ri-ang Railways R.159 Double Ended Diesel & Tri-ang Hornby R.855 Flying Scotsman

Tri-ang Railways R.159 Double Ended Diesel with a rake of 1st series Blue Transcontinental Coaches from the late 1950s and a Tri-ang Hornby R.855 Flying Scotsman from the late 1960? with teak style coaches from the the 1970s. All dates approximate.
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[@PaulinesPastimes]

Love the thumbnail photo inspired by the 1959 Catalogue cover. The TC train looked so wonderful running through the Tri-ang station with it's brightly coloured buildings. The coaches are in incredible condition, better than any I have seen. Very enjoyable to see them all racing past. Such a handsome beast of a locomotive. 😊

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi Pauline, glad you enjoyed the video and liked the photograph. Definitely a colourful bunch the TC models. Take care. Oscar

[@POUNCEMAN1]

Hi Oscar ,, I have 3 of these double ended locomotive ,, and a forth with pantograph i bought in the day for 25 bucks new ,,, certainly some of my favorites ,, in canada ,, often railroads run trains in a push pull arrangement ,, which i ran on my railway ,, true collectables ,, again ,, love the vids ,,, i have both sets of coaches too , the first set ,, and the newer budd cars , think i have every set you budd cars expect the two tone green cars , next on my bucket list , flying scotsman never got smoke ,, all the best

[@premikyam2726]

Good morning Oscar. another marvellous video to start a Sunday morning. Who said TC and LNER dont work well together... fundamentally you are recreating the early train set days from the 1960s and the memories from that time. Fantastic.

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi thanks, glad you enjoyed the video. Oscar

[@DavidBarwick-hb7eo]

My father had the Tri-ang Double Ended Engine when I was a kid. Found one at a garage sale recently. I didn't know there were matching carriages. Now I will have to search some out.

[@Steven_Rowe]

I used to like these diesels as a kid, i thought they were supposed to be American or Canadian. Well I move to Aus in the 1970s and the double ended diesels are based on the Victorian B class diesels and the colour scheme is roughly similar, thr coaches are of similar Victorian Railways livery although they never have vista dome cars etc. They were broad gauge locos of 5ft 3 in like Ireland and 1500hp each from 1952 53 and s9me ate still running today Here is a video of one coupled to a Victorian single ended S class kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5-rlqaBdt2hpq8si=Tv1yTvjt74szOpZv

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi Stephen, thanks for watching and the info with the terrific link. All the best. Oscar

[@DubloAirfix]

Hi Oscar, I remember the VR version first appearing in the Australian supplement of the Hornby catalogue sometime in the mid 70's. It's worth a look at Steven Rowe's link in his comment below/above for the VR prototype at Southern Cross Station in Melbourne to get an idea of how similar it was even though it was a generic model. Back in those days, off the shelf models of Australian prototypes were few and far between in Tasmania where I grew up so it was a revelation. Later in my life I hired a corporate excursion train out of Melbourne with the single ended S class diesel up front and got to ride in the cab. Your model might be noisy but the real thing was pretty loud as well.

[@davidrichmond4520]

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[@oscarpaisley]

Hi, Guy, thank you again for watching and the info. The link in Steven's comment has some terrific footage of those two powerful looking locomotive, you can see where Triang got the livery from, sounds very exciting, getting to ride in the cab of the S class. Take care. Oscar

[@johnd8892]

Although Triang never called the R.159 a Victoria Railways B class nor the coaches the Spirit of Progress train coaches, most young owners in Australia imagined they were that. A video of what the B class and Spirit of Progress train looked like in the fifties and sixties : kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnKxlJyIhtB9aLssi=O5R_ms8tgA1JRpO_ No Dome cars or corrugated sides and a six axle locomotive as well. Harder to see the end observation car in this, but was a version with a rounded end but and end door and windows in line with the others but in the curved end. There was also a precedent of these B class running alongside the Flying Scotsman on its visit to Victoria in 1988/89. However the videos of parallel running on the adjacent broad and standard gauge tracks concentrated on the VR preserved steam locomotives running alonside. A very popular pair of models in Australia by not only Triang but others too.

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks again, John, for the info and the terrific link with its great imagery. Take care. Oscar

[@l1a146]

Another great video thanks Oscar. I dont think theres ever been a time where the Flying Scotsman has ever been out of the catalogue. Its been available in one form or another since its introduction. I very much like the blue and yellow TC sets. I have done since I first saw one as a small child, but for one reason or another have never owned one. Perhaps its time to do so and convert it to run on my 3 rail layout. 🤔

[@oscarpaisley]

Flying Scotsman seems to have been a firm favourite over the years , a three Rail conversion of the double ended diesel sounds quite interesting, I think the flange depth on the wheels on these very old train models could be an issue running on throughout, especially with the sleeved wheels that open and close, just been having a go with some southern coaches with Mk2 couplings, will not run through the points without incident. Maybe items from the later 60s and early 70s with improved wheel profiles and fixed back to back may behave better. All the best. Oscar

[@Tauraco00]

This is such a time capsule Oscar🎉 Thanks for sharing

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi, thanks for looking in. Glad you enjoyed the video. Oscar

[@Tauraco00]

@@oscarpaisley thanks Oscar, regards Elizabeth Lines (Lines-Family) William and Joseph Lines, Triang

[@mikeking2539]

My 1970s Flying Soctsman had the "Chuff Chuff" sound, and it had the firebox glow as well. Saldy I don't have it any more 😢, nor do I haave my GWR 0-6-0 PT loco. The GWR 0-6-0pt was part of a set, that I got for Christmas, again early/mid 1970s, it was the pick up goods set, 5 wagons + brake van, tunnel, set of junction signals, small station, kit form goods shed, point, uncoupling ramp, and a buffer stop. Gave many happy years of enjoyment, with FS being the next loco, and many other models for Christmas over the years. I like your videos, as I get reminded of some of the items that I had, also some or the items a friend had on his layout,.. Happer times! Thanks for making these videos.

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi Mike, thanks again for looking in and the information. The set with the GWR 0-6-0pt sounds like a lot of fun. All the best. Oscar

[@trainsontuesday]

Superb Sunday morning running. I envy you having the blue TC running so well and pulling its train with ease. I must clean the wheels and axles on my set as the loco cannot move them. The Scotsman looked very smooth, a fabulous model. A most enjoyable watch this morning. David.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good afternoon David, glad you enjoyed seeing the Scotsman in action, it's a very time-consuming thing getting the wheels out and cleaned up for a whole set of coaches. I'm just in the process with a rake of southern 9 inch coaches with mk2 couplings at present, I started on Sunday afternoon and removed all wheels and axels. It's Friday afternoon now and I've only put three axles/six wheels back in! All the best. Oscar

[@stevenperry7493]

What a great way to start a Sunday while eating breakfast .All the locos you have once on my Christmas list I can see running on your layout .Small mishaps on layouts is part of the fun .😊

[@oscarpaisley]

Thank you Steven. Glad you enjoyed that.. Take care. Oscar

[@roystudds1944]

Great video as usual Oscar. Unusually I’m watching this on Tuesday morning but thoroughly enjoyed watching both trains running around . Thanks for sharing. Roy.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good afternoon Roy, t thank you again for looking in. Glad you enjoyed seeing these two very different groups of models running around the railway. All the best. Oscar

[@antman5474]

Oscar, you are a legend.

[@cameronpatterson1045]

Good morning to you Oscar from Glasgow I've Got the 1970 Model of Scots man still in good ink

[@oscarpaisley]

Good afternoon Cameron, great to hear you have a version of this in good condition. Thanks again take care. Oscar

[@martinhall60]

Good morning Oscar, it's Martin from Hull in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Well I've just watched your excellent video and it was a joy to see the transcontinental locomotive and coaches running around your layout and the flying Scotsman and it's teak coaches. It all brings back many happy memories of playing trains on the living room carpet with my dad. some times memories are more important than anything else. Well I am looking forward to seeing your next video Oscar. Keep safe and have a good week and thank you again. Now I am going to have my tea and toasted tea cake. See you next Sunday Oscar. 👍🚂🚃

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi Martin, glad you enjoyed the video on Sunday morning and that's it, brought back, good memories of playing with trains. It's been a busy week here, it's Friday evening now when I'm writing this reply. Been trying to get around to clean up a set of 9 inch southern coaches with MK2 couplings this week, got the wheels and axles out on Sunday afternoon, so far only got three axles/six wheels back in place. All the best. Oscar

[@marmion150]

Even by your high standard, this was an exceptionally entertaining session. Two great combinations of locomotives and stock, each of them beautiful in their own way.

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi, thanks Marmion, great to hear you enjoyed the video. These two groups of items must've been a great deal of fun, if you're lucky enough to have them as a child. All the best. Oscar

[@munirahmed2903]

Nice train set

[@coyi51]

Really enjoyable view. My dad met me after school, either April 59 or 60, off to local stockist purchased R159, I could have had the coaches as well, but just wanted the loco. It had mk3 couplings and Tri-ang Railways on the side. The only issue was it would not run on standard track curves. My Dad, bless him, went out and bought series 3 track, which was a lot cheaper than standard. Loved hearing the loco running round brought back so many memories. Many thanks.

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi, thank you for information and taking the time to share that great after school adventure. Take care. Oscar

[@gordontaylor1483]

Hi Oscar, Great video and opening still of the TC diesel. Always good to see two running in shot. TC coaches look to be in lovely condition, very nice. A high level of TLC is always needed with old track and that extra screw in the point seems to have made a difference. Now torn between going to the layout for a play or getting on with daily chores 🤔😀, no brainer 🙄😂

[@oscarpaisley]

Afternoon Gordon, glad you enjoyed seeing this group of items on the move around the railway, there are a lot of fun, always something else to adjust to clean. The chores will get done one day... Oscar

[@russellbenton2987]

Hi Oscar . The Flying Scotsman never got smoke . It did have the firebox glow in the early 70s . I think it stopped in 73 . It had the dreaded chuff chuff sound! I think the last time what we would recognise as the original model appeared in the catalogue was 1980 when it got paint finish . From 1981 it was replaced by the new tender drive A1 Flying Scotsman . Nice running , love the sound of the double ended diesel charging round. That Scotsman is a rocket !

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks for watching Russell and the information its very much appreciated Glad you enjoyed seeing these items, having an enthusiastic run around the railway. Flying Scotsman seems to have be popular model for quite some time. This particular model seems to be incredibly powerful. All the best. Oscar

[@rodericfindlay4147]

Very interesting and enjoyable running session. Thank you.

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks Roderic, glad you found it interesting. Take care. Oscar

[@louisbabyCT]

Im in South Africa, and I'm fortunate enough to have just bought this exact diesel set. Thanks for the info on it.

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi, thank you for watching, great to hear you just got the set and found a video interesting. Take care. Oscar

[@LyfovRyan51]

Had the double cab diesel and three cars in the red livery New Zealand 50 odd years ago

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi Ryan, thank you for watching, those models in that livery are a lovely looking variation and especially sought after here in the UK, Great to hear you had the set. Take care. Oscar

[@chrisbishop1534]

The price list was interesting, all in schillings!

[@donniblanco5239]

What a Fabulous sight to see the T.C in Such Pristine Condition, I’ve only ever seen them in bits at the bottom of a Spares bin before - Great Bonus film of the Diesel included by Steven_Rowe, was a Great excuse to get another Coffee😁 The Rake of White Roof Thomson’s behind F.S were Equally impressive and was Treat to see them in Tandem. Thanks Again for your time and Efforts Oscar 👏🏻

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi thanks Donni. Great to hear you enjoyed seeing both TC loco and the Scotsman models in action on the railway. It was a great link provided by Steven. All the best. Oscar

[@adriaandeleeuw8339]

I had the Flying Scotsman with the teak coaches in 1964/5 in Australia

[@davidstrains4910]

A good overall video this morning Oscar, while I have said before that the transcontinental stuff isn’t really of much interest to me this whole set you had running round the layout did look quite good running round the layout, as some others have pointed out in the comments it is sort of ok to have Flying Scotsman running round while also having something transcontinental because there are photos and videos of scotsman in America and Australia that show it sat next to or running beside an American or Australian locomotive, keep up the great work Oscar.

[@RobA500]

Another interesting video Oscar. The TC loco runs very well considering its limited electrical pickup on just the drive bogie. It was great to see the Flying Scotsman charging around, seems quite a fitting tribute to the real locomotive as she is now destine to sit in the museum now her maintenance contract has expired.

[@christinerobottom9444]

Have you ever considered having a limited numbers openday my hubby would love it being a ex secondman at Sheffield, He always watches your vlogs far better than dcc.

[@oscarpaisley]

Thank you I'm glad your partner enjoys my content and I'm happy to take suggestions. I would love to meet more of the people who support my channel; but it's unfortunately not practical for people to come and visit my layout... I visit a number exhibitions a year (as a guest) and would welcome any discussions you would like to have about the layout. Oscar

[@radiator0]

I love the old stuff. Well lest be honest who can afford the new stuff crazy prices.....

[@mikehebdentrains]

Nice work! Thanks for sharing. One can imagine a call from outside the room - 'Cup of tea Oscar? ... er, where have all the cups gone?" :o) I think I spotted a mention of a Mail coach in the earlier catalogue - did they ever appear in the same TC blue?

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi thank you glad you enjoyed that, it's always nice to have a cup of tea! You're right there is a TC mail coach in blue. I think it was available in the early 60s for a short period of time and goes with these coaches quite nicely. All the best. Oscar

[@Hornhausen]

Amazing.

[@Ruggedrails]

And as usual first class work Oscar

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi, thanks again for taking the time to watch. Oscar

[@johnd8892]

The shape of the Victorian Railways Spirit of Progress rounded end observation car can be seen in the rare opening segment of this short vid : kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5ycqWunfZ6ff8Usi=0aYktd_DD2T-4y0D But in steam hauled days just before the B class double ended diesels were delivered to replace the three cylinder S class streamlined Pacifics. Hornby did make a pilot model of the S class Pacific but it did not make it into production. Later in the film is the only colour footage i have seen of the VR three cylinder 4-8-4 H class locomotive Heavy Harry. In a top Melbourne model shop i remember a customer brought in a model of H 220 he made using two Princess models as a starting point. A very impressive model resulted.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good afternoon John, thank you for watching and the link to the terrific video with the lovely footage. It's always nice to see film like this as so very little of it was shot. Today we take it for granted, everything seems to be covered by Smart phones from multiple angles, looking back to the invention of photography and the technology to capture moving images in black and white, then colour it seems odd now that more wasn't captured. I'm sure the cost had a huge part in this, but also many would've thought industrial items such as railways were not worth the effort. All the best. Oscar

[@robinmathews2446]

Hi Oscar, Would I be right in assuming these coaches had "fixed" or glued on roof pieces? I don''t think that seating units were available yet or until after the tension lock couplings became standard? These are a beautiful set of coaches with very clean windows, that is a bit of a rarity for coaches of that era? I'll bet it took a while to remove and clean all of those wheels.. Well done.. I'm sure they are running better now? The Flying Scotsman seems like a nice model? I have never owned one of those.I concentrated on the Princess and R 59 Tanks.. Great video as usual.. Thank you..

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi Robin, you're right apart from the baggage car, these coaches have glued roofs, I think it was 1960 when they stopped that mean practice, although glueing the roofs on probably seemed like a good idea at the time. I'm just working on a set of 9 inch green southern coaches which have the roofs glued on. They were not a complete set and acquired separately. One of them has very dirty windows, which is a real shame.. Like the TC coaches they are going to take an age clean up the wheels and axels, I removed them all on Sunday but haven't had the Time to finish them off. Thanks again for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.. Oscar

[@brianhepke7182]

Hi Oscar, I have never been a fan of this first set of TC coaches; lots of Triang "artistic licence" going on here. The bogies are oversized for the bodies, they look like they have been dreamed up by someone sitting at a drawing board. The tail dome car I think is based on an obs car used on the Milwaukee Road Hiawatha. This also misses the mark. If the vertical line where the canopy butts onto the body was more of an angle leaning forward (along with the molded framework on the canopy), it would be more effective. It's a pity because the bodies are not bad. I have a silver and red set which I did some alterations to substituting the bogies with those used on the freightliner flat wagons. The balance in size I found more pleasing. The second generation coaches are far more convincing. Triang Hornby's Flying Scotsman is one of my favourites in the range. It is a well balanced beautiful looking model. I think the company managed to get it spot on, in fact it hasn't changed much down the years since it's introduction. It works very well with the later Gresley Teaks. Great pulling power. Great insightful video...as usual. Thank you.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good afternoon, Brian, thanks for watching and the info, Glad you enjoyed seeing thses items having a run around the railway. It's a funny thing the TC range some people really like it and others not. Sounds like interesting modifications to those red and silver coaches. All the best. Oscar

[@the_failed_states]

Sure you can run the trans-continental and the Flying Scotsman. The Flying Scotsman visited America and Australia, so it's probably prototypical. Also, it's your layout, so you can run what ever you want.

[@ScreamingLordStokes]

Hi Oscar, your video brought back happy memories of going with my Dad to buy the Flying Scotsman set from a second hand shop in the early 80s. My version had the cardboard box with the lovely illustration on and had the steam sound chuff chuff tender, it came with two teak coaches and an oval of early system six track. It is entirely appropriate to run the TC train alongside the Scotsman as others have said the Scotsman's saviour, Alan Peglar, took it on a tour of America and Australia in the late 60s/early 70s. There is a super film of that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYXKlIaoYqqeg7Msi=A0YudiUATSs4fVRh Thank you Oscar. Regards, Antony

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi Antony, you must have great memories of that set, sounds like a magic time. Thanks for taking the time to share it, and the terrific link, very enjoyable and informative torch. It's quite a story which is around this locomotive. All the best. Oscar

[@Jimyjames73]

Don't you just hate having de-railment's Oscar??? 🤔🚂🚂🚂