Eurospoor 2011 (2)


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Eurospoor 2011 (1) (2)


The Hornby Dublo 3-rail layout. Whilst a Sir Nigel Gresley is doing her laps, Rob van Teylingen is talking to one of the visitors

Hornby Dublo 3-rail layout

Building a Dublo 3-rail layout

Left: Rob van Teylingen inspecting a piece of track.

 

Right: The breakdown set found a place in the centre of the Dublo layout with a 3-rail Barnstaple and BR (Gresley) coaches in the background.

Hornby Dublo Breakdown set

A view of the station area, with the goods sidings with (left to right) LNER coal train, LNER fish train, oil train with LMS 8F and BR 2-6-4 with container wagons.

Hornby Dublo Station area

Hornby Dublo Station area

Another view on the station area with Peco Station Canopy roof kit. In the back the loco depot.

British Tinplate Toy Trains

 

Above: The British Tinplate Toy Trains theme was given an extra dimension by Hans van Dissel by putting up a display with items from most of the British makers, acting as competitors of Hornby. On the display were items from Astra, Bar Knight, Bassett-Lowke, Betal, Bowman, Brimtoy, Burnett, Chad Valley, Clyde Model Dockyard, Exley, Jubb, Leeds, Mettoy, Milbro, Riemsdyk, Simpull, Stevens Model Dockyard, Walker Fenn, Whitanco and Wynford.

Below: Some of the non-Hornby stock we had running on the layout: ACE Trains A4 Sir Nigel Gresley with Bow Ended Teak coaches, Leeds Model Company LNER 0-6-2 with litho Triple Coach Articulated Train, Leeds Nettle rail car and a pair of Leeds LNWR coaches with Darstead 2-6-2.

ACE A4 Sir Nigel Gresley

Leeds 0-6-2 with triple coach articulated train

Leeds Nettle rail car

Darstead LNWR with early Leeds LNWR coaches

ACE and Darstead Caledonian coaches

Left: Henk Brouwer, Hans van Dissel and Peter Zwakhals discussing Hans his tribute to the Caledonian Railways in the form of a mixed rake of 9 ACE Trains and Darstead coaches, pulled by an ACE CR 4-4-0.

Right: As usual Paul van Hooft brought something continental to run. Here he is preparing his Kraus electric outline locomotive and a Märklin 0-4-0 for a run.

Paul van Hooft with Marklin and Kraus