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Will be spending a few days in York first week of october. As I still have a day to spend in my planning, I would like to visit a modeltrain shop. I do have a britrailpass so I can visit a city within reach of a day trip. Are there still shops were I could see, feel, run it back and forth and puchase an N- train ? Most seem to be online shops these days.... Thanks, Theo  SignatureFrom the heath in the North of Belgium > Will be spending a few days in York first week of october. > As I still have a day to spend in my planning, I would like to visit a [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > -- > From the heath in the North of Belgium http://www.collectable-models.co.uk/ in York is a general model shop but do have Railways. "Puffers" in Pickering and you could take a ride on the NYM Railway. MBQ > http://www.collectable-models.co.uk/ Now I'm confused what do you call: OO Gauge ? On there website they have OO gauge trains but under N-scale it's all kts... Thanks, Theo SignatureFrom the heath in the North of Belgium >> http://www.collectable-models.co.uk/ > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Thanks, > Theo 4mm scale on 16.5 track as opposed to 3.5 > >> http://www.collectable-models.co.uk/ > > > > Now I'm confused what do you call: OO Gauge ? > > > > On there website they have OO gauge trains but under N-scale it's all > > kts... > 4mm scale on 16.5 track as opposed to 3.5 But for N-scale you use single N as an abreviation , although in reality it is 1/145(?) on 1/160 track ? so 9mm track ? Should call that NN or so...? Theo SignatureFrom the heath in the North of Belgium >>>> http://www.collectable-models.co.uk/ >>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Theo O=7mm HO = 3.5 so OO was picked for 4mm lonestar made OOO that became N > "Puffers" in Pickering and you could take a ride on the NYM Railway. Visiting their Autumn Steam Festival Oct 3.... but time for the shop ??? Theo SignatureFrom the heath in the North of Belgium >> "Puffers" in Pickering and you could take a ride on the NYM Railway. > > Visiting their Autumn Steam Festival Oct 3.... but time for the shop ??? The shop is right opposite the entrance to Pickering station. SignatureArthur Figgis Surrey, UK >>> "Puffers" in Pickering and you could take a ride on the NYM Railway. >> >> Visiting their Autumn Steam Festival Oct 3.... but time for the shop ??? > >The shop is right opposite the entrance to Pickering station. When did they move? When I still lived in Harrow they were opposite Kenton Station. They opened a shop at Grosmont upstairs in the workshop, which they ran in parallel for many years. Eventually they closed the original shop and ran the Grosmont one as the onely one. >>>> "Puffers" in Pickering and you could take a ride on the NYM Railway. >>> Visiting their Autumn Steam Festival Oct 3.... but time for the shop ??? >> The shop is right opposite the entrance to Pickering station. > > When did they move? Years ago. (well, I am assuming they haven't moved since last Christmas) SignatureArthur Figgis Surrey, UK > Will be spending a few days in York first week of october. > As I still have a day to spend in my planning, I would like to visit a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Are there still shops were I could see, feel, run it back and forth and > puchase an N- train ? Most seem to be online shops these days.... Hi Theo York Model Railway Ltd Tel: 01904 630169 York Station, Station Rd, York, YO24 1AB Monk Bar Model Shop Tel: 01904 659423 2, Goodramgate, ( By Monk Bar ), York, YO1 7LQ Modeltrains4u Tel: 0800 0431174 2, Sawyers Crescent, Copmanthorpe, York, YO23 3YA ( delt with this compant several times via web ) CarairoModel Shops Tel: 01904 481504 P.O Box 272, York, YO19 5WT P & S Hobbies & Models Tel: 01904 611761 4, Walmgate, York, YO1 9TJ Irregular Miniatures Ltd Tel: 01904 671101 41, Lesley Avenue, York, YO10 4JR Modelzone Tel: 0870 7455011 Unit 17c, Centre Park, Marston Moor Business Park, Rudgate, Tockwith, York Enjoy your visit :-) > > Will be spending a few days in York first week of october. > > As I still have a day to spend in my planning, I would like to visit a [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Enjoy your visit :-) Have you actually checked that these are all real shops with retail premises that accept personal callers, or just blindly culled a list from a web site? MBQ tvanriet@telenet.be (Theo van Riet) wrote in news:1j6ndfu.1e4g4poc89ui4N% tvanriet@telenet.be: > Will be spending a few days in York first week of october. > As I still have a day to spend in my planning, I would like to visit a > modeltrain shop. I do have a britrailpass so I can visit a city within > reach of a day trip. How about Harburn Hobbies in Edinburgh? One way via Newcastle and the other via Settle (or Preston/Manchester). They are about a mile from Waverley station - allow at least an hour and preferably two (you might want to have a look round Edinburgh as well!) > Are there still shops were I could see, feel, run it back and forth and > puchase an N- train ? Most seem to be online shops these days.... > > Thanks, > Theo > Will be spending a few days in York first week of october. > As I still have a day to spend in my planning, I would like to visit a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Thanks, > Theo What about Sheffield? Two shops, MG Sharp (strong on non-UK) and Marcway (UK focus) within a few hundred metres of each other and a tram stop - although the district is not on the regular tourist trail as it's like the area around Brussel Noord used to be! Mike B >> Will be spending a few days in York first week of october. >> As I still have a day to spend in my planning, I would like to visit [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Mike B Well I did think of Wakefield being to best in the area to have a look in. But Neither Sheffield or Wakefield are that direct from York for a traveller not used to the route's Both would need a change at Leeds There are Direct services by cross country trains to Sheffield from York, I think they can go via Doncaster or Via Leeds. Simon G Well I did think of Wakefield being to best in the area to have a look in. But Neither Sheffield or Wakefield are that direct from York for a traveller not used to the route's Both would need a change at Leeds > Will be spending a few days in York first week of october. > As I still have a day to spend in my planning, I would like to visit a > modeltrain shop. I do have a britrailpass so I can visit a city within > reach of a day trip. North Eastern Models in Darlington - they're in the old C&G shop at 95 Parkgate. They sell N but I can't remember if they have a demonstration layout in that scale. Phone number is 01325 381085. SignatureJades' First Encounters Site - http://www.jades.org/ffe.htm The best Frontier: First Encounters site on the Web. nospam@jades.org is currently broken, please reply on group! |
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