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Simon Kohler discusses his career at Hornby and his new book while exploring model railway exhibitions.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Mr Hornby himself, Simon Kohler chats to Alasdair about his new book 'My life at Hornby' and his career at the model manufacturer. Alasdair travel to Manchester to visit an exhibition put on by one of the most senior railway modelling societies in the world and young rail enthusiast Cynan Hughes reports from a grassroots model railway club exhibition in north Wales, Sharon Gregory leaves her bike in the garage and a very looong day trip, to Scotland . And I c...

People in this episode

Host: Alasdair Stewart

Guest: Simon Kohler

Topics covered

• model railways
• interviews
• railway history
• exhibitions
• personal stories

Keywords

• Hornby
• model railway
• Simon Kohler
• Manchester
• Scotland
• exhibition
• Cynan Hughes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Manchester Model Railway Society

Books & works: My life at Hornby

Places: Scotland, north Wales

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