Toy Trains
1935–1975
$16.65
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
5 May 2019
Summary
All Aboard! A Nostalgic Journey Through 00 Gauge Toy Trains
The 00 gauge train set: the quintessential ‘boy’s toy’ of the 1950s and ‘60s.
Electric 00 gauge trains, pioneered by Trix and Hornby Dublo in the mid-1930s, experienced a post-war resurgence, swiftly becoming the dominant scale in Britain and embraced by manufacturers like Tri-ang.
Transforming basic components into astonishing landscapes, these sets, locomotives, rolling stock, buildings, and accessories al…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784423087 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1784423084 |
| Series: | Shire Library |
| Author: | Bob Leggett |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Shire Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 5 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 148g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 149mm |
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I feel like a gap in my education has now been filled… an interesting and informative read.
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About The Author
Bob Leggett
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.
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