Over 100 lots located at Hailsham. Closing 8th November Sunday from 6pm.

* Two Cartons Containing Assorted Tri-ang Railways and Tri-ang Hornby OO Gauge Model Railway Sets including RS.3 and R.432

Auction will begin to close in __ days and __ hours

Start price: £10

Buyer's Premium: 20%

Description

Two cartons containing an assortment of OO/HO gauge model railway equipment and track. The lot includes a Tri-ang Railways RS.3 Electric Model Railway Set, comprising a 4-6-2 steam locomotive in BR green livery with the number 70000 to the cab, a matching six-wheel tender with lion-over-wheel emblem, and three Pullman coaches named CAR No 79, JANE, and RUTH. Also included are two grey plastic coal bunker inserts.

The second carton contains a Tri-ang Hornby set featuring a 4-6-2 locomotive in LNER green, named The Flying Scotsman and numbered 4472, with a matching tender bearing L N E R lettering. This part of the lot includes an R.432 Girder Bridge Presentation Set with brown plastic piers and girders, a boxed grey brake van marked G W, and an assortment of steel tracks including curved sections and a diamond crossing. The items are constructed from plastic and die-cast metal. A printed label on the bridge set box reads BUILT IN BRITAIN BY ROVEX MODELS LIMITED.


Condition report:

The Tri-ang Railways RS.3 locomotive and Pullman coaches appear in good cosmetic condition with no visible paint loss (photo 3). The RS.3 box lid is in poor condition with heavy creasing, edge wear, paper loss, and multiple clear adhesive tape repairs (photo 3). The interior yellow plastic tray for the RS.3 set is present with some minor cracks to the edges (photo 3). The Flying Scotsman locomotive and tender show good paint finishes (photo 2). The track sections show visible surface oxidation on the metal rails (photo 2). The larger red box shows significant wear including scuffing and creasing to the lid and side labels (photo 2).