No.108 A little bit of History
As the winter solstice approaches I thought it appropriate to look back at some of my earliest railway models. My first ‘train set’ arrived one Christmas in the early 1950s. I am guessing that it was 1953 or 1954 when I received a clockwork Trackmaster tank engine, a Graham Farish suburban coach and four Graham Farish goods wagons. Trackmaster Clockwork engine from the 1950s prior to sale in 2007 1950s Graham Farrish suburban coaches – repainted and fitted with Hornby bogies prior to sale in 2009 Sole remnant of Graham Farish steel mineral wagon from 1953 compared to recent Bachmann wagon My father was not a train man. I need to give him some credit for he must have asked for advice ‘in the office’ before purchase. The rolling stock came with an oval of track on a solid board. Perhaps it was Wren track. There was a big green tunnel made by a family friend. Years later my father confided that it had been a nightmare to pin the steel rail which seemed to...