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SiriusHardware · 12th May 2023, 5:49 pm

This controller comes from the original peak period of my childhood / early teens interest in model railways and at the time I was quite the Hornby fan and I wanted an all-Hornby setup including the controllers, but when I went specifically to buy a controller like the one which is the subject of this post the owner of the model shop persuaded me to buy a Hammant and Morgan 'Duette' instead.

I had something of a model rail revival about a decade ago and I spotted an H&M 'Duette' like my original one in the 'shed shop' at Grosmont on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. It was clearly second hand, priced at £40 and I couldn't talk them down, they were adamant they would be able to get the asking price for it. So those H&M units are still well regarded after all this time, although maybe not so much sought after now because DCC (Digital Command and Control) seems to be very popular now.

12th May 2023, 5:49 pm	#8
SiriusHardware Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 11,588	Re: An old Hornby power controller restoration This controller comes from the original peak period of my childhood / early teens interest in model railways and at the time I was quite the Hornby fan and I wanted an all-Hornby setup including the controllers, but when I went specifically to buy a controller like the one which is the subject of this post the owner of the model shop persuaded me to buy a Hammant and Morgan 'Duette' instead. I had something of a model rail revival about a decade ago and I spotted an H&M 'Duette' like my original one in the 'shed shop' at Grosmont on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. It was clearly second hand, priced at £40 and I couldn't talk them down, they were adamant they would be able to get the asking price for it. So those H&M units are still well regarded after all this time, although maybe not so much sought after now because DCC (Digital Command and Control) seems to be very popular now.