Model Railways/Train Sets.

[zabadak]

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I get to use this one a lot but it's quite prone to breaking down...

[amethyst]

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How enthusiasts used to have their set ups of model railways in the attics

[marc]

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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?

[darren]

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HERES A NICE TRAIN SET.

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i used to have a couple of train sets. don't know what happened to them though.

[zabadak]

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I had a clockwork one that lasted about 5 minutes!

[Richard1978]

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I had an Intercity 125 set & later got a steam loco & a shunting diesel.

The main problem I had was the base board my Dad bought for it was too thin, & when it was stored in the garage (luckily without the track on!) it warped badly.

I never got round to getting another board to put it on, but kept everything & it's probably in my parents attic still.

[amethyst]

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Lovely thought on a new topic Marc

[marc]

There doesn't seem to be a thread on this, so here goes...

Did anybody have a train set/model railway? Was it a simple cheap starter set? Or one of the really expensive ones?

The one I started with, was a cheap Hornby freight set.

The above photo is the locomotive that came in the set.
It was a bit of a let down, has I wanted something like the Flying Scotsman, that my friend had.
On the plus side, it did spark a great interest in railways, coal mining Etc.