Model Trains

Hornby DublO Model EDG7 Tank Goods Set (c.1952)

This is my model train set which I received in the early 1950s. I didn't realise until many years later that this was one of the first sets that Meccano was permitted to produce after WW2 because many materials (including steel) remained rationed for many years.

With sufficient track and a diecast station we made all sorts of scenery and had a lot of fun and crashes.

While it certainly looks its age these days, I have kept the set as original.

Clockwork Train

This model clockwork train has been in the family since I can remember. I have a recollection that it may have come from my grandfather who was an engineer at the Ipswich Railway Workshops.

Basset-Lowke Ltd were British model makers established in 1898 and operated until 1965. This model is the 10.5" Standard Tank Locomotive as per their 1920 catalogue. It has levers underneath at the front and rear which, with the appropriate end-stops on the rail line, will automatically change direction once it is set going. This model was kept wrapped up and not available to small children! GB £5.5 in 1920 is several hundred AUD these days, so this was an expensive model.

Basset-Lowke 1920 Catalogue

Cast Models

Both of these models have been hanging around my house since childhood and no one has any idea of where they came from or why we have them! They are both about 140 mm long. The train is cast solid brass and the tram is a 'white metal' die cast. Both are likely nickel plated and are showing their age but it appears that neither has any intention of leaving.

If anyone can throw some light on their origin please let us know.

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