I've ridden on the TGV in the 80's. Awesome. Feels like you're standing still. But things fly by kinda fast. How wonderful. Now, time to see this come together.
@martinross55212 жыл бұрын
Me too - amazingly comfortable and reliable trains. Fun to watch from the line side when they’re at speed too 🚝
@joallawestervelt69182 жыл бұрын
So very cool. The "Magic Touch of Harrison" strikes again. 😉💕😊
@ArcadiaJunctionHobbies2 жыл бұрын
I worked for Jouef in Ireland when they made models here. I was always amazed by how wimpy the motor was in terms of pulling power and size. At the time most of what jouef made was very nice but they practically put N scale motors in their HO locos. They got around this by making the rolling stock as light as possible with almost zero friction wheels/axles. Jouef on the whole and apart from their motors made good models for the era. I have a large collection and now there are high-torque re motoring kits available to bring them up to excellent traction.
@SMTMainline2 жыл бұрын
It's too bad they chose to under power these models since the rest of the drive doesn't seem half bad. (Compared to TYCO)
@TrainCollector77Күн бұрын
@@SMTMainline In the end I came to use two motorized units as a routine.
@brianbenson19732 жыл бұрын
I'm not only a train foamer, I'm a guitarist too! 🎸 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Awesome video Harrison! Great guitar music!
@Thebanjoberk2 жыл бұрын
*banjo and steam noises*
@ZaksMTS2 жыл бұрын
Always love the high speed trains. Looks really good running around your layout!
@davidztog90112 жыл бұрын
Very cool addition to your collection, Harrison. If you remember, way back when, I purchased that same set at a Pennsy train show, but in N scale. It was the looks and colour of the set that made it stand out. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍
@robertcrundwell27822 жыл бұрын
Glad you got it running I have an eight-car unit in the same coloring and I did buy mine in the 80s. Mine was actually made made by Lima and the cars have full Interiors.
@kroy10372 жыл бұрын
Well done, Harrison! A welcome illustration of a different kind of motor to restore and a great addition to the diversity of your collection.
@SMTMainline2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@dansmodelrailways78862 жыл бұрын
Hey, nice job. Joef is pronounced Joe-f over here in the UK. They made some stuff for the UK market but generally not too great! That TGV is good though.
@jojo99FIN2 жыл бұрын
I love how this train looks like.
@haroldalexis42002 жыл бұрын
This is the first repair restoration of a Jouef TGV electric that I viewed. Actually when i bought mine in the 1980's, it was LIMA theirs identical but made in Italy. I have Jouef rounded articulated add on having a time trying to get the other half of its mate. Good job always be careful with your high speeds with your layout in elevation happy model railroading Harrison. 🙂
@JBofBrisbane2 жыл бұрын
The Lima TGV had a pancake motor similar if not identical to the ones in most of their other models.
@myvideosetc.82712 жыл бұрын
1:25 nearly there, the motor is actually from Jouef, they also made slot cars in the 60's and the motor is from those slot cars, so yes, they designed the boguie to fit ther existing line of motors.
@SMTMainline2 жыл бұрын
Interesting.
@andrewyosai96672 жыл бұрын
Enjoy your site ,love the restorations that you do. Enjoyed the TVG run ad repair Andy from Indiana New to your site
@medwaymodelrailway71292 жыл бұрын
Nice upload found it very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
@medwaymodelrailway71292 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for replying to my comment. I have a new video out now. Hope you like and share.
@garysprandel18172 жыл бұрын
Damn Harrison you are the Angus MacGyver of model railroading. And looked like you had quite the collection of fine imported vintage French carpet fuzz there.
@williammcgeehan34242 жыл бұрын
Mid 1980's and these were State of the Art. I believe an Amtrak " Rohr " turotrain was available around the same time. 👋
@robertcrundwell27822 жыл бұрын
I have a French model by Jouef an Amtrak with the European engine. The cabin change to the American Style tab came later.
@williammcgeehan34242 жыл бұрын
@@robertcrundwell2782 Rapido came out with an updated model of the turboliner about a year ago. Amtrak ran them in New York State as well as the Midwest out of Chicago. Amtrak also ran the UA ( United Aircraft ) 3 car turbo train on the Northeast Corridor. An ho scale model was also offered by Rapido trains a few years ago in several paint schemes including the demonstrator scheme for Penn Central in 1969.
@robertcrundwell27822 жыл бұрын
@@williammcgeehan3424 I am familiar with all those. I was fortunate to ride one of those updated Rohr unit when it made a run through Ohio. I would have liked to have bought the Rapido model but I had been laid off and didn't have the money at the time.
@CR76592 жыл бұрын
@@williammcgeehan3424 Rapido announced it last year, they have preproduction samples but it hasn't actually been released yet
@martinross55212 жыл бұрын
Excellent work again Harrison, fiddly job but we’ll done. These orange ones did the Paris to southern Alps route. Blue ones Paris to Biarritz if you see a set in a store on your travels…🤩🇫🇷🚝
@jcure2 жыл бұрын
Smooth piece of work.
@mikesmith99082 жыл бұрын
Well young man I love your show enjoy the trains and your hobby keep up the good work
@MattKonsol2 жыл бұрын
Really nice project and some really nice music though. I didn’t know you liked rock. Same for me too.
@SMTMainline2 жыл бұрын
Mid to late 80s rock is my favorite kind of music. The rest is decent.
@victabeer39602 жыл бұрын
Good to see your using you great grandfather's pliers. Made me laugh seeing such a delicate little motor rebuild then giant rusty pliers . Cheers
@mvg2x342 жыл бұрын
Nice job servicing the motor. I picked up one of these second hand a while ago but it never really ran well. This type of maintenance and overhaul is not for everyone. You are very good, no broken parts.
@randallellison64212 жыл бұрын
Looks like you got another speedster for the layout Harrison! I have a Kato SD40-2 that has a similar stalling problem, only mine is far worse, so bad in fact, I had to pull it from active duty and it basically sat in a display cabinet for several years! I'm fixing to tear into it and try to get it running again in preparation for another channel's challenge, hopefully it's nothing major because it's still a very nice locomotive!
@epacm502 жыл бұрын
Awesome Job Harrison! Serenity for all!!!
@johnthompson59982 жыл бұрын
Man you are not afraid to tear them apart, very good work
@lawnmowermanTX2 жыл бұрын
Nice salvage job! I have a Rivarossi Yard Goat, and Crescent Limited 4-6-2 with truck/wheel contact issues, the main board is in storage.. as life events have halted my model railroad ambitions and a work injury.. :-/ My exgf got me the Crescent Limited from a train store in El Paso.. But.. that was back in the 80's.. Most motors have brush/contact/power issues, and need to be cleaned.. Lots of TLC, and stead/nimble/finger/hands work wonders.. Great Salvage Job! KUDOS from Central Texas! Shalom Y'all! I'm a fan of Athern locomotives.. Sadly, I don't understand DCC, but use old style traditional DC track use.. Some Model Railroad magazines, had extensive realistic operation style DCC but to each their own..
@GoViaorgohome2 жыл бұрын
That’s a neat one for sure. You always have these super different locos. It’s great.
@robertcooney41392 жыл бұрын
Nice " fix " Thank you 😊
@shockstrains50772 жыл бұрын
the tgv looks awesome flying around the layout!
@Meijin_viper2 жыл бұрын
Awesome work! Always been one of my favorite high-speed trains.
@blueline3082 жыл бұрын
Don't play music. rather hear you talk.
@SMTMainline2 жыл бұрын
I will keep this in mind.
@Papa_Shurika Жыл бұрын
Hello! Good job! Magnificent train! 👍 I am waiting for this electric train for my depot.
@gkjsooley2 жыл бұрын
Well done! About Jouef wheels and derailing: on some older Jouef models the wheels wind up sliding along the axle, putting them, of course, out of gauge. Check the gauge of all the wheels on the TGV, reset any that have slipped, and I assume a spot of cryo glue can be used to hold them in place.
@ModelRailwayShed Жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant video 👍
@hopstrr2 жыл бұрын
we have a runner well done SMT
@mercuryoak22 жыл бұрын
That's really cool find and repairing it back to working order. I seen online Hattons in england is going to get more of these TGV sets 4th quarter of 2021 which are all made for dcc ready now. Very unique locomotive set which in history made 236mph world speed record in 1981 i did see then it would run 186 mph normally and remained in service til 2020.
@Tyc111142 жыл бұрын
When are you gonna post an update on the extension, I'm anticipating it
@SMTMainline2 жыл бұрын
I think pretty soon, major progress on the landscaping has already taken place.
@Tyc111142 жыл бұрын
@@SMTMainline wow, you've been working fast, I just got a permanent layout set up, still working on it lol
@exlimey14172 жыл бұрын
I remember wanting one of those in the 80s. Used to see one at The Whistle Stop in Pasadena all the time. Never pulled the trigger on one though, too expensive for my allowance.
@ChristopherBrown-mq1lg2 жыл бұрын
Nice work 👍 ! Really cool looking !
@lilboy2162 жыл бұрын
the TGV i one of my favorite trains in the world
@MMRails2 жыл бұрын
Super boulot comme toujours! Je suis impressionné que vous puissiez réparer les trains étrangers aussi facilement que les trains nord-américains. Sucre de pastèque élevé!! -Marc
@AlKaseltzer872 жыл бұрын
You seem to have a lot of success getting these old engines running, maybe you or anyone here can help. I have an old n scale split frame bachmann gp-38 I got in my early teens. I had it apart one day cleaning it and somehow, the contact on the motor caught a string on my sleeve bending it up and the brush spring came flying out, brush stayed in the motor, it sat dead for years. Last year I got the ideas to make a new spring for it since I can't find a replacement motor for it. I used three or four strands from the inside of a copper wire wrapped around a picture nail to form the spring, dropped it in and bent the retainer back in place, connected it to a battery and the motor started spinning. I dropped the motor back into the chassis without the drive shafts connected, put it on a test track and connected a nine volt to the rails. Lights on the engine came on, bit the motor wouldn't turn, removed the motor and connected to the battery again, motor turns fine. As far as I can tell, the motor is making contact to the chassis where it should and not shorting on anything. TL:DR motor works outside chassis but not in.
@Demun16499 ай бұрын
This would look much better with a full rake of two locomotives and 11 cars. Also, just think how great it would look if the model used Jacob Bogies like the 1/1 version. And, a much better looking train than the Shinkansen you bought, but, again, the Shinkansen should be running a minimum of 6 cars, and two locos, up to 16 cars and two locos. I run 11 car sets of HST125 Class 43, and a 16 car TGV. But it is expensive to run long trains, costs a lot more to buy, but they do look so cool. Mind you, I rail model in T-Gauge, so I have the space problem licked. Good video.
@justinflanigan42632 жыл бұрын
Nice video
@Weeethunder2 жыл бұрын
Cool train! Also today i got a Ho scale DDA40X train
@EA-379_trainspotter2 жыл бұрын
Nice, I watching YOU from Europa
@paulbervid16102 жыл бұрын
Great job
@Brianrockrailfan2 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@ziplocBagofRobloxia2 жыл бұрын
have this set with a expansion car, pretty cool set and is fast
@KrizAkoni2 жыл бұрын
That’s pretty cool!
@shaygetz522 жыл бұрын
Jouef motors make Tycos look like fine German coreless motors. You would buy those for $29.99 in 1983.
@HawkerBlue2 жыл бұрын
Oh a Jouef. Their a weird brand, but i do like Jouef stuff. Nice to see some European things on your channel
@kevinbreaker26832 жыл бұрын
Nice job🌟👍
@MontrealtrainChannel2 жыл бұрын
I have the Atlantic TGV version by Jouef. It pronounced Jou F but many way to name it. I have the same TGV than yours but in by Lima that runs good. I have 3 add on cars for it. But for my Jouef TGV they are very hard to find and they’re expensive too.
@4everdc3022 жыл бұрын
Foreign trains. SMT repair manual chapter.Looked it might have did some carpet running long ago.
@SMTMainline2 жыл бұрын
I think it must have due to the amount of fibers inside it.
@CameronRenye-ez7yj8 ай бұрын
Awesome model. I actually have the same one and was wondering if you know what the model of the engine is. I tried to meet some people to get a new one, but it seems no one knew what is was. Great video though.
@Demun16499 ай бұрын
A previous owner has run this train on lines placed on a carpet. I service 1/64th slot cars for the local people, and carpets are not good for electric motors.
@SMTMainline9 ай бұрын
Many train sets didn't have roadbed until the mid 90s so I've had countless locomotives from before that era arrive packed with carpet fibres.
@Demun16499 ай бұрын
@@SMTMainline My dad bought a massive piece of marine ply, to use as the baseboard. After dinner on Sundays, clear the table, three to place the board, and then build the layout, place the buildings, roads, people, vehicles, trees, bridges. It was great fun. And not on the carpet! We were lucky, I guess.
@raydiciacca50592 жыл бұрын
Do you know where I can purchase a drive assembly like the one in your video. your video was very informative
@charlesballard52512 жыл бұрын
I got aTGV for my nephew for christmas back in the mid-80's. I swear it looked like yours but I also swear it was a Bachmann. I'm wondering if Bachmann just imported the cars and put together the set themselves with their own packaging. Thoughts?
@StormTrackerProductions2 жыл бұрын
Yes you can make it run
@stephenclaridge18962 жыл бұрын
Great to see some European Trains on your track. Do you have any Classic British trains?
@oscartorres962 жыл бұрын
Second nice Video Harrison Keep Up the Good Work
@animewithsenpai29232 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@animewithsenpai29232 жыл бұрын
I cant seem to find any old trains on ebay anymore are you buying them all Harrison
@randallellison64212 жыл бұрын
There still old trains on Ebay, just purchased a pair of Accurail 89' TOFC cars no to long ago, also you might check the Ozarks Model Train Yard Sale over on Facebook, they'll have old Tyco, Life-Like, Athearn, and Bachmann stuff on there as well!
@SMTMainline2 жыл бұрын
Some months the site seems to have more stuff than others. I couldn't tell you why.
@animewithsenpai29232 жыл бұрын
Ehm yeah
@OgaugeTrainsplusslotCars2 жыл бұрын
Nice H.O
@SB-cd2mx2 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@potatohead59102 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Jouef, directly translated to English, means "player".
@potatohead59102 жыл бұрын
It's pronounced "zhwiff"
@modelrailroader56192 жыл бұрын
👍
@mistermadmachine63112 жыл бұрын
I saw a jouef steam engine on eBay
@DeZug2 жыл бұрын
Is this old mold same as the latest Jouef TGV in market today?
@thebricoapple51342 жыл бұрын
Hello You can make another video on other tgv ! Please
@gamerfan84452 жыл бұрын
Hey I got my bother a old J3 Hudson. And it kind of moving, but it tender is sparking. I clean and oil the locomotive. Can you tell what I doing Wong. Thanks
@acrranscaleandlifejourney43302 жыл бұрын
Howdy Harrison, do you get fiberglass pieces in your fingers? Thinking of getting some of those fiberglass pencils.
@SMTMainline2 жыл бұрын
I've got itchy skin a couple times after using one so I think so. I always wash my hands after using one.
@acrranscaleandlifejourney43302 жыл бұрын
@@SMTMainline thank you for your advice.
@stephenhudson65432 жыл бұрын
At TGV doesn't stay on the track at high speed like the real one does mine kept flipping off the track
@Flame_Soldier012 жыл бұрын
I have a perfect condition TGV
@nordisk18742 жыл бұрын
Just remember, les quebecois and Acadian French is proper real French! That’s why the country of France can’t understand it! As someone who was taught French by French Canadian nuns, France looks down upon their former colonies and old French!
@JBofBrisbane2 жыл бұрын
Quebecois pride themselves on being more French than the French!
@nordisk18742 жыл бұрын
@@JBofBrisbane of course, cause they are! Except Acadians have a proper French accent v Quebec!
@lucallm2 жыл бұрын
Im french :)
@Westernstarguy49002 жыл бұрын
Hi SMT how are you doing today and do you have any lifelike ho trains that you don't want anymore
@the_autism_express2 жыл бұрын
I feel like the only one who thinks the term "power car" to refer to the locomotives if a high speed train is kinda weird
@JBofBrisbane2 жыл бұрын
Possibly because they provide both motive power and head-end power for lighting and aircon. I know that's common for passenger locos in North America, but in my part of the world (Australia), locomotives don't have head-end power fitted - rather, that is mounted in a closed van at one end of the train or the other (or in the case of the Indian-Pacific, at both ends).
@ExodusNexus2222 жыл бұрын
How much did you get it for. i am just starting out and am trying to find good prices
@SMTMainline2 жыл бұрын
I think it was around $60 but keep in mind that was in a lot and in non working order. They usually go for around $100 but aim lower.
@momsmaniacs23982 жыл бұрын
You should make a “HO scale train crash video” with all the train crashes on your layout
@jcure2 жыл бұрын
then what would @SMT mainline do for the next weeks show ?
@michaelhband3 ай бұрын
👍👍👍❤❤❤🚂🚂🚂
@scpvrr2 жыл бұрын
The music detracts from the value. You are moving away from that which made you successful: explaining the work. Fast forward with bad music doesn’t work.
@SMTMainline2 жыл бұрын
I will keep that in mind.
@canadianbehaviour82802 жыл бұрын
*EUROBEAT STARTS PLAYING*
@mr.shadestrains60332 жыл бұрын
6️⃣0️⃣3️⃣🚂😎. 🚂❤️kool
@class_31clag2 жыл бұрын
It's pronounced "j-oo-v"
@tomsmaerklintrainlayout6742 Жыл бұрын
Great video of getting this train to work again !!! I just got a copy of the Bachmann version (made by Jouef), and it ran fine w/o any major maintenance or repair: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3bIenyrjNWeoa8