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I remember seeing lots of 58s when I lived in Didcot, so what happened to them? Did they all get sold abroad?

Paul at Alton models, superb service. I have been looking everywhere for Peco medium Electrofrog points. All the big boys saying they are awaiting supplies. Phoned Paul who had just what I needed, they were sent yesterday, delivered this morning. I had previously got some finescale track from Paul when nobody else had any. Brilliant service and shop from a satisfied customer. I only ordered what I needed, don't want any hoarding in model railways.

I suppose there are a couple of things here, the longer we write about it, the longer it is kept at the forefront and the more chance of people expressing interest. Of course with no firm commitment, some people, especially if you have to save for a particular model, may decide in the absence of any news to use those funds for other models. There must be a point where the upward curve of interest flattens out and a decision has to be made, Its coming up to 8 months since the first announcement, one would think that amount of time would be enough. Of course the other factor is the modellers who would like to commit but work is being hampered by the uncertainty of Covid-19 and things like furlough/unemployment, with model railways taking a back seat to normal living expenses...strange times indeed

I have ordered a rake to go with the 'Helvelyn' I have ordered. I do have a Hornby Capt.Tom 66 and a Hattons Freightliner 66 so I have a choice of traction even if not prototypical

Now we have had two GBRf Cl60s announced these are going to be popular.

Always liked the CL60s, would have been nice to see 60081 IKB in the line up, would like one to replace my now defunct Lima version. However, 60026 'Helvelyn' looks really nice and I have pre-ordered from Hattons at £170, the sound chip from IKB will be put into it.

That was my concern , that Hornby would snatch this one from Rails. However with MK4s in the pipeline and the prototypes renovation it will hopefully give added impetus to those who are unsure yet to take the plunge and send an EOI. It would be sad if such an icon were never made in model form.

I started out with a Hornby 'Elite' which is reasonably good bit of kit. I now use Lenz LZ100 which does everything I want. I also use Roco Z21 with a Multimaus attached, the Multimaus also work with my Lenz set up The reason I have two systems is because I used to take a layout on the exhibition circuit and it was convenient to have one for each, I used the Z21 at home and the Lenz at exhibitions.

Hi, I have taken the plunge and bought a lokprogrammer, Recent purchases have all been ESU decoders so I thought I would delve deeper into DCC and learn how to use one of these. I have many decoders from different manufacturuers. My question is will the lokprogrammer only work with ESU decoders, I have several Lenz, a few Hornby, Gaugemaster, TCS etc. Is there a list of decoders it will work with or am I confined to ESU when using this bit of kit? I havent experimented yet as I am a little worried about either messing up the decoder or programmer by trying to read an incompatible decoder. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks PaulRhB, the 2,11,20 update does adda little and it is encouraging that they say 'interest continues to grow'. However that said there must be a finite time where they say....Yay or Nay.....I hope its the former.

The announcement has been on the site since May with no further news beyond registrations of interest. At what point do we say 'Ah well it was a good idea while it lasted' Or will fate/sods law intervene and a manufacturer announce one in a few weeks time when the New Year speculation fest starts ?

I am predicting there will be something for everyone, nothing for some, and equal measures of joy, missed opportunities and dissatisfaction. If I were predicting something I would like to predict a Titfield Thunderbolt set which would be very nice.

Wonderful loco, just right for my stoneworks

Doh! All my family are from Cornwall.............I have been away too long

Skrifa or Skirfa, I do not know what either mean, Could someone enlighten me with a bit of plain English

I doubt if a 92 gets within a100 miles of my layout setting. But I have preordered one, and given that I have time to wait until it’s arrival I can now start the ‘electrification’ process (Install catenary!) of the China Clay works at Nangullow and the Ironstone works at Wroxbury, the latter of which is closer to 92 country.

Where have I sen that beast before?

Bachmann, Rapido and a whole host of continental manufacturuers offer operating pantographs, I do not model electric locos, but would not rule out buying one (probably Cl92 or a Cl88/93 if the latter ever got built), but it does seem a bit of a shame that this is not offered as an option. Electric locos do look a bit silly running with a pantograph stretched into thin air or in the lowered position. Even if OHLE is dummy on most layouts the option of having the raising and lowering pantograph would look good, just as lights, cab lights the various noises locos make are now normal to most DCC locos. Just a thought really, it may cost a bit more but I am sure there would be lots of takers.

Wonderful names on this class so much better than some of today’s efforts

Superb wagons, will be ordering some of these to replace my ageing Hornby fleet.

I have used both in the past, and currently use a mixture on my latest layout. Whilst me preference is for Code 75 it is a lot more fragile and prone to break if not handled carefully.

Seeing this a bit late, but my own opinion for what its worth is that Expressions of interest, pre orders etc. can lead to disappointment if they do not go ahead. Of course the other side of the coin is risk making a product that does not sell in sufficient quantities. Market research is the way to go for many, but if there is nothing else of the same quality then its perhaps a justifiable risk. Quality usually wins out over quantity. For instance Hornby have a knack of re-releasing old tooling models just before a really top class new tooling model appears (Hattons Class 66). So expect a load of Class 92's from Hornby. Fortunately most modeller's will buy the decent one (budget allowing). My layouts are set where there is no OHLE, but that will not stop me buying a CL92 if I like the finished model.

The side on view really shows this loco off, it is a beautifully designed and proportioned loco and will grace any layout. Lets hope for some positive news soon.

Is illuminated models Alex's contact?

I agree entirely Andy, and it is difficult to understand what they get from it. Unfortunately the few stifle genuine debate and opinion. Sadly I suspect it will not change though.