Magnorail Update & Running Session

[@grahamcraw2278]

A super and well presented video. Your layout could become a magical spectacle, with the ability to run very many trains and your intended road layout and the cars you run, are super. I do hope you go on building as you have started. Very well done.

[@alexanderwhittaker3622]

I may have accidentally forgotten to tell you how much I learned and indeed how much I enjoyed these videos.

[@darawilliams5969]

Hi Richard seeing the cars moving takes your eye off the trains momentarily, then you will look back to the trains, at first it's very strange and cool at the same time, but then gives an overall great affect, lovely running shots, my favourite model rail you tube channel, brilliant thanks darryl

[@aboutthemetal8783]

This is absolutely great! And to those that criticise, do better and post a video!

[@silletrebor]

Looking good....nice to see the HST's running at scale speed,it looks much more realistic.

[@peterells1720]

Dear Richard, I’m not a modeller myself, but I enjoy watching the progress of Everard Junction immensely. I’ve been thinking about the difficulties you have been having with some of your heavier vehicles - the magnorail road itself seems perfectly okay. One difficulty is that, because there is no real steering on the vehicles, they are essentially dragged sideways around sharp corners, so that the front tyres generate a lot of friction. (Geometry means that friction is much less for the back wheels.) A solution might be to add weight to the extreme rear of the vehicle (behind its back axle, which will act as a pivot), so as to reduce the load, and hence the friction, on the front wheels. If this does not work, you might additionally glue the front wheels so that they cannot rotate, and mount small coasters at the very bottom of the front tyres: these will enable the front wheels to move with equal ease in any direction. To make the coasters you might buy map pins having heads that are black, 1/8 inch diameter beads. A pin would be mounted inside the very bottom of a front tyre, with only a small portion of the bead protruding. A lesser factor causing friction is that, in turning, an outside wheel wants to move faster than the corresponding inside wheel. For this reason, widen each wheel’s central hole slightly so that it can rotate freely on its axle, independently of all others. (Of course, this suggestion does not apply to any fixed wheels with coasters.) Enough from me for now, I look forward to seeing you beginning work on your station; and how the novel ‘sweeping’ corners of your new layout will be landscaped. Regards, Peter.

[@JamesPetts]

I hope for more videos featuring Dean and Barry in the future.

[@richardbillups2230]

James Petts lol

[@spencerhardy8667]

Dean Park and "Scrapyard" Barry

[@Awimawe]

These trains bring me back to Manchester, in 1987. Good old times.

[@BrockwellLanemodelrailway]

Those cars bring back memories of roof racks, rep mobiles and those rubber strips hung from the back bumpers that were meant to stop you getting electric shocks.

[@brianhull5125]

I can’t believe anyone could criticise what you’ve achieved...it’s amazing 😉

[@johncourtneidge]

Magnificent, Richard! Remarkable how much bigger the Pukka Pies' vans are these days. Not the pies themselves, perhaps . . . Very bext wishes and thanks, John in Littlehampton.

[@markrussell4449]

Never thought I'd hear the sentence "swop the Volvo out for a more reliable...Morris Marina". Will you be fitting a first floor into the WH Smith's? Cant wait to see all the scenery finished

[@jagc1969]

From my comments on some of your videos you already know how much I like your layout. Now I have to congratulate you for your work on the Magnorail...and for those very well weathered tank cars. I really like them.

[@wraggi1]

I think that close tailgating unnerved the old boy into veering off the road....great update and work on the road vehicles, the wheels have made a great deal of difference in the smooth running.....great running session👌

[@iang1119]

Looking good... don't forget a replacement bus service !!

[@bobthreeton6976]

Layout is looking great! I especially love the coil and girder steel train with that beautifully weathered pair of Class 37's up front. Very nice!

[@josephkarl2061]

The piece starting at 5:50 made me guffaw in the middle of the staffroom, and made everyone else stare at me oddly. Great stuff - keep up the good work.

[@Cryptonymicus]

A dirty mark on the road surface simulates the oil stains running down the middle of real-life road lanes.

[@daz1975ify]

Sounds good to me and adds so much more intrest as you have said. And the odd pile up adds to the fun!!

[@bambostarla6259]

The tilting effect you added with slightly higher rails on one side is hypnotic as a train goes round a bend. I'll keep that into mind when I'll be designing a layout :)

[@bambostarla6259]

@Walter Sobchak Thanks walter :)

[@crocodile414]

Great to see another update and running session so soon after the last one. I really enjoy every minute of these videos and how you're developing everything. Thanks very much, look forward to the next installment

[@trainmanbob]

Great video. Nice to see trains and cars running. And then there is the Volvo 760 as beautifully insulted 😒😃. I had a 760 Turbo at that time my 4th Volvo and for what it was it was incredibly fast. Since then I have had 7 V70s including the limited edition 300bhp version as supplied to motorway patrol, Rica tuned to 380bhp. Still drive one today...16 years old and still going strong with 200k miles on the clock. Don't underestimate a Volvo!! 😃 Cheers, Bob

[@locowerke]

Your new layout is looking, and running, superbly well, thanks for posting your efforts!

[@davidscothern8513]

Cars in your neighbourhood have the wonkiest wheels I've ever seen... :-) Nice intro to Magnorail though; moving cars are a real step towards more realism.

[@davidborrie1199]

Hm, looks pretty accurate for British Leyland product...

[@greghale9972]

What a fantastic addition to your layout....Congratulations Cheers Greg

[@tonysag9626]

Spot on mate, attention to detail is unbelievable in your commentary. All the best

[@martinbateman2467]

I do like the Polybulk wagons....very expensive to buy second hand now, but was lucky to pick some Bachmann OO ones up at a shop in Belgium

[@genejordan9983]

So many negative comments. Yes, recorders amplify some sounds. Personally I like what you’ve done. Magnarail is a Farley new product. I’m sure they will upgrade it down the line. People like you work out the little problems and that helps everyone. I started a new layout after a 20 year absence and went with foam board hoping that would be quieter. Not much improvement. But I’ve noticed when the trains run over my trestle bridge they are very quiet. Something to think about. I enjoy your videos. Looking forward to the next one.

[@nigelworwood8530]

Hold on a minute! At 09m18s you said the crash was caused by the Volvo. It is at a junction and I would say it was the fault of Dean (in the Capri and probably on his CB) being too close to Grandad and shunting him up the backside. Let's have little less it was Grandad's error - thankyou. It is sad during the summer when you are not posting videos. It keeps us Grandads informed and entertained.

[@mickd6942]

The cars emphasize the scale of the locomotives coaches and wagons Making them look prototypicaly large , it just adds movement and perspective , i think it looks ace

[@thescrapline4905]

The road system is getting there! Great to see a lorry on it. Lovely to see the whole layout in motion. Noticed you're slowly making the adjustments on the cant on the curves! I discovered if you make the transition a minimum of 2 coaches long you loose all the wobble as the trains enter and exit.

[@kevinmottram9491]

Nice video Richard. I notice though that Southern Water have already been in and had the MagnoRail road up!

[@suewalker1499]

Absolutely brilliant as all ways ! Looking forward to the next 1 .... All the very best to you and your family ( Joe Walker ) 👍👍

[@MrWizardtrains]

Great to get all these tips for magnorail, I have a couple of sets waiting to be fitted to a new layout in the final stages of planning. Couldn't resist getting a couple of cyclists as well even though they are HO, should be OK in the background as I intend to use them. Will be using some Oxford models but also have stashed several plastic kit vehicles to save weight. Many thanks for the clips - really useful.

[@ericcraig8205]

Great model Richard,its an insparation to others to get on with theres big or small,the HST needs a splash of dirt on the bogies as even new they were never squeeky clean,keep it up.

[@ModelTrainOutsider]

As always, brilliant. I find it silly for people to complain or negatively comment on something before it is done- or at all, just don't click "like" if you have a problem.. Asking questions is great, expressing concerns is great. Complaints... meh. … Anyhow, pricing Magnorail compared to the Faller Car System (which my wife is asking me whether I am planning to use), it is much less expensive in the long run. As someone who has made other videos over the years (not train related)- video cameras do pick things up differently, so your new Demo is Spot On and shows the magnorail properly. Enough so that I am considering it heavily on my coming layout, whereas Faller was price-prohibitive. Obviously, everyone will react differently, and we have to make our own choices, but people like you do an excellent job of bringing ideas and other things to the attention of many of us who normally might not have had a chance to know about it. (I know, sound like a crawler, but screw it, it's sincere). There's a reason you are one of the tops! My singular question, which I am not finding, is can it be sub-level? In other words, mount it flush or semi-flush to the table to account for the levelling of roads and buildings in the middle of a layout.

[@brokeastronomer]

I think it's very important to say if people don't like something. It's how we all improve. Believe it or not, Richard is not the 'God' of modelling.

[@ModelTrainOutsider]

@@brokeastronomer If he is drawing a paycheck from it, certainly. If sharing a hobby and people complain, especially without understanding, then no. There is a difference between making a suggestion or seeing things differently and just complaining or whining that you don't like something. You don't like something, move on. Have a suggestion, make it in a proper manner. It's not about anyone being "god," it's about being human.

[@brokeastronomer]

Anthony Dodge The Model Train Outsider of course he's drawing a paycheck from these videos. Have you seen the number of views? I should think it goes some way to paying for the layout & good luck to him for that. I agree that politeness costs nothing but it is important to be able to criticise. Richard is a fine modeller but that doesn't mean that he is always right.

[@timallbritton3716]

@@brokeastronomer If someone dont like something then they should just move onto another video. Why the negative comments? Using your own words... Do the negative commentators make them "Gods" of modeling? I see vids that I dont like everyday but I dont feel the need to go any further than hitting the thumbs down button, but then again "I aint GOD"...

[@timallbritton3716]

@@brokeastronomer Anyone that post a negative comment about this unfinished work of art is just plain and simply jealous...

[@naguoning]

Those operating cars on the road really are next level great.

[@freakstate]

I don't collect trains or have a clue what I'm watching, but it's 11pm Boxing Day and this video is amazing. The cars moving are great! Fascinating

[@Gorbyrev]

Really enjoyed that. Some of the weathering is outstanding, those 37's and the oil tankers deserve particular mention. Well done sir. Amazing how evocative seeing period vehicles running alongside the track is. As for the marks on any road surface it is hardly going to look like British tarmac if is it pristine. We'll leave that to the Germans in HO!

[@onnomulder9775]

Awesome running session!! The Magnorail is running very smooth now! Love it!! Cheers Onno.

[@davidshotrainsandvideos3960]

another impartial review on your new system . always a pleasure to watch

[@jamfieldcentral372]

Really exceptional work so far and is really coming together now, could just hear the cars over the trains but only just. Keep up the excellent work and can't wait for the next update

[@kitsuneproductions2624]

An excellent video as always! Couldn’t help notice at about 13.30, where you’ve got the sidings on the branch line, you’ve got a set of trap points, but they throw off towards the branch line. The more realistic approach would be to have them throw off to the left, away from the branch, in order to protect the flanks of any train running on the branch.

[@steventrout4055]

Nice one Richard my cat loves watching the magnorrail in your video.

[@OneofInfinity.]

That Intercity racing by around 23 minutes in the video, just like in real life 😄

[@paulhayward8372]

Hi there I could hear the trains more than I could the cars.Well done

[@DudleyCentral]

Really enjoyed that! I'm a big fan of the working road system! Joe

[@bob_._.]

Darker center stripes develop on real roads too, from vehicles dripping fluids.

[@stevieh7292]

Absolute quality. Some guy crashed into my mum's Corolla when I was about 12, driving a red 1275 GT!

[@Slim2134]

Merry Christmas to you and yours. Never mind the nay-sayers. You are the guy in the ring, doing the work. Your layout - you make the rules. Thank you for taking the time over the holidays to give us all another Everard Junction video. Much appreciated

[@TheOriginalBadger]

With the lorry tractor unit, you could put a sign on the side "HGV Driver Training School", which would explain why it is tooling around without a trailer attached. :)

[@sandwelljunction6337]

I'm starting to get really excited about your layout Richard!

[@janjaapklomp1364]

All the best wishes to you and yours too. Looking forward to the next update. Pity the frontwheels in these cars don’t turn. Will safe a lot of friction too. All the best, Jaap from Singapore

[@lwilton]

Its looking nice! I don't know how often you have magnets in the track, but I think I'd populate most of the holes. Then I could just stick vehicles down most anyplace to get any traffic pattern I wanted at the moment. Possibly you could run a tractor-trailer with two magnets a couple of links apart, one for the tractor and one for the front of the trailer.

[@CALSASH]

I have done this with my smaller N gauge Magnorail, but to do it on Richards length of track would be quite costly.

[@BlackWolfessUSCM]

Oh plese tell me once you took the morris marina's wheels off you dropped a paino on it #TopGear

[@richardbillups2230]

SnowballTheTactiHusky lOL

[@benters3509]

Good idea. Keep it on the layout as a little Top Gear vignette!

[@MaartenvanHeek]

Would be a great idea to do that in scale and put it on the side of the road somewhere.

[@jbevren]

Thanks for the updates! Have you considered using a drive magnet under a trailer for the lorry? Having one to help push a trailer along may allow running one around the loop.

[@ricoskies]

I could watch those cars go around that corner all day ❤️

[@ferguscruickshank4120]

If you keep having problems with the vans maybe you should give silicon mould making a try, use the vehicles you currently have to make a mould then cast it in resin and reassemble using the diy body

[@neilcrawford8303]

I do love the cant on your curves. It very effective.

[@evanescecse]

Hi rich hope you had a good Christmas 🎄. It’s coming along nicely love the HST’s all running at a nice speed 👍

[@garybloom7445]

I think that the marks left by the magnets can actually play to your advantage. Note how there is always a dark mark created between the wheels on the road from oils, grease etc that fall from a car. I'm sure by marking the metal sections in black, this mark can be replicated.

[@philbowles3240]

Love the cars, it's like revisiting my youth! Now if only you could get a Yamaha RD250 bike on it too... :)

[@DungeWoodRailway]

Hi Richard Great video, enjoyed the magnorail update but particularly liked seeing some long trains running on the layout. Wishing you a happy new year. Looking forward to see next years updates. All the best Paul

[@TheDaf95xf]

Happy Christmas 🎄 Richard. Fantastic update on Everard junction Looking forward to 2019 progress Thanks Stevie 😄

[@NewJunction]

Really coming together well now, wait till you start using DDC Sound , you'll need a Ear defender warning before the video starts haha Thanks for the link pal! :-D

[@tomtative]

Hello! :D

[@111polarbear]

That made me smile seeing the Leyland tractor unit driving on your layout

[@derrickdinsdale4957]

How much is magnorail

[@111polarbear]

Derrick Dinsdale google it

[@colinedward3147]

Looks great with the cars and trains running together.

[@seorwulf1049]

Great vid as always - you need an Arthur and Terry vignette with Arthur selling him the Capri!! Try it - "It could be so good for you!" drumroll, cymbal crash

[@philmissy1]

Love the way you deal with the nah sayers and I knew it, there is some more track work and a bridge in the works. Im sure i saw part of the old engine shed. Regardless im intrigued as always to see where you take us.

[@blueovalcraig]

I think this is wonderful. You’ve done such a great job! The Magnorail looks awesome 👍

[@johnclarke2997]

At 20:36. The Mini does not make the turn, but is dragged at an angle before going straight. Anyway looking good.

[@AmeryJunction]

Nice video I’ve bought it now too. The magnorail

[@jeremysmith9696]

The Accident was not the Volvo's fault. It was Dean in his Capri. Tailgated too closely and ran into the back of old Grand-dad! LOL. Maybe do a little backstory on Barry in his Mini. Where he went to school, Class pictures. odd jobs! . :-)

[@ysvry]

glad to see you fixed the wobbling , well done. btw maybe you could put the trailer on its own magnet behind the truck?

[@gilesforrest3945]

Great job and looks amazing really enjoying your videos very inspiring. In regards to the road marks really you see this on all roads. With lubeing the chain your spot on certain oils and spray lubes can be detrimental to plastics including loco gears. Looking forward as always to your next video.

[@claushansen2659]

A happy Newyear to you too ! As always you descripe things in an understable manner 👍👍🌲🌲🍾

[@timallbritton3716]

L@@ks fantastic! Great workmanship! As far as the sound of the magnorail...the sounds of traffic is very loud anyway. I think it adds to the reality ...

[@philbartlett7898]

Thanks as always for your tutorials. They are a godsend to modellers really they are.

[@hovermotion]

Sueberb work ...realistic speeds...nice camera panning. I would love to see a truck or two on the road but I bet you have that in mind...😊

[@vasiledodu]

in this moment there is a little friction between the paper and the sled and because of this it will always be dirty line there. what about using a thin harder shiny plastic surface. the sled would glide much smoother and the plastic is much easier to clean. i was also worrying about the noise of the system but i realised in the bigger picture it will be covered by the trains. really nice layout

[@darrelldeltic807]

Fantastic update and running session, really enjoyed that , thanks for sharing, cheers Dazza

[@dickygeemusic]

Marks on the road aren't a problem. It makes it look more prototypical. Every road has a darker mark along the middle of the lanes.

[@grenfellroad8394]

Another great video, really impressed with the Magnorail system, and the work you’ve done. 👍

[@mtty1988]

Mag road is also sound loads quieter well done now makes it lot more desirable

[@ewoodrailway]

Looks like you've sorted the "wobbly wheels". I reckon you can do a similar system using technical Lego. Plastic chain, plastic cogs, magnets and a power source.

[@IamRobotMonkey]

I was thinking that too but having researched prices of it you might just as well use a, for want of a better word, "proper" system.

[@JEZ8543]

firstly, thanks for your videos i have sat for many hours now admiring your attention to detail and the very clear tutorials given. 1 thought to try, can you put the magnets directly on the cars or is the gap just too great. This would save the marks on your road and get away from the carrier that the car sits on adding friction to the system. love the HST sweeps at 12:20 and 13:20. looking forward to your next video.

[@timrichardson8666]

Excellent so many trains running very enjoyable

[@ursamajor9482]

Thanks for all the excellent videos, I'm thoroughly enjoying them. I wondered if there might be some hot wheels that would perform well with this system. Perhaps you could incorporate their friction free axle and hubs into a trailer for the tractor. Just a thought. Great work as always.

[@bertusduiverman4743]

Love the road. Happy New Year!

[@mandylee4166]

Thank you for the update and keep up the good work looking forward to seeing the next update..👍

[@michaeltee7004]

Hi Richard a happy new year to you and family. Any chance you can do a show you how video on wiring a electrofrog point to a peco motor because to a limited modeller with not much knowledge the wiring looks very different as I'm using DCC but like you a separate bus for point operation to the track power. Mike Tee

[@MasatoKay]

The 2nd half of this video is so calming and relaxing I'm going to use it to fall asleep better hah

[@Anthony.1967]

Looking amazing Richard loving the road system the running session was brilliant to looking forward to the next update have a great New year and see you again in 2019 ps your layout is one of the best I seen cheers Anthony

[@DonaldSimsProduction]

Your hard work really shows!

[@diesel1395]

Probably said it before. You and Dave class 47 have got same Locos and rolling stock as me. Nice to see Just got the new Heljan NSE class 33. Very nice. Merry Christmas

[@brnesouthwest9915]

Thank you for the update on the noise level and how it actually sounds in the room with the trains running. I am really looking forward to see the finished article, if that's ever possible with a model railway! Thank you for showing us how good magnorail is, their cyclists are a great idea, the working legs made it so realistic.

[@richardadkins6998]

If you wanted a bus on there, a Peco (former Tower models) Leyland National or Leyland Olympian / ECW would offer a lightweight bus solution, which is in period for your layout.

[@MasatoKay]

Do you think you could double or even triple up on the magnet on the chain and on the truck and trailer to make it work?

[@Conn653]

Might I suggest, while you don't have much scenery near the 'street' , spray paint the road/street a charcoal gray,with a bit of black, and add the street markings. You know, center line & edge lines. It would make it a bit more realistic. Also keeps the paint off other scenery.

[@johng9399]

I hope there's going to be an Orange Grenada Coupe, LHD of course. Probably out of era though!