Triang Hornby Caledonian Set cancelled

[BernardTPM]

They were in the Bachmann 'Railway Children' set after that.

[Steamport Southport]

And the Ambulance Train was about the same time I think. Where they weren't far off the LMS WWII ambulance cars, although the set was WWI.

 

https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/lmsambulance

 

Must be well over 45 years old now. Certainly wouldn't be paying £40 for one, Gordon's train or not!

 

 

Jason

[Legend]

My replacement  for the cancelled Triang set , the Caledonian ,arrived today . Nice decoration on loco and coaches . Surprisingly it dates back to 2007. Time flies ! 

[BernardTPM]

Yes, the old 1963 mouldings were greatly enhanced by a really good paint job, even if the loco was always more compromised than the GWR Single for which the chassis was originally made in 1961.

[RyanN91]

Due to the demand for this train pack I actually wanted this one too! So it is very disappointing! I don't know the ins and outs like everyone else here only Hornby know their reasonings (what part/parts of thevtoolings are unusable/lost/damaged etc. Or whatever the problem is) However It is still possible that a newly tooled model as the train pack could still be produced and reintroduced as part of the originally intended Tri-ang remembered packaging range in the future.

 

Bearing in mind in 2020 we had a special Hornby centenary year 1971 Evening star in retro packaging. A year before newely tooled 9Fs (including Evening Star) were announced.

 

I do have the 2007 Hornby R2610 Caledonian loco set it's very nice set if it was just the train pack it's self that you wanted old new shop stock sets still do appear on a well known auction site. So it is always worth looking there often. But fingers crossed that a Tri-ang remembered set will materialise in the future as I still one want one too!

[Legend]

Curiously for a one off engine I now find myself with two !   Both eBay but one Tri-ang Hornby model and the later one just acquired .  The paint job does bring it out well , and it doesnt look too toy like against my Caley 812s (curiously there i have the same loco twice too !)

 

I hope Hornby do consider a retool , but as I've said before , if they want something more typically Caley then a Cardean or Dunalastair would be good - and there were more than one of them . Blue/ LMS Crimson/ LMS Black - same colours as the 123

Edited May 12, 2023 by Legend

[RedgateModels]

I have a real soft spot for this loco, having had a Triang Hornby one as a kid, still got it, much repaired. it had  a replacement tender body bought from Gee Dees, cab roof was repaired with superglue gel. Cab handrails replaced with stainless wire. Footsteps are missing, but have a GBL version to rob for parts.

 

 

I've even just designed a 3D printed replacement chassis bottom to replace the paxolin version I crafted in the '80s

 

 

As you can see, I do have a genuine spare, but they are mega scarce, so a 3D printed version might prove useful in future.

Edited May 12, 2023 by RedgateModels

[JohnR]

Its such a shame. It was the retro nature of the set that appealed to me, in a way the previous Triang re-releases hadnt. I'll probably pick up a 2007 version (did it have a decoder socket?) but its not a priority.