BBC has an on-line article relating to an upcoming exhibit at Britain's National Railway Museum here:
<http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30793868>
Ron M
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ron m,
It would be worth the airfare to see. Maybe the TCA "Q" will have a feature article. I appreciate your sharing this information, Thank you!
"Pappy"
Very cool! I enjoy British tinplate, and the exhibition would worth travelling to see. not to mention the National Railway Museum itself. Thanks for posting the article.
that is great. thanks for sharing!
Is it me or does that track pictured look like Lionel's current tubular track?
Originally Posted by Matt A:
Is it me or does that track pictured look like Lionel's current tubular track?
The Christmas scene is probably Louis Marx track (loco tender has U.S. Army on it). This pic probably came from the Getty archives.
Other pics show Hornby two and three rail track.
Ron M
I thought steam trains first arose about or after 1830? Or is that just in the U.S., or....?
The first commercially successful steam locomotive Salamanca was built in 1812. The oldest steam loco still in existence is Puffing Billy built in 1813. The US imported their locomotives from England. The first U.S. built loco was the Tom Thumb in 1830.
England was a fertile land for early steam.
Ron M
Originally Posted by colorado hirailer:
I thought steam trains first arose about or after 1830? Or is that just in the U.S., or....?
