Tin plate blast from the past

[HobbitFertang]

Hi Folks, a friend found this section of tin-plate platform for me in a junk shop. Any idea of its vintage or what scale it is? It's labelled Hornby Meccano and has what look like connectors at each end for extensions. Oh, and why is it named 'Trent'?

 

[dunnyrail]

Looks likely to be Hornby 0 scale Tinplate though other makers also did Tinplate buildings in 0 and 1 scales. Many had just randomly selected names, I was always mystified by 00 (or was it TT3) buildings that featured Ferryhill on the running in board, not even being aware where Ferryhill was till my first trip to Newcastle and just catching the Signal Box name.

 

[playmofire]

It's an island platform in Hornby O gauge and was introduced in 1954 with the station name Trent (the first time the name had been used) and withdrawn in 1957. The fittings at the end allowed ramps to be added or platforms to be joined together.

As regards the name, there had been a number of station names in earlier years, e.g. Windsor and Ripon, and in the case of Ripon it was a major station on the eastern London-Edinburgh line I understand. Presumably, Trent had a similar significance in BR times.

I would be interested to see how the station looks with LGB items as regards scale.

 

[Paul M]

It's an island platform in Hornby O gauge and was introduced in 1954 with the station name Trent (the first time the name had been used) and withdrawn in 1957.

I'm amazed at the good condition of it , 70 years old and still perfect. I wonder how long today's plastic toys will last?

 

[dunnyrail]

I'm amazed at the good condition of it , 70 years old and still perfect. I wonder how long today's plastic toys will last?

Most not very long of left in full sunlight. Ripon was on the line from Harrogate to Northallerton and though the odd express went that way most went direct via York.

 

[korm kormsen]

I wonder how long today's plastic toys will last?

the newer the plastic, the earlier it gets brittle.
the first "plastik" animals, i got in the '50ies, are still elastic and well today. those figures, that i bought in the late '60ies and later break from table-high falls or too rough handling. (like repositioning heads or limbs on "swoppets" )
exception: those figures, that i (then) painted with oil based paint, like revell paint. seems, that the paint slowed the evaporation of "softeners".