One of the Best Tank Engines? | Hornby Peckett B2 | Unboxing & Review

[@timneil9418]

Sam,that B2 peckett, that blue is that a real colour that these would have been painted in in real life.thanks Tim.

[@doctorgiovanni853]

I bloody love these lovely little Pecketts. [They are] small enough to accommodate into your model train collection and layouts, but unique enough to still call a quality miniature locomotive. A great choice for entry-level model train enthusiasts! Thank you for sharing, Sam! 👍 Giovanni Marino, M.D.🇬🇧

[@petersmith4455]

if you have the money ! otherwise a railroad jinty second hand

[@SamsTrains]

Thanks Giovanni - yeah I agree, for what they cost it's hard to find a better loco... real beauties! Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@doctorgiovanni853]

Hahaha! Yes indeed - very true! Fair play, lad. Model train collecting is a rather expensive hobby.

[@doctorgiovanni853]

And a Happy Christmas to you, too, Mister Sam! 👍👏

[@OscarOSullivan]

Maybe a Hattons hunslet

[@YourAverageRailwayFan]

The B2 peckett, what a classic model, this was my first model I got with my own money, such a lovely model, great review Sam!

[@levidarling5107]

That’s awesome! My first model train that I bought was a Hornby secr 0-6-0. I personally love mine if I am being honest with you.

[@YourAverageRailwayFan]

@@levidarling5107 the SECR 0-6-0 is a great model! im jelous haha

[@levidarling5107]

@@YourAverageRailwayFan I will admit it’s not the best model at all. But in my opinion would be an almost perfect candidate for custom 0-6-0’s and the closest you will get to having a Hornby Thomas these days. There is just something charming about it. 🤔

[@YourAverageRailwayFan]

@@levidarling5107 it is a very "Thomas" looking model, so perhaps with a bachman face or 3-D Printed face, you can make a good Hornby Thomas, perhaps? 🤔

[@SamsTrains]

Yeah absolutely - just wonderful aren't they? So glad you were able to get one! :D Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@robertfeeley8269]

Noted the first wagon, Hawkins of Cannock, Cannock is where I watch from 😊😊

[@bryantan863]

These Peckett locomotives from Hornby are fantastic models. The quality on these models are top notch and they have a quite reasonable price Sam.

[@SamsTrains]

Yeah absolutely - something I'd love to see much more of! :D Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@Arkay315]

It's always nice to look over and see a tank engine sitting in the yard

[@SamsTrains]

I agree!

[@reecemorrison88]

I got this loco about a year ago and I can say it’s one of the best in my collection with the livery being detailed especially the cab detail, when I ran my engine it runs really smooth and quiet.

[@SamsTrains]

Glad to hear that - they are lovely aren't they! Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@mkaustralia7136]

If anyone is still chasing one, at 04:30 London time 31 December 2023, Locomotion has the blue Earl one on their site for £111.59, and the green NCB livery one for £106.79.

[@valesbridge_yt]

The most handsome peckett you’ll ever find. *The Earl*

[@saptaksarkar30468]

Here is a nice Peckett running idea - Put the two B2 Pecketts to double head and pull a rake of flat bed cars and put the W4s on those flat beds ! Would love to see that sight of B2s pulling W4s !!!

[@SamsTrains]

haha that's an awesome idea! :D Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@saptaksarkar30468]

Honey wake up, new Peckett video just dropped ! In seriousness though, I am extremley happy to see the Peckett back ! I absolutely LOVE the Peckett (W4 and B2) !! Thanks for bringing it back ! Please resume your W4 peckett review streak again !

[@michaelwhite8031]

I prefer the darker blue of the engine on the box. I think really bright colours make models look more like toys.

[@pemboart]

When you first reviewed Sherwood years ago, I bought it immediately and has been one of my favourite locos ever since.

[@TenCJones]

Thankyou Sam another great review of a very handsome and quality model from Hornby. I make slot cars and I mostly always use brass gears and pinions. When running in a chassis it starts off quite noisy, but after about an hour that changes and the gears just make a beautiful hissing sound. Around the gear end of the chassis can be seen very tiny brass shavings where the gears have literally worn away at each other and have bedded in beautifully. This doesn't happen with nylon gears, although quality nylon gears can perform great. I'm sure that with model locomotives, those with brass worm gears and brass spur gears would bed in just the same as on a slot car, and would result in a more controllable loco. Nylon gears just take ages to bed in as well, if in fact they ever do. The one big advantage to nylon over brass is that they last longer. Cheers from Canada!

[@SamsTrains]

Thank you so much - that's pretty interesting - we very rarely see metal gears in these trains! Appreciate the info! Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@Alextrains502]

Hi Sam I got a hornby k1 because of your review

[@bambostarla6259]

Hi sam, I'm in hospital due to an appendix removal operation, but your videos always put a smile on my face. Keep up the amazing work as always 😊😊😊

[@levidarling5107]

I am more of a gauge 1/g scale person. But I love Ho/oo scale locomotives like the b2 peckett’s a lot! Wonderful little tank engines indeed! 🤗 I am kind of tempted to pick one up myself. 😂

[@SamsTrains]

Thanks for sharing Levi - probably not a patch on the Gauge 1/g stuff but I'm sure you'd enjoy it! :D Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@gordonhanning476]

These models show that Hornby can produce quality models.

[@Jimyjames73]

A Lovely little Peckett - Thanks for sharing Sam 😉🚂🚂🚂

[@theflyingshunter]

The odd one out is on the turtable Its looks like a 2-4-0WT

[@davidhinks8384]

Impressive little loco, so glad Hornby can get it right if they try. I haven't bought a Hornby loco in more than a year, all my money has gone to Dapol & my first ever Bachmann with my pre-orders going to Rapido & Accurascale. I do like these little locos and trying to justify one. Great review and thanks for a brilliant year of honest reviews and lots of fun. Cheers Sam, see you in '24 🙏

[@SamsTrains]

Yeah me too - this is Hornby at their most valuable to the hobby! Dapol, Rapido and Accurascale have had a great year though - fantastic offerings from those these days! Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@cliffleigh7450]

Why the obsession with sprung buffers? They only add to the cost and the only way you can tell is to actually press them. In practice they make no difference at all.

[@shadowmaster8684]

He said for the price they should have been included

[@cliffleigh7450]

@@shadowmaster8684 But why? They serve no purpose.I have 30 German steam locos, and I couldn't tell by looking at them which two have the sprung buffers.

[@patriced3364]

I agree, sprung buffers don't add any functionality unless you really reproduce prototypical coupling, using the hook (is this the way we say in English?) , and huge radius. No more NEM couplers... in that case, sprung buffers are necessary

[@captaintorch983]

Yes I agree. Sam's trains is a great site, but the sprung buffers thing is bizarre. What can you do beside press them. The buffers never perform their purpose anyway.

[@legobuilder9001]

They're cool though

[@benforster6254]

Front handrail on the right there are imperfections in the paint where it come into contact with the handrail.

[@michaelschultz5127]

Finally! Bullard has some fresh air thanks Sam for putting him in front for a change

[@nicoferguson1215]

The B2 looks almost like a 6 wheel version of Percy

[@zero-sama1182]

The review of the first Peckett B2 was what inspired me to get my own. Thank you so much for what you do, Sam.

[@SamsTrains]

Ahh fantastic - it's my pleasure, thank you for your support! Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

The odd one out is on the turntable: the Beattie Well Tank Engine that gave you so much trouble, you cried at the end of the review. Westminster, now looking a little worse for wear, is going to Ryan's home. Eddie the E2 Tank Engine has taken her place in my collection. Westminster works perfectly and she will haul a Guard's Van easily. I've salvaged Flying Scotsman's front NEM coupling and stuck it underneath Westminster's rear buffer-beam, with blu-tak. If I get anything else from you, I'll have to do another swap somehow. Just don't make me swap either the Egg Van or Gunpowder Van.

[@skyrocket0113]

Cheers Sam, excellent vid & review. I love the Peckett! Shame it doesn't have a 5 pole motor though. Great looking little engine.👍

[@reecemorrison88]

Another thing with my loco is that with the men couplings I had to bluetack them in to place as they kept falling out the socket due to them being a slightly bit larger

[@EclecticTastes]

Hi Sam, Just a couple of points. 1. I can't think of any circumstance where sprung buffers could come into play. The couplers don't let the buffers get near to the buffers on the wagons behind (or in front) of the engine. Similarly, as there is never any checking on buffer springing on carriages and wagons, why do wesee mark downs for no sprung buffers on locomotives? 2. I noticed that when you were crawling this loco, the coupling on the front of the loco was dragging on the points, which would have done little for its ability to crawl. Again, you don't check coupling at both ends of the engine, and I suspect that you would find that this particular locomotive would have great difficulty in front coupling as it is currently configured. OK, enough of the rant. I very much enjoy your reviews, and although nowadays my hobbies relate more towards city landscaping and flying (both on the PC), I still watch your reviews whenever I see them im my youtube list.

[@TRAINBUILDER]

Great video! Love a good Tank Engine. It’s great to hear she has good weight. I’m considering getting one.

[@KenBJ1]

The front coupling is drooping so much it’s catching on the track (see the clip when your checking its ability over the express points)

[@NWRJ_WStudios]

Well Sam, this is the final review of this year. I really can't wait to what models will be released next year. Cheers Jasper & Willow

[@thisisaduck]

I’d love to see some sort of item trial or head to head race around your track (including curves) to find the fastest loco.

[@chriswilson2431]

Happy Christmas Sam mate! Hope the new year brings you good luck!

[@EsotericArctos]

Have you ever thought of prining your own light housings to fit the lamp brackets on locos? I can't remember where I saw it now, but I saw someone do lamp housings with real, but very tiny, LED's in them to add working lights.

[@briandesens144]

Awesome video Sam's trains

[@1471SirFrederickBanbury]

Great video Sam. I nearly forgot about the CAD I was doing! I’ll have those soon. I’m not sure Hornby’s “etched” nameplates would help here, as if I remember correctly, they are just printed on metal. That is why Accurascale’s were so much better. Fox transfers does one better by including etched builders plates, which really adds to the realism (though they are only etched, so they need filing to get the right contour). Thanks as always Sam!

[@SamsTrains]

Thank you!! Yes I think you're right - a lot of the Hornby ones aren't proper etched plates... not sure why they do that! Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@olivermensinger]

I would love one, but I live in the states. Also, I haven't gotten into model trains yet.

[@jamesdunloptrains]

Awesome video today Sam beautiful locomotive hope you had a great Christmas

[@RobA500]

Yes I spotted a defect, the was a dirty finger print in the paint under the number on the cab side, unless it was yours of course.

[@Alextrains502]

Odd one is the one on the turntable

[@NWRJ_WStudios]

Great review Sam, I'll be getting one of these pecketts for sure. Cheers Jasper & Willow

[@ThomasOfSodor_1]

I can see someone using that model for a day out with Thomas event.

[@Alpha-oo8]

Ah, our annual peckett review, I wondered where that was

[@bartolomeo.07]

What livery I would choose? That's a great question beacuse I can't decide, haha. On one side I love the look of plain black matt finish with red side rods, and on the other... not gonna lie this blue livery looks PERFECT for North Western Railway. This Peckett felt for me like 0-6-0 Percy in NWR blue 😅. Great loco, especially weight and pulling power. Thomas once said: "Little engines can do big things!". And that's what this Peckett can! Thanks for piece of entertainment for tbis evening and have a great day Sam. Take care!

[@SamsTrains]

haha exactly... always so hard to choose isn't it! Yeah I do get Percy vibes from this too, haha! Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@JustBobo-67]

i wasnt gonna get one of these but after watching this video... i might get one

[@SomeRednek420]

I got my first model train set from Bachmann. HO scale, and I think it’s very detailed

[@NWRJ_WStudios]

Hi Sam, I think I found the odd one out, is it the beattie well tank? Cheers Jasper& Willow

[@OlivierGabin]

Well done Hornby ! This category of engines is ideal for industrial/minimalist/light railway layouts, I have the whole offer, Hornby models (this one of course) and the Hattons ones. In short : this one is a real jewel, worth the price. Looks superb, runs fine, and the drivetrain is a reference., except the motor (five poles is always better), the HST-like gearing (a British tradition ?) and the DCC socket (why no Next 18?). For me, into the excellent category, no discussion about that. I have to test mine, with my other little engines, to see if I can run them on R1 curves in real conditions, with wagons in tow. I have a recurring idea of a forest station on a light railway that would be a good showcase for such engines.

[@SamsTrains]

Thanks Oliver - yeah it was such a great time when Hornby and Hatton's did a load of stuff like this - every one of them was awesome! Good luck with R1 - I suspect it will be fine! Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@joelightrailway2362]

I got a title of three B2 Pecketts and they are all green. The blue livery is quite the site in my opinion as it a very rare livery on this particular loco and if Hornby has one in maroon, it would be very spectacular to see on this one.

[@SamsTrains]

Thanks for sharing Joe - I can't remember if they did a maroon one or not now... they certainly did with the W4 though! Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@JustinFrazier_360]

Amazing video

[@lindaoffenbach]

The Pecketts are so lovable. We still have our converted Daphne (0-4-0) zooming about hahah. Funny because we are on 3-rail H0 and making her work took some thinking but her 'visit' to the continent has been chuffing welcomed, lol. She's just cute. A 5-pole motor shouldn't even be questioned anymore and we can agree that something with lights should have been included, but ~£ 101 / € 115 for this B2 as is, is a bargain. She has plenty details and is a well good runner; well put together as well. If there is one fussy thingy, it would be the front coupler pointing a tad downwards, but that's really nitpicking. Lovely loco. For us, all the other colours do work better on her perhaps, but that's just a personal choice. Cheerio.

[@SamsTrains]

Ahh yes fantastic! Props to you for getting one converted to 3 rail... no small task! For sure... at this price point, no complaints from me! Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@Tractors101]

Think I found your odd one out, the little red loco attached to those flat cars at 27:11 is a little bit different than the rest, but I also recall from your past video on it that it was sold as a bundle with those flat cars.

[@PORT_OF_PAR_2572]

Lovely video Sam I love these little Pecketts

[@FlyingDuckMan360]

Oh, look, it's Wilbert from The Railway series.

[@steam_guy_]

I have Sherwood and it's a brilliant loco!

[@markweightman3805]

Hi Sam, Great review as always, I have R3695 Peckett B2 - Fantastic Loco - NCB Loco Ryhope Colliery. 'That Model Railway Guy' has reviewed it, But it appears to have the best of all worlds. Very much a lovely Satin sheen to the boiler (defo Not Flat Matt), yet a well done metallic chimney top like the 'Earl' . It's running under DCC so the crawl is great, and like the 'Sherwood' B2 it's slower than the 2 x W4 Pecketts in my collection. To be honest the paint job is so good I've struggled to find an alternative I would like to have alongside. Couple of other points - The Earl has different pickups - Longer straight pickups across the face of the Inside of the wheels, Mine has curved short pickups running up the edge of the Wheel.(like the W4's). I'm going to also stick my neck out and suggest 'The Earl' has a matt finish and no Etched nameplates as that may well be prototypical for NCB pecketts ?? Seperate Nameplates do appear on some Pecketts - just looking at google images - but not all. So we can certainly say for the price Hornby should provide them where applicable. Thanks for the review though - I may well have to trawl the web and see if I can find an alternate B2 to work alongside the current one. - Great Job - Have a Happy New Year and all the best for 2024.

[@danielgrey7109]

Whatever that green tank engine on the turntable is is an odd one out.

[@davidstrains4910]

A good review here Sam, it sure whether I will ever get one of these pecketts or any of the peckett locomotives, they are those small industrial type locomotives and I don’t really go for them anyway hope you had a good Christmas Sam, I managed to get one of the new tooled bachmann class 158 DMUs in the Northern Rail Livery.

[@aberfordwest4003]

I do believe that the lms pug is the odd one out, either as the only non-private owner engine or the only one without dcc capability

[@phil36310]

Nice review Sam ! Love this little beauty. Put a DCC decoder & stay alive in the tank and you will have the perfect shunter. Successful and happy 2024 for you and Cloé. Cheers, Filip

[@jadenbishop3388]

Was the beatie well tank the odd one out?

[@jeffreysmith156]

With Hornby seemingly often being in the firing line for various pieces of minor or major criticism, it is always good to hear of a model that they do well.

[@mikeking2539]

Perhaps you could compare the mechanism of the 2 and try to see if the gears are different 🤔. I do agree with you about the etched nameplates, it would not be that expensive when mass produced.

[@SamsTrains]

I'd be very surprised if the two were different, but that could be interesting to try! Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@timbervalleyproductions]

Very nice loco - loving the blue! Great vid, really enjoyed this and I can say Accuras manors are so much better on DCC!

[@SamsTrains]

Thanks my friend - yeah I have heard that, might be worth grabbing a decoder for mine to see! Merry Christmas - Sam :)

[@davidfromborneo259]

Errrr ummm why is the front coupling lower than the back one? Watch the front lift on the point, this may cause a short circuit cause it to pause?? Nice video, nice loco!

[@Hiawatha_Productions]

What’s the Beattie Well Tank doing there? It’s not a saddle tank, it’s a well tank. Must be playing the odd one out today. Great video Sam! It was nice to see this beauty once again. Keep up the good work!

[@SueBobChicVid]

I'd be interested if you find the reason for the different speed.

[@k4productions]

Looks like if Thomas and Percy had a baby

[@garagewindowrailway]

176 grams. From the Sam's trains video, the Rapido 16xx was 256 grams, nearly 50% / 80 grams heavier and the Bachmann 94xx was 282 grams. Whilst good, the Hunslet does not come close i weight to those two. Could weight ranking be a table for future videos or included i the star scoring system?

[@donsharpe5786]

An excellent review

[@lapiswake6583]

I have B2 1456, and it's a great little loco. I want to get 1455 in boue though, as it worked at a colliery local to my birthplace. I also have W4 882 Niclausse, again fantastic but I would like at least a 2nd in a different colour. What I don't understand is the newly announced 08 and 09, with a RRP of £190. How is such a thing worth £50 more than this B2, when the B2 has more separate parts, and the 08 is I believe a 2005 tooling (coincidentally, I have both the 2005 released models: 3256 in green and 08402 in blue (the latter of which I bought 2 weeks ago for £70 posted)) with no lights or speaker. The only thing the 08 has that the peckett doesn't is sprung buffers.

[@David_Mattox]

Absolutely love these Pecketts, need to get some for myself. 32:14 Sam, what’s up with the rankings? I may be wrong but I don’t think the J50 was reviewed this year. It certainly wasn’t listed in the top five… 🤔

[@theblackleafninja3858]

It’s a lovely tank engine and I can say for a fact Hornby pecketts are are very reliable

[@tubularap]

Indeed. That blue colour of the loc is great. The blue from the package not !

[@StarWarsJay]

Hey Sam. Your Amazon affiliate link isn’t showing the loco my end. Just general Hornby products.

[@BS1-5]

All of the B2 pecketts are now sold out at hattons :(

[@mkaustralia7136]

And on the affiliate link to Amazon 😢

[@piggynice18]

Time to update top 5 models 😂

[@ekspatriat]

Do any loco manufacturers use ball and race bearings or would they be too small to make?

[@DavidTheNickjrFan2003]

Is the odd one out the Beattie well tank?

[@mansdaz]

tap on end of cylinder glued on upside down?

[@JohnBoyAdvance]

33:03 do i see a beattie well tank on the turntable there?

[@BringMayFlowers]

Is it the LMS for being not an industrial engine?

[@DennisLora2001]

Hey Sam how are you doing today

[@davidsheriff8989]

Lubrication when new Sam surely ?

[@maringarvanovic8011]

I don't say this often but Hornby got it so right with this one. Lovely little locos but do not pay over £110 for them. Then you have a bargain and plenty are out there at these prices.

[@Blackpool2044]

I look at this loco in this colour and Tomas the tank engine comes to mind

[@RichardKuivila1947]

Does anyone make the OO locomotive lamps for the empty lamps brackets ?

[@neilclarkson3548]

That link is for Amazon not hattons!

[@That1Redhead28]

I got mine for little over 100aud. My favourite engine I own but I’ve had to send it back for fixing 4 times…

[@itsconnorstime]

I got one of these a couple of years ago, and it was an excellent model. Unfortunately it was delivered by Evri, so the cab was in many pieces and back it went for a refund.

[@SouRwy4501Productions]

Certified best boy

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

Good video thanks lee

[@Poncho555]

The links on all these reviews never work😢

[@Alextrains502]

When will make another running session

[@oopster74]

Looks like Thomas, I like it.

[@jonathanpan6110]

I feel like Hornby should focus more on high quality industrial locomotives, as they're small, not that resource consuming, and have good reliability. Maybe on occasion make good large locomotives, but for the most part they should target people getting into the hobby

[@BoxtankEngine]

I’ll rebuild one of these into a 0-4-2

[@Alextrains502]

Cool