Hi all, I am thinking about branching out into a new segment of the hobby. I have always had American pattern trains, german pattern trains, swiss pattern trains. However, I have nevered had any British pattern tin running. I remember seeing some beautiful styled, colorful British locos and rolling stock with some equally styled names like Prince of this, Duke of that. You get the idea. I would like to start getting into collecting British tin. One little obstacle; I have no idea what I am talking about. Can anyone give me a primer in British tin plate, brands, eras, gauges, scales, history, etc would be greatly appreciated. My collecting of tin plate has been mostly pre-war American and German, Standard and 1 gauge respectively but I am open to new ideas. Resources and advice are greatly appreciated.
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