A model railway site designed for beginners to railway modelling. Hornby dublo trains the following pages contain scanned images of old catalogues or catalogs, pamphlets, and leaflets originally produced by the meccano company to illustrate hornby dublo. By the late 1950s, when construction of plastic toys begun, sales began to decline, and in 1965, hornby was taken over by triang lines brothers, who incorporated some items from the hornby line into its catalogue. I brought a hornby dublo r1 quite cheaply, after waiting some time the wills version to come up on ebay at a reasonable price. Hornby dublo 3 rail plans new railway modellers forums. Hornby was already established as a brand name for o gauge clockwork and electric trains. Aug 22, 2010 hornby dublo r1 posted in modelling questions, help and tips. For the last 10 years i have been compiling a hornby dublo technical manual. The book has been compiled for over 10 years, all done in adobe software and as such, all material is very finely presented. All items are good quality reproduction, original hornby dublo or wrenn.
View and download hornby duchess class operating manual online. Standard motor only excludes ringfield, prewar and some wrenn motors. Hornby trains, parts, track and accessories online shop, from 1960 to the latest releases. Most are suitable for hornby dublo 3 and 2 rail running. I have spare track, if need be, but suggest you join some up, and try it. Comparing a feedback type controller against a standard variable voltage type on hornby dublo locos.
My hornbydublo layouts charles coopers railway pages. The connection system, is far better than todays, and causes few problems. This is for hornby dublo trains made by meccano ltd from september 1938 to may 1965. Hornby dublo sd6 8 ton cattle wagon br type no 32021 these models were used and played with as the makers intended, on a 6 x 4 layout until they were packed away in 1969. View and download hornby princess royal class operating manual online. Hi, im looking to expand on my collection and i would like to purchase your hornby dublo, trix twin railways, and triang, triang hornby, triang wrenn train sets, locomotives and rolling stock etc. In 1959, bending to the pressure of competition, dublo sets switched to tworail track.
We apologize in advance for this and wish you all the best. Servicing a 3 rail hornby dublo 3 rail edl7 062t lms. Hornby 0 and then hornby dublo threerail is what i had as a teenager growing up in yorkshire, england. A listing of hornby dublo trains and related products from the late 1950s to 1964 with links to a photo gallery of each item and its packaging. This is a group for all those individuals who enjoy running and collecting their hornby dublo trains and. Condensed history of hornbydublo hornby dublo affairs. Video 2 on how to service hornby dublo locomotives. Remove spaces between letters in address need to avoid spammers. All locomotives use a hornby dublo chassis, many of which are considerably modified. This one includes ajustment and service of the pickups and brushes. For locomotives, consider a speedi driver cleaner model 236 by kadee tm. Hornby dublo 3 rail trains, clean and lube demonstation. The booklet makes interesting reading, however to my mind, the layout plans all seem to have either shortcomings or defects, and i would welcome comments on them.
Servicing a 3 rail hornby dublo 3 rail edl7 062t lms 6917 locomotive. Hornby 0 and then hornbydublo threerail is what i had as a teenager growing. Hornby duchess class operating manual pdf download. All locomotives are handcrafted to an exacting standard by a professional model maker. Hornby railways toys and models price guide and values. Welcome to my hornby dublo 3 rail website that is based on whats happening on my hornby dublo 3 rail running layout.
Thats not happened and i was woundering if its worth the effort of detailing this model up. Hornby dublo metal type coupling maintenance, also wagon service and repair. Hence, new toy trains items were not introduced until the early 1950s. Dublo for sale offering replacement parts such as side frames manufactured from new drawings to the same very high quality detail and finishing as the original parts. Unfollow hornby dublo to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Hornby dublo model of an lms coronation locomotive city of. Thought i should reply to this, being a daily hornby dublo 3 rail user littleun, your ebay track, should be usable. The book addresses the repair, maintenance and restoration of these classic model trains in very fine detail.
This is for hornbydublo trains made by meccano ltd from september 1938 to may 1965. Meccano introduced its oo scale trains in 1938 under the name hornby dublo. Supplying practical model railway advice, information, hits and tips to railway modellers building their. Aug 27, 2012 video 2 on how to service hornby dublo locomotives.
The clickable pictures of the hornby dublo boxes take you to their contents, and the clickable pictures of the details, couplings, etc. So they bear all the marks of normal use by a adults and children, there all in the same condition as when packed away 34 years ago. Comprehensive fixing instruction are available on request. Discover our extensive range, news and releases for model train sets ready to buy today. Hornby dublo r1 modelling questions, help and tips rmweb. It never was very pretty, and mine does not look the best, but runs ok. For each catalogue or catalog, three sizes of image are provided plus two overview pages, one with the small size and one with the medium size images. Welcome to the british brand leader of 00 gauge railways. Servicing a 3 rail hornby dublo 7037 swindon castle locomotive. These are large and detailed images, so please be patient while they load.
With the uk in shutdown mode the best thing to do is relax and play with your trains or even better give them all a good service so that they will run even better. Transfers are now listed in loco class to make location of a particular transfer easier. Production of hornby dublo trains ceased in 1964 following the take over of the meccano company by lines bros. Update 60919 after many years, a definitive reference book has been written on the technical side of hornby dublo trains, as made by meccano ltd from 1938 to 1965. Primarily a place for newcomers to ask questions and seek assistance from likeminded individuals, the hornby forum offers a user community for all those interested in railways. Vintage hornby dublo meccano train, this auction is for 6 quarter curve rails, which are boxed which is a bit the worse for wear. One extra large scale layout under construction, planned in scarm and build with vintage hornby dublo tracks, which seems to be almost finished. Hornby princess royal class operating manual pdf download. Meccano started to manufacture hornbydublo trains in liverpool in 1938, although production was interrupted by the war and did not get into full swing until 1948.
Sep 07, 2012 hornby dublo metal type coupling maintenance, also wagon service and repair. The editor of the hornby railway collectors association may download and use any material in the publication of that association without further permission. Get the latest software and addons for your products. They include, servicing, trouble shooting, track, couplings almost anything you want to know about running hd all done simply and extremely well. It didnt work and the rubber cables were quite badly degraded, so time to take a peek inside and see what makes that delightful noise when you overload an a3. The identification system used on the john buxton lists have been retained, to save confusion. Update 60919 after many years, a definitive reference book has been written on the technical side of hornbydublo trains, as made by meccano ltd from 1938 to 1965. Servicing a hornby dublo 3 rail edl7 062t lms 6917 locomotive. Its a simple job, but if youre not an expert, take it to a qualified repair service. Charles coopers railway pages my hornbydublo layouts. Hornby 0 and then hornbydublo threerail is what i had as.
Ron dodds has published a series of videos on utube which relates to many aspects of running hornby dublo. The book is all done in adobe products such as photoshop and indesign, and so the artwork is all to a very high standard. Hornby 3 rail for sale in uk 59 used hornby 3 rails. Hornby downloads hornby locomotive maintenance sheets. Hornby america will not be able to ship any items out of the warehouse until at least monday, may 4th. Hornby dublo model railroads were originally made using threerail track.
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