This layout shows a mixed representation of all post-war Hornby-Dublo production
eras from 1947-1964 with trains carrying the liveries of the 'Big Four' companies
(LMS, LNER, GWR & SR) and nationalised British Railways, using die-cast metal,
tin-plate and injection-moulded plastic materials. The now standard 12 volt DC
supply for model railways was pioneered by Hornby-Dublo when first introduced in
1938 alongside clockwork versions of the same engines; production of these, however
did not survive the war!
Following considerable success throughout the 1950s the range finally disappeared
when Meccano Ltd was taken over by their main rivals, Tri-ang in 1965; today's
'Hornby Railways' being the old Tri-ang company using the Hornby name!
Some of the items on display were acquired new during the owners first childhood
and were resurrected about ten years ago when he realised that Hornby-Dublo could
still be obtained relatively easily from specialist shops & dealers around the
country.
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This layout is typical of the kind of set-up that a boy in the 1950s and early '60s
would have been able to build (although layouts then tended to be smaller for reasons
of space and cost) and features such exciting accessories as the operating Travelling
Post Office (TPO) and the Turntable which all added to the enjoyment of running your
very own Hornby-Dublo railway.
For more information about the layout or would like to invite it to your exhibition then please contact us.