Welcome:


Welcome to Britannia Models online! Our website is undergoing a re-design which will be launched in the coming weeks. We are trying to make things easier to find as you browse our many different sections, as well as having a site which we can more easily keep current.

Along with that re-design we shall be updating the site to reflect the new product offerings for 2009. In the meantime we are able to offer you the Hornby 2009 Canadian Pricing. Click here to download the Hornby 2009 price list in Excel format.

Our business serves a customer base across North America and therefore much of our business is done through online, email and phone orders. In order to respond to those customers in a timely manner, our bricks and mortar store operates on limited opening hours as shown below. We are happy to receive walk-in customers by appointment on the days we are not open and in this way, they too can receive more immediate attention.

Mail or phone orders, are available Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm pacific time. Our online order system and our fax and voicemail facilities, are of course available 24/7.

Mondays Closed
Tuesdays By appointment only
Wednesdays By appointment only
Thursdays By appointment only
Fridays Open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays Open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sundays Closed
   
Tuesday to Thursday To make an appointment for a store visit on one of these days, just call ahead on 604-538-2698
   


Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hello at the train shows in Nanaimo and Calgary. We hope to see more of our customers at the remaining 2009 shows:

September (Sunday, September 13th, 2009) - Victoria Train Show, Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, Victoria, B.C.

November (Saturday & Sunday, November 14th/15th, 2009) - TRAINS 2009, Cameron St. Recreation Centre, Burnaby, B.C.


We carry a large selection of products including Hornby, Dapol, Bachmann Branchline, Farish and Ace Trains, locomotives, rolling stock and accessories.

We also carry:

Other model railway accessories from Peco, Ratio, Wills, Metcalfe, Superquick, Kestrel.

Diecast road vehicles in OO scale from Corgi, Oxford, Base Toys, EFE, Cararama and Classix.

British magazines and videos (NTSC format) covering railway modeling, the real railway, past, present and preserved.

Plastic kits from Airfix, Tamiya, Italeria, Svesda plus paints, glues, brushes and tools.

So enjoy your visit to Britannia Models and try our friendly service. You can check out our history and a little bit more about us, here. Thank you for stopping by!


Latest News:


May 30th, 2009 - Our new website has taken longer than we originally anticipated (don't they always) but we are now just a couple of weeks away from our launch. Those of you living in communities without a local hobby/train store will be pleased to see more product lines that we can now offer by mail order. Watch out for news of the launch date.


May 30th, 2009 - We now have in stock the Dapol OO/HO motorized track cleaner. Perfect for cleaning track in hard to reach areas, especially tunnels, helix's, etc. Three action vehicle grinds, vacuums and polishes your track. Call or email for more details.