MODELLING THE GWR SUMMER EXPRESSES - Realistic OO Gauge Kings, Castles, Halls, Warships & Prairies

Travel back in time to a 1950's summer with custom weathered Hornby steam locomotives SYCHRONISED TO AUTHENTIC ARCHIVE SOUNDS!

Sound recordings are by the legendary Peter Handford of the exact type of steam loco in action back in BR days! For example, my heavily weathered Hall is matched to a recording of a real classmate powering its way up Dainton bank in July 1957.

Back then travelling by train was the only real option for many and summer Saturdays were amongst the busiest days on the railway network carrying thousands of excited holiday makers from all over the country to classic Great Western destinations in Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Wales.

It's said that the train journey was part of the holiday and this video rekindles the experience of the busy railway network - even featuring double headed diesel + steam to evoke the famously ferocious South Devon Banks, alongside slow, clattering old goods trains squeezed into the busy timetable.

All the steam locos here are from the Neville Grove Western Region fleet, but the star of the show for me is NBR Class 41 "Warship". This is the excellent Dapol model made exclusively for ‪@kernowmodelrailcentreltd4630‬ and was recently sent for medium weathering with a polished finish in the Neville Grove studio. This really highlights the wealth of detail and brings the model to life.