london underground tube train 00 gauge model

We call him "Geoffery". This is a Metro Models 00 gauge London Underground train that runs around a plate rail in our kitchen. The previous owners of the house used to display china plates up there, but that's boring. So to be a bit different we got some 00 gauge track, I built a power supply and I bought one of John's excellent little Metro Models trains.

The signs above the track are genuine old London Underground enamel signs from refurbished stations.

Although we live far from London, I spent my formative years there, and my late Father did some work as a power supply engineer on the Underground, so it holds some memories for me.

Enjoy.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• london
• underground
• tube
• train
• hornby
• triang
• 00
• gauge
• model
• toy

[ianbillericay]

Geoffry is more overground I think, and a bit short to

[growlygrowler]

@ianbillericay I'll have to work on a subterranean kitchen, then. Not sure what my wife would think of living in a cave....

[khebarbadosblue]

Very Nice, Very Cool.

Were did you get the tube trains from?

Mini Cooper Stencil <<can you please comment my stencil

[growlygrowler]

A small company called Metro Models who advertise on the web. I couldn't believe that Hamleys or Hornby didn't make them, since the tube is such an icon of London. When I called the product manager at Hornby he told me without a shred of irony "You must be the 90th person I've told this month: there's no demand for them". Hey ho.

[thelolmachine27]

Thats really cool, but I must ask are you married?

[growlygrowler]

Thank you for your carefully disguised proposal (I trust you were on bended knee as you typed), but I must decline as I am already very happily married and have been so for many years. And hopefully many more.

:-)

PS: My wife thinks that our "alternative decor" is cool too, so you're in good company.

[tjf4375]

That's fantastic and really imaginative, good work!

[jeffeaston]

omg wow

[whitbyjet65]

@growlygrowler lol

[unknownperson95]

this is the best model ever man, good work

[thebubster1001]

wow i wont one i have the yorkshire pullma LIMETED EDITION cost £199

[kitt12311]

Hey dude what kind of tracks did you use and were did you buy them?

Do they come with the train???

[MultiJimbo1234]

Were did you get that train?

[daleksec53]

Do You Know Where This Is Actually Orginally From, Because (This May Sound Like An Epic Failure) I Have All The Station - Modelled On Kings Cross's Central Platform And The Tunnell But No Train. Please Reply!

[joeymh13]

where did you get the sings from



[metalbucket2]

More tea Grommit?

[crubba]

geoffery is very noisy!

[vulcantts]

where did u get the tube station signs from?