World's largest train set expected to fetch pounds 100,000

The Sunday Telegraph London;  December 9, 2001 ;     344 words ......family. The spectacular 1906 Marklin train set, with a locomotive that puffs real steam...children played with the gauge 5 (120mm) train set before an anonymous family member decided...the extraordinary toy at auction. The train set was sent to London because it was felt...

train set

The Oxford American College Dictionary;      31 words ...train set • n. 1. a set of trains, tracks, and other things making up a child's model railroad. 2. a set of railroad cars, often with a locomotive, coupled together for a particular service.

TRAIN SET IS A DELIGHT FOR YOUNG AND OLD

Post-Tribune (IN);  April 6, 1994 ;     384 words ...PHOTO (COLOR) Robert Kentner sets up his train set Tuesday at the Happy Moments Day Care...Kentner has a new home and so does his train set. Amid the sometimes curious, sometimes...about large train sets. "I have a bigger train set at home, but it's too big to bring it...

FANTASTIC TRAIN SET OFFER FOR EVERY READER ONLY [pounds sterling]24.99...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  August 12, 2006 ;     307 words ......Christmas with the Christmas Magic Express train set. Not only is the box almost as big as...Please ensure children under five use this train set under adult supervision. Batteries not...sterling]34.98 in total) deposit for each train set you would like to claim. Register at...

Train set the star of a pounds68,000 sale

Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  October 24, 2007 ;     197 words ......000 sum predicted. A Hornby 'O' gauge train set and other collectibles, which had belonged...railways and assembled a magnificent train set. In addition to locomotives, passenger...single bid yesterday was pounds6,600 for a train set. Auctioneer Duncan Chilcott said that...

The great train set robbery.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  October 1, 2002 ;     342 words ......half a century playing with his beloved train set. But retired banker David Scott's favourite...started collecting them after I got a train set for my Christmas when I was five years...recently spent hours at a time with his train set. 'I did spend a lot of time there until...

Walt Disney train set brings $1,400

Sunday News Lancaster, PA;  January 20, 2002 ;     429 words ......registered bidders. Highlights included a Walt Disney train set, $1,400; a Unique Art Lil' Abner Dog Patch Band...of Oz soap set, $200; a Steiff skunk, $200; a train set, $140; a Lionel train set, $210; eight passenger cars, $140; a Marx Motor...

THE pounds 1M XMAS TRAIN SET.(News)

Sunday Mirror (London, England);  December 15, 2002 ;     32 words ...THE ultimate train set for Christmas is up for sale. The four-mile Kirklees Light Railway, which comes complete with track, four steam engines and other equipment, is on offer at just under pounds 1million.

NJ TRANSIT LOGO FEATURED ON LIMITED-EDITION TRAIN SET

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  August 30, 1996 ;     234 words ......TRANSIT LOGO FEATURED ON LIMITED-EDITION TRAIN SET By JEFFREY PAGE Date: 08-30-1996, Friday...Trains is coming out with a passenger train set decorated with the logo and colors of...proceeded," Thoresen said. The NJ Transit train set will be a limited edition. Thoresen declined...

Rapist lured girl, 12, with lof t train set Victim scared to tell of sex...

Evening Times;  June 21, 2006 ;     233 words ......Kearney, prosecuting, told the court she was so fascinated by the train set she continued to visit the loft, even though she knew McCallum...incidents took place in McCallum's home, where he had a large train set laid out in a floored loft. Defence advocate Ronnie Renucci...

Train set sales on track for big head of steam.(Features)

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  December 10, 2003 ;     536 words ...Byline: By Will Mapplebeck Want a train set for Christmas? Will Mapplebeck looks...to lie. It is a far cry from his first train set, a small Tri-ang model given to him when...and girls of all ages still dream of a train set for Christmas. Hornby is expecting its...

Antiques bring cash, curious to road show: A Missouri couple's old toy...

Paducah Sun (Paducah, KY);  March 29, 2007 ;     360 words ......The Hollises brought three heavy boxes packed with a Lionel train set to the American Rare Collectibles Roadshow, which is set up...value, he said. Cindy Hollis had better luck. She sold the train set for $525. I'm very pleased, she said. I wanted to make my money...

100,000 on the right lines if you fancy a train set

Evening Standard - London;  December 12, 2001 ;     319 words ...THE world's most expensive train set is up for auction in London next week and is expected to fetch...take children around the track at about five miles an hour. The train set comes with foot-long smoking carriage complete with baggage compartment...

As man plans to leave town, he ponders what to do with massive basement...

Arlington Heights Post (IL);  July 10, 1997 ;     700+ words ......during a visit to Florida where he saw a train set laid out around a Christmas tree. "I...I'd like to sell the house and the train set, but I don't know if I can," he says...Mulder visited his home to view the train set. Mulder said she was willing to discuss...

Grandfather chuffed as model train set pulls away.(News)

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  April 4, 2005 ;     230 words ...Grandfather William Henfrey was thrilled after he sold a model train set through The Journal's Classifieds. The train set was bought by an Alnwick-based train buff within a week of the advert appearing. As a boy growing...