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\"\"<\/a>Hornby celebrates Greater Anglia franchise with Rail Replacement Bus Set<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the Suffolk Gazette,\u00a0October 18, 2016<\/p>\n

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EXCLUSIVE
\nBy Casey Jones, Railways Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n

Model railway giant Hornby has celebrated Greater Anglia\u2019s franchise win with a special Rail Replacement Bus Set.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The limited edition double-decker bus can be placed next to any Greater Anglia station \u2013 providing hours of playtime fun as you imagine frustrated travellers cramming on board for a trip to London.<\/p>\n

Each set comes with two buses, a hate mob of passengers, harassed staff, a section of broken track \u2013 and even a tannoy so the mob can be controlled.<\/p>\n

A Hornby insider told the Suffolk Gazette: \u201cEver since Frank Hornby started the company in 1901 we have sought to produce the most lifelike rail models in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreater Anglia is quite a challenge, however, because it does not have many trains that actually work properly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe tried recreating antiquated units that broke down all the time, but couldn\u2019t do it. Then our product team came up with the idea of a Rail Replacement Bus Set, given that Greater Anglia seems to use so many of them \u2013 especially at weekends.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A real rail passenger said:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been pretty fed up with Greater Anglia and their buses, and were looking forward to the franchise ending. But inexplicably they won the franchise renewal which began this week.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The limited edition box sets, priced at \u00a319.99, are available now in time for Christmas from all good toy shops. And some bad ones.<\/p>\n

Rail Replacement Bus Set Image:\u00a0@TimDunn<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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