the thru a list of your videos. The older version of the app always showed you new videos as the first listing????

[@वैभवचौबे]

Man.. I wish I could have Hornby.......

[@Ambraham]

yay series 6 took a long brake but worth it

[@Pinchess789]

Imagine putting a GoPro on the loco...

[@tresandmyclass3494]

one of those pinhole cameras at the coal opening in the tender to see the inside of the cab

[@godlydestroyer8658]

I've done it once and it was cool

[@liammorris2938]

your the best

[@MrKenichi22]

Beautiful, I would love to own the western express. She is a beautiful E-Link loco, beautiful Great Western Engine. I wonder can one use a Digital controller to control E-Link Trains.

[@SpottingWithSam]

if you had that loco could you control the loco just with a normal DCC controler (or a DC controler if you take the DCC chip out of the tender)

[@kampferking1]

Well you be doing a review on the p2 soon

[@streamleazefishhouse]

Not quite sure why they didn't do this with a castle class locomotive surely they would be more likely to pull pullman coaches?

[@reissbutler5236]

about time where have you been

[@luiskabigting7633]

that is cool

[@putridvomit]

You can use the e link software on Windows 10. Even if it don't work it's not going to break anything.