stuarttrains Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 On Saturday October 22 and Sunday October 23, 2016, Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon will host a “pop up museum” celebrating toy trains and model railways from the 1960s. The “pop up museum” will focus on Tri-ang Railways. This British manufacturer of toy trains, part of the Lines Bros. Ltd. Company, produced toy trains from around 1951 to 1965. For many, the Tri-ang Railways range was the affordable introduction to the world of model railways. Visitors to the museum will be able to view displays of Tr-iang and Playcraft toy trains; browse displays of magazine advertising from the period; and watch historic films throughout the day. They will also be able to get on board cabs of rail vehicles with a link to Tri-ang – including SR No. 34051 Winston Churchill, which was modelled by Tri-ang. Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon is open from 10am to 5pm daily, and parking and admission are free of charge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwich station Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Last time a saw Winnie, She was in bits at York. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 8, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2016 Last time a saw Winnie, She was in bits at York. Since when Sir Winston Churchill a woman?? Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Since when Sir Winston Churchill a woman?? Mike. Perhaps a rare case (for English) of grammatical gender not coinciding with real life? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Perhaps a rare case (for English) of grammatical gender not coinciding with real life? Winnie is short for Winifred not Winston, I am not aware of a short version of Winston. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I think Sir Winston was referred to as Winnie informally. e.g the Daily Telegraph "Winston Churchill: America’s enduring love for Winnie and his words" (at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9451741/Winston-Churchill-Americas-enduring-love-for-Winnie-and-his-words.html). But my reference to grammatical gender was about using the female pronoun "she" for a steam loco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted October 8, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2016 Win Percy the racing driver is actually called Winston but always shortened to Win Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLPG Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Excellent exhibition taking place this weekend. Easily the best exhibition I have seen there. Lots of layouts I have not seen before and great trade At Shildon NRM that is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Winnie is short for Winifred not Winston, I am not aware of a short version of Winston. That means you're too young! 'Winnie' was a term of endearment for Sir Winston Churchill particularly in the war years. Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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