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A wallcabinet with a collection of very early '''Table Railway''' sets, made by [[Bing]] and [[Karl Bub]] for the UK market, including [[clockwork]] and electric versions.  
A wallcabinet with a collection of very early '''Table Railway''' sets, made by [[Bing]] (and then and [[Karl Bub]]) for the UK market, including [[clockwork]] and electric versions.  


These "tabletop railway" sets were imported into the UK by [[Bassett-Lowke]], and were instrumental in launching the new [[00-gauge]] format in the UK.
These "tabletop railway" sets were imported into the UK by [[Bassett-Lowke]], and were instrumental in launching the new [[00-gauge]] format in the UK.
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==History==
==History==


When [[Hornby Trains]] started eating into [[Bassett-Lowke]]'s share of the UK's [[gauge 0]] market, Bassett-Lowke decided that it was finally time to launch a new idea that a few people had been thinking about - railway sets that were small enough to be run indoors on a tabletop.
For the History of the Bing (and Bub) Table Railways, see:
 
* [[:Category: Bing Table Railway]]
The specifications of the new "Table Railway" format were thrashed out between BL's and Bing's people (notably '''[[Henry Greenly]]''' and '''Oswald Fischer''') , and the new rail width, half that of the existing gauge 0 track, became "double-0" or "00-gauge" format. 
   
   
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Bond's of Euston Road advert for the Bing Table Railway, 1935

Bond's of Euston Road advert for the Bing Table Railway, 1935 [image info]

A wallcabinet with a collection of very early Table Railway sets, made by Bing (and then and Karl Bub) for the UK market, including clockwork and electric versions.

These "tabletop railway" sets were imported into the UK by Bassett-Lowke, and were instrumental in launching the new 00-gauge format in the UK.

The cabinet is at the rear of the Museum, in Arch Three, near the large 00-gauge layout, and facing the displays of lead figures.

History

For the History of the Bing (and Bub) Table Railways, see:

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