Quote Originally Posted by birdseye View Post
Some would be restored and resold but the dud ones we'd take to Otterspool tip and just shove out the back doors of the van, where they'd tumble down a sort of cliff made up of compacted rubbish.
I wonder what else found its way to Otterspool and lies buried. Years ago I read a detailed history of Hornby Dublo model railways. These were made by Meccano at Binns Road. However in the mid 1960s when Meccano was acquired by Rovex - Triang and the original Dublo models were discontinued - they continued selling Dublo items until stock was exhausted. The Tri-ang Railways being manufactured at Margate, Kent.

Though I distinctly remember the text of the book mentioning that a couple of unpopular overstock items which were still on the lists by around 1969 found their way to landfill - though I can't recall it saying where.

Presumably it could have been Otterspool?



John