MEGA Vintage & New Locomotives Mail Unboxing - And So Much More!

[@NextEevolution]

As someone who lives in the US and loves British Steam Locomotives, those Pullman Coaches, Hornby A4s, and especially that GWR City Class locomotive were absolutely gorgeous! Whoever sent that, that was a spectacular gift!

[@Zebrails]

CHEEZUS! You got over $2000 in model trains... them English locomotive models "Double O" scale are over $200 apiece... You got someone shining light on you. Yeah, your grandma will be impressed! Awesome haul! John BC

[@ayashariyan3982]

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[@Mike-gc2ro]

Hi SMT! Just to let you know that the athearn genesis mikado locomotive at 24:00 is meant to have the decoder socket sticking out, its designed to slip into the tender, but not actually connect to it! Also it doesnt have a dcc decoder or dummy plug connected to the end, and so it will not run as-is, however if you fit one, it should work! Hope this helps!

[@SMTMainline]

I worked on one around a year ago, I was surprised by how Athearn set all of this up.

[@robinforrest7680]

Hiya OO is 1/76 because when Hornby Dublo (Mecanno) started producing British outline model trains back in the 1930’s they had to enlarge HO (Half O) to accomodate the huge motors of the time. The reason being that the British loading gauge is smaller than the European one. So in the UK we’ve stuck with 1:76 which is 4mm to the foot rather than HO’s 3.5mm/foot or 1/87 scale. It means of course that the gauge is too narrow. So some really serious 1/76 modellers build their own track and rolling stock with a gauge of 18.83mm rather than the OO/HO 16.5mm. This is called ProtoFour (P4) or Scalefour. Another gauge with 1/76 scale is EM gauge which is 18mm gauge, I believe it was the first attempt to produce something closer to true 4mm though the gauge is still 0.83mm too narrow - which is where P4 and ScaleFour came into the picture. Looks like you need to build a UK outline layout in OO 😂 GWR City Class is a 4-4-0 rather than a 4-4-2 Atlantic. This one’s classmate is of course « City of Truro » which is said to have achieved the first 100mph in 1903. The first official 100mph of course was LNER A3 4472 Flying Scotsman.

[@leverettrailfan5414]

When OO came to the USA, they opted for a more scale gauge. iirc American OO is 19mm gauge. It's pretty obscure now, though it has a small cult following even in the present day- Lionel famously offered a small OO product line in the late '30s and early '40s, which is quite collectable now.

[@wjcorrinne4052]

The movie “The Train” is an excellent movie a later version a couple years ago was The Monument Men. Both are about the Nazis in WWll stealing all types of art as they retreated from France. A scene in The Train is one of the best if not the best train wreck scene. The director had cameras set all around where the action was to occur. He ad them all in place but still had one left and not sure what to do with it,(as the story goes) ? So he had a crew member dig a hole and aim the camera up at the tracks. You’ll know the scene when it happens! Enjoy the movie.

[@dannagy546]

The Dec is definitely a PRR I1 class 2-10-0 loco. The high mount headlight, belpaire firebox, and center mount number plate are dead giveaways. The Pennsy Tender is an 210P75 or 210P85 "coast to coast" tender. The Pennys was very fond of running large tenders with lots of coal with smaller water tanks. They used water pick ups on most tenders with track pans throughout the system

[@TheRaceboi]

26:54 Another reason they did this with the PROTO models was for shipping and taxing, because you had to put the body on it was considered a kit

[@JBofBrisbane]

Remember that the Deltic model is OO scale (1:76.2), so putting it next to an HO DDA40X is not a fair comparison. HO Deltic model would be 7/8 the dimensions of the OO model.

[@hypersonicorigins5270]

The golden arrow was a luxury boat train operated by the southern railway and later british rail linking London to Dover where people would then catch a ferry to France. The last train ran on September 30th 1972. The train is kept in memory by the preserved bluebell railway who run their own version of the train to this day

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks for sharing.

[@trainfan998]

You are such a lucky person. Those pullman coaches from Britain are expensive!

[@dansmodelrailways7886]

The A4 you visited is Dominion of Canada, the model version you were sent is what it was like before it came Back to the UK. The blue A4 is Mallard, housed in our own NRM, the fastest steam locomotive in the world

[@Quince828]

It’s like Christmas at SMT! So much to unbox. The generosity of your viewers is indicative of how much your videos are appreciated.

[@williammcgeehan3424]

5:54 The Train ( 1964 ) Burt Lancaster Paul Scofield One of top two train movies ever recorded. Von Ryan's Express ( 1965 ) being the other. Don't miss the Spitfire scene.

[@garysprandel1817]

Yes two of my ok we're stopping here movies

[@Arrowgaming-mf9pq]

😅 . Kll😊​@@garysprandel1817

[@stephenlessner5686]

Those British locomotives and cars are works of art.

[@GaryDavis-ir6fh]

after some 60 years of running electric trains im still learning of model trains ive not heard of before!

[@F40M07]

“Well folks in todays video..” always a staple when I’m watching model Train vids

[@MichaelRailfan2808]

Wait a second aren’t you that

[@rich_rich90]

The amount of British stuff sent by that donor is close to £1000 (1650 CAN) worth of items!

[@SMTMainline]

My goodness, I suspected it was a lot

[@raymondleggs5508]

Yeah british stuff is expensive so is a lot of the Steam era German especially era 1 and WWII DRG era

[@JackDangerous]

Love those cars with the lamps inside, they give out such a comfy vibe.

[@SMTMainline]

A living room on rails.

[@ajivins1]

Pullmans.

[@newhavenrails1234]

25:08 Pretty sure that current draw is good for most if not all locomotives, especially one made in the 90s

[@SMTMainline]

For sure, anything below 1/4th of an amp is pretty good.

[@greg0063]

That Decapod 2-10-0 steam loco is a Bowser I believe. It's usually a Pennsylvania RR livery (maybe exclusively) They were offered as kits and RTR. My Dad gave me one when I was a kid like a dummy and I wrecked it promptly. Later in life I found out the kits existed. I built the Prr K-4 Pacific from the same company as an experiment to see if I could do it and it came out nice. I went back to pick up the Decapod kit and Bowser stopped making steam loco kits unfortunately. I did pick a RTR up on Ebay recently for nostalgia sake, haven't even tested if it runs. It's just nice to have one in 1 piece.

[@mitchellpotter6457]

Something to add regarding the Proto 2000 locomotives: I have a handful of them, all but one new in the box like yours. Every single one of them has suffered from split gears, and they will exhibit those exact symptoms. They run fine, start making a little noise, then suddenly lock up. Fortunately, replacement gears are readily available and inexpensive. Otherwise they are nice running machines. Hopefully you find that information useful. By the way, those British locomotives are really beautiful, especially the City of Coventry and the Appledore. Hopefully you are able to get the Deltic figured out. I’ll be looking forward to that video!!! Cheers from Wisconsin!!!

[@PapaMav]

He is correct. The replacement are the same as sold by Athearn.

[@johnramirez5996]

All the equipment that has lights in them, doing led conversion. Also installing capacitors to them as well. more realistic. Lights remain on when train power is off. As capacitors discharge they fade out. Have great day

[@4everdc302]

A Dominion of Canada. Well done. Now your a connoisseur. Welcome to the DofC owners club👍🚂🇨🇦

[@masonprater7564]

On Proto 2000 you slip off the coupler box from the driver put the body on then slide the coupler box through the body. I do this all the time the rounded part of the coupler box goes in the facing the track. Proto 2000 is the heartbeat of my layout.

[@modelrailroader5619]

Loving that British stuff! Nice haul, thanks for sharing.

[@KontrollerPackers]

always a great unboxing when fan mails comes in, never know what your gonna get. Great Vid Harrison

[@Chagan44]

We’ll worth the wait for the major unboxing, nice smt

[@johnsterling7420]

What an awesome video and train haul lot of great stuff.enjoy wizard.👌👍😇

[@fabreeze8972]

It’s always a good day when smt mainline posts

[@trainking79]

I second this

[@Trainguy90406]

I third this

[@TheArizonaRailfan]

I fourth this

[@Killdane]

I fifth this

[@YourLocalRailfan]

Yes

[@exarkun42]

I know a fair bit of background on your new British additions City of London is a Great Western 3400 class (known as City class). A member of that class called "City of Truro" supposedly did 100 mph in 1905. City of Coventry is a Princess Coronation class, formerly of the LMS. The first batch were modified for a streamlined casing. City of Coventry was one of a later batch that was built as originally designed, with no accommodation for streamlining. The engine from the Golden Arrow pack is a Merchant Navy class, in a later rebuilt condition. Originally, these had an airsmoothed casing (like the Battle of Britain, but larger) and were the first class of Oliver Bullied's pacifics. The Battle of Britain class was one of two mechanically identical classes that were built because the Merchant Navies were a bit large and heavy for some lines. Both the Battle of Britains and the Merchant Navies were responsible in their day for hauling the Southern Railway's various luxury Pullman services ( such as the Goled Arrow and Bornmouth Belle) of which your exquisite passenger cars depict. Dominion of Canada, restored to an LNER like condition, is the locomotive you saw in the museum. Your model of her is in late BR condition. Mallard actually lives in York, England at the Railway Museum there. Hope you found this informative!

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks for all the info

[@phildinho]

The Hornby stuff - wow. Some nice models and worth a fair bit.

[@RayBoebel]

That was quite the mail call Harrison!! Nice looking bunch of stuff you got there!!

[@Hernik_der_Herzhaft]

Wow what a great haul. I look forward to see what you do with the projects engines and the buildings

[@johnramirez5996]

Another great video. Idk if you have 1 . When repairing some of these engines and things. You should invest in a ultra sonic cleaner. They are amazing to work with. Cleans everything. Gets the spots you can't get to. Keep up great work!

[@flakstruk-8481]

SD7 is the first loco you shown that i had. My kids thought i was crazy carrying on

[@TexasRailfan21-RailfanRyan]

Wow that was really nice of you from Guy from the museum in Europe to send you those European trains really cool that you have an HO scale model of the worlds fastest steam locomotive Mallard

[@callmebigpapa]

That Dominion of Canada is a real beauty! I wonder if Rod Stewart watch's this channel?

[@Tractors101]

that little center cab is a General Electric 44 tonner. The GE center cabs are my favorite locomotives as they have ran regularly on a local small railroad locally to me (Arcade and Attica). I would love to find a full die cast one like that, never seen one before. I have a later Bachmann one which I plan on painting into the orange Arcade and Attica paint scheme.

[@grumbeast]

‘The Train’ is a great movie, well worth the watch! Great unboxing!

[@garysprandel1817]

Nice haul Harrison. Anytime we get some Nerf floof is a happy bonus. SD24 is easily identified by the semi circular turbo bulge behind the cab on the engineer or fireman side. Obviously an Italian important from Kenneth as it labeled fragilly. One of those interiors looks to be a combine coach.

[@locohauledforum]

Been doing some adding up, Kenneth sent you well over £1000 worth of stuff - Amazing!!

[@1471SirFrederickBanbury]

If you think those Pullman coaches are fabulous, you should see the ones Golden Age Models make! They are a sight to behold with their all brass construction, springing, and ball bearings on the axles!

[@Engine1988]

Nice find! I just found something of my own a few days ago: an Athearn BN 6947 SD9 (at least I think that that's the road number, I'm too lazy to go and find it on the layout). Apparently, at least according to the book on Athearn that I checked out at the library, it is rare and hence worth at least $64. A lot more than the $12 I paid for it! Also, in my experience, most British "HO" trains are actually OO Scale (but not OO Gauge), and hence slightly inaccurate.

[@bigguy1960]

"The Train" is actually a really good movie!

[@MattKonsol]

Man oh man Harrison really nice stuff these guys sent to you.

[@SlimPlatypus9662]

SMT has to be my favorite Channel

[@coltonedmonds9958]

It's always just a feeling of pure joy when Smt posts

[@Benthetrainkid]

38:10 I had a similar issue with my Bachmann Hershey's U36B (bought in a train set lot from my local hobby store) and my Bachmann Spectrum Amtrak F40PH (bought from eBay). It's likely a bearing seized up causing the drive linkage to slip.

[@IdahoRailfan]

It's fun to see that quite a few of the locomotives you got in this video I just got at a train show! I got a C&NW proto 2000 SD7. I got 2 AHM locomotives: Mo-pac rs11 and a FEC BL2!

[@ianhaynes5898]

Reminds me of when I went to see 'Dominion of Canada', such a cold day in March.

[@oskarvalance3041]

Another great unboxing. I was impressed with the Golden Arrow at the end of the video. The detail and interior lighting are very impressive. Keep the vids coming. From Texas

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks for watching

[@billmccabe9601]

Excellent movie, hope you enjoyed it.

[@DoubleX8620]

Love the Camelback. I always wanted one in HO scale but never found one I can afford. The BL 2 as well I find them quite lovely. Has a lot of character, even though the real locomotive was a bit mid. I model mostly British stuff, but I really love the old American steam. Can't wait for you to fix them and bring them all back to life.

[@jasper_saberwolf]

This was one of the best mail in hauls yet! You always get great stuff, but the locomotives in this one were really special. Always enjoy watching, its like Christmas morning lol

[@williammcgeehan3424]

20:13 AHM Alco RS2 Main difference between the RS2 & RS3 is no battery boxes on either side of the short hood in front of the cab.

[@williammcgeehan3424]

21:25 Chicago & Eastern Illinois ?? A decent paint scheme for that particular model. Not many paint schemes looked good on the EMD BL2.

[@williammcgeehan3424]

21:41 Athearn Baldwin S12

[@alanwbelcher]

Wow! Such generosity. You have some loyal viewers Harrison.

[@Papa_Shurika]

Wow! It's a galactic arrival of models!👍

[@mercuryoak2]

Wow you got some amazing looking locomotives. Some very good brands concor etc. I like the variety you got. Very awesome

[@kevinb9327]

Harrison, your brand is "Nice young man"! I so enjoy your manner. You ALWAYS prevail. 👍

[@SMTMainline]

Thank you, I appreciate that.

[@mugbug5]

Great video as always, intrigued by the Cromwell car

[@qdogccfc8258]

that 40-ton switcher is actually a General Electric 44-tonner

[@611_hornet5]

Not sure if anyone commented about it yet, but the PCC streetcar is painted for the Philadelphia Transportation Company. Bachmann has made that model for eons in HO and N. I have the PCC car in the PTC scheme for N, and it even has the same paper passenger silhouettes as the HO model.

[@dansmodelrailways7886]

The Deltic maybe having problems with the grease bachmann use, it tends to solidify if not used.

[@SMTMainline]

My money is on the driveshaft but we'll see.

[@user-TheBestRailfan]

This is definitely one of the best unboxings you've ever done. Amazing video as always.

[@SMTMainline]

Thanks. It took a long time to edit so I appreciate hearing that.

[@PuuberZ]

British steam loco's are the finest looking trains in the world.

[@grantchandler8294]

Those British trains are absolutely beautiful. I must admit I much prefer the steam locomotives. Great video too i watch every one well done

[@rickgiles8426]

'The Train' is an excellent movie.

[@Karlos_with_a_K]

I recently bought a Proto 2000 SW9/SW1200 from the local hobby store in Madison, WI. it's called Madison Hobby Stop BTW. And the thing runs perfectly.

[@williammcgeehan3424]

2:26 Early AHM effort at a non - standard tank car. 2:33 EMD SD24 by Atlas.....Yes 2:40 G.E.44 tonner

[@johnjohnson1709]

Now you really need to add overhead power to your street line. A video of you switching one of the trolleys to take power from this would be awesome.

[@anthonyj.adventures9736]

I bought a "lot" off eBay. Just got it. I am a fan of Hyce he's a engineer at the D&RGW and 1 of the cars in the lot was a D&RGW gondola. It turns out it's a 1938 VARNEY. And also coal car thats a 1961 VARNEY. The rest are bachmann or unbranded. It also has a babe Ruth sound car. Added a few new road names too. The D&RGW the Virginian SOO LINE Burlington Northern. The cars mainly need couplers. All great condition.

[@iateeat]

Zinc Pest is like MND for locomotives. The best thing you can do once its started is to build or 3d print a new chassis for it which can be a challenge, Hopefully something can be sorted out for that Cab Forward.

[@SMTMainline]

Yeah, it's terrible stuff. There are a lot of misconceptions about what causes it and prevents it too

[@iateeat]

@@SMTMainline Hey, if you have any cool project locomotives that you want to fix I have a 3d printer so we could work something out to get them running again.

[@UnionCentralSystem]

A bunch of nice items you were sent. Enjoyed the video.

[@1234mallard]

I love A4s. I think I have 5 of them, a mix of the old Bachman branch line, plus a couple of newer Hornby’s, including a gold plated special edition mallard. I also have a model of LNER Class W1 that is streamlined like the A4. Streamlined locos always look good

[@exarkun42]

I too am a sucker for A4s. I have all 6 preserved examples, plus Silver Link.

[@1234mallard]

@@exarkun42 That is a few. Being an Australian I think the next one I want is Commonwealth of Australia. It was offered to the Australian government when it was withdrawn, but they refused it, so it was scrapped. What a waste of a beautiful engine.

[@GaryDavis-ir6fh]

the incredible detail you can get in model trains today is simply amazing!

[@ROBERTN-ut2il]

A4's had Corridor Tenders "A corridor tender is a locomotive tender with a passageway to one side, allowing crew changes on the fly. The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) decided that from the start of their summer timetable on 1 May 1928, the Flying Scotsman service would run non-stop over the 392.7 miles (632.0 km) between London King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The locomotives to be used were of that railway's class A1, and the schedule was for the journey to be completed in 8+1⁄4 hours.This was too long to allow a single crew to handle the train without a rest; means were therefore sought by which the crew could be changed at approximately the half-way point. The LNER's locomotive design team, headed by Nigel Gresley, produced a new design of tender that was slightly longer than the old, but built as high and wide as possible without compromising the loading gauge. A passageway was incorporated along the right-hand side, and at the rear end a Pullman type gangway connection was fitted, together with a buckeye coupler, both of which were compatible with LNER coaches. The gangway was of concertina pattern, and was pressed against the corresponding gangway on the leading coach by means of sprung pistons. Although a normal gangway connection was used, the passageway through the tender was only 5 feet (1.52 m) high and 18 inches (0.46 m) wide, and the floor of the passage was 2 feet (0.61 m) above the bottom of the water tank, requiring two steps at both ends. The passageway was illuminated by a single circular window in the tender rear panel, placed high up and to the right of the corridor connection.[20] Ten of these tenders were placed in service between April and September 1928, of which three were attached to new locomotives of Class A3; two were attached to existing Class A3 locomotives, and five attached to Class A1 locomotives. The design was patented by Gresley in August 1928. In service, the relief crew travelled in the front coach of the train, and as the train approached the half-way point, they left their seats and made their way forward through the corridor tender to the locomotive cab. On their arrival, the previous crew then handed over the controls and went back to the seats in the train vacated by the relief crew. Another corridor tender (Number 5484) was built in 1929 for use with the new Class W1 4-6-4 no. 10000;[24] four more were built in 1935 with the first four locomotives of the new Class A4, and a final seven were built with the 1937 batch of Class A4 locomotives, making a total of 22. The original ten were reconditioned in 1936-1937 and attached to other Class A4 locomotives. In May 1948, the 1929-built corridor tender was transferred to a locomotive of Class A4, after which all 22 remained with this class until withdrawal

[@lotsatrains]

Wow those are really amazing additions to your collection I especially love that Mallard 👍

[@w.rustylane5650]

Serenity, we have runners! Quite the haul, Harrison. Hornby's do look a little large for HO. Cheers from eastern TN

[@Echo-ts7ce]

Hornby produces OO scale, which is 1/76 scale, and HO is 1/87. They both run on the same track. I think Hornby did this so they could fit a better engine in some of the earlier models, or have more space to make the valve gear.

[@grahamlane1313]

Hi harrision i grew up in the 1970 so i have seen plenty of deltics runing on the railway not so much now but still some running today .i been watching you for a while and i recently brought a non runner deltic and it took me a month to get it running as i was having trouble soldering one wire back into place.that was due to me being blind in one eye so i was miss jydeing distance so i left 3 weeks then set it up and tried late at night and i managed to get the wire soldered so now it its working locomotive

[@eprohoda]

Thanks~ you did unreal unboxing. have a good day! =))

[@ROBERTN-ut2il]

The Decapod is a Bowser PRR I1s, the "B&O" tender is like nothing on the B&O as it is for oil. By the looks, I'd say one of the Harriman Lines, SP or UP.

[@dbtech7914]

Very nice stuff! I like the Conrail and the Amtrak.

[@matttrain3960]

Holy cow! That is double my entire colection that you just received in packages! Keep up the great work smt!

[@hypersonicorigins5270]

7:38, you're half right. Dominion of Canada was shipped back to the UK in 2013, but that was for the A4 great gathering, not restoration

[@hypersonicorigins5270]

I remember going to the national railway museum in York and seeing her and her five other surviving siblings Mallard Union of South Africa Sir Nigel Gresley (who's my personal favourite) Dwight D Eisenhower And Bittern

[@rileysmith6501]

What a great video plenty to fix and a whole British fleet and thank you ken for your generosity I don't know much about British locamotives and think you gave alot of us a new itch 😂

[@JTRproductions]

The "40ton"is a 44 ton switcher

[@SMTMainline]

My bad

[@GabrielJohnson-i8p]

Wow Harrison, so many great locomotives.

[@nathanieldaiken1064]

That "40 ton" switcher is actually a 44 ton switcher from Spectrum.

[@suppylarue220]

not a Bachmann, it's a cast M.E.W. circa 1960.

[@SMTMainline]

I was defiantly wrong about the 40 ton part but that unit isn't made by Spectrum.

[@ROBERTN-ut2il]

@@SMTMainline It's MEW

[@OwenConcorde]

Looks like it was an awesome day to get more British stuff Harrison!

[@OragamiTobichi-bi6lh]

They look cool. I'm jealous. I wish I had viewers send me trains. I wish I had those British trains. There so expensive to buy.

[@jhusebyiii]

Those sd7/9 from lifelike proto are prone to split axle gears which is a easy fix with replacement ones or new wheel sets.

[@FortheloveofThomas84]

I can't believe you got a lot of British trains with this lot

[@brianhepke7182]

Like all your Christmases have come at once😊... Enjoy, am sure you deserve it...

[@Quakers_trains]

Proto 2000 are known for split wheel gears. My guess is that is what is wrong with your Great Northern Unit. Thankfully you can use Athearn replacement axel gears which are still produced as a fix.

[@TimsBitsnPieces]

Wow, I just can't get over the amount of stuff people send you for free....

[@aceact9883]

Smt’s train lot unboxing videos cure all model railroaders problems

[@jaidanbatham9147]

Great video i love the things you get keep up the great work

[@pacoperezabella]

Beautiful sd7!!!!!!!!! Old proto 2000 are fine.

[@user-MotoTrains1974]

Excellent surprises SMT you are loved

[@GaryDavis-ir6fh]

ooh, aahhh, and WOW!by the box full.