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Thu, 03 May 2007
New Locomotives and rolling stock

A kind man Mr Sam Taylor of Kingston upon Thames sent me a e mail asking if i would like his old Hornby Dublo layout from the 1950's as he was clearing his loft out and was moving overseas. So on Saturday we left Coventry for Kingston not quite knowing what to expect. We were given the Duchess of Montrose train set' A N2 Tank engine and a Bristol Castle locomotive all in nice condition. There was also boxes of track, wagons coaches plus a few accessories Dublo and other makes. A few drops of oil and the Bristol Castle moved for the first time in over 45 years, The Duchess and the N2 Tank were both missing there armatures, pickups and wireing. The N2 will stay a rolling chassis so it can be used to double head and The Duchess will be restored back to it's former glory. We think this will have to be the end of what we can fit on the layout as all of the sidings are full.
Posted 11:33

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inspiration!
I'm just getting out my 3 rail train I had as a youth in the late 60s. I'm hoping it will still work, its not been run for 40 odd years. My twins age 6 have their first electric train set this xmas and I'm setting up a 4 track set to run around the loft, 2 using peco 2 rail and 2 using the hornby. Progress is slow as time is limited and and the difficulty of arranging the fiddle yards and sidings for 2 different systems is a pain. However your photos have inspired me to get on with it. Thank You
Posted by Mark


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