Johnny B. Good

Thanks again everyone for your help. My next question would be track and power. I’m in the U.S. and there’s tons of used HO track out there and I know OO can run on HO but are OO trains compatible with the power systems used by HO trains?

That’s great! Thanks for all your help or I would never have even spotted these when I was surfing the web. Thanks Galteemore, that’s how I’ll go about it then.

Yes, very helpful thank you. I just came across these after I had posted and - they’re in crimson lake - would any of these be any good for a GSWR train? https://railwaymodels.uk/product-hattons-h4-46pack-501l-pack-of-4-coaches-6bt-4x6cl-6t-6t-in-lms-crimson-lake-with-working-lighting

Yeah! I’d love to see those. I have some more complete newbie questions and again I apologize because I have looked all through posts on this forum and you guys really do this on an amazing, professional level really. So you had said: “If it is four coaches, there's: a first, second, and two thirds and a full brake… or a first, second, third and brake third.” Can you tell me what the difference is between a full brake and a brake third? Another thing is, when looking at coaches I see 1st and 3rd class coaches but I never seem to see a “2nd class” coach - would it just look like a 1st or 3rd class with “2”’s on it? Or is it if there’s a 3rd class car after 1st and before another 3rd, then that car is “2nd”? I just can’t figure it out! Lol Did the GSWR have 6 wheel “composite lavatory (1st/3rd)” coaches? Or was that something that did not come along until after the GSWR? And then lastly, were Irish cattle wagons back then the same as British cattle wagons? I’ve found a few used ones but I don’t know if they’re what the GSWR would have used or if they too would need modifications. Thanks in advance. Johnny

That’s great to hear. And I did look up the trains you mentioned to see the livery so I do see what you mean. And my table is 4’ x 8’ Thank you!

I have a large but beat up, rectangular shaped, wooden table that I plan on using. And I was planning on just doing the basic kind of two half circles with two parallel lines to start. At one end I’d like to make a street from a town and then at the other end a rural village with stone cottages. There’s something about the time period of 1900 to 1930 that I just like all the machinery - the trains, the cars, the planes, and I’d like to incorporate all of that in the layout.

Thanks so much for all that info in your posts, I’m still reading through it! And definitely has saved me from a lot of mistakes. I really appreciate it.

Yes from what I’ve read that would be a good one too. I’ll have to add it to my list!

Hi all, I’m new to model railways and this forum, but I’ve read through a lot of discussions and I’ve already learned a lot. So thank you for that. I was hoping to figure this out myself but I just don’t have the level of knowledge you guys. But I want to set up a small track using oo scale, based roughly on the GSWR. For me, perfect replica models are just not an option, but just to get started I’ve been looking at what to a casual observer would look close enough, and then go from there. But just getting started has been frustrating. I did speak with some really helpful guys at the Railway Preservation Society who directed me here and suggested for a loco Hornby’s Dean Goods 0-6-0 2301 Class No 2538 based on my wanting to model the 101 loco (or 184/186?). And I wanted to do this because my grandfather and his older brothers worked on the GSWR, one of them staying on the same lines until the 1950’s. So I found a used Dean Goods but now the problem is the coaches. I got some cheap, ancient, Hornby 4 wheeled coaches, again just to get started, but I’d really like to know what (if any) I can look for for the future. I’ve looked at the reviews for the newer Hornsby and Hatton’s 4 and 6 wheel coaches and reviews of the ration kits, but it would be great if someone could just say look, you need a first class, 2 third class, a third class brake a composite and get this brand model. Because for me it’s hard to figure out with all the variations of possibilities based on era, line, plus what little is available. I’m trying to do something from the time of 1900 to 1925 in Kerry so coaches that have would have run at that time on Tralee, Killarney, Kenmare lines I guess? And then the problem with livery is I’ve read that GSWR cars were painted, at various times, purple, grey, light brown and green. So I was hoping my life would be easy and I could just get Hornby GWR brown/cream coaches or the GSR green coaches. Or should I just save up and get the Hornby Terrier set, as I don’t have track or power yet either! I know, totally clueless. Anyway, thanks for your patience and tolerance, and any advice would be forever appreciated. John

Hi all, I’m new to model railways and this forum, but I’ve read through a lot of discussions and I’ve already learned a lot. So thank you for that. I was hoping to figure this out myself but I just don’t have the level of knowledge you guys. But I want to set up a small track using oo scale, based roughly on the GSWR. For me, perfect replica models are just not an option, but just to get started I’ve been looking at what to a casual observer would look close enough, and then go from there. But just getting started has been frustrating. I did speak with some really helpful guys at the Railway Preservation Society who directed me here and suggested for a loco Hornby’s Dean Goods 0-6-0 2301 Class No 2538 based on my wanting to model the 101 loco (or 184/186?). And I wanted to do this because my grandfather and his older brothers worked on the GSWR, one of them staying on the same lines until the 1950’s. So I found a used Dean Goods but now the problem is the coaches. I got some cheap, ancient, Hornby 4 wheeled coaches, again just to get started, but I’d really like to know what (if any) I can look for for the future. I’ve looked at the reviews for the newer Hornsby and Hatton’s 4 and 6 wheel coaches and reviews of the ration kits, but it would be great if someone could just say look, you need a first class, 2 third class, a third class brake a composite and get this brand model. Because for me it’s hard to figure out with all the variations of possibilities based on era, line, plus what little is available. I’m trying to do something from the time of 1900 to 1925 in Kerry so coaches that have would have run at that time on Tralee, Killarney, Kenmare lines I guess? And then the problem with livery is I’ve read that GSWR cars were painted, at various times, purple, grey, light brown and green. So I was hoping my life would be easy and I could just get Hornby GWR brown/cream coaches or the GSR green coaches. Or should I just save up and get the Hornby Terrier set, as I don’t have track or power yet either! I know, totally clueless. Anyway, thanks for your patience and tolerance, and any advice would be forever appreciated. John