Triang Caledoanian Railway Coaches: Ebay Purchase

[@terrycharleslewis7565]

I like the fact you have no snobbery Bill, happy to run the old with the new!

[@NTSCuser]

Love the T-shirt! I remember the Caley being used to show off the Victorian suspension bridge in the Triang catalogue.

[@richardkerr5652]

For lubricating pinpoint wheel bearings get yourself a soft 8B pencil and give the point a twist in the conical holes in the plastic bogie. Graphite is an excellent lubricator which removes the risk of oil finding its way onto the rails. Works especially well with metal axles.

[@SoRTs6233]

Great looking coaches and loved the way you 'minded the gap'. Had to do a double take on your T-shirt - very clever! Cheers, Jim L

[@padshawjunction.]

Very nice coaches to match that lovely Loco Bill. We had a trip on that line many years ago , well worth a visit. Also I think I spotted another one of your sheep !

[@DaiElsan]

Watching Barrie Davis's video on wagon wheel cleaning, opened my eyes to the importance of cleaning rolling stock wheels. Well worth a watch.

[@dj_efk]

Do you have a link?

[@DaiElsan]

@@dj_efk try this. I'm just off to work, it's one of a series of 3 he's done. If not check the other two. I'll have a deeper look tomorrow. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYmzhoxth6uMoMU

[@johnjephcote7636]

i bought one mid 1960s. By placing an Airfix L&Y 'Pug' underframe, swivelling, at one end (plus mini funnel on roof) and a Kitmaster motor bogie at the other end, I made a steam rail coach.

[@dfishpool7052]

Congratulations on your purchase - i liked the communidation corridor additions - very simple and effective - I may copy that idea - thank you for the video. Just a thought on the sheep situation - would it be possible to get a sheep dog to stop them straying on the line and also for rounding up the three that are still at large?

[@russellbenton2987]

Love the T Shirt ! Very funny . Yes I got 2 Caledonian coaches too . The later Hornby ones are better because they are darker brown but they are rare on eBay as they came with the last Caley 123 as part of a set . I’m watching out for them though .

[@michaeldavies9600]

Great t shirt Bill it made me and the good lady laugh :) You can clean plastic wheels very well with baby wipes and i tend to use a small amount of vaseline in the wheel sockets rather than oil.Those coaches look great though,and there is something about owning an item which as i call it 'pre loved'.It always makes me wonder who have had them before.

[@Shauniboy1984]

Hi Bill came across your channel in the last two weeks and thoroughly enjoying marathoning through them. Really love the layout and your mix of vintage n newer stock, as well as the scottish wit. One request, any layout updates you do, please do us a bit of filming during or before and after - cheers Shaun

[@oobill]

Cheers and welcome aboard. Filming during work on the layout really isn't very practical without a film crew! Before and after shots are possible though and I intend to do something like that when reworking my platforms.

[@Shauniboy1984]

@@oobill completely understand, yes maybe some before n afters would entertain the masses along with everyones favourite unboxing vids

[@lewiscartwright3609]

I was just looking at some Caledonian coaches

[@eddyweller4503]

Hiya bill nice coaches they look great behind that engine, I see your still finding sheep Haha your building a great collection bill always enjoy watching take care Eddy xx

[@matthewsnowdenshunterguy3352]

Give roofs a blast of grey primer 👍🏻

[@oobill]

Not a bad idea

[@jwpalfrey]

Great video, and worthwhile mentioning how good Triang coaches were for their time, I picked up a full rake of 3 LMS mk1s recently and I’m amazed at the quality and robustness. A lot of triang stuff they never painted, simply moulded in the colour needed, this means (in case of blue Pullman and LMS maroon anyway) a bit of T-Cut removes light marks. A rake of 3 cost less than £20. Worth a mention that some earlier rolling stock had through axles which are harder to upgrade than later pinpoint axles. Modern Hornby stuff is better detailed, yes but can I let my children loose with them? Not at £30+ each I can’t. Keep up the good work Bill and totally with you on cheap/free improvement mods, parts and kits can often add up. Why buy when you can modify existing parts?

[@TheSpaceace77]

Hi Bill the triang Caledonian coaches are essentially a triang mk1 so if you look for triang mk1s with interiors and re paint them you should be good to go...kind regards Craig

[@PeterJewell2]

+1 for a video about adding interiors to these coaches. I have several "GWR Caledonian" (!) coaches which need some kind of interior. I have looked at interior mouldings from others, but none do the trick. (Actually, a Mainline/Bachmann 'Collett' interior is passable for the compartment spacing, but they are rare to find without scrapping a much better coach!) These are lovely coaches, only really let down by Tri-ang's use of BR Mk 1 roofs and underframes. The ventilators on the roof are the wrong type and are very noticeably all in the wrong places, so you could do worse than to cut them off, sand and repaint. Really like the simple corridor connections -- very effective -- glad you decided to use black-tac: UHU would have wrecked the ends. Might well try this myself, as its a lot cheaper than the commercial ones.

[@oobill]

I'm not too worried about detail accuracy to be honest. I wonder if one of the Peco interior kits would do....

[@garagewindowrailway]

Bill, Congratulations on the coaches. A nice match. For couplings, I replace the tension links with modern bachmann 36-025 short couplings that look like nem pockets. Just drill out the rivet and glue on? Best regards Garage window railway

[@duck1946]

Nice train that, perfect for the layout, And yes i like the T shirt too!!!!

[@darwinsmonkeybutler2113]

Lovely coaches, capturing the spirit of the CR very nicely. Youre going to be finding ships forra bit :)

[@chrisvaughan159]

Well done! I bought some in LMS livery which will need a repaint. A suggestion or two. Wizard models do Caledonian roof ventilators & 6-wheel bogies if you're feeling adventurous. Then you could re-model the underframe details. I suppose how far do you want to go...I think these will now start commanding premium prices - at least until Bachmann bring out new ones at £100.00 - or so - each!!!!!!

[@johnstephens649]

Looks a good buy and anything I have brought used from Rails has been fairly described. I have got a rake of the GWR version of those coaches still running well!

[@hughoconnor9172]

Rails used to be a really good place to find things that needed a bit of work and at a reasonable price. Sadly, that is no longer the case in both respects. As a rough estimate I'd guess that a few years ago these would have cost £10 or less.

[@48firefox]

Strictly speaking they are overlength for caledoanian coaches, as Hornby used the BR MK1 chassis to save retooling, along with the LNER thompsons but never the less they are nice coaches Bill.

[@ciaranburke3243]

Good as new bill ,they are lovely coaches 👌

[@rongoodwin4053]

Excellent job, thanks for sharing.

[@gerardburton3741]

Hi Bill, I find it quite strange that the Caladonian Railway painted their engines in such a wonderful blue, But then painted their coaches in a completely different colour set.

[@oobill]

LNER had green, blue and black locos but never the same colour coaches. BR had green and black with blood and custard and maroons. GWR had green locos with cream and chocolates.

[@platformten5958]

To Gerard. Not forgetting that green Southern M7s and Adams Radial tanks were pulling rakes of salmon pink & dark chocolate coaches. BR steamers were mainly all black so, according to your logic, the coaches should also be all black which is fine, if they were funeral trains, but they weren’t. Also, smaller regions in the south-east had mixed colour stock and locos so, if you are a genuine model railway enthusiast, you should know all this!

[@beeble2003]

@@platformten5958 Black goes with anything. And let's not be accusing people of not being "genuine" just because you disagree with them.

[@platformten5958]

To beeble2003. I'm not accusing anyone of not being 'genuine', I'm merely pointing out a fact. You've clearly missed the point. I suggest you read my comment again and look at the context in which it was used. Enjoy your day! Paul.

[@beeble2003]

@@platformten5958 "if you are a genuine model railway enthusiast, you should know all this!" The OP didn't know "all this", so the direct inference from your comment is that they are not "a genuine model railway enthusiast".

[@astolatpere11]

That was great fun. Thanks!

[@davidpowell5437]

Can't remember seeing so much keenness in an unboxing... For the first time I've understood your concerns about the space between rolling stock. It looks much more realistic after your alterations, but there is still a gap. Have you ever thought about using a carefully sized sliceof foam to eliminate it alltogether?

[@oobill]

There needs to be a gap otherwise the coaches will derail when going over changed points etc. The corridor ends have to be able to not only rotate against each other but also slide against each other. Believe me I've tried but unless you are able to avoid any sort of tight radius turning you need the gap.

[@davidpowell5437]

@@oobill Thanks. I keep forgetting how light these coaches can be...

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Bill nice video you done.

[@roberthill6216]

Great T-shirt!

[@bigslim77bs]

Nice one bill im guessing the touch up one is a more maroon red and other is more a cherry red lookin awesome after your service n neat paint job. ill need to check ma triang ones once i find them

[@oobill]

The difference in shade is very slight and I used the same paint on both and it's fine. Of course after seeing the colour difference I can't unsee it and plan to repaint. Or get another coach.

[@bigslim77bs]

@@oobill only reason i mentioned it is i spotted it straight away n its because im a decorator hehe. hopefully yer next ones be set to co inside with them

[@TheMusicalElitist]

Nice find, Mr. Bill!! Also, can you link your guitar playing page, please? I'd like to hear some of your work.

[@oobill]

billewart.bandcamp.com/

[@hollyhillrc]

I've given you a thumbs up for your t-shirt. I love it 😁👍🏼

[@daviemaclean61]

I am slowly but surely converting all my stock to Hunt couplers from Westhill Wagon Works. Compared to the likes of Kadee couplers they're pretty reasonably priced. And you could just buy one packet and, if you don't like them, no big loss.

[@pierslindley]

Very handsome train.

[@7649angel]

Very nice!

[@dylansheppardmymodelrailway]

Lovely coaches 👍👍

[@petertate5741]

Great job mate👍

[@reliantrailways]

Very nice bill, you should run it with your pug!

[@oobill]

The pug runs it's three little 4 wheel CR coaches

[@markdurham7426]

How were You able to so closely match the paint colour? Great video, Thanks!!!

[@oobill]

Crimson Lake colour acrylic paint. I have a wee tub of it by RailMatch but it's way too thin. Better with the Humbrol one. if you can get it.

[@marcdempsey5850]

Such a great purchase, where or how did you managed to get the colour paint match? Your personal coach twicks are great, they do make a great difference. Little Bo peep only has three sheep to go!! Lol I’m trying to move from plastic to metal on as much rolling stock I can. Oh and love the T shirt. All best Marc

[@guidoklingbeil8180]

Paint matching is a great question. I am struggling with it and any advice on it would be really great.

[@oobill]

Crimson Lake colour acrylic paint. I have a wee tub of it by RailMatch but it's way too thin. Better with the Humbrol one. if you can get it.

[@beeble2003]

@@oobill The RailMatch paint is maybe designed for airbrushing?

[@cameronpatterson1045]

Hi Bill why not Get Hunt kuplings

[@oobill]

Because I'd need loads of them and buying them and converting all my locos or stock every time I bought them would end up driving me mad. Not to mention costing a load of dosh better spent on other things.

[@cameronpatterson1045]

@@oobill Thanks for the reply Bill

[@oobill]

@@cameronpatterson1045 Actually I have thought about them for my inner coach couplings only. But it's down my list at the moment.

[@cameronpatterson1045]

@@oobill yes I agree with that one

[@Colin399]

Like the T shirt😂