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Wonderful. That brings back memories from the late 1950's. Early/mid 1950's was Hornby 0 gauge.
The thing is they were both so reliable; much more so than present day stuff.
They were built in England and made to last. My Duchess of Montrose must have done as many scale miles as the real thing .LOL

I have subscribed to "Backtrack" on a rolling month to month basis and I have received by post the May edition published the third week in April. Regarding my new subscription to "Railway Modeller" I know that PECO is closed at least for the lock-down but I have received an ackno...

Thank you I will give it a go.

Looking at the May Issue of "Backtrack" which popped through my letter box yesterday I noted in the second part of "The Dandy Line" a track plan for Brampton Town ( closed 1923 )off the Main Carlisle to Newcastle line. This is the same plan as my proposed layout but with a separa...

Thanks for your kind comments . If you look at Crackenedge Central (on YouTube) you will see that I have made all the mistakes already . I just have one coach to buy and then the storage in my railway room will be full. Mind you I had intended in making the loco release at the buffer stop end just l...

This is my new endeavour. Branching out in to 0 gauge at 73 years old. A senior scale for a senior :) .I have got my goods train. All Dapol ready to run: Jinty 3F 0-6-0 47501 in BR Black ,and in 1948 "BRITISH RAILWAYS" livery; 2 x 5 Plank Grey Wagons with corrugated steel ends; Bauxite &qu...

First some words about my existing 00 layout which was included in the old forum. Crackenedge Central . This over-complicated monster with which I have had a love /hate relationship for the last 13 years is set to continue for the foreseeable future. :) It is too big to fail! It is not finished. I h...

Thanks for replying LC&DR and Roger B. After noting the first reply I decided to put in subscriptions for both mags. If you go to the Pendragon Publishing website as appose to the Backtrack website the former mentions the current crisis and you can subscribe on a month by month basis at a price ...

I feel selfish writing this whilst people are dying a horrible death all over the world and others are losing there livelyhood and I don't think anyone has any real idea as to how it will all pan out. I am over 70 (73) and can't go out much and can't see adult children or grandchildren for the forse...

Thank you for the information.