Question; What does one do and not yet indulge in self destructive behaviour before moving house?
Answer; Plonk down some set track and run some retro train sets on the living room floor.
First cab off the rank, remember the Christmas of 1977, Hornby punch out an Australian series that include the Victoria Railways S class with a ZL van and a loose collection of domestically branded British rollingstock all resplendent with tension lock couplers. Sadly the box no longer exists, but I found this example online.
From the catalogue.
As presented 40 odd years later.
Not in bad condition for something over forty years of age.
Then a Bachmann set with a Santa Fe F7 and a small collection of rollingstock in original box with track and controller.
In the box.
Out of the box.
These were obtained by either the local buy swap and sell page on Facebook, or from the somewhat dreaded eBay, off loaded by individuals who had no real idea their historical or intrinsic value.
As one can remember, set track can have its setbacks, rusty steel rails and flogged out rail joiners make for some iffy running, but add a track rubber and some new fishplates and its Christmas Day, once again for this child.
Either way I can get my fix while the rest of my tram fleet resides in storage.
Here is the recent arrival to my tramway fleet cutting notches on the 'set track'.
My motto in life has been, always have a plan B. Mission accomplished.
From under the radar while the family is away, while running old school DC.
Glenn.
