Sample 'Hornby Railway Collectors'

The 'Hornby Railway Collector' is the monthly journal of the HRCA.  The Collector has been published almost every month since 1969, with the exception of January and July in each year when the editor has a break!  The samples below are but a small example of the high quality of recent issues.  Click on the pictures to view sample pages from our journal.

The HRCA runs a Back Issues service to help members obtain past copies of the journal.  Each year an Index is prepared which can be used to search for articles of interest.  The member's area contains PDF downloads of these indexes.  Over time these indexes will be scanned and loaded into a database which will be used to drive an on-line enquire system.

The members' area of this website also contains a scanned copy of every journal.  The eventual plan is to provide an on-line search facility, so members can easily find articles of interest.

 

May 2011  Feature:  London’s Largest Loose-Lay Layout

Sample Journal Pages May 2011Click on the image to view sample pages from this issue.

Full contents:

  • Coming Events
  • Spares, Repairs and ‘New Compatibles’ - Terry Heaslip
  • Platform End - Douglas Baldock
  • A Hornby-Dublo Magnetiser - David Neale
  • Retford Revisited - Robert Wilson, Roger White
  • The Wyborn Letters - Alan Middleton
  • Tools for Dublo Wheeler-Dealers - Maurice Darnes
  • An O Gauge Miscellany - Chris Graebe
  • London’s Largest Loose-Lay Layout - Ron McCaskie
  • More Dublo Diversity - Bob Field
  • Meccano - Knowing your Trunnions - Chris Graebe
  • Checking Out my Old Trains - Nigel Whitwell
  • Meeting Reports
  • Mailbox
  • Sales and Wants
  • From the Chairman - David Embling
  • HRCA Officers and General Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

August 2011  Feature:  A few Hornby Boys

Sample Journal Pages August 2011

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Full contents:

  • British Industries Fair 1920 - Chris Graebe
  • Coming Events
  • Spares, Repairs and ‘New Compatibles’ - Terry Heaslip
  • Refurbishing Dublo Locos - Robert Finley
  • Platform End - Douglas Baldock
  • John Gahan at Meccano Ltd - Albyn Austin
  • Results of Auction at Barrow upon Soar
  • Auction report - Chris Graebe, Roger White
  • A Few Hornby Boys
  • Obituaries: Jules Pidd, Len Champion, Ken Vernon
  • South African Agency - Chris Graebe
  • More Dublo Point of Sale Display Material
  • Hornby-Dublo Molybdenum Grease - Maurice Darnes
  • Meeting Reports
  • Mailbox
  • Sales and Wants
  • From the Chairman - David Embling
  • HRCA Officers and General Information

 

 

 

 

 

November 2011 Feature:  Metamorphosis in Metroland

Sample Journal Pages November 2011Click on the image to view sample pages from this issue.

Full contents: 

  • Coming Events
  • Spares, Repairs and ‘New Compatibles’ - Terry Heaslip
  • Platform End - Douglas Baldock
  • Dublo Wagons in Plastic - Meccano Ltd letter
  • Dublo Glass Top Display Lids
  • Dublo United Dairies Milk Tank Wagons - Bob Field
  • Auction Results
  • Auction Report - Robert Wilson and Roger White
  • Metamorphosis in Metroland - John Tucker
  • One None too Careful Owner - Robert Wilson
  • Meeting Reports
  • Mailbox
  • Sales and Wants
  • Chairman’s Chat - David Embling
  • HRCA Officers and General Information

 

 

 

 

March 2012  Feature:  The Hornby-Dublo TPO 

Sample Journal Pages March 2012Click on the image to view sample pages from this issue.

Full contents: 

  • Coming Events
  • Platform End – Douglas Baldock
  • Spares, Repairs and ‘New Compatibles’ – Terry Heaslip
  • HRCA Retford Auction Results
  • HRCA Retford Auction – Robert Wilson, Roger White
  • AGM Photo Report
  • Royal Mail in Hornby-Dublo – Bob Field
  • Meeting Reports
  • Mailbox
  • A Neverwazza from the Archives – Chris Graebe
  • Sales and Wants
  • Chairman’s Chat – David Embling
  • HRCA Officers and General Information