Model Forum / General / Railroads / February 2007

New Hornby catalogue now available at long last.

Hi NG,
Does anyone have knowledge or experience to share regarding Hornby
(www.hornby.com)? They appear to have only 00 gauge, I don't know how
proprietary that is. They have a pretty cool looking 'real' steam

At our club's November flea-market, I bought a nice looking albeit
obviously used, blue and grey buffet car, made by Hornby, running number
1805. (Cost $5.)
Can anyone provide some info on when this livery was used? Date of the

It has been very interesting to read several recent threads about "best" HO
"systems", Marklin, Hornby, etc.  If we set size and time aside, I'd be
curious how others rate model train "systems".  Step one is to define what
is a model train system.  I suggest it is a complete, ...

Hi again NG,
I had earlier asked about Marklin, and based on the responses, I am
leaning towards finding a different brand to start with. I had a
Marklin H0 set while growing up in Scandinavia, but I have limited

Was the L&Y based in Horwich in the same way as the LNW was based in Crewe
or was its headquarters somewhere much bigger like Manchester?
(kim)

Can anybody tell me which castle class locos Wrenn produced where finished
in the blue livery. & a product number please. Many thanks Roger.

Just got an order from Paper Models International and it created a
question about scales.
Of 5 kits, 2 are classified as "O" scale, but they seem too big. Both
are made by Pioneer Valley Models (which I don't recommend as they have

I have a new Tortoise motor, bought overseas, and one of the contacts is
not working may be dirt under the arm.
This one has not been used as the track is not powered up yet.
Have sprayed contact cleaner through the hole but no go:-(

Have a couple of simple questions regarding Bachmann EZ Track.
Although I have a lot of older (1970s vintage HO rolling stock), I am
switching to N scale because I can get more railroad in the space I
currently have available.

Ilkeston Woodside Model Railway Club holds it's 5th annual model
railway show on Sunday 18th February @ Trowell Parish Hall Near
Ilkeston.( off J25 M  ) between 10 am & 4.30 pm.
Apparently they have :-

I am wiring up a large model railway network that was designed to run
automatically on push button.
It has now changed and is to run  in auto or be switchable to manual.
A further request has come to make the control position movable. Does anyone

Is there a FAQ somewhere on weathering trains?  I would assume
weathering is somewhat different from the mud I like to splay all over
my tanks (we used to "paint" our real tanks with a yard mop with real
mud to help camouflage them).  Unfortunately, the province in Canada

Tony
Nottingham
England
15 February 2007

I did a Google search and just ended up confused.
Can an American Flyer boxcar run on Lionel's O gauge track? Obviously I
know S gauge is two-rail, but what about the rolling stock. Are they
compatible?