By Terence Ryle
Whatever chaos faces hundreds of thousands of commuters on the railways as we enter the New Year, the better-ordered world of model trains steams on to continued success.
Collectors were out in force for the two-day Trains Galore sale at Special Auction Services (15% buyer’s premium) in Newbury on December 13-14, when 99% of the 1374 lots got away to a total of £246,000. “There was a packed saleroom and furious online and commission bidding,” said auctioneer Hugo Marsh.