The Hornby O Gauge Trains Secretary’s Challenge

This Challenge took place at our April 2013 Meeting

This Challenge was for us, collectively, to build a mixed passenger/goods train to fit onto Hornby O gauge track. This was our first ‘Big Challenge’.

The idea was that each member would construct one or more carriages, wagons or a locomotive and then we’d couple them together at the meeting and run the train, seeing how long we could make it!

To ensure that they can couple together, members made sure that all of their rolling stock had a coupling at both ends. The coupling simply consisted of a horizontal strip or plate protruding from the vehicle end with a long bolt, protruding upwards, fixed in the end hole. The strip was approximately 1” above rail level. They were joined by a fishplate or short strip.

Challenge models

Golden Arrow Locomotive
Hunslet Narrow Gauge Locomotive
O Gauge Banana Wagon
O Gauge Carriage
O Gauge Class 33 Diesel Locomotive
O Gauge Flatbed Bogie
O Gauge Flatbed Truck
O Gauge Locomotive and Open Box Wagon
O Gauge Pacific Locomotive
O Gauge Rolling Stock
O Gauge Tanker
O Gauge Train
O Gauge V Tipper Wagon
O Gauge Wagon Bogie
O Gauge Wagons
Railway Brake Wagon
Twin Bolster Wagon
Wagons