Here are pictures of interesting old toy trains from all over the world. This is not a sales site, just a site for the love of old toy trains. This website originates in New Zealand. Currently there are five pages of pictures, (to see Page 2 click on `2` below, etc.)plus some additional special pages - links to which are on Page 5.
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Lionels from the 1930s. The `Flying Yankee` and the `Blue Streak. used the same passenger cars, in different colour schemes, but the leading car of the `Blue Streak` was modified to have a baggage compartment. The coupling between the locomotive tender and the leading car was in form of a drawbar, preventing coupling to other locomotives. Also shown is the `Commodore Vanderbilt` locomotive as supplied with other trainsets, this time with the usual prewar style Lionel couplings.
Rear end view of the two trains.
Hornby Trains were made in the USA for a short period starting in 1927. The locomotives are now very rare. There was only one type. Production of the rolling stock, but not the locomotive, continued in England during the 1930s. The loco shown here is a `home workshop` job, made by converting a Hafner loco into something representing the USA made Hornby item.
Hornby No.0 made in 1931, the first year of the production of this model. Thought to be a `one owner` train until recently. Shows some signs of `playwear` but that is expected after 78 years! Still runs well, clockwork powered. Altough the spring is a little tired, when running without load it travels 270 feet on a winding. Few clockwork locomotives can run this far!
In the 1930s Hornby introduced the `Silver Jubilee` with streamlined locomotive and articulated coaches. Perhaps surprisingly it was at the low end of the Hornby range, using the clockwork motor of the cheapest series. Now a collector`s item and fairly rare.
This is a joke! The `locomotive` is actually a lolly tin, bought containing fudge (since eaten!) Two Mettoy passenger coaches behind. The loco does not run on the tracks, the wheels are tinprinted representations only.
Hornby loco made in 1930 (last of this type) in front of a Hornby Station. Note this station has had a canopy added (easily removed), Dinky Toy figures on platform. The Hornby passenger coach dates from the 1920s.
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NOTE - Unfortunately periods of `disablement` are now being imposed by Geocities. Sorry if you have had difficulty in getting on to this site. Being a free site it has limitation as to viewing time allowed.
SIDEBAR - Yahoo have added a sidebar on the righthand side of each page, you can remove this by simply clicking on the >> by the red Yahoo sign.
NOTE - I have set up a separate site for New Zealand made toy trains (What?! - You never knew there were any?) See Link on page five.
Guestbook - I have deleted the Guestbook. Too many `junk entries promoting odd websites and not honest contributions about the site. Sad!
Lionels from the 1930s. The `Flying Yankee` and the `Blue Streak. used the same passenger cars, in different colour schemes, but the leading car of the `Blue Streak` was modified to have a baggage compartment. The coupling between the locomotive tender and the leading car was in form of a drawbar, preventing coupling to other locomotives. Also shown is the `Commodore Vanderbilt` locomotive as supplied with other trainsets, this time with the usual prewar style Lionel couplings.
Rear end view of the two trains.
Hornby Trains were made in the USA for a short period starting in 1927. The locomotives are now very rare. There was only one type. Production of the rolling stock, but not the locomotive, continued in England during the 1930s. The loco shown here is a `home workshop` job, made by converting a Hafner loco into something representing the USA made Hornby item.
Hornby No.0 made in 1931, the first year of the production of this model. Thought to be a `one owner` train until recently. Shows some signs of `playwear` but that is expected after 78 years! Still runs well, clockwork powered. Altough the spring is a little tired, when running without load it travels 270 feet on a winding. Few clockwork locomotives can run this far!
In the 1930s Hornby introduced the `Silver Jubilee` with streamlined locomotive and articulated coaches. Perhaps surprisingly it was at the low end of the Hornby range, using the clockwork motor of the cheapest series. Now a collector`s item and fairly rare.
This is a joke! The `locomotive` is actually a lolly tin, bought containing fudge (since eaten!) Two Mettoy passenger coaches behind. The loco does not run on the tracks, the wheels are tinprinted representations only.
Hornby loco made in 1930 (last of this type) in front of a Hornby Station. Note this station has had a canopy added (easily removed), Dinky Toy figures on platform. The Hornby passenger coach dates from the 1920s.
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