Train Sets

November 16, 2009

Bassett-Lowke Model Trains

Created by Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke in 1899, the Basset Lowke toy company specializes in producing above all model trains and railways. Besides trains, they also bring in line-ups of model ships, boats, tractors, excavators, and model construction vehicles.

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July 25, 2009

1937 ‘Coronation Scot’ Express Train Service

The ‘Coronation Scot’ was a high speed luxury service run between London (Euston)and Glasgow (Central Station).  It went into operation in 1937 and was the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) reply to the high speed trains put on by the LNER in 1935 and an attempt to lure passengers away from their rival.

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June 29, 2009

Toy train help?

kingzannanna the ultimatum asked:

I have a Fleischmann HO (model AC train) and it says in accesories, Set **** : Electro-converter. (not included in set)
I don’t know if I need it or not, and if I don’t, How do I get it running, in terms of electrifing the rails, to make it move? Immediate BEST answer vote to correct. Please don’t say something random.

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