Perfect for beginners. 00 Gauge. Space required 1575mm x 1143mm. 1 Steam loco plus 3 coaches. Extended oval with two sidings and a buffer stop. DCC ready. ....read more

There are several train-simulators on the market but the special appeal of Hornby's Virtual Railway is that it retains that treasured hobby-activity appeal by never losing sight of the model railway analogy and the special satisfaction of constructing and operating a perfectly scaled replica of a working railway.

This package gives everyone the chance to get his or her hands on a whole lot of top-end, Hornby model-railway kit that would otherwise prove more expensive than the average train-set enthusiast can afford. You can experiment with the steam, diesel and electric engines, plus the rolling stock, track elements and scenic objects available in the Hornby catalogue and see your dream railroad layout take shape before your eyes, with the benefit of being able to try countless layouts to get the perfect effect, before committing to the real spend. Every item is labelled with the corresponding real-world catalogue number and a printable inventory is automatically generated as you build. Six pre-built layouts provide an idea of the possibilities before you get stuck in to the design of your dream layout.

After a little getting used to the tools, designing your railway is very easy and follows the same steps you follow with any train set. First select a size of table for your track and a room to set it in, then lay out the scenery and track sections and put your trains and carriages in place. Then it's full steam ahead as you watch your train set whirling around your specially designed track.

Graphical quality is remarkably good--a modestly specified computer system with a 3-D graphics card produces highly satisfactory, smooth views of your railway in action with the facility to fly-through and around your layout, observing it dynamically from every angle. --David Shepard ....read more

00 gauge. Pristine finish. Time period: Current. Sutable fo 2nd radius curves or greater. W7.5, D36.2cm. Suitable for ages 5 years and over. ....read more

00 gauge. Space required 1575mm x 1143 mm. Suitable for ages 4 years and over. ....read more

The Red Dragon service was inaugurated on 5th June 1950 and was a morning service which although part of the train started its journey from Carmarthen, the main section of the service operated out of Swansea journeying to London, Paddington with the train returning in the late afternoon but not arriving at Carmarthen until a few minutes before midnight! The exGWR Castle Class locomotive accompanies the BR liveried GWR coaches in this pack and is a suitable representation of a section of the Red ....read more

00 gauge. Limited edition of 2000. Pristine finish. Designed in part by Dugald Drummond, the Chief Engineer of the Caledonian Railway. D40cm. Suitable for ages 5 years and over. ....read more

R638 - Designed to fit the width of single track with indentations to fit the sleepers. Strip is flexible to follow any straight or curved track and is easily cut to make junctions at points and cross-overs. Resilient foam underlay fits under track to simulate a full-size ballast track bed. It also damps out vibrations so trains run more quietly and these is less chance of 'wheel bounce' to spoil performance. Cut the underlay to shape with scissors. Approximately 4880mm long

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Extend your layout further with Track Pack E ....read more

Extend your set in easy steps by adding Track Packs and TrakMat Accessory Packs all the way to the full layout pictured on your TrakMat scenic underlay sheet. ....read more

Suitable for the following scale(s):
OO Scale

Pack contains huts, telegraph poles, water crane, loading gauge, whistle sign and mile and gradient posts. ....read more