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Childrens book about model railways

I was trying to remember a book that I read when I was a child ( so that makes it ... ah hem about 35 years ago ) A boy moves into a house and finds a model railway in an attic room and then discovers that the little people in the layout are alive.

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interele Fri 23/05/08 22:30

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cancross
Fri 23/05/08
23:59

Could it be The Borrowers? The plot is similar, though not exact. Originally pub. 1953.

See: http://www.amazon.com/Borrowers-Mary-Norton/dp /0152047379/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=121 1583513&sr=1-1

interele
Sat 24/05/08
00:07

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I think they were similar but the book I am thinking of is very model train orientated

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wavelength
Mon 02/06/08
22:28

I was actually just trying to find out the name of the book myself when I came across your question... The book is "Model Railway Men" by Ray Pope.

http://www.amazon.com/Model-Railway-Men-Carous el-Books/dp/0552520241/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=bo oks&qid=1212441383&sr=1-5

It was definately one of my favourite books from childhood (also 30+ years ago :-) - especially as I had a train set in a homemade pullout shelf under my bed! I've also discovered there are actually more books in the series - Model Railway Men Take Control and Model Railway Men in America.. Can't wait to read those too...

interele
Tue 03/06/08
19:40

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You are a star !!

Ta

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