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December 2017 TRAIN COLLECTOR

December 2017 TRAIN COLLECTOR

by | Dec 4, 2017

The December issue of the Train Collector is on its way to members (if it has not already arrived). As ever there is a fascinating mix of articles, with perhaps just a whiff of Christmas and even cigarettes and certainly train sets. It's that time of year. It also...
Post Early for Christmas!

Post Early for Christmas!

by | Dec 3, 2017

It's that time of the year again when letterboxes and postbags start to fill with cards of good cheer. And while they may not be dependent on them today, the comprehensive postal services we take for granted, and the 'tradition'  of the Christmas Card, were only made...
December Photo of the Month

December Photo of the Month

by | Dec 3, 2017

Our Photo of the Month for December is Carols for the Adler from Bryan Pentland. Bryan describes it as "The Salvation Army plays Christmas Carols while the tin plate Adler arrives into town" He adds that "the background paper is a German Christmas calendar, the...
Photo Competition for 2018

Photo Competition for 2018

by | Nov 23, 2017

Photo Competition for 2018 Following the great success of this year's photo competition the TCS is pleased to announce that there will again be such a competition for the coming year. Photos can be of any subject related to Toy Trains.  Closing date for entries...
Leicester 2017 Show – The Autumn Get-together

Leicester 2017 Show – The Autumn Get-together

by | Nov 10, 2017

Last Saturday (4th November) saw the latest TCS Leicester Get-together (the 26th!) It was another great day out - as ever organised by Paul Draycott and his team and held at the Trinity Church Halls - with old favourites and novelties (Playmobile trains with 1/24 slot...
November Photo of the Month

November Photo of the Month

by | Oct 26, 2017

Our Photo of the Month for November is Arrival at Bridge Street from Sarah Jenkins. Sarah explains the shot as follows "The photo was taken in a local field, using a "Photo Plank" made specially for photographs. The train is empty hoppers from Ffrwd Ironworks, near...
October Photo of the Month

October Photo of the Month

by | Sep 29, 2017

Our Photo of the Month for October is Arrival at Bridge Street from Michael Bowes.   Michael explains that "this is a photograph of the Brimtoy No.700 New Model Express Locomotive ’Flying Scotsman’ from 1926 pulling the very rare No.7052 Long Bogie Pullman Coach....
Something to give you a lift

Something to give you a lift

by | Sep 11, 2017

TCS member Fred van der Lubbe has found a way of 'hooking' our interest yet again. Another of his great books, based round photos of models in his collection, is now available. This time it is about toy and model railway cranes, that is those that travel the rails. Or...
September Photo of the Month

September Photo of the Month

by | Aug 31, 2017

Our Photo of the Month for September is When A Train Brought It from Peter Beale. The trains and accessories featured belong to TCS member Paul Aziz who has kindly supplied some more information on the scene. Paul writes: "All items in the photo are made by Märklin...
September 2017 TRAIN COLLECTOR

September 2017 TRAIN COLLECTOR

by | Aug 29, 2017

Another great issue is on its way to members (if it has not already arrived), even before September has actually arrived. There is a fascinating mix of articles, though the theme this time round is on accessories, from the efforts of Bing to (relatively)  modern...