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Coinciding with the James May’s Toy Stories episode in which Mr May and a large group of volunteers rebuild the long lost rail link between Bideford and Barnstaple in Devon, Modelzone are offering you the chance to win a fantastic Hornby Train Set by answering one simple question.

What is the distance between Barnstaple and Bideford Stations - 8 miles, 10 miles or 15 miles?

The answer is 10 miles.

So if you want to be in with a chance of winning either the Eurostar or the City Industrial Hornby train sets pay a visit to the Hornby Competition announcement on the Modelzone blog and get your entry in. The competition will run until December the 31st so if a Hornby Train Set is not for you be sure to tell your model train loving friends.

Have you ever wanted a large train set including all extras like buildings, scenery, hills and bridges?

ModelZone Exclusive Jubilee Loco

Well Model Zone are now offering everything you will need to set up the best train set in town, all from the Model Zone website you can purchase:

• Train Sets - designed for beginners.
• Locos - Individual trains to continue your set.
• Rolling Stock - Make your train even longer.
• Train Track - Extend your track to make the journey longer.
• Scenery - Brighten up your track with some hills and tunnels.
• Buildings - Populate your landscape with a range of buildings.
• Accessories - Add those little bonuses to improve your track.
• Electronics - Advance your track with more complex electronics.

Everything is a range of prices going from cheap scenery to expensive locos, but are all available from Model Zone.

This fantastic piece of engineering is a great gift for anyone, this four car set is representative of Virgin’s latest passenger trains.

Hornby Pendolino Train Set

This box set supplies you with enough track for the train to show off its capabilities, and with the in-built light in each drive unit, whether it is day or night, you can continue to speed round the track. Also, with the Hornby Select Unit you can turn on each of the light individually.

This train set would make a fantastic Christmas or birthday gift for anyone, at a price of £159.99 from Model Zone its a great offer. Although it is advised that you have 1143mm x 1575mm of space !

Here is a video of the train itself in action with a stunning background made by a serious collector.