Outstanding documentary. Had the pleasure and honor to be the token "Yank" while assigned to NATO HQ London (Northwood) with the Defense Courier Service from March 1983 to October 1984. The big buzz back then in British model railroading circles was RF or Radio Frequency control which was a precursor of Digital Command Control or DCC. An incredible time to be involved with the hobby back then and grateful to have been given a ringside seat to whatness the rise of all the fantastic technology we now enjoy today which is why we all say "Model Railroading is Fun!"
Model railways is a very enjoyable hobby that takes you to another world be it the past or to currant ,the only thing that can stop you is your imagination . You don’t need a large layout sometimes just a small layout on a small board just shunting wagons can take you to another relaxing world .Give It a try .
A superb documentary that still holds true. Keep the trains running everyone!😊
Thank you for sharing this, I remember watching it.
Such s great documentary.
Lovely. Nostalgia is certainly what drives my model railway. As an ex-pat, my layout is a little slice of the England of my childhood
Outstanding documentary. Had the pleasure and honor to be the token "Yank" while assigned to NATO HQ London (Northwood) with the Defense Courier Service from March 1983 to October 1984. The big buzz back then in British model railroading circles was RF or Radio Frequency control which was a precursor of Digital Command Control or DCC. An incredible time to be involved with the hobby back then and grateful to have been given a ringside seat to whatness the rise of all the fantastic technology we now enjoy today which is why we all say "Model Railroading is Fun!"
9:20 did anybody else notice that 4-4-2 trying to push a schools class but it just got shoved lol
I see it's weal spinning helplessly 😂
It was a Southern 4-6-0 not a Schools, and if it hadn't been able to shove the smaller loco (s) backwards it should have been scrapped on the spot.
My first set was the railway children, I have it 50 years later and it works, even smoking the way it always did
Model railways is a very enjoyable hobby that takes you to another world be it the past or to currant ,the only thing that can stop you is your imagination . You don’t need a large layout sometimes just a small layout on a small board just shunting wagons can take you to another relaxing world .Give It a try .
This is excellent
And now there's the RUclips generation of model railways.....
Sam's train's, Chadwick model railways, and many many others.....
The invention of the Steam train had a much bigger influence on the world as the internet now does !!
No brake vehicle?