More Tri-ang Princess Royals...

Tri-ang's even longer lasting "Princess".

There is an error or two in the article.

The "Princess" class was NOT withdrawn in 1969. In fact the model made a comeback as a ready to run model in 1969, when the Maroon "The Princess Royal" was re-released.

From 1961 until 1969, while unavailable ready to run, the "Princess" was only available as a "CKD"Kit. (After 1967, known as an "Assembly Pack".) This was the Green "Princess Elizabeth".

The Maroon "The Princess Royal" was only made as a "Assembly Pack" Kit in 1970, when 1,217 kits were released.

Later "Assembly Pack" Kits were made using the L.M.S. "Princess Elizabeth".

Completely Knocked Down (a term borrowed from the car building industry, who used it to describe "Kits" made for the Export market.)

In fact the model was in continuous development until 1974, and another livery, making Four "Colours", was introduced in 1970. This was L.M.S. Maroon, with three alternative names and numbers.

Final developments included nickel tyred wheels (1970) and "Exhaust Steam Sound" in the tender.(1971)

(Information gleaned from Pat Hammonds "Rovex" Books, mentioned in the above post.)

had a black Rovex one in a train set for my 5th birthday which would make it 1951 if my memory is correct .it was fantastic,though the plunger pickups were a bit obvious even at 5 .They did their job though .My cousin also got one at the same time and immediately wrapped it in cotton wool and put it away .He then played with mine clumsily .He did the same with my Dinky toys .Forgiven ...never
=============================================================================IHi Rossi
I too had one of these Rovex beasts in 1951 for Christmas, It had a great big black battery box with 2 big batteries in it.
I remember well the grey track, and 2 small suburban coaches. It was not long on Christmas Day that it stopped working as the batteries were flat.I was so jealous of a friend of mine as he had a Hornby Dublo Duchess of Atholl ( 3 rail) and that flew around the track. I seem to remember the Rovex models ( later Tri-Ang ) were the "poor mans " models, my how things have progressed.

Hi there folks, I was born in 1950 and during that period I was given a Tri-ang trainset by my father, which cost £4.7s.6d (old money). It was the passenger set "Princess Victoria". This was superseded by the obligitory tin train set and massive track circle. (I tried to hammer to tracks together to make a cross-over !!)
But after dad bought Princess Victoria, this started me off on the road to proper Model Railways. I sold everything years later and got the following:- job, married, kids, divorce, - and now I am unemployed and living with my daughter, her fiancee and my first grandson, and now I am re-kindling the old hobby again with a Hornby Industrial + a few other bits'n'bobs.
But I have always loved the 'Princess ' class locos as they look very strong and powerful, and it was these that helped me start the hobby. I would dearly love to be able to get another one, just as a fond memory, to keep in a small glass case and hopefully one day in the future, hand to my grandson....
Nice to meet everybody and enjoy a lot of interesting layouts and marvel at the amount of realism in those layouts.
Even I am divorced I can say ..... I am a happy husband enjoying a Hornby hobby
Regards .......... Brian Adams.

P.S. It's great to see the old Princess Victoria again, especially this close..... fond memories .... aahhhhhh...