CrisisOnACanoe

Is there an update on these as of July 2021?

Anyone know if the Rustons have a front pocket for the power line? Wondering if it'd be possible to couple two of them up together without the match wagon for shunting various stock. Would that be likely to short them out? (Assuming no as they'd be working through the same current, but may end up making each other stall or run slower?)

Thank you, I sent you a reply and I apologise once again for my impatience. I've a fair bit going on in terms of projects and it has given me a bit of an anxious edge. Too many things to keep track of! I'll hold my patience in future, normally I only order from places like Hatton's or places that my friends work at, so I'm sure you can see my view here. Thank you again.

Hi all, I sent my Single to Simon for repair but haven't had any response from him asking for an update. Anyone else had an issue like this? It's been gone for at least a couple of weeks since I posted about the problems I was having, and I get a bit anxious if I don't have adequate communication. Thanks in advance.

Thank you, I'll pop him a message and see if I can get something sorted. I found myself quite disappointed with my loco as the running went on, as one of the tender buffers popped out too, I ended up having to glue it back into place. It's also comparatively noisy compared to other locos, so I definitely think I got the short straw of the batch!* *I should quickly say that I'm not going to put Rapido or Locomotion on blast for any problems I've had, this does happen and I'm just happy I have a Single, even if it does need a bit of a tune-up!

Hey all, just to come back to this thread for some advice (assuming there's some owners in here) my locomotive's performance isn't improving as expected. I ran it in for 40 minutes in each direction on my 10ft by 9ft, gently curved loop, but it still jolts over the points and doesn't like slow speeds. I can only attribute this to the locomotive's pickups acting sparsely as it stopped several times during running in on the points, despite going at a moderate pace. All my track is Peco Code 100, all the points are express points including two curved sets on the outer loop it ran on, and none of my other locos behave in such an erratic fashion. (Not even my Pecketts or Barclays, they handle those points perfectly!) Did anyone else have issues with the loco's pickups, and how do you access them? I genuinely cannot see them on the tender wheels and I'm quite scared of opening her up! Also, is it possible the tender coupling could be at fault? It definitely is picking up power from the tender but this seems to be inconsistent. Sorry to be a pain, but thank you to anyone who can help in advance!

Pleased to say my Single finally arrived! She's gorgeous, though I did have to do a good deal of fettling with the chains, and she's missing the bogie centring spring for some reason. Regardless of that single issue, very happy with her!* *Update in next post, had some small faults needing rectifying.

I've only ordered mine relatively recently - indeed I originally didn't intend to try getting a Single at all - and my payment has gone through along with my order number, so I have a good point of reference. It seems the issue itself is simply lack of staffing, as I would've hoped my Single would be here by the tenth. From what I can see, politely asking them again and again until you get through is the only way to really make sure your order's progressed. I don't like pestering people, but in this case I'd rather pester than cancel my order outright.

Hi all, can anyone tell me if they got a notification of postage upon ordering their Single? Ordered mine over a week ago now and I've had the order confirmation, but no dispatch confirmation nor a tracking number, just an order reference number. Not sure if they're being posted in one batch and mine's being held back, or if it's just a slow courier! Thanks in advance.

For any other people who ordered late, I was told I'd be getting an email with mine's invoice by the 25th, today (and I know it's a small team, don't think I'm having a go please!), but I haven't received one. Can anyone else confirm whether these emails came within or out of working hours? Thanks! - Edit, didn't receive the invoice at all. Whoops!

Glad to see everyone's enjoying their new No.1 engine but it only makes me want mine more! I'm a wee bit jealous, still holding out for one!

Hi all, just to bring the topic back to the Single, I've seen people have been claiming to order it as recently as a week ago, despite Locomotion's site saying it's unavailable unless previously ordered. Does anyone think they could help me with ordering - or at least telling me what the situation is - if possible? Locomotion's communication system seems to be pretty spotty at the best of times (understandably) and I'm keen to secure my Single. (As for why I didn't order it before, I didn't expect it to be as good as it is, and pregrouping wasn't my scene a couple of years back. I have been told by Locomotion that there will be some available, but they don't provide any further information.)