Footbridge D1, concrete-style (Hornby Dublo)

Exhibit
Footbridge D1, concrete-style (Hornby Dublo) Hornby Dublo Footbridge D1, detail (i)
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location:
The Hornby Wall display ended on 31st December 2024

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A cream-coloured painted diecast metal 00-gauge Hornby Dublo concrete Footbridge D1.

The bridge has two corner-level stages that are lower then the main crossing walkway.

Construction

The bridge is diecast in three pieces: the centre span and the two supports, and the two sets of leading steps. The flights of steps are fixed to the central piece with a screw through the centre of each "landing" stage.

Catalogue images

Hornby Dublo Footbridge D1, catalogue image from ~1939

Colour image from the 1939 Hornby Book of Trains

The same footbridge in a 1958 advert

External links

• Dublo Postwar Accessories (hrca.net)