In light of the demand for the recently released BR(s) Pull Push sets converted from Maunsell coaches Hornby have today announced the additional release of coach pack R4534A as Set 616 comprising of Driving Brake Composite number S6695S and Second Open number S1359S. The coach pack should be available in November. This is a sensible addition to … Continue reading Hornby Announce additional Pull Push set due November
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Hornby Pull Push sets, rumours of demise have been exaggerated…
Further to my review of the excellent Hornby BR(s) Pull Push set conversions last week, it would certainly appear that they have been popular. In many cases retailers have sold out and in some cases have not been able to even full fill pre-orders. In some instances emails have been received from retailers advising that orders have been cancelled … Continue reading Hornby Pull Push sets, rumours of demise have been exaggerated…
BR(s) Pull Push sets arrive from Hornby
As first announced by Hornby in January this year the models of the BR conversions of Maunsell stock into Twenty Pull Push sets, that were converted by BR(SR) from late 1959 to mid 1960, have now started to hit the retailers. The Hornby models correctly consisted of an 1935 built ex-Diagram 2403 Maunsell Brake Corridor Composite and a Diagram 2023 (ex … Continue reading BR(s) Pull Push sets arrive from Hornby
Hornby’s Bogie Van ‘B’ has arrived
First announced by Hornby in January this year and detailed on my post at the time here, the Southern Railway Bogie Van 'B' has now arrived in the shops. The first four versions are two in SR pre war Olive Green livery and two in BR(s) Green all with different running numbers. The model builds on the … Continue reading Hornby’s Bogie Van ‘B’ has arrived
Hornby 2012 releases – ‘mis’ or ‘un’ information
It is often debated in Southern circles if the term ‘unrebuilt’ should or should not be used to describe a Bulleid Pacific in its original form. One school of thought is that if something has not yet been ‘rebuilt’ it can not be ‘unrebuilt’. You might have guessed that if I am honest the use … Continue reading Hornby 2012 releases – ‘mis’ or ‘un’ information
Happy, or is that Hornby, New Year!
Firstly of course Happy New Year to you all! Hornby's 2012 Plans As I mentioned in my It’s Christmas message this is the time of year that Hornby announce their plans for the coming year. The last couple of years it has been on Christmas Day but this year it has been kept until today … Continue reading Happy, or is that Hornby, New Year!
Hornby 2012 Southern related releases…
Although already out else where on the web I, unlike some blogs and forums, will respect Hornby's intended release date and will be posting details and additional further information about the Hornby 2012 Southern related releases here on Tuesday morning (3rd Jan). My post will include pictures of the pre-production samples as well as some Hornby … Continue reading Hornby 2012 Southern related releases…