The jolly old Hornby Dublo 3 - Rail.....big decision time!
Possibly I didn't appreciate model railways as much when I was a young lad, but the one thing I did do right, was to keep my old 3 - rail model railway nicely boxed. Having retrieved the old Hornby Dublo out of the loft, it's nice to see how it has lasted in time.......and it still looks good in its old blue & white stripe boxes.
With the Wren track, metal level crossings, "Ludlow Castle" 4-6-0 steam engine, tin coaches, various types of wagons accompanied with homemade platforms, signal boxes together with some Airfix models and amazingly they are all still in pretty good shape.
But like most things in life, model railways have progressed and obviously left me behind after being away from the hobby so long. Unfortunately for me 3 rail is outdated, within reason any other items I wish to buy in the future would have to be through the second hand market, so making any future purchases limited. So it's decision time - is it the old 3 rail or 2 rail for my new layout......after much deliberation I decided 2 rail it is, mainly because there is more choice of items for the future!
So after I decided the direction I was going to follow it's been a crash course in reading up about the ins & outs of 2 rail with its electrofrog turnouts and seeing just how much of my old rolling stock that I can convert with minimal fuss for use on my new layout. The locomotives will stay untouched, but I think my coaches & wagons are going to be converted, unless anyone tells me different.
Possibly the one disappointing thing is that most of the off the shelf engines these days, have shells which are made out of plastic compared to metal many moons ago! Hey ho, but the detail is still pretty good.
One thing that has taken me by surprise is the amount of people that are interested in railways in general. Hence why I decided to do a blog, to keep my Dad updated with progress, friends and any other interested parties. With the plans drawn up by my dad, many of the items bought..........let's see how we get on.
So I have included a few Hornby Dublo 3 - rail photo's before the conversion begins!
Until next time.
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