Thompson Locomotive Engineering

21/10/2026

A bit of progress on the standard 2, more wagon buffers tonight though. 👌

Trying to make up something for my next video update, for those wondering how the front of the tender will fit together here's a sneak peak.

09/09/2026

Bit late with this one, it's busy busy busy!

1397 parts cut on the latest batch, all are now inspected and sorted, we've got 3 to recut. First shipments are winging their way across the country in various directions, and we have a couple of international shipments to make as well.

Everything here from the tiny to the large

16mm Wild Rose
7/8 Jack
10mm Project
2.5" Olympiade
3.5" Netta
3.5" Rob Roy
5" Class 2
5" Britannia
7.25" Class 2...wonder who they're for 🤔
7.25" V4
7.25" Highlander

And more!

And actually some bits for Ed's own 7.25" loco!

Traction Engines also covered with some 2" scale parts

Lets talk deadlines, the Midlands Exhibition is approaching very fast now.

Friday September 11th is the next deadline, that's this week. Any orders for guaranteed collection at the Midlands are best placed THIS WEEK!

The next and absolutely final deadline for collection at Midlands is Friday 2nd October. Orders placed after this will not be ready for collection, its takes us a week to cut a batch and then we have to inspect and sort, there just isn't enough time to do anything later and still be able to get ready for the show and be set up. Orders placed for this batch are a pretty certain to be ready, if there's any parts we have to recut, it's touch and go if we'll have time to do them, hence why orders are best placed this week

22/05/2026

My past few months in a nutshell

16/05/2026

After many hours of painting and tinkering, myself and Jordan got his class 20 up and running, a beast of and engine even if it is a diesel 😉

After much tinkering about and paint weathering by me over a few days, the class 20 in 7 1/4" gauge was ready for track testing.The start up sound is awesome.

02/11/2025

That's one end of a turnout done using all PNP Railways chairs and 16mm alloy rail.

30/05/2022

A big thank you to each and every subscriber on my YouTube channel, I've just past the 100 mark and growing, I'm very grateful.

Welcome to my only YouTube channel, all videos I do of processes in the workshop will be posted here, also short videos of railways visited, I welcome questi...