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Great video thanks for sharing J

LA LIMA RIFORNIVA TRACK PER LA WRENN 👍👍👍👍👍 made in Italy

Happy memories! I had the BR 4MT and some of the wagons on my first ‘proper’ layout when I was a kid. Much appreciated 👍🙂

Wrenn engines and rolling stock are superb especially in 00 gauge

Thanks for sharing this look into the TT range of models, I found it very interesting, J

Watched that twice off the bat…enjoying these videos, 60’s and 70’s especially at the moment. I’m going to be looking at other periods too. It’s a history of railway models in it’s own right isn’t it. Many thanks chap 👍🙂

Interesting catalogue, I've got a French Bo Bo diesel but it's not in this catalogue, thanks for sharing J

The trains were OO scale but the track was HO scale. The original Hornby Dublo by Meccano Ltd made some strange choices. Their first 2-rail model, ,the SR R1 0-6-0T, had all been withdrawn by the tine the model came to market. I believe their last duties were as Folkstone Harbour bankers before being replaced by GW 5700 pannier tanks and that is the model that Honrby should have produced. Another odd choice was the Metrovic Co-Bo. Famous for working the Cricklewood- Glasgow "Condor" containerised freight but most people would never have seen one.. Their chronic unreliability saw them replaced by Black 5s until Class 24s could be provided for the "Condor". The Class 24 would have been a much better choice as they had a much wider geographical spread.and would have gone well with the Class 20 which was a good model. The Deltic was rushed to market before the livery had been decided. It was too short , some detail was incorrect and the first batch were produced in an uninspiring plain green livery. Best steam loco was the Bulleid light pacific followed by the 8F, the Castle and the BR STD 2-6-4 T. the A4 and Stanier pacific were long in the tooth and the N2 0-6-2T was crude.Super detail rolling stock was good Working breakdown crane was very good. A GW 0-6-2T 56xx class "valleys" tank loco was planned but never made it into production.

I always wondered if there was a Hornby dublo 1964 catalogue because I've been trying to find one. Enjoyable video to watch

Awww…Price 1D…childhood memories 😊…Nice little breakdown train that too! Many thanks mate 👍🙂

Great video there mate. I have recently moved over to O Gauge Model Trains this month but I like how the TT gauge range is expanding.

Great video! I adore these old catalogues. Greetings from a new subscriber!

I own a fair bit of Tri-ang TT however track can be temperamental if the fishplates ain't kept in good condition. Fantastic video

You might be wondering what I use now. I have a small layout called Walmington cum Yealmington which depicts a small heritage line in West Sussex.

My first controller was a device that operated the train and held two 9-volt batteries.

The set came with a small diesel shunter, an open wagon and a closed van, and, of course, the BR brake van and an oval of track.

This was the era in which I started looking for a first train set. There were many different manufacturers of model trains. Mine was Playcraft!!

Another very interesting video! 👍🙂

Nice video! Cool duck!

Nice kit! I'd like to see more trains in this style!

The train sets are quite rare when they are complete

Some very keen prices on that trade stand- Good job I’m Nowhere near that Vicinity 😉😁

Another interesting video 👍 I think my first ever train set was a Battle Space one! Happy memories 🙂

Great video thanks for sharing John

Bumper packed that catalogue! Many thanks!

They were the model trains of their time!! I had a Hornby 0 gauge clockwork train set at that time, It had a small oval of track and a level crossing with gates.

These catalogues are a fascinating look through. I’m constantly impressed with the range of locos, rolling stock and accessories available back then. Great video again, cheers mate 👍

A wonderful selection of models locomotives, coaches, wagons, dublo dinkys etc. Lovely video

As always, another helpful and informative video. Many thanks! 👍

You should get hold of some of the Japanese Kato and Tomix catalogues, it's really difficult to find any documentation on them that isn't in Japanese

Great video again thanks for sharing John

what a fantastic catalogue, thanks so much

So I’m thinking that one was a brief overview of railway operations for the newer railway modeller with pointers to the relevant Hornby Dublo products. Very interesting. I’m going to try to get a hard copy of that myself now. Your videos are not boring! They’re interesting and informative. Many thanks mate 👍

Love the smell the old catalogues have and are fantastic to look through. Lovely video as always 🙂

Another very interesting video. I’m still relatively new to the hobby (picked it up again during lockdown, first time round I was 10-12!) and only recently realised TT gauge had existed before. Fascinating to see the quite extensive range of TT models available back then. Many thanks 🙂👍

Thanks for sharing. Dave

Lots of American style trains. Are American trains popular in Europe? Thanks for sharing. Dave

The video is a huge help

The R.181 Coaling Stage started out life as a Jouef for Playcraft item and appears in both the 1967 & 1968 Playcraft catalogues, as do two of the houses in the Hornby Railways catalogue.

Thank you for sharing the wonderful video. Great work.

It's interesting how quickly N guage grew, in the following 10 years, after Lone Star created it (as Treble O Lectric) back in 1960.

Luvly jubly!! Trains, trains, trains 👍👍

Always interesting to see these catalogues. Many thanks 👍

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. At the time Lima was selling in excess of one million models a year making them by far the biggest model train producer in the world.

someone at my local model railway club told me a funny story from an old rm magazine on how to improve the lima n gauge 4mt, which i believe is the same one in this catalogue, it went like this: “How to improve the Lima BR 4MT, first, dispose of the body, then throw away the chassis.” in other words it wasnt a good model lol

“Haven’t gone down that slippery slope yet”…😆…yes, we’ve all been there I think chap, teetering on the brink of launching out into another scale, wallet turning pale in anticipation!

Really enjoying these videos. Much appreciated.

Great to see these ranges laid out. I enjoy running models old and new, and these videos provide excellent contextual information. Many thanks.

Thank you sir