I'm Running The Excellent Tri-ang Hornby R.259NS Britannia From The Box Of Items Shown Last Week.
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
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I've finally finished the Wrenn W2230 Bo-Bo Class 20 refurbishment. It's time to run it in properly on the Vintage Tri-ang Super 4 Layout. Also the lovely Tri-ang Hornby Britannia R.259NS Is up and running now. I hope you enjoy seeing these both on the tracks. Thanks for looking
Beatties, fond memories of my father treating me to a visit to their shop via Holborn underground when visiting family in London. Fabulous memories and thanks for sharing.
I never got to go but I bet it was an impressive shop. Thanks for looking, all the best to you
Great Session.
Thanks for the tips for the handrails. I recently did a video on repairing and repainting a coronation class and now I know what to do to get the handrails in better shape. 👍
The Britannia is one of my favourite Tri-ang Steam Engines.
Stay safe
Mon
Thanks for watching Mon, I hope you have fun improving your hand rails. They are delicate but wire wool works well I found. Best regards to you
A success all round by the look of it. The Wrenn looks very nice with it's shiny handrails and runs beautifully. The Britannia is a very impressive locomotive but I have never liked the amplified sound of a piece of metal scraping against sand paper 😊 I have an Albert Hall and I removed the 'Exhaust Steam Sound' before I even ran it haha. It should be interesting to see what you uncover when you examine the noisy motor. The perennial problem of random noisy motors. 😊
The exhaust sound is a strange item. I guess it was thought to be a good idea but it was a phase that passed quickly. I'm going to take a look at the motor soon. Take care, all the best to you
Great video thanks for sharing Ktf
Thanks for watching, I hope you like some of the other Tri-ang videos. Best regards to you
Very interesting video good to see and here the comparison between the two moters ,aswell as the price deference
I shall work on the original motor. Thanks for watching, best regards to you
Another excellent video. The wren class 20 seems to be going quite well now shes had a little tune up.
As does the brittania.
I always liked the old catalogues with the Cuneo paintings.
Im told that on every one of his paintings.
There is always a little mouse painted in somw where.
Regards Ted
I don't think all the Tri-ang catalogue covers with these paintings show the whole picture. I have spent time mouse hunting myself. Thanks for looking, all the best to you
Blimey ! This confirms it! My tender drive 70000 really must be a 1971 Margate prototype since in that 1972 catalogue they specifically state that all the driving wheels are flanged, and mine are not.
TBH I have a clear preference for loco drive. If it wasn’t so unusual I’d be tempted to fit an XO4.
The sound on yours is excellent now you’ve swapped the motor !
You definitely have something special there. The tender drive models run well I find. Take care, best regards to you
An interesting look at the evolution and pricing of the Britannia class in the catalogues Jonathan. I haven't run mine for a while but I think it is quite noisy. Your 5 pole ball raced motor certainly quietened the running on yours. I look forward to seeing more Britannia running in the next few weeks. The Bo-Bo looked great and I too caught the shine on the handrails as it passed through the far station. Regards, David.
I think these models in general are a bit noisy but they are a thing of their time. I am sure I'll be able to quieten down the original motor a little. Take care, all the best to you
Yes, mine growled just like that, I thought it was quite normal... didn't know any better. The year the ringfield came out, I plumped for the Brush type 4 which hacked off the old man. I remember it was £10 exactly!!
That Type 4 is a lovely loco, I should get mine out for a run. Thanks for watching, all the best to you
Great video, with the x04 motors I've replaced the rear bearing with Great success in reducing noise . This might sound daft but I've found that the later bronze coloured carbon brushes make more noise depending on which locomotive there in, all the best.
I have found as well it tends to be the rear bearing that makes noise most of the time. It's good to hear you've had success upgrading your motors. All the best to you
Great video I need to get one of those Wrenn Fisons wagons
The Fisons item does look good, I hope you pick one up soon. Take care, all the best to you
I have both the 1971 and 1972 R259NS Locomotives the 1972 model has a Hornby Instruction sheet where the number is R259NS followed by the date. As far as I can establish the N was only included on R259NS and the uncatalogued R150NS BR B12 Locomotive Instruction sheets in 1972. R150NS had been used in set RS606 from November 1970 to December 1971. It was not catalogued in 1970 but was made to introduce Exhaust Steam Sound before the main launch in 1971.
Interesting video but I felt it was let down by not having the Synchrosmoke unit working, this with the Exhaust Steam Sound really made the loco something special. You are correct R552 Oliver Cromwell did have the same body as R259NS as did R063 Britannia which replaced R552 Oliver Cromwell in 1976
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. This loco is a bit special to me and I am trying to take care of it. I don't use the smoke in really good examples as I'm unsure about effects of oil and smoke on the body mouldings. I have used the smoke on other models in previous videos. In retrospect perhaps I should have run an older Britannia with smoke alongside this one. Maybe something for a future video. Take care, all the best to you
@@MrSnooze I used to work for a Triang Hornby Service Dealer doing repairs on locomotives and other items. The Seuthe Smoke and Synchrosmoke smoke generators are quite safe to use you will not get any body damage with those. If you use Seuthe or Triang/Triang Hornby/Hornby Smoke oil if it gets on the locomotive body it should not do any damage, I certainly have never known it to do so in over 60 years, I had my first locomotive with Seuthe smoke in 1961 and Synchrosmoke 3 years after that.
The smoke generator you do have to be careful of is the Hornby one which first came into use in 1981 if you run it without smoke oil in it then it will warp the locomotive body after quite a short time. If you run it with smoke oil in they tend to be fine. The Hornby Smoke Unit is a clear plastic one, locomotives with it MUST be connected to the tender at all times when powered or the smoke unit and/or the locomotive body can be damaged.
Lovely video, 🙏🙂...
Definite improvement changing the XO4 motor....
Looking forward to the Winston Churchill running....🙂🙏🇳🇿
It's great to hear you liked seeing this. I'm looking forward to getting the Battle of Britain loco out too. Take care, all the best to you
Lovely stuff, these older models have such presence! Lose back plate on the motor of the Britannia?
Thanks for watching Mike, I think there is a rear bearing issue with that motor. Take care, all the best to you
@@MrSnooze ah ok cool
What smoke oil can be used, 3&1 or something, I can't remember from being a child
Hello, you can either buy proper Seuthe Smoke oil or try other Mineral Oils. I have had some success with Johnsons Baby Oil. If you are at all worried I'd stick with the recommended oils. Thanks for looking, all the best to you
Then again the rate of Inflation was 9.44% in 1971; 7.13% in 1972 and 9.1% in 1973. PLus have a nice new - and expensive - Fleischmann copy motor. So add all this together and a £3 increase probably works out
Yes, you are right about the economic turmoil in the early 1970's. I bet everything was increasing in price. I think the model was probably still good value. Thanks for looking, all the best to you
Motor needs a good service
I'm going to be taking a look at this motor soon. Thanks for looking, all the best to you