Tri-ang Hornby / Hornby Railways "Chuff Chuff Sound" Exhaust Steam sound Generator

[@andrewr2825]

.....and now DCC reckons it’s innovative with a variety of sounds locos can make!! I think Dapol years ago made a sound unit way before electronics became so popular! Give me these models you have Oscar, and the myriad of under-board wiring! Another great video!

[@Steven_Rowe]

We owe so much to Triang Their models were robust and made for good play value. Whilst not sophisticated like true railway modeller liked, they could be detailed. What they did do extremely well is to provide just about every one I know the entry into railway modelling. Things have changed today, Hornby models are so accurate. I don't thing the models of today will have the longevity of the models from the 60s.

[@mauricekerrigan6759]

Well said Steven. My recently purchased class 71 electro-diesel had its pantograph torn away from the body running it under my old Hornby catenary overhead wires due to the fine nature, detail and fragility of the pantograph.

[@russellbenton2987]

Yes new models much more detailed . My latest J36 is fantastic . But we had more fun playing with our Princesses , Scotsmen and Halls!

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks Steven, for the great comment. Great play value and providing an affordable entry into the hobby. perfectly put, I couldn't agree more. Thanks again. Oscar

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi Maurice, that's sound like a painful accident. I have examples of the Hornby Class 86, 90 and 91 from the late 80s early 90s and have noticed a similar problem with the pantographs. They seem to have been designed with hard edges on the pantograph skate. This just catches on the clips in the overhead, causing damage to both catenary and pantographs. It seems an odd design flaw as the had reintroduced the catenary system at this point to support these models. And there is no difference between the clips used in the sixties and those reintroduced. Poor planning and a lost opportunity on their part. Oscar

[@stephenwilliams1269]

Totally agree and what a pleasure that the models were made in Britain back then.

[@24th1879]

Another great video Oscar,.. I had, the Princess Elizabeth back in 1967 or 68 but without the Chuff Chuff sound, indeed, I still have it. I also still have that 1971 catalogue you are referring to. I always enjoyed looking for "the mouse" in the Cuneo cover painting.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good afternoon Chris great to hear you still have Princess Elizabeth after all that time. I bet has some great memories associated with it. Cuneo certainly knew how to use the brushes and a great Idea to put the mouse in the paintings. Thanks again for watching glad you enjoyed the video. Oscar

[@trainsontuesday]

I have the Hall with "Chuff - chuff" sound. I like it. Thank you for another great and informative video Oscar. David.

[@andrewfanner2245]

I loved the sound as a child, as did several of my freinds. The parents were not so keen...:-)

[@oscarpaisley]

I don't think your parents would have been alone in their thoughts on Tri-angs latest innovation. I bought my son a bell for his bike shortly after he learned to ride it. And regretted it from the moment it was attached to the handlebar! Oscar

[@marksinthehouse1968]

I had a flying Scotsman with chuff chuff and glowing smoke box ,I have a B12 from the Anglian set that had chuff chuff so it’s still being used ,great Oscar look forward to more posts mate 👍🏻

[@oscarpaisley]

That's great to hear thanks for the information. Oscar

[@ajivins1]

Just got one in BR with the smokebox light but no Chuff Chuff unfortunately.

[@iandunsford4338]

Hi Oscar Thank you for all your very enjoyable videos. You have a great collection. For information the 1972 catalogue includes a Hiawatha type set RS102 which had exhaust stem sound too as well as a front light

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning Ian, it's nice to hear you are enjoying the videos. Thank you for the information. It's an interesting model in that set R.1542N TC Pacific (Hiawatha). They have used the Scotsman's tender to get the sound unit in. Thanks again for watching and taking the time to comment, it's hugely appreciated. Oscar

[@georgewyatt6712]

Hi Oscar. Great video some really nice loco's there with the Chuff- Chuff sound it really is quite affective. Thank for showing them Oscar. Regards George...

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks George, they were currently a fine looking bunch on those pages. Thanks again for watching. Oscar

[@russellbenton2987]

Brilliant as always Oscar. My Sunday morning Triang fix!

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks Russell, glad you enjoyed the video. Oscar

[@davidstrains4910]

Great video the model looks very good and the chuff chuff sounds great

[@ledgersfarmjunction6077]

Very good Oscar! I love this video's of you ,nice to hear all the information. My friend gave me a Triang Hornby set.The Freightmaster and a Dublo set . I'm planning putting some track down to run them soon. I love this old stuff 👍👌

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks for the great comment. Sound's like you're going to have great fun with those sites. Oscar

[@NorbertRoll]

Really great and simple innovations so many years ago. Excellent.

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks Norbert. Sometimes its simple ideas that give great results. Glad you enjoyed the video Oscar

[@chrisdickinson3349]

This takes me back a few decades. I had the LNER Flying Scotsman with chuff chuff and glowing smoke box. The old power clip you saw was from the old triang track which had fishplates on the opposite rails to how it is now. I think the old track was called Super 4 and it changed to system 6. You could also buy adapter tracks to use both sets of tracks on the same layout. They had fishplates on the same side.

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks Chris, a great model the Flying Scotsman chuff chuff sound, glowing firebox and Magnadhesion. It had it all. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Oscar

[@Lima.Rivarossi]

Wow, the exhaust steam sound in my Triang R.259NS Britannia is practically killed by the sound of the engine🙂, so this video was a nice surprise.

[@taylorma01]

Started off with that exact model; Princess Elizabeth. Furthermore if you look closely at the catalog cover you will find the trademark of the artist on the telegraph pole, it’s a mouse...

[@PhilPage227]

Great video Oscar. i have Triang Princess Victoria with the solid wheels, early 60s I think and an 0-4-0 tank engine from early 70s. Both run well.

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks Philip glad you enjoyed the video. sound like you have a couple of great models there. The Victoria from the early 60s certainly had an odd set of wheels. To me, they always look too big for the model. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6nHl2eHbMutd5o Thanks again for watching. Oscar

[@Roarke_toys_and_models_reviews]

Thank you Oscar for explaining the sound box.

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi thanks for watching it’s a wonderful simple but effective mechanism, hours of fun or annoyance could be had depending on your point of view. Take care. Oscar

[@stevenpeaketrainsandstuff3682]

The chuff chuff on my Princess sounds very dull. i was thinking of fixing it but I might leave it that way. Great vid as usual Oscar.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning Steven, I think the novelty wears off rapidly. Oscar

[@ChapelEndJunctionUK]

Simple but very effective sound , must have been good fun in the 70's ........Peter

[@oscarpaisley]

As you say Peter, must have been great fun in the 70s. However, I wonder how long it took for the parents to regret buying one of these for a child! Oscar

[@johnbill9201]

Thanks for sharing Oscar, I've got a few B12's with chuf chuf sound and a B12 with chuf chuf sound and smoke, it's in LNER green livery, I know this is not Triang but I also like Mainline and was wondering if you've come across their electronic steam sound in the loco's, for my sins I like Mainline coaches and trucks, they were very well detailed for the time, thanks again John

[@JurisNikiforovs-j2m]

Superb!

[@ianmax69]

Thanks for another great short video upload Oscar,,, Indeed the "Lord Westwood" did come chuffing As you say it was more for a childrens novelty feature Much simpler than the later Mainline/Palitoy electronic contact steam hiss which required a battery in the tender

[@oscarpaisley]

Thank for the great comment. I was not aware of the (Mainline/Palitoy electronic contact steam hiss). I will have to look that up. Thanks again. Oscar

[@TRAMJUNCTION7147HG]

Who needs DCC Sound modules, when all you need is a bit of bent copper spring clip and a plastic box to go inside the tender. This system could quite simply be made to fit in any non motorised tender. The worst thing Hornby ever did, was to start putting motors in tenders of steam locos. You cant beat loco driven models.

[@oscarpaisley]

I think it was one of those controversial moves. It upset a lot of people, and many welcomed the move. I have to say for me it always looks wrong when the models are in motion. But then they are very smooth running and at the time I think other manufactures had smother running systems available. Development more/improved pickups could have helped Tri-ang Hornby out here I think, although they were working on this as well. But I don't think they put quite the effort into this that they could have especially in the models of steam locomotives. Changing traction tyers is also a pain. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, it's hugely appreciated. Oscar

[@muir8009]

know it's a bit late to jump into the conversation, from what I can gather the onus for hornby to go to tender drive was rather unfair comparisons to the European stuff, especially Fleischmann. unfortunately the general public clamouring for tender drive appear to have failed to factor in Fleischmann was expensive high quality not necessarily aimed at a younger clientele. poor hornby were trying to replicate the Fleischmann arrangement at a budget, and skipping the impeccable quality. the result ended up less than impressive. the sound box seems to be a redo of Lionel's standard gauge system from the thirties. Oscar does really wonderful videos doesn't he? and the way he narrates it's like you're in the same room just talking trains.

[@lendusaquid]

But where is the mouse on the catalog painting ?

[@lfewell2161]

It's taking the place of a insulator on the telegraph pole.

[@ajivins1]

Just got that Red Princess at Swansea on Saturday. No box but runs well. Makes the noise but aven't put any baby oil on the smoke unit yet...

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning great to hear you got the red princess. These are great fun items with these extra features. Thanks for taking the time to watch . Oscar

[@ajivins1]

@@oscarpaisley I've got the Pannier (with box) and a B12 from when I was a kid but that just has the sound tender, no smoke unit. It's great that the old stuff just keeps running!

[@TheTWRModeller]

That's a good and cheap way to get sound without all the DCC complications.

[@oscarpaisley]

You might be right! it was definitely very simple with excellent play value. Thank for watching and taking the time to comment. Oscar

[@leey7h]

Hi Oscar, It must have been a great day at Margate in 1971 when someone came up with the revelation of chuff-chuff. I have taken the unit out from my B12 as it drove me mad after a while... A piece of metal and a bit of sandpaper! Thanks once more for your infectious enthusiasm. Have you got the princess's from 74-75 mail order ones?.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning Lee, glad you enjoyed that. Your right there must have been some big smiles that day. I do have the R.050 Black and the R.053 Green Princess from 74-75 which I believe to be the mail-order versions you refer to. Thanks for watching. Oscar

[@acampbell8614]

@@oscarpaisley Hattons were still selling them in 1976/77. £6.50. I bought a black Princess in 1976 with my 13th birthday money. Nellies were still available from Hattons at this time too. £3.50. Check out their adverts in RM from 76/77

[@paull2613]

Brilliant Oscar I've a Flying Scotsman chuff chuff with glowing firebox etc...…..Triang so very inventive

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks Paul, they knew how to make them in those days, plenty of play value. Oscar

[@grahamappleyard6190]

The Red steam loco with the number 25555, was actually the phone number of the Rovex factory!

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks for the information Graham. I wonder if it caused a huge increase in telephone traffic to Rovex! Thanks for watching and taking the comment, it's really appreciated. Oscar

[@churroman183]

This is neat.

[@oscarpaisley]

Thanks for watching. Oscar

[@terrier_productions]

I have a Triang Britannia (R259) with smoke unit. Do you think I would be ruining it’s future price by adding a sound exhaust box into her tender?

[@oscarpaisley]

Hi. I think the Britannia may have been available with the sound box in the earl 70s so there is probably room inside the tender without doing any damage. Sound like a good project. However items in there original condition always seem to have a greater price. So it depends on your longer term plans for the model really, but think of the fun you will get from putting the sound box in and the running afterwords, it probably out-ways any future value of the model. Thanks again for watching. Oscar

[@petersmith4455]

hi Oscar, I have a flying scotsman with chuff chuff sound also nickle plate wheels made in the 1970s, its in apple green with x04 motor.runs just like new and paid under fifty pounds for it. good old Margate.

[@oscarpaisley]

Good morning Peter sounds like you have a great model there. Thanks for watching. Oscar

[@BeegChonkBehr]

I know I'm a little bit late, but there's a way to create a replica of the "chuff chuff" soundbox?

[@oscarpaisley]

Sounds interesting? Oscar

[@BeegChonkBehr]

@@oscarpaisley yes, just asking. Would be perfect for ho, o gauge or... Gauge 1

[@muir8009]

@@BeegChonkBehr Lionel's standard gauge had a similar system they came out with in the thirties. never heard one (they're fairly rare) but I do remember my triang hornby Scotsman, and the chuff sound was fairly effective

[@jimmanyk]

Who needs the electronic track side sound boxes?

[@marcod1600]

Nice loco. It is the early verson of dcc sound hahaha....