I remember travelling from Holborn in the Kingsway tunnel from Holborn to Waterloo where I caught the train for Bisley Boys School in Surrey. The white tiles at the station, I particularly remember. I suppose I was eight years old when I first travelled through the tunnel. I saw the tram layout at Kew and think it is fantastic. What memories it brought back to me.
Just great that you built this tramway model layout and shared a bit of tram history with us... I have gotten a number of Corgi and other OO scale-sized trams from England, all with the hopes of some day setting up my own tram railway... also got a lot of those cardboard buildings and metal vehicles (all of these require assembly).... your tramway model railroad is an inspiration for us me to go ahead with my own tram layout... thanks for posting!
Great layout, I'm also now at the tender age of remembering riding on The Kingsway Tram Route. When you got to the end of the line, the conductor would go though the Feltham whacking the seats back to face the other way. They were noisy old things, but great bulk movers of passengers. Should never have dug up the tracks, but to late now, ohh! well that's life! And as far as Boris's 'New Routemaster' "in your dreams, in my view that will never happen!"
Graet video! I am just motorising 2 Felthams with BEC H243 bogies and planned for same level operation. I am surprised that the Felthams in the video manage the gradient. Are the wheels rubber tyred or can they do it on the standard wheels?
This would open up a new perspective for my planning
What a fantastic model layout you've created. Its absolutely wonderful. The commentary which accompanies the video is also great. I was born far too late to ever see the london trams but my interest for them is big so it is such a pleasure to watch this.
This excellent and informative video is wonderful. I am too young to remember trams running in London, but have been past the Kingsway tunnel many many times, and always wished I could have seen it in its former glory. Thanks for sharing!
truly amazing! I lived in London for 2 years and I'm an enthusiast of the city and his public transport systems. now i'm back in Brazil, modeling a modern HO diesel layout of the region where I live, you can check some of my videos if you want. congratulations, if I sort out a visa I'll go back to live in old London and look forwards your layout!
What a great piece of work and research. I can just remember going through the subway as a very small boy and this film got some long disuesed brain cells working!
I remember travelling from Holborn in the Kingsway tunnel from Holborn to Waterloo where I caught the train for Bisley Boys School in Surrey. The white tiles at the station, I particularly remember. I suppose I was eight years old when I first travelled through the tunnel. I saw the tram layout at Kew and think it is fantastic. What memories it brought back to me.
TheUglow 4 months ago
Hey everybody where can I buy model tracks?
Alessandro9427 6 months ago
Just great that you built this tramway model layout and shared a bit of tram history with us... I have gotten a number of Corgi and other OO scale-sized trams from England, all with the hopes of some day setting up my own tram railway... also got a lot of those cardboard buildings and metal vehicles (all of these require assembly).... your tramway model railroad is an inspiration for us me to go ahead with my own tram layout... thanks for posting!
Juscz 10 months ago
What a very clever and talented man
I wish you all the best a marvellous film
I remember riding on the felthams in Leeds
drigin1234 1 year ago
Great layout, I'm also now at the tender age of remembering riding on The Kingsway Tram Route. When you got to the end of the line, the conductor would go though the Feltham whacking the seats back to face the other way. They were noisy old things, but great bulk movers of passengers. Should never have dug up the tracks, but to late now, ohh! well that's life! And as far as Boris's 'New Routemaster' "in your dreams, in my view that will never happen!"
pilotcutter4 1 year ago
Graet video! I am just motorising 2 Felthams with BEC H243 bogies and planned for same level operation. I am surprised that the Felthams in the video manage the gradient. Are the wheels rubber tyred or can they do it on the standard wheels?
This would open up a new perspective for my planning
Glasairman 2 years ago
@Glasairman
The trams climbing the ramp are not Felthams of course, but E3s and HR2s.
I cheated! - the cars use four wheel mechanisms.
rt4760 1 year ago
A real joy finding stuff like this on youtube!
GAYSILHOUETTES 2 years ago
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AlecWilliamFry 2 years ago
WOW! Stunning and you should be very proud of that!
AECRoutemaster 2 years ago
Hi there.
What a fantastic model layout you've created. Its absolutely wonderful. The commentary which accompanies the video is also great. I was born far too late to ever see the london trams but my interest for them is big so it is such a pleasure to watch this.
Many thanks for such a pleasurable film.
Tel.
twsm410 2 years ago
Lovely modelling, and great video.
I've just taken a photo of what remains of the tracks on the slope down to the tunnel while searching out some old pubs in London.
Thanks for posting.
Butchuk2007 3 years ago
This excellent and informative video is wonderful. I am too young to remember trams running in London, but have been past the Kingsway tunnel many many times, and always wished I could have seen it in its former glory. Thanks for sharing!
myoldreteacher 3 years ago
brilliant video, shame the tunnel was blocked up :-(
dalekbitch 3 years ago
Fantastic, thank you for posting.
kassbohrersetra 4 years ago
Fantastic model! One can imagine yourself back in the london of the early fifties! Thanks for sharing this and all credit to you.
harbottle99 4 years ago 2
Fantastic model and evocation. London is beautiful, was even more in the tram times.
urbania70 4 years ago
truly amazing! I lived in London for 2 years and I'm an enthusiast of the city and his public transport systems. now i'm back in Brazil, modeling a modern HO diesel layout of the region where I live, you can check some of my videos if you want. congratulations, if I sort out a visa I'll go back to live in old London and look forwards your layout!
armouredtrain 4 years ago
Your models are very nice, but don't you think you should get out more?!
jdlbailey 4 years ago
maybe he does, you don't know do you?
matthewpeter 4 years ago
You are a modeller of the highest order! Beautiful Feltham and LCC models and everything else so well presented. This is a massive job!
farric1 4 years ago
Excellent video representation and very clever & efficient layout. I have seen it a numbr of times and always enjoy it.
snitterley 4 years ago
What a great piece of work and research. I can just remember going through the subway as a very small boy and this film got some long disuesed brain cells working!
Intermezzo33 4 years ago
Brilliant! Never saw it in action myself, but I'm always facscinated to go and see the end when I'm in London.
tbusuk 5 years ago
Great evocation of time and place! The commentary was also very coherent and evocative. 5stars!
QUANTUMLORD18 5 years ago
fantastic layout. must have taken years to build, but it's a kind of art form isn't it? it's brilliant!
shamusdark 5 years ago