Young or old keen modeller or just a beginner the Hornby Rail Road range answers the needs of many & is a perfect complement to the variety of locomotives rolling stock track buildings & accessories that can be found in the current Hornby catalogue Devoid of easily damaged detail parts the suitably livered Rail Road locomotives are fitted with efficient drive mechanisms & have pickups on all drive wheels ensuring smooth running All the Rail Road models are fitted with the standard Hornby hook & bar type couplings & will therefore easily couple to those locomotives & rolling stock in both the standard Hornby & Thomas Friends ranges With this in mind it is easy to see that those models that make up the Hornby Rail Road range are a simple & cost effective way of adding to a train set providing a suitable & most appropriate stepping stone into the varied & fascinating World of model railways