Bob Leggett

Toy Trains (eBook, ePUB)

1935-1975

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The 00 gauge train set was the ultimate 'boy's toy' of the 1950s and '60s. Electric 00 gauge trains were introduced by Trix and Hornby Dublo in the mid-1930s, but the Second World War quickly halted production. However, they burst back onto the post-war scene with great success, and 00 quickly became the dominant scale in Britain, and was taken up by other large manufacturers including Tri-ang. Whilst the components of the sets themselves were often basic, they could be transformed into astonishing landscapes in the hands of imaginative builders. The sheer number of box sets, locomotives, rolling stock, buildings and accessories gave everyone the ability to form a bespoke layout. This beautifully illustrated introduction to the heyday of clockwork and electric 00 gauge trains tells their story up until 1975, when finer detailing and changing trends led to them becoming enthusiasts' models rather than children's toys.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781784423094
• Artikelnr.: 55203330

Autorenporträt

Bob Leggett has had a lifelong enthusiasm for railways and train sets and is a committee member of the Train Collectors Society. In 1993 he started the Alresford Festival of Toy Trains and he has his own post-war toy museum at Beale Park, Pangbourne.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Richard Lines Introduction The Beginning to 1945 Post
war Austerity: Smaller Companies Post
war Hornby Dublo and Trix The Giant Awakes: Enter Tri
Ang European HO Gauge in Britain Tri
Ang Hornby and Hornby Railways 1966
75 Beyond 1975 Appendices: Accessories; Retailers; Bertram Otto Places to Visit Further Reading Index