Auction Price Guide: Model Railways

Here you can find some of the latest prices for various model railway pieces recently sold at auctioneers including Vectis, Aston's, Toovey's and Reeman Dansie. Along with the picture of the item, you can also see the description from the auction house. These regular price guides, aim to give you a rough idea of how much your own collection could be worth and to help check how much you should be paying for collectables at auction or swapmeets.

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OO gauge, Wrenn W2227 LMS 4-6-2 tender locomotive 'City of Stoke-On-Trent' (VG in VG box). Sold for £120, Aston's, 23rd March.

HO gauge, Marklin 3077 Rail Zeppelin (VG in VG box). Sold for £80, Aston's, 23rd March.

HO gauge, Marklin 0050 50th Anniversary set: contains 0-4-0T locomotive 'Marklin 00-50D'; 0-4-0 electric locomotive with pantographs; three passenger coaches; three rolling stock; two commemorative coins. Appears VG/E, boxed. Sold for £160, Aston's, 23rd March.

Hornby O Gauge Export E320 NZR (New Zealand Railway) 4-4-2 Loco and Tender NZR green "FLYING SCOTSMAN" No.4472, 20v electric. This is a late matt finish version. There is some slight deterioration to the front of the running board and front buffer beam overpainted otherwise condition is generally Excellent to Excellent Plus. Tender with small NZR lettering to tender side, Excellent Plus to Near Mint. Sold for £800, Vectis, 9th March.

Hornby Dublo (pre-war) D252 LNER Articulated Coach consisting of Brake/3rd and all 3rd Corridor Coaches joined at central bogie, generally Good, crazing to roofs, some fatigue visible in bogies but appear generally complete, contained in original pale blue box dated 8-39, Fair but lacking all flaps from both ends and bearing contemporary (?) white label to top reading "Sir Nigel Gresley LNER Pacific type Silver Jubilee Series". Sold for £220, Vectis, 9th March.

Hornby Dublo 2-rail 4071 Restaurant Car BR, maroon, with delrin couplings, Excellent, box Good, some restoration to one end. Sold for £110, Vectis, 9th March.

Exley O Gauge LMS Dynamometer Car 21070 with coachboards "The Merseyside Express", generally Good Plus with some retouching and other restoration especially to coach ends including incorrect coupling to one end, this is an unusual coach and the first such sold by Vectis. Sold for £240, Vectis, 9th March.

A Hornby Dublo three rail No. 3235 4-6-2 locomotive 34042 'Dorchester' and tender, within a blue and white striped picture box (some playwear, box lid creased, torn, scuffed and missing one end). Sold for £100, Toovey's, 19th March.

Wrenn 00 gauge 4-6-2 LMS City of Stoke on Trent No W2227, boxed. Sold for £50, Reeman Dansie, 12th March.

Wrenn 00 gauge 4-6-2 Mallard W 2211, boxed. Sold for £60, Reeman Dansie, 12th March.

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