Showing posts with label Hornby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hornby. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Hornby Trains

HISTORY OF HORNBY

A British model train producer that produced trains in America from 1913 to 1929. Hornby started producing trains based on American designs in 1925. Hornby ended it's American production in 1929 after the stock market crash. Hornby still produces HO & OO-Scale trains in Europe today.

Hornby Portland Cement Car & LMS Brake Van

Hornby Portland Cement Car & LMS Brake Van

Hornby is a British train company that still exists today. These pieces may date from the 1920s when Hornby had a factory in the United States.  A "Brake Van" is a British version of a caboose.

Continue to Ives #1679 Boxcar

Donald Gorsuch Collection 3

…Continued from Donald Gorsuch Collection 2.

Here are more pictures of the Donald Gorsuch model train collection, taken as they were packed up.

Marx M-10005 Locomotive Repaint

Marx M-10005 Streamliner Locomotive Repaint

Marx Commodore Vanderbilt & Wagon-top Tender

Marx Commodore Vanderbilt Clockwork Locomotive
Marx 6-inch New York Central Wagontop Tender

Marx 6-in Passenger Cars

Marx 6-inch Pullman Montclair
Marx 6-inch Pullman Bogota
Marx 6-inch Observation

Marx #591 & Wedge Tender

Marx #591 0-4-0 Electric Locomotive
Marx 6-inch New York Central Wedge Tender

Marx #591 & Notch Tender

Marx #591 0-4-0 Clockwork Locomotive
Marx #551 6-inch Union Pacific Notch Tender

Marx #898 & Wedge Tender

Marx #898 0-4-0 Electric Locomotive
Marx 6-inch New York Central Wedge Tender

Scratchbuilt Steam1

Scratchbuilt Steam Locomotive

Scratchbuilt Steam2

Scratchbuilt Steam Locomotive

Hornby LMS Brake Van

Hornby LMS Brake Van

Continued in Donald Gorsuch Collection 4