I had the first part of my pre-order with Hattons (about 14 items) cancelled in February. Today I had another 12 items cancelled. That now accounts for 100% of my Hornby pre-orders cancelled. Last year I had 2 items cancelled just at the time they became available, I decided to cancel the rest and place direct with Hornby.
Whilst I can understand that Hattons may not get their full allocation, I find that for every item to be cancelled in 2 hits very bewildering. Surely I can't be that unlucky. Incidentally I placed these orders on the day of announcement so I was hardly very late.
Personally I think something else is going on that they won't admit to.