Model Railways/Train Sets.

[darren]

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70'S

[darren]

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1986

[darren]

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[darren]

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[CrystalBall]

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I started with model railways at the age of 12 (1979) when I became friends with some kids at upper school who were into them - strictly a model car person before that. Like most, I began with Hornby (including the GWR Holden 0-4-0 tank loco pictured above, still in the Hornby range today) and then went onto Lima, Wrenn, Airfix/GMR and Mainline/Palitoy as I bacame more adventurous. Does anyone outside the modelling fraternity still remember these? Many of the Hornby products from this era were not so good so I tended to stick to Lima for diesel, Wrenn for steam and Airfix or Mainline for rolling stock. Wrenn locos were only affordable when they were on special offer. Luckily, they often were thanks to the recession. I gave up with model railways in my mid-teens and started again 20 years later. The modern stuff is light years ahead, but very expensive and somehow the simple charm of the older models is missing. Progress I suppose.

[Mulletino]

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I really want to get my old OO trainset out the loft when we're next over in the UK at my parents' so my son can see it. He loves Thomas the Tank Engine atm sos might appreciate it.

[darren]

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My interest in model railways began at an early age with a metal push along set made by the company Lone Star.
Then moved up to my first electric set which was perhaps the forerunner of N gauge, it was called Treble-o-lectric.
Next up was TT gauge then my first 00 gauge set.
Recently retired & moved to Dover I now have a large loft & am planning to build a new 00 gauge set up.

I wonder if anyone remembers the Lone Star & Treble-0-lectric stuff?

Regards

Gam

[gamerouche]

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My interest in model railways began at an early age with a metal push along set made by the company Lone Star.
Then moved up to my first electric set which was perhaps the forerunner of N gauge, it was called Treble-o-lectric.
Next up was TT gauge then my first 00 gauge set.
Recently retired & moved to Dover I now have a large loft & am planning to build a new 00 gauge set up.

I wonder if anyone remembers the Lone Star & Treble-0-lectric stuff?

Regards

Gam

[darren]

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[darren]

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[COLOR=#0000ff]ITS GREAT THAT YOU HAVE STILL GOT SOME OF Them Marc.

[marc]

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Darren, I still have the Prime Pork and the Norstand wagon. They are still at my mother's home. The locomotive is long since gone.

[darren]

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These are just fantastic to look at..
You should have seen the train sets that where on the antiques roadshow a few weeks back.


Some where completely new unopened since the day they where made.

You dont still have them do you.

these were the wagons that came with my train set. The first three were available for many years afterwards.

[battyrat]

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I had a little GWR Hornby set which we added to for a year or so back in the 70's.I can also remember a train we used to drop a tablet down it's funnel so that it smoked and another the front lights used to come on. Then like most things they disappeared from the house.

[marc]

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These were the wagons that came with my train set. The first three were available for many years afterwards.

[Hair Bear]

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The Advanced Passenger Train set, that brings back memories!!!! Never had one myself, if I remember correctly, the model actually had a tilt system built in. Did anybody actually have one of these trains?

Still do have one, and yes it does tilt!