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Between the years 1963 and 1965, Tri-ang introduced a miniature 10¼" gauge 'garden'
railway entitled the "Tri-ang Minic Narrowgauge Railway (TMNR)" produced by
the Minic factory in Canterbury, Kent, England.
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The loco, inspired by the newly introduced Southern E5001 (Class 71)
locomotives that ran the prestigious 'Golden Arrow' London-Paris service
beside the Canterbury factory, were accompanied by Pullman carriages based on
the East Caost Metro Cammell sets of recent design and later, a ride on
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The original designed loco, powered by a single 3/4hp GEC
motor
ran from a 36v current picked up through the galvanised pressed
steel rail provided by a 20amp line side transformer and was later produced as a
twin motored 1.5hp version with a 40amp transformer-rectifier (available with both internal and external
controls to facilitate both private and commercial operation) when attentions
turned to selling the locomotives to commercial customers due to the
difficulties experienced in selling the railways at ordinary retailers.
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The range was further increased to
include left and right handed points, a diamond cross over, buffer stops,
waterproof covers. A version of Tri-ang's Nellie 0-4-0 tank locomotive (both mains and
battery fitted) with a standard open five plank coal wagon were also developed
but did not reach final production.
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With such a large number of the railways being purchased
for use at holiday camps, or by
travelling showmen, many were sadly run to near destruction due to the termination of
production at the factory in 1965 leaving a lack of parts for servicing
available.
However, a number of sets have been saved and
restored to their former
(or near former) glory and are located around the country, and found as
far as the U.S.A.
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