O Gauge Trains

Do you have any advice for selling O Gauge trains and track? We’ve received this enquiry: My late husband had an O Gauge layout in our garden, since, I have had it taken to pieces as i could not look after it. Could you possibly let me know the best way to go about selling [...]

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Hi This Sunday there will be a Public Auction of 00 gauge model railways, trains, rolling stock , equipment , accessories and a huge collection of transport ( mainly steam) related books. Viewing from 9 am Sale begins at 10 am. You can bid live in the room or live from your pc following the [...]

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I just wanted to show you these three O Gauge trains items. They are all from the Hornby clockwork O gauge trains range as fasr as i can tell, certainly I recognise the level crossing directy from my own memory. The goods van brake van is very familiar too. I’m not quite so sure about [...]

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Bassett Lowke 4-6-0 Patriot No 46102 I bought the above locomotive at an auction recently, (sold as tested, working). I do not have a layout. The model is in a display case. However, I recently tried to rotate the driving wheels by hand but found them unable to move. Should they rotate without power? Also [...]

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I have a beautiful Bassett Lowke “Humourist” Loco and would like some coaches to go with it. Can you help? Have had a look on E-Bay Posted via email from O Gauge Trains

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O gauge trains and model railways are great but what about full sized steam trains, narrow gauge and heritage railways? Around Britain there are numerous steam railway museums, some of which have O Gauge model railways exhibited to give a realistic view of what the particular railway line was like back in the days of [...]

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I have just bought the Hornby Flying Scotsman Set (R1072) which includes Track Packs A (R8221) and B (R8222) and one train controller (R965). I have also bought, in addition, Pack C(R8223). How many transformers/controllers (of type R965) do I need to have to operate just my Flying Scotsman Locomotive on all of my track? [...]

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I want to know the value of a hornby dublo train set from 1961, it’s a flying scot model 2034 Is this it? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hornby-Dublo-2034-2-rail-Royal-Scot-Set-Near-Mint-Boxe_W0QQitemZ250027052321QQihZ015QQcategoryZ131QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem if it is, I would keep a watch on it, so you can see what it goes for, if it sells, good luck.

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I bought my hubby a hornby train set thinking it was made in Britain only to find out it was made in China! Was Hornby ever made there? so why has it got stamped on it “made in China”? I heard some of their stuff is made in their factory in Margate but most of [...]

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all of my track is shown on this video Duration : 0:1:8

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