WELCOME TO THE NORTH AMERICAN HORNBY SOCIETY HORNBY DUBLO PAGES!

THIS PAGE IS DESIGNED FOR ALL FANS OF HORNBY DUBLO TWO AND THREE RAIL ELECTRIC AND CLOCKWORK TRAINS.DUBLO TRAINS CAME INTO EXISTENCE BEFORE WORLD WAR II IN 1938.THEY WERE MADE BY THE MECCANO FACTORY IN LIVERPOOL ENGLAND.PRODUCTION WAS STOPPED IN 1964 WHEN MECCANO WAS DRIVEN INTO BANKRUPTCY AND BOUGHT BY TRI-ANG/ROVEX.THESE TRAINS WERE KNOWN AS THE "TABLETOP" RAILWAYS FOR PEOPLE WITH CONFINED SPACE TO RUN THEIR LAYOUT.THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF THESE TRAINS FLOATING AROUND THESE DAYS AND THE PRICES HAVE GONE UP OVER THE YEARS.MOST OF US COLLECT TO RE-LIVE OUR CHILDHOOD AND GENERALLY HAVE FUN WITH THESE COLORFUL AND WELL-DESIGNED TOYS.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BROWSE AND WATCH US GROW.THE MEMBERSHIP IS BUILDING SLOWLY AND THE AIM IS TO BRING A WHOLE NEW GENERATION INTO THE FOLD.THIS PAGE IS A LINK FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN HORNBY SOCIETY.THE PAGES WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY WITH NEW PICTURES,SALES,WANTS AND NEWS.WE ALSO WELCOME COLLECTORS OF HORNBY ACHO,TRI-ANG,AND WRENN AS WELL AS OTHER BRITISH MODEL TRAINS.HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SIGN THE GUESTBOOK AND ADD SOME COMMENTS.THE GROUP IS MOSTLY BASED IN NORTH AMERICA BUT WE WELCOME TRAIN COLLECTORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.WE WILL ALSO BE SETTING UP PRICE LISTS AND AUCTION INFORMATION FROM TIME TO TIME,SO LOOK AROUND AND GET THE DUBLO EXPERIENCE!