Model Railway Collection Set To Sell For Up To £80,000

A model railway collection is expected to fetch up to £80,000 when it is auctioned in Market Harborough.

The 700 lots will go under the hammer at Gildings Auctioneers later this month.

The collection of HO and N gauge model railways and signage was amassed by the owner on the many trips he took across Europe and in Japan, both for his hobby as a scale model railway collector and in the capacity of his job as a train designer for London Underground.

Some of the collection to be sold

Andrew Smith, Gildings’ model railway specialist, said: “This is a really exciting chance to acquire ‘as-new’ locomotives, passenger coaches and accessories, many of which many are now out of production and very hard to find outside Japan and Europe.

“The quality of these models is exceptional, with full detailing; many even have fitted working lights or sound. The quantity of European railway signage gives the sale an added dimension, with collectors able to bid on pieces to dress the walls of their own homes, railway yards and layout sheds.”

The live online auction taking place over two days on Tuesday, February 22nd and Wednesday, February 23rd.