Lot 542: A Collection of Hornby Series O Gauge Model Railway Rolling Stock and Accessories

A collection of vintage O gauge model railway accessories and rolling stock, manufactured in Great Britain. The items are primarily constructed from lithographed tinplate. The group includes a yellow tinplate tanker wagon with a black chassis, featuring red lettering reading SHELL LUBRICATING OIL and a black five-pointed star, equipped with drop-link couplers and buffers. Also present is a brown tinplate LMS goods brake van with a grey roof, the side marked 20T M357450. A red tinplate timber wagon with green stanchions carries a load of three wooden planks; the chassis is embossed LMS and is accompanied by a red cardboard box printed RS682 TIMBER WAGON No.1 HORNBY SERIES GAUGE O AC N3. The set further includes a straight tunnel section with a green and reddish-brown flocked exterior. A blue cardboard box is marked A845 M STATION SET CONTAINING ONE M STATION, ONE M WAYSIDE STATION, ONE M SIGNAL CABIN, TWO M SIGNALS, TWO M TELEGRAPH POLES. Hornby Series and contains various tinplate station components including crossing gates and signals. A larger red cardboard box, reinforced with adhesive tape, contains a quantity of O gauge tinplate rails. Branding on boxes and items includes Hornby Series, BRITISH AND GUARANTEED, and MECCANO LTD. LIVERPOOL. The tunnel box is marked A888 TUNNEL No. 1 STRAIGHT (LENGTH 8″) Hornby Series.