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Hornby 2013 range announcement 17th December
Hornby’s announcement of their new range for 2013 will this year be made at Midday on Monday 17th December via their own website and some of the Model Press websites at the the same time. This is...
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Hornby 2013 announcement from an SR/BR(s) prepective includes SR 2Bil EMU
As part of their announcement for planned new releases in 2013 Hornby have included a number of items of interest to SR / BR(s) modellers. The headline brand new model of interest is the 2Bil EMU...
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Hornby 2013 release R3160XS Rebuilt West Country Class – now 34108 Wincanton...
Further to my post here on 17th December announcing the Hornby SR/BR(s) planned releases for this coming year it should be noted that I edited that post 21/12/12 with respect to the planned release...
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Continental kippers! – a Brighton Belle in N Gauge from Arnold
It might sound a little left field but continental manufacturer Arnold have yesterday announced a Brighton Belle set in N Gauge and that will be in the British 1.148 scale rather then the usual...
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Talking stock #20 The Devon Belle
The “Devon Belle” Pullman service between London Waterloo and Ilfracombe with a portion to Plymouth did not in reality last for long as named train services go. It was introduced by the Southern...
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Talking Stock #21 – Bulleid’s Q1 ugly duckling or powerfully out of the...
During the second world war the need for a goods locomotive with wide route availability at a time of scarce raw materials and labour was to provide Bulleid with a challenge. He has already voiced his...
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2Bil or no 2Bil…
It was generally received with much acclaim when Hornby, at long last (some of us have known it was on the cards for a few years now), announced last December that it was not only going to be producing...
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Hornby 2Bil availability response
In addition to my post last week 2Bil or no 2Bil the issue regarding the availability of the 2Bil EMU train packs has been raised on a number of online forums, by retailers and also on Hornby’s own...
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Armchair R-T-R designers…
The term “armchair modeller” has been about a while in the hobby referring to those who are vocal in criticism and comment but are sat in their comfy chairs tapping away on their keyboards without...
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Southern models perform well in Model of the Year polls
Each year Model Rail magazine, RMweb and MREmag join forces to ask modellers to vote for their favourite models of the preceding 12 months. The results of the latest poll, are published today on both...
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A view from the line # 10 Permanent way workers and huts
Alongside the platelayers hut next to the main line a group of Permanent Way workers, sometimes also known as platelayers, are taking a taking a tea break, one of whom is sat reading the newspaper and...
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Talking Stock #23 Pull Push set 734 ex LSWR Emigrant Stock
The Southern Railway following on from its constituents made use of Pull Push sets across the network and this practice carried on well into British Railways Southern Region days. Other railways...
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Talking Stock #24 3rd Series Merchant Navy initial livery variations
The third and final series of Bulleid’s Merchant Navy Pacifics were not introduced until after the formation of British Railways in the Autumn of 1948. As a result they were numbered immediately into...
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Hornby Maunsell Open 2nd / 3rd delivery dates
Hornby’s R4538 Maunsell unconverted* open third class coach in BR green and R4537 Maunsell unconverted* open third class coach in Southern Maunsell green were originally announced in January 2012 and...
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R4538 Maunsell open second class coach in BR green arrives
Just a quick post to confirm that as advised in my delivery status update post, on 22nd May, the Hornby R4538 Maunsell open second class coach in BR green has now arrived with many retailers although...
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Protoype information re Hornby Maunsell open second class coach in BR green
Further to my post earlier this week regarding the availability of the Hornby R4538 Maunsell open second class coach in BR green, its arrival has generated some discussion on a number of forums and...
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Fisherton Sarum at Hornby Magazine Live 13th/14th July
It is now less than two weeks until Fisherton Sarum makes an appearance at the Hornby Magazine Live exhibition being held in Hartlepool on 13th and 14th July. The show is filled with 25 layouts, with...
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Brighton Belle in N – Hornby Arnold update
As per my post at the time Arnold one of the brnads of Hornby International announced last January their intent to produce a N Gauge Brighton Belle in British 1.148 scale rather then the usual...
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Hornby announces delays to 2013 items, including some Southern related
Hornby Hobbies Ltd. is announcing a number of delays to 2013 catalogue items. They advise that despite their best estimates a proportion of delivery dates will not be met. Hornby are advising the...
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First Pictures! Arnold / Hornby N Gauge Brighton Belle Engineering Prototype
It was back in January this year that the continental manufacturer Arnold that are part of the Hornby International stable of brands initially announced they were to produce an N gauge version of the...
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