Books & Publications on Tri-ang Products

 By James Day

(Listed In Date Order)

Title

Date

Author / Editor

Publisher

ISBN

Looking Backwards and Looking Forwards

 

1958

Walter Lines

Lines Bros. Ltd Private Publication

None

 

 

 

 

 

Tri-ang Railways the first ten years

1962

Jackson/Ryerson

Rovex Scale Models Ltd

None

 

 

 

 

 

Tri-ang Magazine (10 Issues)

(See Note 1)

October 1964 to July 1965 Inclusive

Editor:

Doug McHard

Outward Publication Ltd

None

 

 

 

 

 

Meccano Magazine (14 Issues)

(See Note 2)

June 1965 to July 1967

Editor:

Doug McHard

Thomas Skinner & Co.

None

 

 

 

 

 

Boys World Annual 1967

(see Note 3)

1966

 

Odhams

None

 

 

 

 

 

Tri-ang Collectors’ Club, later Tri-ang Hornby Collectors’ Club

(See Note 4)

1974 to 1976?

Co-ordinator:

John Shimwell

Privately Published

None

 

 

 

 

 

Tri-ang Hornby Book Of Trains

1968/9

OS Nock

Ian Allan

None

 

 

 

 

 

The Hornby Book Of Trains 25 Year Edition

1979

Editor:

SW Stevens-Stratten

Rovex Limited

None

 

 

 

 

 

TCS News.

(See Note 5)

1979 to Date

115 Issues so far

Various

Train Collectors Society

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Short History Of Tri-ang Railways

1980

Tony Stanford

Cranbourne Press Ltd.

None

 

 

 

 

 

Minic - Lines Bros. Tinplate Vehicles

1981

Sue Richardson

Mikansue

ISBN 0 904338 01 0

 

 

 

 

 

An Enthusiasts Guide to Scalextric Cars & Equipment of Past & Present

1981

Roger Gillham

Haynes & G T Foulis

ISBN 0 85429 286

 

 

 

 

 

Spot-On Diecast Models by Tri-ang

1983

Graham Thompson

Haynes

ISBN 0 85429 304 3

 

 

 

 

 

The Art Of Hornby

1983

Richard Lines

Kaye & Ward Ltd.

ISBN 0 7182 3037 X

 

 

 

 

 

Tri-ang Spot-On And Minic Price Guide

(See Note 6)

1984

Frank Thompson

Ernest Benn Ltd.

ISBN 0 510 00171 8

 

 

 

 

 

An Enthusiasts Guide to Scalextric

2nd edition

1987

Roger Gillham

Haynes & G T Foulis

ISBN 085429 601 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Minic Book

1987

Peter Bartok

New Cavendish Books

ISBN 0 904568 49 0

 

 

 

 

 

Tri-ang Toys 1937/1938

1988

 

Editor Richard Lines

New Cavendish Books

ISBN 0 904568 71 7

 

 

 

 

 

Frog Model Aircraft 1932-76

1989

Richard Lines & Leif Hell Ström

New Cavendish Books

ISBN 0 904568 63 6

 

 

 

 

 

An Enthusiasts Guide to Scalextric

2nd edition Reprinted

1989

Roger Gilham

Haynes & G T Foulis

Not Known

As First Print?

 

 

 

 

 

Tri-ang Railways The Story of Rovex Volume 1 1950-1965 (Edition 1)

1993

Pat Hammond

New Cavendish Books

ISBN 0 904568 7 1

 

 

 

 

 

An Enthusiasts Guide to Scalextric

Third edition

1994

Roger Gillham

Haynes & G T Foulis

ISBN 085429 947 5

 

 

 

 

 

The History of Sindy - Britain's Top Teenage Doll 1962-1994

1995

Colette Mansell

New Cavendish Books

ISBN0 904568 64 4

 

 

 

 

 

Factory Life  And Labour in Merton And Beddington 1920- 1960

(See Note 7)

1997

Sue Burley and Nick Edwards

London Borough of Merton

ISBN 0 905174 28 3

 

 

 

 

 

Scalextric Cars and Equipment, past and present 4th edition

1998

Roger Gillham

Haynes

ISBN 1 85960 432 3

 

 

 

 

 

Tri-ang Hornby The Story of Rovex Volume 2 1965-1971

1998

Pat Hammond

New Cavendish Books

ISBN 1 872727 58 1

 

 

 

 

 

Tri-ang Telegraph

1999 to Date

12 Issues so far

Miles Rowland

Tri-ang Society

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lines And Tri-ang Dollshouses And Furniture 1900-1971

1999

Marion Osbourne

Privately published

None

 

 

 

 

 

Ramsay's British Model Trains Catalogue 2nd Edition

(See Note 8)

2000

Pat Hammond

Swapmeet
Publications

ISBN 0 9528352 5 8

 

 

 

 

 

Tri-ang Railways

Posters Used On Buildings

2001

Dave L McCarthy

Privately published

None

 

 

 

 

 

Tri-ang Railways The Story of Rovex Volume 1 1950-1965  2nd Edition

2001

Pat Hammond

New Cavendish Books

ISBN 1872727 29 8

 

 

 

 

 

Scalextric Cars and Equipment, past and present 5th edition

2001

Roger Gillham

Haynes

ISBN 1 85960 841 8

 

 

 

 

 

Scalextric – The Story of the World’s Favourite Model Racing Cars

2001

Rod Green

Harper Collins

ISBN 0 00 713421 5

 

Notes:

This is by no means an attempt to list every book or magazine that has carried an article on Tri-ang. There have been far too may of these to list here, but maybe one day the task of attempting to list them will be undertaken. This list is of books, magazines and newsletters that are on a predominantly Tri-ang Theme, or have featured a large amount of Tri-ang in their content.

Pleas let me have your comments and corrections and additions to James Day PO Box 20340, London NW11 6ZE  Tel/Fax: (020) 8209 1589   E-mail:  jamesday@btinternet.com

 

Note 1/ - Tri-ang Magazine October 1964 to July 1965

Not really in the same league as Meccano Magazine for ‘Hands On’ type articles, but stuffed full of adverts for Tri-ang products.

Note 2/ - Meccano Magazine (June 1965 to July 1967):

Published from 1916 until 1981 with a short break from August to December 1967 (Inclusive). The magazine had carried adverts for Tri-ang products since before the war, but during the above period it carried quite comprehensive articles on Tri-ang/Hornby, Scalextric, and occasionally Model Land and Minic. After publication was re-started by Model Aeronautical Press (MAP) in January 1968 the odd Tri-ang article appeared, but the focus was now as a mainstream hobbies title with Meccano, so these were few and far between.

Note 3/ - Boys World Annual (1967):

Not exactly a model book, but it contains 9 articles and write ups on Tri-ang products, including Scalextric, Minic Motorways, Frog Model Aircraft , Spot-On, Meccano and Tri-ang Hornby. It has some marvellous illustrations!

Note 4/ - Tri-ang Collectors’ Club, later Tri-ang Hornby Collectors’ Club? (1974 to 1976?):

Between November 1974 and Early 1976? John Shimwell produced a series of lists that were the valiant first attempt at getting a listing of Tri-ang products off the ground. A lot of progress was made and Pat Hammond credits this work as the basis for his own classification system.

Note 5/ - TCS News

First published by Train Collectors Society founder member Peter Gomm in June 1979, there have been articles on the Tri-ang family of railway related products in almost every issue since then.

 

Note 6/ - Frank Thompson's Price Guide (1984):

On the face of it this seems to be a very attractive book with a nice colour picture of Polly on the cover. Once you start delving into the pages it quickly becomes apparent that everything that appears in the catalogue is listed, given an availability rating and a price - Whether it was actually made or not! This rather spoils it.

Even closer examination will show things listed that are not supported by any evidence whatsoever. For example the entries for the Minic Motorways Morris Minor, Mobile Bank, Securicor Van and several other items, are even news to the development staff from the Minic factory!

Frank manages to quote Catalogue Numbers, dates these items were supposedly available and even prices.  Whilst I am sure this book was published in good faith, where this information came from is anyone's guess. I therefore suggest that any information in this book be treated with deep suspicion unless it can be confirmed from another source.

 

Note 7/ - Factory Life  And Labour in Merton And Beddington 1920- 1960

This interesting booklet contains some reminiscences of life at the Lines Brothers Tri- ang Factory as well as the factories of Pascalls, Pains, Mullards, Deans and other firms that were local to the area.

 

Note 8/ -m Ramsay's British Model Trains Catalogue 2nd Edition (2000):

This contains a complete listing of Tri-ang, Tri-ang/Hornby & Hornby Railways locos 1951-2000 plus a history of Rovex.  A third edition is in preparation for publication in 2002.

 

In Preparation for publication at some future date:

Hornby Railways The Story of Rovex Volume 3 1972-1996

Hornby The Story of Rovex Volume 4 1996-?

 

List Updated 05/02/01