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Visit to the Scalextric (Hornby) factory in Margate

For Tony's birthday on 14 August we were very generously allowed to visit to the Hornby factory in Margate. We had a great time, and although they no longer manufacture there you can imagine what it was like in it's heyday.
Outside the factory
Outside the factory		 The old moulds
The old moulds		 Some storgage space
Some storgage space		 Some more storage
Some more storage
Boxes ready to go to the shops
Boxes ready to go to the shops		 The one last production line ;-)
The one last production line ;-)		 Some errr shelves
Some errr shelves		 The production line again
The production line again
Range Rovers - not in the shops - YET!!
Range Rovers - not in the shops - YET!!		 UK distribution packing
UK distribution packing		 The main warehouse - arrivals from China
The main warehouse - arrivals from China		 Being shown the main warehouse
Being shown the main warehouse
It's bigggggggggg!
It's bigggggggggg!		 Oh god - the staff shop
Oh god - the staff shop		 The staff shop
The staff shop		 The staff shop
The staff shop

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