Sol wrote: I guess with 64 votes out of 429 members ain't too bad dunno what happened to the rest of the membership ? Too old to see the keyboard or too young to read.
So I see that most are too young to have played with Hornby clockwork in the 50s. Brother & I bought ours as soom as possible post the war. Had 2 attics on top floor where we could keep layouts.
My brother managed to find a boxed set of same vintage for me 2 years ago (what great value compared to modern prices), so sparked my interest. Then I discovered there were electric trains of same vintage and older.
My first, late 1930s, was a Hornby 0 gauge clockwork 0-4-0T followed a year later by a somewhat incorrect Flying Scotsman (as a 4-4-2!!) 20V AC electric.
____________________ Cheers MIKE
How many roads must a man walk down ... ... ... ... before he knows he's lost
Just found this - oops. Just turned 60 (ecch!). I was remarking to my friend only today how so many of the old gang that contribute to MRJ must be in their 60s.
Youngsters aren't exactly flocking to the hobby. Yet somehow the manufacturers seem to have a business case and more are joining in too (Oxford and DJ Models). Wonder how long it will last.
Well, just to get the number up, I voted!
I'm now 51 but have been in this hobby since I was about 7 y.o. Blimey! All that time and my best layout was a plywood central!
John.
PS It's really good to see some members are over 80, any takers for over 90?
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dunno what happened to the rest of the membership ? 
