Tag: OO Scale

Make way for the APT…

Make way for the APT…

Posted by Trainphilos on 9 February 2022 in Model Train Manufacturer, Model Trains |No Comments

…that is for the Hornby OO scale “Advanced Passenger Train”! Hornby is a United Kingdom based manufacturer of OO scale model trains. Very recently the company released a model of the British Rail  “Advanced Passenger Train”, generally referred to as the APT. I won’t go into much technical detail regarding the prototype. Suffice it to […]

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“God’s Wonderful Railway” makes an appearance on the Tenleytown & Chesapeake Railroad

Posted by Trainphilos on 15 April 2018 in HO Train Layouts, Model Train Layouts, Model Train Manufacturer, Model Trains |No Comments

God’s Wonderful Railway tends to be the moniker for the Great Western Railway Company in the UK. The GWR was one of the first railways in the UK and the brainchild of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Brunel was probably one of the most gifted engineers ever and the GWR was one of his crowning successes. The […]

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