Trash to Track. Episode 109. Hornby 4 VEP EMU, Network Southeast.

Hello and Welcome to episode 109 of Trash to Track
In this episode we take a look at a Hornby 4Vep emu. This model is in a multitude of parts and i have collected several bits and pieces to hopefully make up one whole, working four car unit.
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[@delphjunction1168]

Hi Dan. Great job buddy. Thumbs up thumped 👍 ....Pete....

[@ianforfun1]

Great videos, I like fixing things as well. One little tip I saw online.... when working with clip-on bodyshells I now use guitar plectrums and one corner is tapered to a feather edge and they are flexible and cheap.

[@RS-xo7rd]

Very enjoyable, and a nice unit. Wouldloved to have seen the full 8 car set.

[@greenslider]

Great as always Dan. I ruined my old Lima 4f Fowler a few months ago( this multiple edits)😊with mix of failing eyesight and an errant soldering iron. Same was going to happen to my 1978 HST 125 until I looked back at your Henry loco fix. A minor adjustment of the retaining clip I must have bent as a child and bingo. With the exception of a weakened magnet we are back on the rails. Thank you. She pulls four carriages and the dummy..though takes a lap or two to build decent momentum

[@ewhurstgreen]

Nice work there - I presume you've found the 4 VEP history on BloodandCustard? 👍 _8 VAB unit next perhaps....._ 😉

[@davidhope7206]

Great video Dan. Nice looking unit 👌 well worth the hard work. Keep up the great work 👍 thanks Dan

[@metrotechguru5863]

What a nice smooth runner. Congratulations on another triumph.

[@ciaranburke3243]

Very nice build dan, I can't believe hornby put traction tyres on on of there premium models 👍

[@AllensTrains]

Maybe you should start a Hornby VEP owners club! I spent this morning doing a difficult job. My blue VEP suddenly juddered to a halt, and the wires going to the power bogie had become detached! I had to solder on a new length of wire and put on heat shrink. The white wire goes to the connection point by the capacitor and the green wire goes to the pickups. I have found the VEP a troublesome model. The wires between the cars can break, in which case the easiest thing to do is replace the whole assembly. The latest VEP is a bit better, but inherits the foibles of its predecessor! A job you can do is to drill out the 1st Class compartment where there is a solid wall where there should be interior windows. This fault has been rectified on the blue and white VEP and the latest VEPs. Thanks for uploading.

[@markheasman7631]

Hi Dan Another great video i remember riding on them when they was in service Is that your layout you was using.

[@dansmodelrailways7886]

Yes thats my layout. I’m hoping to do an update and more scenic work soon