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I wonder when we get to see this model now? With Oxford Rail's owner now Hornby's CEO one can imagine all sorts of scenarios. It was already noticeable before he took the Hornby job that the communication rate from Oxford Rail was down, and the previous 'rapid progress to on-sale once an announceme...

All this fuss over an update to a system or a hiccup/malfunction makes me laugh. All systems need updating and suffer glitches now and again but when it happens all sorts of stupid speculation occur and the end of the world is nigh.

Give me a 45/46 over a 47 any day far better looking locos

Where did you the idea that I was a Model shop proprietor from ?. I know and have known a few over the years bit never been one

Why not ask a question before buying ????

Watch out for that reverse curve otherwise nothing will work

Don`t believe all you read on the web written by the so called " experts most of it is drivel. Make your own mind up for goodness sake like what we used to do before in the days before the blasted internet

Try cleaning the wheels and pick ups. if it ran OK on a bench test it ain`t an armature winding

Is this a variant on the Hornby designed rod couple Sentinel. Up to now they have been distributing Hornby International products from Electrotren , given a UK livery but still H0. It would be an obvious choice for production. Electrotren/Hornby's manufacturer seems to have expertise in smaller mec...

They both behaved as though the other didn't exist. Meccano tried to limit sales to one established shop (often a toy shop) per town, whilst Rovex were happy to supply Triang to any shop who wanted to sell them, (frequently small model shops who Meccano wouldn't supply) the only form of control the...

End2end wrote:AHH! So Frank Hornby never owned Hornby then? I'm talking about circa 1920 onwards.
Forgive me if I'm wrong. A common misconception perhaps?
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End2end

Yes and one that the present Hornby company use to the fullest advantage. Think Biro, Hoover etc and you have the jist

End2end wrote:AHH! So Frank Hornby never owned Hornby then? I'm talking about circa 1920 onwards.
Forgive me if I'm wrong. A common misconception perhaps?
Thanks
End2end

Yes and one that the present Hornby plays on and uses to the fullest advantage. Think Hoover, Biro etc and you have the jist

Frank Hornby has no connection with the present company. The Hornby name was used when the Tri-ang side of the business was split in the 70`s after one of the receiverships. I actually meant as the founder to see what it has become. A game of numbers rather than an enjoyable hobby manufacturer. Sam...

End2end wrote:Frank must be turning in his grave.
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End2end

Frank Hornby has no connection with the present company. The Hornby name was used when the Tri-ang side of the business was split in the 70`s after one of the receiverships.

I've never expected a track pin to go in without a hole being drilled through the sleeper first. My problem relates to the fine ones (0.22" diameter, 9/16" long, Peco ref SL-14) which, as I have just now checked, are soft enough to bend easily into a right-angle with just fingers and thum...