Rainer Haug, Author at The Train Collectors Society

TCS Spring Show: Change of Date

by Rainer Haug | Jan 6, 2019

Short News, Short News, Short News We have discovered that Barry Potter has had to set the date for the Rugby Vintage show to the 16th of March 2019 the same date that that the TCS show had been set. As this show along with ours are two of the most popular shows...

December Issue out now

by Rainer Haug | Dec 16, 2018

December issue has been posted to members. Special feature is the end of the Great War and special trains related to this (and other) wars. As usual a lot of other topics as well as the 2019 TCS Calender. The full content of the issue can be seen here Train Collector...

December Photo of the Month

by Rainer Haug | Dec 1, 2018

Our Photo of the Month December is Waiting on Christmas Eve from Fred van der Lubbe."Waiting on the last train home on Christmas Eve (or more correctly: En attendant le dernier train à la maison à la veille de Noël) Showing an illuminated JEP station and a Le Rapide...

Photo Competition for TCS members – TCS Calender 2019 –

by Rainer Haug | Nov 24, 2018

Please submit your photo untill 19th of December. We are launching our photo competition again, the winning 12 entries chosen by the committee will become the “Photo of the month” on this TCS website for the world to see and the overall winner will receive a free one...

Report and more than 70 pics of the TCS get together at Leicester

by Rainer Haug | Nov 19, 2018

A wonderful Autumn day for yet another excellent show organised by Paul Draycott for the TCS and public with another superb Christmas lunch cooked and served by the ladies from the Methodist Church. As usual we were greeted by members ... To read the full report and...

November Photo of the Month

by Rainer Haug | Nov 1, 2018

Our Photo of the Month November is Haloween Train from Dirk Hertel.Dirk is commenting: "A Bing Halloween train crossing a covered bridge somewhere in New England. This is Bing’s first version of a clockwork 4-4-0 for the North American market, about 1913"Here is the...

Train Collector Issue 48 posted

by Rainer Haug | Oct 21, 2018

Train Collector Issue 48 is posted Cover story being the history of wooden trains in honour of the diamond jubilee of BRIO track running trains.

October Photo of the Month

by Rainer Haug | Oct 1, 2018

Our Photo of the Month October is 5 of 9 tracks from Bryan Pentland. Bryan explains: "The 5 of 9 tracks is taken from my loft layout which has 9 x 0 gauge tin plate tracks in total. Where do I start ? A French Hornby 2 car autorail on the elevated track, A Marx...

Report and 80 pics of the TCS summer show

by Rainer Haug | Sep 9, 2018

25 exhibitors and the same amount of trades made this years TCS summershow a real highlight of the season. Layouts were ranging from lifesteam to rare continental TT railways of the 40s and 50s. From cheap and cheerfull 0-gauge to the first working overhead system in...

September Photo of the Month

by Rainer Haug | Sep 1, 2018

Our Photo of the Month for September is Old North London from Nicholas Oddy. On his picture Nicholas shows a Bing Gauge 1, 0-4-0 steam (single cylinder gear drive) North London Tank loco c1912 & Bing Cycle Van c1907 Here is the calendar page for September 2018...