| Engine Manufacturers,
Rail, Suppliers,
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| Looking
for Second Hand |
If buying
secondhand it is often buyer beware. If a steam engine
does not have a boiler certificate treat it as a failed
boiler. Steam engines are expensive items and there are
many pitfalls. For the safest option either buy new or
from a reputable dealer.
- Antique
Steam -
3.5"-7.25" gauge engines and associated
bits.
- Compass
House -see
below
- Ellingham
Engineering
- a few secondhand items + engineering services
for steam engines
- Great
Northern Steam Co Ltd - few second hand items - mainly
lager scale or road vehicles
- Maxitrak - pages with second hand
items, see below.
- Station
Road Steam
- Collection of various secondhand items - See
"Miscellaneous" section for
5" gauge rolling stock
- The
Engineers Emporium - Only displays a sample of stock
with hundreds of items not listed - call for
latest offers
- View
Models -
small independant company trading in livesteam
models in the model engineering scales.
This covers locomotives from 'O'gauge to
7.25" gauge and traction engines from
3/4" scale upwards
Most items on Ebay are
private sales which you will have less come back on
should something go wrong.
- Ebay - Many railway related
items come up - just keep looking.
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5"
Gauge Engine Manufacturers/Suppliers
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- Blackgates -
Manufacturer of many locos and casting. Also
producer of the Sweet Pea which is avaiable in
machined kit form
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- Compass
House
Supplier of new and used rolling stock and
engines - High Street, Rotherfield, E. Sussex .
TN6 3LH. Tel 01892 852968 Fax 01892 853522.
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- D.
Hewson (Models) - 5" scale
ground level -Super detailed products and
building services. Range amongst other items
includes Mk1 coaches, scale wagons and detailed
signals.
- Maxitrak Manufacturer of steam and
electric steam engines both narrow gauge and
mainline outline in 5" and 7.25" gauge.
- Model
Engineering Products -
(Bexhill Models) Produce mainly standard gauge
outline rolling stock.
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Polly
Model Engineering. Polly loco machined kits
+ an ever growing range of products for the model
engineer. Six
versions of the Polly are available in 0-4-0 /
0-6-0 as tank or tender loco. Polly Model
Engineering Limited, Bridge Court, Bridge Street,
Long Eaton, Nottingham, NG10 4QQ .
Andy & Jane
Clarke -Tel 0115 9736700 Fax 0115 9727251
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new to the hobby and want a steam engine, I cannot
recommend this company high enough. The Polly is a bolt
together kit. Should you need spares/replacement parts or
help with construction, you can't really get much better
than this. You very
rarely see unfinshed Polly Kits for sale - I think that
says it all.
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Polly
Model owners club - home of many happy owners
www.pollyownersgroup.org.uk
Review of Polly I loco (Paul Middleton)
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| Suppliers
of Rail |
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- Cromar
White - Supplier of rail and
supplier of all equipment for the larger scale
enthusiast. UK agent for Roll Models - Holyhead
- Maxitrak hold some track in
stock + manufacture point kits - Kent
- PNP
Railways - Paul Norman Plastics -
Supplier of aluminium rail, injection moulded
plastic sleeper system including plastic chairs
which can be used with timber sleepers. Also
supplier of 5" & 7.25" gauge items.
Gloucestershire.
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Suppliers / services
that may be of interest
- 4QD Electronic
Controllers - Detailed website with good
technical information on their products - Mail
order only.
- Parkside
Electronics/Railways - supplier of
electronic controllers, gears, motors, chain +
loads more.
- Miniature
Railways Book by Michael Crofts -
interesting book on miniature railways. Plenty of
example of what can be done including one through
the conservatory. Don't believe me read the book.
Michael is also the present owner of the Perrygrove
Railway
- Health
and Safety
- Safe operation of miniature railways, traction
engines and road vehicles
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For the
ultimate links see-
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Club Tracks We Have Run At
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