TomNorton published Beloved Long Eaton trader and model railway enthusiast Neil...

For nearly half a century model railway enthusiast Neil Atkinson sold train sets to generations of families across Nottinghamshire.The 85-year-old owner of the Railway and Barter Shop, in Main Street, Long Eaton, sadly died on May 30, but his reputation as a expert in his field will continue to be remembered.Grandson Ian Johnstone, 30, of Draycott Road, Breaston, said: "Hornby, one of the massive model railway companies, used to send people to them if they had a query and used to say if...