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LSWR Gate Stock Pull Push sets announced by Kernow models
I am happy to post with the permission of Kernow Models the following announcement, from them: We are pleased to announce that we have commissioned Dapol to produce the much-requested LSWR Push-Pull...
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Happy, or is that Hornby, New Year!
Firstly of course Happy New Year to you all! Hornby’s 2012 Plans As I mentioned in my It’s Christmas message this is the time of year that Hornby announce their plans for the coming year. The last...
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Hornby 2012 releases – ‘mis’ or ‘un’ information
It is often debated in Southern circles if the term ‘unrebuilt’ should or should not be used to describe a Bulleid Pacific in its original form. One school of thought is that if something has not yet...
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BR(s) Pull Push sets arrive from Hornby
As first announced by Hornby in January this year the models of the BR conversions of Maunsell stock into Twenty Pull Push sets, that were converted by BR(SR) from late 1959 to mid 1960, have now...
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Hornby Pull Push sets, rumours of demise have been exaggerated…
Further to my review of the excellent Hornby BR(s) Pull Push set conversions last week, it would certainly appear that they have been popular. In many cases retailers have sold out and in some cases...
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Hornby BR(s) Pull Push images added to review post
Just a quick post to advise that further to my review of the excellent Hornby models of the BR(s) Pull Push sets converted from Maunsell coaches I have now added my own images of Set 610 from the R4534...
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Hornby Announce additional Pull Push set due November
In light of the demand for the recently released BR(s) Pull Push sets converted from Maunsell coaches Hornby have today announced the additional release of coach pack R4534A as Set 616 comprising of...
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Southern models perform well in Model of the Year polls
Each year Model Rail magazine, RMweb and MREmag join forces to ask modellers to vote for their favourite models of the preceding 12 months. The results of the latest poll, are published today on both...
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Talking Stock #23 Pull Push set 734 ex LSWR Emigrant Stock
The Southern Railway following on from its constituents made use of Pull Push sets across the network and this practice carried on well into British Railways Southern Region days. Other railways...
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R4538 Maunsell open second class coach in BR green arrives
Just a quick post to confirm that as advised in my delivery status update post, on 22nd May, the Hornby R4538 Maunsell open second class coach in BR green has now arrived with many retailers although...
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Bachmann E4 EP update and Hornby delivery news
Further to my last post with the first Bachmann E4 class Engineering Prototype pictures I am now also able to post the following images that are copyright and courtesy of Andy York (clicking the images...
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Kernow Model Centre O2 progresses to tooling and other model news
I am pleased to exclusively announce that the CAD drawings for the 6 versions of the Kernow Model Centre Adams 0-4-4T O2 class locomotives have now been signed off to enable tooling to commence. Kernow...
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A few new BR(s) related arrivals in the market
This is just a quick update post to advise of a number of BR(s) model items in at the retailers this week. Firstly, from Hornby, after what seems like an age waiting, not one Pull Push set but...
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R4538 Maunsell open second class coach in BR green arrives
Just a quick post to confirm that as advised in my delivery status update post, on 22nd May, the Hornby R4538 Maunsell open second class coach in BR green has now arrived with many retailers although...
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The first Kernow Model Centre Adams O2 0-4-4t to arrive soon
Sometime soon, hopefully around the 20th, the first variation of the Kernow Model Centre Adams O2 class 0-4-4t should land at Southampton dockside following its journey from China (obviously it will...
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The first ex LSWR Gate Stock sets arrival from Kernow Model Rail Centre
The ex London and South Western Railway (LSWR) Gate Stock sets from Kernow Model rail Centre, were first announced back in 2011 and although the process has been a long one with a few hurdles along the...
View ArticleR4538 Maunsell open second class coach in BR green arrives
Just a quick post to confirm that as advised in my delivery status update post, on 22nd May, the Hornby R4538 Maunsell open second class coach in BR green has now arrived with many retailers although...
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Hornby BR(s) Pull Push images added to review post
Just a quick post to advise that further to my review of the excellent Hornby models of the BR(s) Pull Push sets converted from Maunsell coaches I have now added my own images of Set 610 from the R4534...
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In light of the demand for the recently released BR(s) Pull Push sets converted from Maunsell coaches Hornby have today announced the additional release of coach pack R4534A as Set 616 comprising of...
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Southern models perform well in Model of the Year polls
Each year Model Rail magazine, RMweb and MREmag join forces to ask modellers to vote for their favourite models of the preceding 12 months. The results of the latest poll, are published today on both...
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