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Will be spending a few days in York first week of october. As I still have a day to spend in my planning, I would like to visit a modeltrain shop. I do have a britrailpass so I can visit a city within reach of a day trip.

Are there still shops were I could see, feel, run it back and forth and puchase an N- train ? Most seem to be online shops these days....

Thanks, Theo

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Theo van Riet
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in York is a general model shop but do have Railways.

"Puffers" in Pickering and you could take a ride on the NYM Railway.

MBQ

Reply to
Man at B&Q

Now I'm confused what do you call: OO Gauge ?

On there website they have OO gauge trains but under N-scale it's all kts...

Thanks, Theo

Reply to
Theo van Riet

Visiting their Autumn Steam Festival Oct 3.... but time for the shop ???

Theo

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Theo van Riet

4mm scale on 16.5 track as opposed to 3.5
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Trev

But for N-scale you use single N as an abreviation , although in reality it is 1/145(?) on 1/160 track ? so 9mm track ?

Should call that NN or so...?

Theo

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Theo van Riet

The shop is right opposite the entrance to Pickering station.

Reply to
Arthur Figgis

When did they move?

When I still lived in Harrow they were opposite Kenton Station. They opened a shop at Grosmont upstairs in the workshop, which they ran in parallel for many years. Eventually they closed the original shop and ran the Grosmont one as the onely one.

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Christopher A. Lee

Hi Theo

York Model Railway Ltd Tel: 01904 630169 York Station, Station Rd, York, YO24 1AB

Monk Bar Model Shop Tel: 01904 659423 2, Goodramgate, ( By Monk Bar ), York, YO1

7LQ

Modeltrains4u Tel: 0800 0431174 2, Sawyers Crescent, Copmanthorpe, York, YO23 3YA ( delt with this compant several times via web )

CarairoModel Shops Tel: 01904 481504 P.O Box 272, York, YO19 5WT

P & S Hobbies & Models Tel: 01904 611761 4, Walmgate, York, YO1 9TJ

Irregular Miniatures Ltd Tel: 01904 671101 41, Lesley Avenue, York, YO10 4JR

Modelzone Tel: 0870 7455011 Unit 17c, Centre Park, Marston Moor Business Park, Rudgate, Tockwith, York

Enjoy your visit :-)

Reply to
Dragon Heart

Have you actually checked that these are all real shops with retail premises that accept personal callers, or just blindly culled a list from a web site?

MBQ

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Man at B&Q

O=3D7mm HO =3D 3.5 so OO was picked for 4mm lonestar made OOO that = became N

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Trev

snipped-for-privacy@telenet.be (Theo van Riet) wrote in news:1j6ndfu.1e4g4poc89ui4N% snipped-for-privacy@telenet.be:

How about Harburn Hobbies in Edinburgh? One way via Newcastle and the other via Settle (or Preston/Manchester). They are about a mile from Waverley station - allow at least an hour and preferably two (you might want to have a look round Edinburgh as well!)

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David Jackman

What about Sheffield? Two shops, MG Sharp (strong on non-UK) and Marcway (UK focus) within a few hundred metres of each other and a tram stop - although the district is not on the regular tourist trail as it's like the area around Brussel Noord used to be!

Mike B

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Mike B

Well I did think of Wakefield being to best in the area to have a look = in. But Neither Sheffield or Wakefield are that direct from York for a = traveller not used to the route's Both would need a change at Leeds

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Trev

There are Direct services by cross country trains to Sheffield from York, I think they can go via Doncaster or Via Leeds. Simon G Well I did think of Wakefield being to best in the area to have a look in. But Neither Sheffield or Wakefield are that direct from York for a traveller not used to the route's Both would need a change at Leeds

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simon g

North Eastern Models in Darlington - they're in the old C&G shop at 95 Parkgate. They sell N but I can't remember if they have a demonstration layout in that scale. Phone number is 01325 381085.

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Graham Thurlwell

Years ago.

(well, I am assuming they haven't moved since last Christmas)

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Arthur Figgis

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