Cross Fell

How is this project going? I was in the market for the KR modles 73/9 but may have to take this route with a lima modle.

Are the hoppers still due for delivery? I hope they arent stuck on that ship! martin

Is the much vaunted repaint into BR blue still going ahead, I was at Barrow Hill a few weeks ago and its looking very shabby, I was expecting to see something happening with it but no-one on site seemed to know anything. Martin

'As for Oxford, they are probably taking the same stance as I am with their model and that is 'don't give a sucker an even break' , and that is, why, when you have a competitor making (quite coincidentally you understand) 3 competing models made by third parties, should you tell them how your getting along?' By not telling a competitor how your getting along you are also denying your investors the information. It doesnt seem to be a problem for Hornby to provide updates, after all unless the competing model has some kind of super secret unknown detail difference that no-one but your self is aware of, whats the problem with showing your progress. It will put to bed a lot of the uncertaintly and speculation. Any model will be as good as the research and development undertaken and unless that information is not made available to all parties, theoretically all models should be the same. Yes there will be differences in how models are produced with regard to details due to manufacturing processes but is it really nessacary to bicker about it? What all manufactures should do is just announce their programme, go away and get on with and get the stuff on the shelves. That will stop the 'i'm doing this but not showing you' rubbish. Or alternatively overwhelm us with details, cads and updates and aim to drive standards up. Either way get on with it. Peace out Martin