Mr Lockrey, 52, told The Daily Mail: “It is red tape. Basically, we were doing £50,000 a month, every month, and then come February our sales dropped 50 per cent basically overnight. We ended ...

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Historic British firm Mamod, in Smethwick, West Midlands, which produced model steam trains for 87 years has been forced to close its doors after getting hamstrung by red tape.

We were England’s oldest and largest steam toy manufacturer.” The models’ engines are powered by steam-driven pistons, which are set into motion when water is heated by a small fire in a ...

An iconic toy brand is set to disappear after 88 years because of spiralling costs. Model steam train makers Mamod has closed its factory in Smethwick, Birmingham after being crippled by rising ren… ...

Joins us at our model exhibition and collectables gala on 27 July. The event is at Horsehay Village Hall and Telford Steam Railway, a few hundred metres apart.

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