Lionel Set #81279 Albert Hall.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Lionel is in a lot better position to do British-outline three-rail O than it would have been fifty years ago for the simple reason that so many of its former competitors have gone belly-up.  Triang is caput. Hornby still does OO but doesn't do O. Basset Lowke is pretty much gone, and Peco and Dapol have limited production.

Heljan does make its version of British Rail's Mark One coaches (the type of passenger cars used in the Harry Potter movies) but you can EASILY pay $300 US PER CAR. (Look on the Bay if you don't believe me).

I do have the first Harry Potter train set, which I enjoy running. But oh, how I wish that somebody at Lionel had been able to get Lima's O scale British Rail dies and moulds and come out with something that would have looked a LOT nicer that would still have been scale length.

We have a couple of these sets left if still interested.....$299 plus shipping.

http://www.sidetrackhobbies.co.../foxweb.exe/moreinfo@C:/ELEVCLIENTS/NEWSIDETRACK/ELEVATOR.FXP?item=81279

Let us know if we can help.

Thanks

If Lionel did the mark 1 B.R. coaches, then what are the mth versions called?

Btw, are there any books on br coaches and rolling stock with plans? 

My IMPRESSION (and I could be wrong) was that the MTH coaches were actually models of LMS (London Midland & Scottish, one of nationalized British Railways' private predecessor roads) designs done up in the first British Railways colors. The maroon pseudo-Pennsy scheme was a standard British Railways standard paint scheme used in the 1950's and early 1960's, and would have been entirely accurate. The blue and gray British Railways scheme that some of us remember seeing when we visited Britain from about the late 1960's to the 1990's came out later.

Mister_Lee posted:

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Lionel is in a lot better position to do British-outline three-rail O than it would have been fifty years ago for the simple reason that so many of its former competitors have gone belly-up.  Triang is caput. Hornby still does OO but doesn't do O. Basset Lowke is pretty much gone, and Peco and Dapol have limited production.

Heljan does make its version of British Rail's Mark One coaches (the type of passenger cars used in the Harry Potter movies) but you can EASILY pay $300 US PER CAR. (Look on the Bay if you don't believe me).

 

I do have the first Harry Potter train set, which I enjoy running. But oh, how I wish that somebody at Lionel had been able to get Lima's O scale British Rail dies and moulds and come out with something that would have looked a LOT nicer that would still have been scale length.

 

Actually, Triang took over Hornby in the 1960's, which became Triang-Hornby and then Hornby (Triang used the Hornby name to be held in better regard, since Triang made the cheaper trains and Hornby was a step or two above in quality).

But I echo people on here in that I would love Lionel to come out with more British outline locomotive and rolling stock.  The Lima moulds and dies would have been ideal for them, since Lima did a great job with the look in O scale.

anyone have an albert hall train set 6= 81279 they are looking to sell ,will pay top dollar thanks bob

bobbyt posted:

anyone have an albert hall train set 6= 81279 they are looking to sell ,will pay top dollar thanks bob

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