Tri-ang Railways R.555 Blue Diesel Pullman

[@donniblanco5239]

Superb! The Shot of the Pullman and Boxes at the Start made me think of Chrissmas, what an Awesome Present to receive, Probably a Months Wages back in the 60’s 🥴 Triang/Hornby we’re definitely at the Top of their game judging by the Quality of the Mouldings which wouldn’t be Out of Place 50 years On - Excellent Running Shots with All 3 on the Go and A Fantastic Tribute to Your Skills as Chief Engineer and Custodian of these Great Models - Many thanks OP 🙌🏻✨

[@oscarpaisley]

Good evening Donni great to hear you enjoyed the video. Thank you again for taking the time to watch and write the kind words of support. It's very much appreciated. Take care. Oscar

[@gordonmcillroy455]

Sunday morning breakfast watching OP play trains and bring back memories. A great start to the day.

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi, thanks for looking in. Great to hear you enjoyed that. Oscar

[@stevenperry7493]

Morning Oscar ,what a great thrill I got watching the Pullman set running .Memories of them going past my junior school. in north London . 😊Suffolk

[@stickman18]

I can remember seeing the real Midland Pullman when I was a boy, it was amazing and I never forgot that thrill of seeing it, I had to have a model of it. It took me nearly 60 years before I did. Thank you for sharing

[@gregduck7455]

Hello Oscar. Thanks for another fascinating & very enjoyable video. I love your Tri-ang Blue Pullman set. Always liked the Blue Pullman, from when I first found out about those iconic BR trains in a book I took out from the Edmonton, Alberta public library when I was an elementary school boy. When our family moved to suburban Vancouver, British Columbia in October 1971, local library there had more books with UK trains including the Blue Pullman. I love towards the end of your video when you ran both your Tri-ang trains & the Hornby Dublo trains at the same time. Fabulous stuff!

[@roystudds1944]

Good morning Oscar. What a super video to start Sunday with. Great to see the Blue Pullman running with a lot of other traffic as well. Thanks for sharing. Roy.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning Roy great to hear you enjoyed the video on Sunday seeing my Blue Pullman in action on the railway. All the best. Oscar

[@johnbill9201]

Morning Oscar, watching your weekend video while still in bed, some great footage & thanks for sharing, John

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning John great to hear you enjoyed the video on Sunday morning. Thanks again for taking the time to look in. Oscar

[@murrayjones2426]

Still part of my Sunday evening viewing in NZ.

[@russellbenton2987]

A Tri-ang classic indeed . One of the things that set Tri-ang apart from Horny Dublo in the early sixties . A new up to date train at a reasonable price . Some great views of the layout Oscar . Great video as always

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks, Russell. Great to hear you enjoyed the video, I think you're right there the Tri-ang models must've looked very enticing at the time as well as being relatively affordable, imagine the cost of a Hornby Dublo blue Pullman if they ever got round to it and the materials they may have chosen to use in the body shells, chassis and motors. Take care. Oscar

[@martinhall60]

Good morning Oscar it's Martin from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire again. I've just watched your excellent video about the Blue Pullman. I used to have the grey Pullman units with the yellow warning panels when I was a lad. I always wanted the blue version but never got it. The sound the train makes is exactly the same sound I remember. We used to have the Hull Pullman leaving Hull, but I can't remember if it was the same train or if the service was loco hauled. ? When I worked on British Rail I used to put the window labels on each coach and I kept some for myself. Thank you once again Oscar for a delightful trip down memory lane. Well as always it's time to have my tea and toasted tea cake. Keep safe and have a good week ahead Oscar and ill see you next Sunday. 👍🚂 .

[@johnd8892]

I had only heard of these referred to as the Western Pullmans or Midland Pullman versions. So implying their normal use on ex GWR or LMS lines. The numerous Pullman trains on ex LNER lines were always locomotive hauled, so not these DMU trains.

[@tonytid1045]

I recently obtained a 3 car unit and after cleaning off all the accumulated dirt and congealed grease etc, a full service re-lubrication etc it now runs very smoothly. Please PM me an email address as I have some items to share for your lovely collection. Happy modelling, Tony

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning Martin great to hear you used to have the grey version of the Pullman, these models do make an impressive sound once they're underway. Just had a look online at the Hull Pullman and found this terrific image of it arriving at Kings Cross hauled by a class 46. www.flickr.com/photos/13661517@N06/10456406363 Thanks again for looking in. Oscar

[@ChristopherSnowdon-b5l]

Glorious WR fun. Enjoyed every moment.

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks, Christopher. Great to hear you enjoyed it. Oscar

[@PaulinesPastimes]

You are right about the looks of these models, definitely a serious look to the front. I think they look great and very modern for the time. Tri-ang made a really good model with the flush glazing.

[@eddyweller4503]

Morning Oscar, what a super train the blue sets the train off and makes it look quite classy. I do have the later gray model 3 car set, and although i love it i always wanted the blue pullman. Several of my older triang models have knurled wheels and i always believed it was to make a diesel sound? It can make the running very noisy. 😂 thanks once again Oscar, enjoy my Sunday mornings, take care Eddy xx

[@oscarpaisley]

Good evening Eddy great to hear you have the grey version in your collection they certainly do make a tremendous sound once up and running. All the best. Oscar

[@cameronpatterson1045]

Good Morning to you Oscar from Glasgow another great video from you Sir I've got the Bachmann Blue Poolman

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning Cameron those Bachman versions of the Pullman are very lovely items. Great to hear you have one in your collection. Take care. Oscar

[@Steven_Rowe]

As a boy me and me big BRUVER used to go trainspotting at Finsbury Park, we saw all the gresley and peppercorn locos and first generation diesels including Deltic. We would go down to KIng Cross then walk over to St Pancras where we would see the shiny brand new blue pullman, it was wonderful and looked like it could do a million miles an hour. So when Triang introduced them I simply had to have one.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good evening Steven, those sound like great times you had with your brother wondering between the two stations with so many great things to see and hear. All the best. Oscar

[@playpaulbee]

Thanks Oscar, I do like the Triang Blue Pullman, I was offered some part sets recently but I declined, as I'm happy with the ones I have just now.

[@mikehebdentrains]

Great models - when you think that it's basically a dock shunter mechanism that's pushing / pulling four coaches, it puts some other locos to shame! I was waiting for the high speed 'train set' style circuit on this video!

[@levelcrossing150]

I re-engined mine from a scrap dock shunter and included the light for the cab.

[@MichaelHeslam-z2z]

Excellent video Oscar. My first train set RS.52 was this model along with RS.34 Transcontinental set back in the 60's as a Christmas or birthday present which I still have to this day.

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks for looking in Michael great to hear you still have your original set from the 60s Take care. Oscar

[@martinblackburn8742]

As a kid Always wanted one now im old i have two sets. Great vidio again. O and the shade of blue was Nanking blue.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning Martin thanks for the info, great to hear you enjoyed the video and you now have two sets. Take care. Oscar

[@Jimyjames73]

I like it when you show the old Catalogues Oscar - @ 7:45 - I have a Blue Pullman but only with 1 Carriage in the middle thou...& one of the end cars has a Yellow front!!! Thanks for sharing Oscar 😊🚂🚂🚂

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks Jimyjames, glad you enjoyed the video. Oscar

[@trainsontuesday]

I loved the sound of the knurled wheels. As you say this is a classic from Tri-ang. I haven't run mine for about a year now, perhaps time to pull it down from the display shelf and give it a run. Thank you for another great start to my Sunday Oscar. David.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning David great to hear you enjoyed the sound of an old wheels on the railway and Sundays video, I'd love to see yours in action on the Highland Valley Railway again. All the best. Oscar

[@OOElectronics]

Another great video. I have the Blue Pullman with the yellow ends and agree that the older version looks better. I think the offset securing screw on these units might be due to the offset position of the passageway as I think the seating is 2 to one side and 1 to the other. Best wishes, Tom.

[@lawrenceshackman9230]

Great vid today thanks Oscar! My first train set was the blue Pullman albeit the set with yellow ends and it still runs as well today as it did just over 50 years ago. The noise and sleek design are certainly something to behold!

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi, thanks for looking in. Great to hear you're still have your original set. Oscar

[@sanspareil3018]

Perhaps the off centre screw was to help the production people get the roof or underframe on the right way round.

[@EsotericArctos]

I think it might be due to there being a window in the middle and they actually tried to hide where it screws through, but your expanation sounds plausible as well :)

[@Calilasseia]

I had this very set when I was 5 years old. Memories ...

[@kenattwood8060]

Thank you for sharing your collection, Oscar.

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi, thanks for looking in. Oscar

[@gerardburton3741]

Hi Oscar. I love the blue Pullman. Always wanted one. it is still on my to get list. One day. Great video.

[@robridgway8574]

Morning Oscar, what a great start to Sunday watching the Blue Pullman. Certainly in my top favourite Tri-ang items. Like you I also Think the late Grey & Blue looks smart, as does the fictious 1974 version in an Electric Blue & Grey. Always a favourite of mine since childhood when an Uncle was a steward on them and every so often we would have free tickets to travel to Paddington. Wonderful, memories. It was a very satisfying sight watching the Dublo Castle, and Tri-ang Hymek and Pullman all charging around the layout together. Best wishes to you and Roberta from Rob & Sue.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good evening Rob & Sue great to hear you both enjoyed the video, must've been terrific to have got a ride on one of these great looking Trains in-service. Take care. Oscar

[@railway187]

Wonderful 🤩👍

[@brianhepke7182]

These Triang motors will still be running in another 50 years.😊

[@davidstrains4910]

So many people say stuff like this but the one thing they never take into consideration is the care the owner puts into their models, something that’s looked after very well for years will run for years, that includes modern models we get today, if somethings not looked after then it will fail over time, just because it’s triang or made in England it doesn’t mean it will run forever, the care an owner puts into it will also factor in.

[@michaelstaley2241]

Excellent Oscar Blue Pullman quality..

[@LondontransporduckL99]

The Oun thing I love about try ang models is that the diesels always sound like diesels

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

Great video on channel

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks for the visit. Oscar

[@davidstrains4910]

Great video this morning Oscar, the triang blue pullman as you say it’s a classic, many years ago now I managed to pick one up for only £20 from a shop in an arcade in Southport but it was only the two end cars, now though and I think I have mentioned this before I don’t use my triang one as much, that’s because recently I got the bachmann full 6 car unit, the motor car of my triang one has never really ran very well either as it looks like my triang one has the wheels that have flanges just a bit to big for modern hornby track, overall it’s a great range of models from triang but it’s one that doesn’t get much use from me since having the full train from bachmann, great video overall here Oscar, keep up the great work.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning David great to hear you have the terrific bachmann version of the Pullman. Thanks again for looking and taking the time to comment. Oscar

[@markwood4194]

I bought a second hand Pullman, the power car has the blue nose, and the dummy car has a yellow nose, and on coach. Have to say not sure if I should convert the yellow dummy car to all blue. P.s. how many sleepers have you allowed between each elevated pier.

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi Mark, thanks for looking in the peers on the incline at the track joints so the first part of the incline has three of the larger radius series 3 curves which I think are about 17 sleepers and the straight pieces are about 15 sleepers depends with the count in the half ones or not. Take care. Oscar

[@gordontaylor1483]

Hi Oscar, Lovely Pullman and intro footage however I am curiously trying to work out whether the mediaeval soldier on the platform is in fancy dress or a time warp 😂👍 I never saw a Blue Pullman, probably because it would have been when I was drifting away from trains and ‘growing up’, back to childhood as I write 😀 Very nice video complete with background knurled wheel music 👏

[@oscarpaisley]

Evening Gordon great to hear you enjoyed the footage. I'm fairly certain those figures on the platform Hornby Dublo items which are very play worn and miss quite a lot of paintwork possibly makes them look more exotic than they are. It would've been great to see one of these Blue Pullmans moving through the countryside or cityscape strangely from what I've read when they were decommissioned non-were kept for preservation. Thanks again. Oscar

[@robinmathews2446]

Hi Oscar, I have always kicked myself, for having never purchased a Blue Pullman set? For some reason there were always "other" items of Tri-ang that I wanted more? I already had the EMU and DMU sets, and another 'Railcar type of train' seemed a bit "over the top" for my layout at the time? I personally prefer the first blue livery? It looks nice..

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning Rob thanks again for looking in, great to hear you like the blue version, it's a very striking set of models. Take care. Oscar

[@patrickquinn5962]

Good morning Oscar great video thanks Patrick Quinn IRL

[@oscarpaisley]

Thank you Patrick, great to hear you enjoyed it. Take care. Oscar

[@Nimboid-20]

My R555 came with interior weights. It's a little later than yours as it is in a window box with vacuum-formed packing tray. Unfortunately this was badly designed to restrain the nose end by pressing on the crest transfer, so that was partly worn away even new from the shop. I wonder if there are any spare transfers left?

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi, thanks for looking in and the info about the weights. It's a shame about the transfers. I don't think they thought that clearly about how the packaging might affect the product. I have a number of items with paintwork that has clearly worn away or through varnish due to the tight fit. Fox transfers have a decal set for the Pullman. www.fox-transfers.co.uk/diesel-pullman-complete-livery-pack Take care. Oscar

[@EsotericArctos]

Looks like the securing screw on that unit was off centered to avoid the pillar it screws into being visible from that centre window. Triang must have been thinking of aesthetics at this time.

[@oscarpaisley]

I think you may be right, it is nicely hidden in that position. Thanks again for looking in. Oscar

[@davidportch8837]

Classic running sound of that Pullman Oscar... Looks and runs lovely...I have a version that had the yellow front ends but was well neglected when I got it. So I stripped off the yellow and restored it to the original colours and transfers and got it running again. Lovely runner now and looks great. Just my personal opinion but I think the yellow update spoiled the look of the classic original.

[@michealmatthews9377]

Just wondering if you have a triang coaling /ballast loading plant i saw one on a model railway on youtube yesterday i dont think it had ever been used it was boxed up to, love your expert knowledge of triang hornby...

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi Michael, I do have the early Tri-ang railways Hopper unloading bridge, www.tri-ang.co.uk/OONew/hopper.htm it's a lovely item hours fun could be hard with these. Oscar

[@timchalk6810]

The rosebud models i think are scale length so slightly longer and the conversion kit replaces the windows but does not have any representation of the side doors on the body side just on the window so is a bit of a compromise though does look good. A little fact not widely know is that one bogie on the kitchen cars was driven which made substituting a failed power car more complicated and was why the western region kept a rake of pullmans handy in order to provide cover .these normally being hauled by a western class 52.

[@lfewell2161]

Only the rear bogie on the power car was driven, the front bogie was unpowered, presumably too keep the axle weight down. The second motor bogies location is mentioned in the top comment.

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi, thanks for looking in and the great information about the Rosebud kits and the kitchen car's. Oscar

[@rogerking7258]

It's a superb looking train, but I always wondered just how noisy the real thing would have been for the passengers in the two motor coaches; they must have been sitting right next to the engine room. The later HST, which was broadly the same concept avoided this by making the motor units shorter and without passenger seating. Incidentally, I have the green DMU which has exactly the same power bogie, but I've fitted it with modern fine scale wheels from Ultrascale (without the ribbed treads) and it is unbelievably almost silent in operation.

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi, I think you might be right must've been quite noisy in the motor coaches, your upgrade with the Ultrascale wheel sounds terrific. Thanks again for looking in and taking the time to comment, Oscar

[@mikeking2539]

Just wondering if the ribbed wheels cause damage to the track over time?

[@mikehebdentrains]

My pullman (and X04) motors do periodically collect fine iron filings from somewhere. I've long suspected that the ribbed wheels and steel track are to blame. Possibly during unscheduled 'emergency stops' where the locked wheels slide

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi Mike, I think overtime they're gonna strip away the fine tin plating from the railheads if there's any left when you run them too much especially if you spin the wheels. Thanks again for looking. Oscar

[@michealmatthews9377]

he wanted viewers to help him price his fathers collection up for selling purposes, i forgot to add.

[@forrestrobin2712]

Can you run two Dublo trains at once Oscar?

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi, yes, it's possible to run to Dublo Trains at once and two Tri-ang trains all at the same time completely independent of each other. Thanks for looking in. Oscar

[@Charmaster04]

@oscarpaisley 6:03 What's that steam locomotive in the bottom? Is it a British steam locomotive's tooling dressed up to look more... so as not to get mixed up with the Triang "Continental" range, let us say "Mainland European?" And if so, which class would you say was the source? If not, is it all brand-new tooling? (I could ask the same of the tank engine on the second row from the top.) I definitely gave a start at 5:55 as I had just been thinking about the illustrations in Lionel postwar era catalogues. Funny how Lionel began dabbling in fads here there and everywhere when Joshua Lionel Cowan retired and the trains continued to decline in profit. Looks like the same tendency seized train companies across the pond, and somehow there even appeared to be some sort of collaboration. You wouldn't happen to know more about that, would you? It's always a pleasure to watch these videos. Beautiful camera angles, focus and subject in every running shot. As Tom McComas and Joseph Stachler observed, model railroads and especially model trains lend themselves beautifully to the medium of film, where you can just focus in on the details and texture and capture a fragment of the motion up close. Also, your voice lends itself well to the relaxing tone of the videos, you have an excellent grasp of the subject matter (which you do a great job conveying in a clear and engaging manner), and the box and magazine shots are always a joy to behold. Plus, the way the layout's plain light baseboard complements the toylike track, bright structures and usually darkly colored models fits together perfectly, and seeing the models running without their shells is a curious experience. If it sounds like I'm waxing poetic, that's because this is one of my favorite KZbin channels and I have many good things to say about it.

[@Charmaster04]

A few more comments. I like the livery of the Blue Pullman, and the windows are certainly interesting, but the biggest draw is the finely printed crest on the nose of each end unit. Also, it's interesting that you point out the noise this engine made. The Hymek also made kind of diesel-sounding noises, and from what I've heard, Lima diesels produce the same effect. I've wondered in the past if I might enjoy collecting cheaper British outline diesels, since I'm not as motivated to buy them as British steam engines and yet find them interesting. I wouldn't mind the lower detail, doing so would help me stretch my budget farther, and if they sound more or less like real diesels without decoders, so much the better! Then I can focus on putting DCC Sound on my absolute favorite steam engines. (All this is years down the road, so for now, I'll enjoy running my Bachmann Donald and Douglass and Hornby Q1 and County of Devon, along with my dad's Bachmann 08, GWR light prairie tank engine, and 8750 pannier.)

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi thanks for looking in great to hear enjoying the videos. I'm unsure of the locomotive in the bottom left at 6:03. I know at this period they may have been making a number of French looking locomotives and potentially a factory was being considered in France at the time, this may be the case with a number of the locomotives shown in the TT range at this point. I'm sure I've read somewhere that the tie-up with Lionel and the science kits was a deal where Lionel got the rights to scalextric electrics in the United States and Tri-ang got world wide rights to the science kits, I don't think the science kits sold very well. toytrainhalloffame.com/pw-science-engr-labs Oscar

[@Charmaster04]

@@oscarpaisley Fascinating background. Thanks for replying and sharing a link!