Tri-ang Hornby R.351 EM2 'Electra" with BR mk1 Blue & Grey Coaches

[@robertmarsh3588]

Wonderful! That freight set with Polly was my first electric model train, following after a couple of clockwork locos.

[@clivecobbold6815]

Hi oscar another great video mate I my first train set was the blue Pullman train set in 1966 it is good to see it in the catalogue again i wish i still had it today 😢😢😢 I love seeing the EM2 to I had one in the 1970s in br blue livery sadly now long gone to mate live whiching your videos it being back memories for me but have still got my 3 class81/AL1/E3001 electric locomotives to run on my layout today goodbye for now clive

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning Clive, great to hear you enjoyed the video. Must have been a memorable day getting that Pullman set. Thanks again for watching. Oscar

[@thegrowler-blackwoodngauge]

The Freightmaster set - my first train set for my birthday in October 1969. Great to see it in the catalogue - the wagons hadn't changed in 1969 but the class 31 was blue rather than green - and the rest they say is just history. Euan

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning Euan, that must have been a great birthday with that terrific set with all those wagons. Thanks for watching. Oscar

[@MrCrankyChris]

Hi Osacr, a lovely layout and brings back my childhood. I did at a later date acquire a second hand EM2 in green, I now so wish I had kept it with my TH trains!

[@oscarpaisley]

Good evening Chris glad enjoyed seeing the layout. I love the green variation of this model. I think we all had items in the past which we wished we still had. Thanks for watching. Oscar

[@djburland]

Fantastic, I remember these coming out when I was a boy.

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks David, glad you enjoyed the video. Oscar

[@barryuk676]

That 19 minutes just flew by very relaxing and interesting too, thank you Oscar.

[@oscarpaisley]

Thank you Barry glad enjoyed the video. Oscar

[@clairependrous4512]

Another great video Oscar. thank you. I have always loved the EM2, my late father bought one in 1970, and we still have it. Since then we have acquired several additional secondhand variants, and more recently, the Heljan offering, but the Tri-ang EM2 still holds up today. On the Battle Space front, the Turbo car is my favourite, quite mad and barely controllable, but what fun.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning Claire, terrific to hear about your collection of EM2's I've been looking at the Heljan versions online recently, they are very fine looking models. I wonder how the Turbo car would deal with inclines on my layout! Thanks again for watching Oscar

[@PhilPage227]

Another fascinating insight into Triang / Hornby history.

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks Philip, glad you enjoyed the video. Oscar

[@gord307]

Thank you Oscar, excellent video. My 9 year old is just updating his Christmas list...

[@oscarpaisley]

Oh dear, sorry about that. Glad you enjoyed the video. Oscar

[@paddy9021]

Hello again, just had a look at my EM2 CKD R388 instructions and it puts the roof pickup attached using the front legs of the pantograph. However it doesn’t seem to matter as your EM2 runs just fine anyway!

[@ianmarconi5169]

Excellent video. I have a blue Electra numbered E27000. I have seen one other with this number and I think a catalogue shows this variant but they seem to be very rare.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning Ian, from what I've read it appears with this number right at the end of its life in the catalogue. And as you say they are quite hard to find. I have an example running in this earlier video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/goTOkGeIpdicoKs Thanks for watching. Oscar

[@Timsvideochannel1]

The EM2 was a good model in it's day, I run the Heljan versions today, they are nowhere near as robust. Another interesting loco was E3001, I have both the Hornby Dublo and Triang Hornby version, not their best model but very significant as it bridged the Hornby Dublo to Traing Hornby transition. I saw the original mold tool for it at Llangollen when Dapol had a factory there. I enjoyed the video, nice to see the older locos in such good condition.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning sounds like a great collection you have, and must have been a teriffic to vist the Dapol factory. Thanks foe watching. Oscar

[@Richardsrailway]

Perfect ! , regards Richard .

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks. Oscar

[@trainsontuesday]

Wonderful locos and rolling stock again this week Oscar. I never had a blue Electra and unfortunately my green one has broken pantographs. Regards, David.

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks David glad you enjoyed the video. Those photographs are very fragile, unfortunately. And have become very had to find now. I believe that for a brief period about 10 years ago someone was making reproductions. But sadly no longer. Oscar

[@ciaranburrows1914]

great video! I have allways wanted a Woodhead electric but the heljan one is very expensive and I cant find any triang ones, thanks for the great content!

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning, The Heljan models certainly do look good and you seem to get a great deal for the money. The Tri-ang models often show up on that well know auction site. But good one are often about the same price as some of the Heljan models. Thanks for watching. Oscar

[@davidstrains4910]

Great video Oscar I have an EM2 but it is in BR blue and I was able to get hold of it for only £40

[@oscarpaisley]

David, that's terrific to hear you one of these great looking models, especially at that price. Thanks for watching Oscar

[@andrewfanner2245]

Great video. The maker's plate on the side of the locomotive is quite legible with a magnifying glass, brilliant level of detail for the time, for what is very much an electric box on wheels its still a very attractive locomotive, I've just acquired a green Aurora CKD in need of some restoration to go with the blue Electra. Pandora still sought... I would love to see you do a video with BattleSpace, one of your carpet railway setups will allow for launches but might tax your camera skills to get the flights of helicopter, satellite or plane. Helicopter to Ride of the Valkyries perhaps:-)

[@oscarpaisley]

Good evening Andrew, sound like a great collection you have. I'm sure Pandora will show up. Definitely limited launch capability on the layout at present. As you point out trying to capture these items in motion is problematic. I'm also not sure whether it is a great idea as the risk of damage to the various craft is quite high if they make contact with anything whilst at speed. What's needed is an empty sports hall perhaps. Thanks for watching. Oscar

[@paddy9021]

Always wondered why the roof fixing screw on EM2 was not hidden as R357, bottom to top rather than top to bottom?

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning, perhaps it was just evolution in there design processes over the years many of the early Tri-ang models had very visible fixing screws in there tops. Thanks for watching. Oscar

[@lisalewis9237]

Hi Oscar, Thank you for the video. I love these old Tri-ang models so much. I assume they used the same weights as in the steam tenders? I've seen replacement weights available on Ebay. Might be worth looking into replacing the weights in those carriages to insure smooth running over all those points and crossings. If nothing else, the weights should help with the rocking effects when going over the points and crossovers. Lisa

[@oscarpaisley]

good evening Lisa, I think you may be right about the weights being used in the tendrs and I think they would be better runners with a little extra weight. Thanks again for watching. Oscar

[@lisalewis9237]

@@oscarpaisley Hi Oscar, I am not 100% which weight type is used in those particular coaches. I see both tender and passenger carriage weights listed on Ebay. They ain't expensive, but some of them would need the rust cleaned up. Might make for an interesting video watching them being fitted. Lisa

[@leey7h]

Thankyou Oscar. Just an aside....if you study the painting on front cover (M7) there is a strange mistake with the trackwork. I have wondered how Mr Cuneo could have made this mistake given his knowledge.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning Herb, I think I see what you mean. I've just spent 10 minutes staring at the picture. It does make you think. My knowledge of prototypes and track work is not what it should be. I suppose we all make mistakes from time to time. And possibly It has to be put down to artistic licence. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave this great comment. Oscar

[@johne5854]

Great video yet again. What controller do you use.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning John, great to hear you enjoyed the video. The controllers I have on the layout at present are H&M clippers for each lines and an H&M Multipack slave unit for the turntable. Also, I have a handheld H&M CUI with along cable that can be plugged in at the far end of the layout to control any of the lines or overhead. Thanks for watching. Oscar

[@trainsontuesday]

Hello again Oscar, I've checked my R727 and R728 coaches this morning, none of them have weights so are yours truly missing or did they come without weights? David.

[@oscarpaisley]

That's interesting David, I think you may right, possibly another part of the cost-cutting strategies. Thanks for taking the time to check your coaches. Oscar

[@Steven_Rowe]

Oscar dont try operating the battlespace chopper under the catenary. Lol

[@oscarpaisley]

With the currently limited launch capability, it would be transporting them only for now. Oscar

[@peterkazmierczak7273]

Or the giraffe car...............

[@Steven_Rowe]

@@peterkazmierczak7273 forgot about the giraffe car. Sort of fun things I did as a kid

[@KevBygrave]

Brilliant video Oscar, all your models are superb, Where do you get all these models from? I've seen a few at train fairs but they are all usually batted to hell. Regards Kev.

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks Kev glad you enjoyed the video. I visit a few shows over the year, occasionally bid on that auction site we all know and buy from these very good dealers. Dave Angell’s Website: daveangell.co.uk Triangman Website: tri-angman.co.uk/shop/ Elaines Trains Website: elaines-trains.co.uk Thanks for watching Oscar

[@davidrogers891]

Great layout, interesting video. But why the dull music - get rid of it lets hear the trains. The music adds nothing

[@oscarpaisley]

Good evening David, great to hear you found the interesting. Thanks for watching and finding the time to comment. Oscar