Someone Sent Me a Box of N Gauge Trains | What's Inside?

[@bartolomeo.07]

There cannot be more cursed thing for me than seeing a Pannier Tank with American Box Cars haha. Mystery boxes are always such a...mystery and fun! This so exciting! Not to boast or anything but I recieved also some kind of mystery box from old train driver I met in my church. We talked for a while and he liked me. 2 weeks later our priest told me that this man left a present for me! It was (suprisingly beacause he is Polish like me) a British Railways history album, two static plastic models of American and Polish locomotives and couple of very old signalman's guide, some stationmaster's manuals, rules and regulation on Polish State Railways and inside one of this books I found 4 tickets for a train. They were dated 1979! You don't see that every day! I'm so grateful for this gift. Anyway, enough about me. Great video, as always. Keep it up Sam, you are doing a wonderful job :) !!

[@andressanchez4517]

A more cursed thing

[@gavinstricklin9512]

Back when I first used trains, I had a class 40 pull American conflats on my layout

[@user-nx8uz3lo2l]

I noticed in the letter there was a shout out for SMT mainline. He is a great channel and if you want to figure out how to fix old locos. He's the man. He even has some british and europian stuff. He is a channel worth watching. your freind Jacob.

[@oriontaylor]

Never would I have imagined seeing BR Mark 1 coaches lettered for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. 🤣 How about painting up a model of one of their I-5 Hudsons in LBSCR colours just for the world’s most incongruous train?

[@zacsteamlocomotive1800]

hi

[@1471SirFrederickBanbury]

Great to see you get into n gauge! I would highly recommend microtrains couplings though. They look better, work better, and can be coupled at lower speeds. Thanks as always Sam!

[@SamsTrains]

Thanks for the tip - think I'll have to at least try those! Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@BAKU2K2]

3:24 That is a JNR WAFU 29500 brake van, it was produced between 1955 to 1961.

[@johnhughes3796]

BR Mk 1 coaches dected out in US railroad livery. Very amusing.

[@cricket9095]

Hey Sam, Roundhouse makes kits which you hand assemble yourself. The parts are molded on that long green piece, so your box car isn’t broken. Hope this helps!

[@MCRailRoader]

The blue C&O piece of stock is in fact a caboose. It's a bay window caboose, the were used on trains after the stock got taller than cupola so that the crew could still see ahead if I'm not mistaken. You should also look up an extended vision caboose. It's where a bay window meets a standard cupola. Also, Kato does in fact produce a good amount of North American rollingstock too. They make really nice passenger cars and locomotives.

[@jeannedarcalterberserker8620]

Such a kind gift. I have a lot of Kato N gauge stuff from the 1990s to modern tank cars and in my experience, their value for money is quite excellent. I have an EH500 dual electric from them and it runs as smooth as budder, hauling 8 tankers up the very bad trackwork of mine. I recommend trying a Japanese locomotive from them. You will not regret it. Sometimes the older models like the DD51 diesel are a bit dated, as these were the typical starter locos, but they all run great until today. Tomix stuff is also something I would recommend. The chassis would be cool to make a Shay locomotive, or something British, maybe a Class 35? Great video, a simple unboxing, but a great one.

[@Douglas-not-Dougie]

The little black cart with windows is a Japanese break van/cabbose

[@lindaoffenbach]

What a lovely, kind and generous present Sam. How charming N-scale genuinely always is. I remember being glued at the shops windows at Xmas as a toddler seeing a fully decorated Minitrix layout and a few trains zooming about! (N-scale as well). We've heard of KATO of course and what a delight seeing it on your layout. Yeah, it would be interesting seeing you making a body for that chassis. A new challenge for you on N-scale this time. Cheerio.

[@davidstrains4910]

Nice seeing some more N gauge here Sam, just recently I surprised my dad by buying him one of the Graham Farish Midland Pullman 6 car sets, as it was a train he used to see when he was young.

[@SamsTrains]

Thanks David - ahh what an amazing surprise... bet he just loved that! Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@lapiswake6583]

The Kato motorised chassis are widely used for 009 models. The 11-105 and 11-106 chassis are basically the same size (don't know what the difference is), and DoubleM Models (on Etsy) has several designs such as a Pechot Bourdon that take those chassis, as well as the 11-109. Those New Haven coaches are lima mk1s done in the style of a Pullman dining train in the US. I believe the lima mk1s are underscale (but I could be wrong), whereas the lima 31s and deltics and 16t wagons are overscale, in some but not all dimensions.

[@zacsteamlocomotive1800]

hi

[@rdgk1se3019]

That C&O boxcar looks like a Bachmann model, the Frisco boxcar looks to be a Model Die Casting car, The 3 bay covered hopper is Bachmann..........that C&O loco you can throw into the trash can.

[@ianjeffery6744]

O what fun! The Pennsylvania coaches look like repainted standard European vehicles, and the New Haven coaches are indeed good ol' British Railways Mark 1s!

[@Stettafire]

14:57 My suggestion would be a class 307 with a Beatles livery. I've seen 3D printed kits online

[@TheRobertLcollins]

Nice haul! The Frisco is my railroad, the St. Louis & San Francisco. It ran through my suburb. As to the passenger cars, I know that very early on in N scale the European manufacturers made some Euro-style cars painted for North American railroads. The Kato chassis is pretty cool; the Budget Model Railway guys have made 3d-printed bodies for that model and the other two or three that Kato offers.

[@darreno9874]

Hi Sam Kato work with Peco in 009 the May collaborate with other manufacturers. With a little bit of cleaning and oiling you have a great Christmas present, and with the one loco a salvage or scrap challenge, I knew there must be a way to keep that series going. Great video, God bless

[@sas-sbs-]

Kato engine chassis was made for a Japanese tram, the kato trains are normally very good

[@ianstransporthistorystuff8175]

That's really nice of the person who sent you these , and talking of American stock, I've sent you some photos I took 2 weeks ago while visiting my sister in Richmond, Virginia, USA, and some preserved rolling stock in the grounds of their local baseball/ football ground and all ex RF&P ( Richmond Frederickburg & Potomac railway) includes a Box freight car and Cabouse and a US mail travelling post office coach and pullman style one too.

[@ComengProductions]

Another great video Sam! It's wonderful to see some N scale content on the channel now, Keep up the great work.

[@kimcason8764]

What a Wonderful gift. Well done Robert, what a generous Gentleman. If anyone can fix them up, Sam can..! Sam, I would love to see what you end up doing with them. Please do a future update🤞🙏 Proof there are some Nice People Out There..! Cheers all..! Kim in Oz. 😎

[@SneakyZaku]

The wonderfull world of N gauge chassis - Kato has a massive collection of readily available engine chassis, the 101 is probably the most well known since you can see hundreds of models made for it on narrow gauge lines. Interested to see what you come up with for the bogey chassis though, its been one I have been considering.

[@timbervalleyproductions]

That was very kind of the viewer! N gauge is a cool gauge imo, just a but too small and fiddly for my liking!

[@SamsTrains]

It was amazingly kind - and that's fair enough, it is very small! Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@tiddles4x4]

From what I understand there is no scale difference in American and British N gauge like in OO/HO. So the Box Cars are the right scale for the Pannier tank. Gives you an idea of how big they are.

[@marcosborne6540]

Hi Sam, not sure if I commented before but I was quite intrigued by this collection. I noticed the Lima models which, I believe date back to the '60s. At the time Lima had produced British Mk1 coaches and European coaches (though I'm not sure of the prototype as they were generic. For the American market they finished them in approximation of US liveries though, of course, they certainly are not prototypical vehicle. The caboose is a bay window caboose which is Con-Cor, probably made by Atlas Rivarossi. The Avisun vehicle is Bachmann. The Kato wagon looks like a Japanese caboose. I can't be sure about the American Diesel but it could be Life-Like or Bachmann. the brown box car I'm not so sure about as it has a cast chassis which is rare in N gauge. it is not likely to be Kato although Kato do an extensive range of American stock on top of their Japanese, European and British models. The Kato chassis is extendable (though I guess you may have found that out by now. Re couplings N gauge utilises the "rapido" style coupler universally (though other types can be fitted such as Micro-Trains or Fleischmann Profi couplings). Apologies if you've gleaned this from elsewhere but I only saw the video for the first time today. By the way metal wheels are pretty much standard on the bulk of N gauge stock. Note that the following manufacturers are or have been active in N gauge. Kato - Japanese, European, American and some British Roco - European (now no longer produced but plenty available second hand) Fleischmann - European Minitrix - European though at one time they have produced both British and American models Brawa - European Piko - European Hornby Arnold - European and American (the latter prior to Hornby acquiring the Rivarossi group which acquired Arnold Rapido and Lima many years ago). Arnold Rapido were first on the market with N gauge and pioneered a lot. Rivarossi - N gauge range included European and American outline Atlas, Life-Like, Concor and Bachmann USA - all American outline Graham Farish - British Dapol - British Peco - British Revolution Trains - British Bachmann Europe - Lilliput range of European N gauge Microtrains - American Lone Star - long defunct and branded as 000 gauge Lima - British, European and some American outline. I have never really rated this company's products. None of the range is made anyome. If there are gaps I am sure my fellow modellers can fill them I've been modelling N gauge on and off for 50 years so have a bit of knowledge you might wish to tap into. I also used to sell it many years ago. Feel free, glad to oblige by considering any questions you may have. Keep up the great work.

[@kleighfield]

Would love to see you repair the broken engine. I am slowly building my first n gauge layout so any education is great.

[@gwheregwhizz]

Always felt N Gauge sounds like a hip hop band with a singer wearing a baseball cap on back to front and a gold chain you could couple a wagon with.

[@DMCRailways]

It's cool to see more n gauge. That was a great gift. I meant to comment on the last N gauge video, I'd recommend having a look at the Kato n gauge unit rack, it's so much better than some of the more traditional packs, and the points come as standard with motors in. I love their controller too. :) I'd recommend the Kato pocket line tram chassis too, it runs really slowly, 5 pole motor and flywheel, an impressive amount of gearing and so compact. I used one to moterise an n gauge Oxford die-cast tram and it works great. I'd be really interested to see what you could design and print to go on one.

[@bobsbasementhotrains3020]

Great video. Yes as someone mentioned micro trains trucks ( boggys) are really good and have knuckle couplers. The Frisco boxcar I beleave is made by Con-cor. We use to call the huge wheel flanges on some older US cars as pizza cutters

[@hrenes]

I was with my friend this weekend who has a Märklin track. You would trade in all you have on the plastic toys Bachmann and Hornby make to get some quality models that are made in Germany. I never thought I would ever say this but I took up some wagons with the weight of a locomotive and the details are great. You should order one, just for fun (but be careful not to short-circuit things )

[@MrNoUsername]

Stage 1: HO/OO Gauge ✅ Stage 2: O Gauge ✅ Stage 3: N Gauge ✅ Stage 4: Gauge 1 Stage 5: 5 Inch Gauge Stage 6: 15 Inch Minimum Gauge Stage 7: Real Narrow Gauge Stage 8: Real Standard Gauge It’s only a matter of time!

[@metadude1234]

Not sure on import markup, but if you want to get more n-gauge stuff for cheap, Tomix offers "Introductory sets" that here in Australia can go as low as $70AUD, to as high as about $150AUD - Loco - Usually freight - Controller - Track

[@tinplategeektoo]

Yes Kato manufacture N Scale US specific models as well as other countries like the UK and Europe. I have a very nice Kato LNER Azuma Class 800 train pack (5 units).

[@NJBamforth67]

Hi Sam fantastic video you have to team up with SMT Mainline in America and do some Swapping xx

[@StarWarsJay]

What a kind person for doing that. On a side note, that Bachmann tank engine is gorgeous.

[@HeavyTanker-vx4oq]

For the little Chesapeake and Ohio Diesel, it seems its missing its traction tires, note how the rear bogey is leaning back, since it's drivers are too small without the traction tires. it could also have cracked gears, as that Is basically the same locomotives that Bachmann sold back in the 70s and 80s that had the same issue, so they have cheap white nylon gears that like to crack, much like Bachmann's Split Chassis engines.

[@stralegaming2597]

I think the chassis is for the locomotive that didn't work, but the previous owner never used it for that reason because it may have not fit/was from another brand

[@VonMush]

These mystery unboxing are awesome, more please! Maybe 3D print a OO-9 diesel shunter body for the KATO chassis? Very cool KATO brake van, wasn't expecting the brake lights to lighting up like that.

[@bolesawmayzel6476]

Maybe you could print a trolley body for this powered chassis. You could also try to fit some lights inside, maybe headlight and taillights (it would be a fun challenge to complete in such a small scale plus it's something we haven't seen in your 3d printing projects yet). I absolutely love your videos and always wait for them to pop up in my notifications. And what a generous gift was it. Cheers from Poland.

[@nighthawk9097]

Great lot he sent. For a 3d printed locomotive shell I’d suggest Canadian National box cab 6711. The real locomotive is preserved at ExpoRail near Montreal and can provide a lot of refrence pictures

[@rottenroads1982]

I would personally go for HO scale US trains. Also, a Kato N scale chaise? You could use that for an OO9 scale locomotive.

[@adamwilliams192]

What a nice gesture! Some scope for projects there. Ref the Kato chassis….. Bo-Bo locos not available in N gauge are numerous. Without looking at the wheel base / centres (although I think some Kato chassis are adjustable in that regard), you could try a 3D printed: Metropolitan Railway electric BR class 15 BR class 16 Your resin printer would be great to have a go at N gauge details. Best

[@Elvinley]

Looking forward to watching this later! Sam, you need to try the N Gauge Society Hunslet. Amazing runner with tons of features for 80 odd quid. It is DCC, stay alive, has lights, DCC special features etc ..

[@garrymartin6474]

A Metropolitan Railway electric loco based body might work , given the chassis short wheelbase or perhaps freelance a DMU ? . Lovely gifts, what a kind thing to do.

[@michaelwain3198]

You should review more Kato N gauge. There's a nice looking starter set with a 3 car DMU and a decent size oval of track, which you can buy from one or two UK stockists, with UK power supply for the controller.

[@michaelwhiles5282]

Much joy ! Understand that AS might be receving faulty Class 37's back = now that isn't a mystery.

[@schuylerschultz804]

With those passenger cars you could easily create a fictional excursion train that perhaps tours the UK or Europe or somewhere, which would be a good explanation for why the train only has sleeper cars and dining cars and no standard coaches, and the combine car could have been (fictionally, of course) converted to a sort of lounge, or something. Would be a really cool concept

[@levidarling5107]

This video kind of reminds me of your much older rolling stock lot reviews from like 6-7 years ago. Great to see you are happy with n scale and having fun!

[@JonathanPan-d8u]

For a new challenge to make up for the loss of salvage or scrap, why not periodically restore an old model train?

[@silverstonestudios01]

17:15 Howdy Sam, yes that is a caboose. It was designed to stick out the side instead of seeing over the train, since train cars were getting larger and taller. Also, the New Haven coaches are accurate. Pullman made rolling stock very prominent here in the US. I admit it looks questionable, but American and British coaches, for a time, were very similar. Any how, Have a good day Sam!

[@RebelGohan]

Love the video! That Kato chassis is meant to power the Bandai B Shorty train line of chibi train replicas. They are very funny looking.

[@sunhawk1104]

The Kato powered chassis is designed to be used with B-Shorty Train kits

[@raymondleggs5508]

that C&O diesel is Mehano, any loco with a giant screw at the bottom is mehano.

[@Noodlewerfer]

Great video, that was very generous of Robert! Would definitely like to see a video fixing the N scale diesel!

[@davidmolin8944]

Fun fact, the Kato 11 series of chassis are very popular for custom built locomotives, I have the 11-109 and used it for a 009 tram, I suggest maybe a mini 009 diesel for it

[@Racist_Railfan_Productions]

I think you'll have a lot of fun with that Kato motorized chassis, especially since you've got that resin printer. Considering the shorter wheelbase you could probably make it into a diesel shunter, or something in OO9. And if you seriously get into 3D printing N scale trains, there are other similar motorized chassis out there that you can get for pretty cheap, usually shipping from Japan. Check out Tsugawa Yokou, they make a lot. Also those European coaches with American railroad letterings are cursed as hell lol

[@nanderv]

One note with Tsugawa Yokou, they run on a much lower voltage, afaik. So beware

[@austinbuckles4142]

The white kato motor chase is for kato pock line

[@strike9716]

maisto made some battery powered n gaug sets with diecast shells, i wonder if they would fit on the powered kaito chassis.

[@2010ditta]

Some nice projects for you there Sam for the coming year. Look forward to them All the best.

[@kellyashfordtrains2642]

KATO cater for N Gauge American model diesel and steam engines. Try purchasing some of those. I've put up a post you might want to read.

[@SamsTrains]

That sounds great Kelly, thanks for the heads up! Thanks for watching, Sam :)

[@matthewneleigh567]

I had that same C&O boxcar once, though my copy had a little burr on one wheel that made it wobbly and prone to derailment. The hopper is a Bachman type I had several of... ended up cutting the middle third out of a few, to make shorter hoppers for hauling cement. Not sure where all of that's gone, now- I haven't really touched N since 1992 or so.

[@bryantan863]

That was very kind of Robert to send you a bunch of N gauge items for you to use for your N gauge layout Sam. I hope you will get the Bachmann Skarloey and the other narrow gauge engines from Thomas And Friends someday Sam.

[@zacsteamlocomotive1800]

don.t worry brian i will ask azuma to talk to sam about that

[@jwt6110]

Do a 44 tonner with the chassis

[@user-sv4pj5jl8n]

Sam, print a 1920's GE / IR American box cab to pull your 1970's era freight cars.

[@scrailwaylines8535]

Super cool that you got n scale trains especially usa ones

[@paolomargini7904]

Being myself an N-er, glad for you!

[@enisra_bowman]

two ideas for the Infield: 1. a little CarSystem Loop in N Gauge and might be cool to show that not only Trains can move at a Model Railway or 2. Simple Z and T Gauge Layout

[@zacsteamlocomotive1800]

hi

[@JonatanGronoset]

Those "Pennsylvania" coaches look suspiciously scandinavian... 🤔 Them and the "New Haven" ones are most likely repaints of other stock, it's common fare for companies to reuse tooling.

[@Jimyjames73]

Looks like fun what Robert sent you Sam!!! 🤔🚂🚂🚂

[@Robert_the47]

Well that’s a great haul Sam! From what I can tell, those Lima new haven coaches are just recoloured BR Mk1s, so I suppose they are technically British The Pennsylvania coaches are definitely European, maybe German or Dutch? I really don’t know

[@gladams56]

Yes. That is s Chesapeake and Ohio bay windows caboose.

[@goupigoupi6953]

I'm speculating here, I didn't watch the clip yet... but from just looking at the title and at the box, I'd say there are a bunch of N gauge trains in there.

[@Samuussman]

The chassis is a B-Train Shorty chassis. Not the best Kato chassis ever, but it does the trick. You should check the Shorties. They are pretty sweet. Too bad Bandai discontinued the range

[@technoandrew]

I'd love to see you create a new body for that loco chassis, in the style of one of the old BR Bo-Bo locos. Maybe something unusual like a class 15?

[@duncancurtis5108]

We used to snap up second hand n gauge stock fast cos it sold mighty quick at reduced prices. Locos especially, except sadly a lot were badly in need of internal repair.

[@donaldrobertson117]

Well done on your respectful response.

[@thisisaduck]

In my experience, N-gauge models are always a bit stiffer in comparison with OO so don’t worry too much about the low speed performance or when they get stuck. It must just be in the nature of being smaller and having less torque.

[@goldie44]

Those are British passenger cars painted up like their American counterparts. PRR (Pennsylvania Railroad) "Mountain View" and its sister "Tower View" were the tail cars for the Broadway Limited. The "Cushion ride underframe" is just 1950s/1960s C&O marketing

[@ACasualRacer]

Awesome! More N Scale!

[@nanderv]

You know, you can use N gauge tracks for modelling narrow gauge. For instance, British 600mm narrow gauge railways come to around N-gauge track with if you model them in OO scale :). Personally I use the KATO 11-109 motorised chassis for creating my own little steam locos, by 3d printing a body on top of them. Although you don't get any driving rods etc., they still can look quite nice :). Plus, you can get a locomotive done for ~30 euros that way, which is a steal compared to anything professional.

[@adriannash2705]

Man I gotta say that was a really nice gift Sam! I gotta say the Pennsylvania coaches look a lot like some Japanese coaches one of by friends at the club has and the New Havens definitely look like BR MK. 1s which is pretty funny considering they’re American railroads XD. Also that C&O car you have is indeed a caboose, I think it’s called a Bay View caboose but I could be wrong. I hope you have fun with your new stuff!

[@kevinblakeman8858]

Hi sam for the Kato chassis you could make a class 20 22 baby deltic and class 24

[@Valleys56xx]

Some great stuff there , Sam. A very kind donation!

[@briandesens144]

Awesome video Sam's trains 😊

[@SamsTrains]

Thanks Brian! :D

[@briandesens144]

@@SamsTrains you're welcome Sam's trains

[@davidsheriff8989]

Kato is unbeatable !

[@lukefarnish7635]

An idea for the Kato chassis: They are very popular among OO9 modelers. Perhaps you could try your first ever OO9 loco with a body made 3D printed by you?

[@skyrocket0113]

Hi Sam, brilliant your covering n gauge mate. You can't beat Kato track with n gauge, although you've used Peko track! Please keep the n gauge vids coming mate! You've done brilliantly with your n gauge layout! You just need some decent haulers mate! I'm also interested in TT scale from Hornby mate. More vids of those, too mate!👍

[@powerfulech0356]

Would love to see you repair the n scale loco

[@NWRJ_WStudios]

Funny story Sam. I have some N scale locomotives packed away, I'll probably have to get them out at some point because I really miss running them. Cheers Jasper & Willow

[@OliversRailwayModelling]

Since you’ve got n gauge track, will you start reviewing 009?

[@jamesdunloptrains]

Awesome video today Sam really good present you got

[@samorowell535]

SMT MAINLINE MENTIONED

[@Cross_Trainspotting]

Could you do a review of the Graham Farish/Bachmann Class 37 please? I’ve seen photos of it and it looks pretty good.

[@NWRJ_WStudios]

9:00 I actually have 4 of these coaches Sam, although mine says ATSF on the sides. Cheers Jasper & Willow

[@alanwagstaff16]

The Kato chassis class 20.

[@nameless5413]

Sam's christmass comes in january i reckon, fans of the channel decide to share some projects to entertain and enrich both Mr. Sam's trains and audience .) good stuff!. Ah yes immediate salvage or scrap contender appears .)

[@hearingthesmells2500]

Why not the outside line??

[@thebongmaster]

nice to see some N scale love :)

[@ciaranburke3243]

That was fun sam very nice chap for sending you them do a video on the diesel 👍