We are railing - Britain embraces the joys of the humble train

[Darius43]

In today’s Guardian/Observer.

 

We are railing - Britain embraces the joys of the humble train 

 

Cheers

 

Darius

[tractionman]

Great to see positive media coverage, a silver lining to a grim year, for the retailers and manufacturers as well as us modellers, helps to put things in perspective, no time to wait, do it now.

 

cheers,

 

Keith

 

[Steamport Southport]

Good grief.

[DK123GWR]

Generally a pleasant read, but I think the last line is one of the most important in there - how many of the people who have picked up modelling over lockdown are going to stick with it? As an aside, is the photo deceptive or is the Hogwarts Express headlight really that bright?

Edited October 25, 2020 by DK123GWR

[Huw Griffiths]

1 hour ago, DK123GWR said:

Generally a pleasant read, but I think the last line is one of the most important in there - how many of the people who have picked up modelling over lockdown are going to stick with it?

 

I'm not sure - but I could imagine the number being slightly higher if there were to be some model railway related TV programmes on in the near future.

 

I wonder if Channel 5 (or one of their spin off channels) have any plans to show "box set" repeats of GMRC in the next couple of months - or, better still, commission some new series, once "Corona" finally becomes less of a menace.

 

Also, I wonder if there might be some other model railway related programmes about to "come down the tracks" on any mainstream free-to-air channels.

 

I certainly hope so - but, right now, few people would have any way of knowing.

 

 

As for the Hogwarts Express headlight, I wonder if their target audience would really be too worried about its brightness - or about the exact colour of the light from the LED used.

 

In all honesty, I'm also not worrying too much about this - or the fact that a former GWR loco got painted in a less-than-official colour scheme to appear in the films. After all, this might well have helped to ensure its survival - and possibly get some young people interested in trains.

 

 

Huw.

[Coach bogie]

I as in Costco today and they had a large quantity of the Lionel/Hornby O gauge Potter sets on display, and in the short time I was in there, several had been put in trollies.

 

I have not seen train sets in there before as they only have fast movers on the shelves. It is even a featured product on their website. It shows there is increased interest. 

 

https://www.costco.co.uk/Toys-Baby-Child/Toys/Construction-Toys/Harry-Potter-Hogwarts-Express-and-Polar-Express-Train-Set-With-37-Pieces-4-Years/p/2006132

 

Mike Wiltshire