WHATS NEW

A Ringfield tender drive from 1973, converted to X04 loco drive.A Ringfield damaged tender confined this Oliver Cromwell Britannia to a display shelf for two years. Recently a cog was added to the drive axle and a motor added, makes this loco thunder round like it has been turbo charged!

A look at the R51 and R52 locomotives.

New video added, dealing with the Princess locomotive showing 12 variants.

Due to the hot weather recently it has been almost impossible to update the website. I am up in the attic in swim wear and a towel around my neck.

The Silver King Train Set EDP15 was released in August 1956 and featured a matt version of an A4 Pacific. The first three minutes show the locomotive and its coaches running on my layout, follow by a discription of the train set.

Back after a short break, updates will start again soon.

Hornby Dublo leaflet from train srts sold in the 1950s.

Hornby Acho 1965-66 catalogue added, written in French, the catalogue contains many Hornby Dublo and Triang items exported to France in the 1960s.

Photo added to R14 Fish Van "Database", When I wrote the article I only had a later variant of the wagon, however, during a recent trip to the UK I was able to purchase a wagon made in 1954

I went over to the UK and spent a week looking at the model railway shop in Plymouth and Tavistock market, plus a few items sent to my sisters address and a lovely Hornby Dublo train srt from 1956.