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April 12th, 2009

Lionel Trains

LIONEL TRAIN LOT MAPLEWOOD HILLSIDE CHATHAM STEAM ENGINE WITH TENDER VINTAGE
LIONEL TRAIN LOT MAPLEWOOD HILLSIDE CHATHAM STEAM ENGINE WITH TENDER VINTAGE
Paypal   US $925.00
1956 Lionel Train Set with books
1956 Lionel Train Set with books
Paypal   US $225.00
Vintage Lionel Trains Shadow Box Picture
Vintage Lionel Trains Shadow Box Picture
Paypal   US $224.99
Varney Athearn Lionel Kadee HO trains and cars lot of 9 assorted vintage VGC
Varney Athearn Lionel Kadee HO trains and cars lot of 9 assorted vintage VGC
Paypal   US $171.00
Vintage Lionel Trains pins and blue strips engineer hat
Vintage Lionel Trains pins and blue strips engineer hat
Paypal   US $139.99
REDUCED to $130004 piece Lionel train set
REDUCED to $130004 piece Lionel train set
Paypal   US $130.00
LIONEL TRAIN CATALOGS
LIONEL TRAIN CATALOGS
Paypal   US $100.00
VINTAGE LIONEL TRAIN ERIE 2032  43 Tracks  Scout  Dumpster  Sunoco Parts
VINTAGE LIONEL TRAIN ERIE 2032 43 Tracks Scout Dumpster Sunoco Parts
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RAILROAD MUG CUP LIONEL ELECTRIC TRAINS SIGNED MICHAEL LESON USA BEAUTIFUL
RAILROAD MUG CUP LIONEL ELECTRIC TRAINS SIGNED MICHAEL LESON USA BEAUTIFUL
Paypal   US $99.99
Vintage Lionel Train Set Locomotive Coal Car Green Gray Red Cars FAIR CONDITION
Vintage Lionel Train Set Locomotive Coal Car Green Gray Red Cars FAIR CONDITION
Paypal   US $99.99
LIONEL TRAINS Legendary Musical Wall CLOCK 12 Engine Choo Choo Collectible RARE
LIONEL TRAINS Legendary Musical Wall CLOCK 12 Engine Choo Choo Collectible RARE
Paypal   US $88.95
DOUBLE CROSSING  The LIONEL Train Game  RARE  1988  by LIONEL
DOUBLE CROSSING The LIONEL Train Game RARE 1988 by LIONEL
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Lionel train
Lionel train
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24 x 15½ Arched Top Lionel Trains Electric Model Railroad Accessories Plaque
24 x 15½ Arched Top Lionel Trains Electric Model Railroad Accessories Plaque
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75 76 LIONEL TRAINS 9809 CLARK REEFER CAR
75 76 LIONEL TRAINS 9809 CLARK REEFER CAR
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Lionel Train brochure full color 1946 old
Lionel Train brochure full color 1946 old
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LIONEL TRAIN COLLECTORS WATCH NEW IN BOX REAL TRAIN SOUND
LIONEL TRAIN COLLECTORS WATCH NEW IN BOX REAL TRAIN SOUND
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Official Lionel Train Watch with Collectible Tin and Original Box w COA 90s
Official Lionel Train Watch with Collectible Tin and Original Box w COA 90s
Paypal   US $41.65
Greenbergs Lionel Prewar Trains Repair  Operating Manual
Greenbergs Lionel Prewar Trains Repair Operating Manual
Paypal   US $40.01
Lionel Train Nabisco
Lionel Train Nabisco
Paypal   US $44.00
Greenbergs Guide to Lionel Trains 1945 1969 Vol III 1990 Paul V Ambrose
Greenbergs Guide to Lionel Trains 1945 1969 Vol III 1990 Paul V Ambrose
Paypal   US $39.95
Springbok Lionel Train 1000 Piece Puzzle NIB 24 x 30 Hallmark
Springbok Lionel Train 1000 Piece Puzzle NIB 24 x 30 Hallmark
Paypal   US $39.00
Officially Licensed Lionel Train Watch in Tin with COA and Retail Box PCSTN
Officially Licensed Lionel Train Watch in Tin with COA and Retail Box PCSTN
Paypal   US $35.99
Lionel Train Nabisco
Lionel Train Nabisco
Paypal   US $39.00
Lionel Trains Engineer Hat Cap Stripes Patch 100 Cotton Dated 1992
Lionel Trains Engineer Hat Cap Stripes Patch 100 Cotton Dated 1992
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Ande Rooney Lionel Trains Santa Fe Metal Sign
Ande Rooney Lionel Trains Santa Fe Metal Sign
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If You want to Please Your Man buy him a Model Train

Do you know what Steven Spielberg, Neil Young, Pete Waterman and James May all have in common? They are all keen model train enthusiasts.

Well know music producer Pete Waterman has a huge system housed in 200 foot barn, reputed to be worth at least half a million pounds. He even has his own model train making company. And this isn't unusual amongst wealth model train enthusiasts. Steven Spielberg and Neil Young have their own model train company called Lionel trains.

And this small band of celebrities are not alone in their obsessive enthusiasm for model trains. Building and operating model railways is no longer the preserve of young boys. It's their dads, their uncles and even the old rock musicians they listen to who are more likely to have a room full of Hornby Trains.

Model train collecting has become big business. Obsessive collectors tend to be interested in pristine vintage models that are still in their boxes, never having been played with. As Mr May correctly says in his TV programme, this is not what these model trains were meant for.

At a model train auction Mr won a completely unused Hornby train set for £200 which other collectors would have kept, unused, in its box. Mr May built and played with the train set in his James May's Top Toys television programme as he says this is what was intended when the system was made.

In the pre-Christmas December 20th edition of James May's Toy Stories he and loads of helpers rebuild the long lost rail link between Bideford and Barnstaple in Devon using OO gauge model train track. Although some of the track was stolen by vandals Bideford and Barnstaple was once again linked by rail, allbeit for a short time. Unfortunately the model trains weren't big enough to take any passengers or goods, but nevertheless a lot of people had a lot of fun with model trains.

You could win one of two fantastic Hornby Train Sets in the current Christmas Hornby Competition from modelzone.co.uk. All you need to do is answer just one very simple question and you could win a great Hornby train set.

Lionel train layout by the Curto family

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