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50007 Hercules was the only class 50 repainted green for the GWR 150 celebrations along with I think either 3 or 4 class 47's. 47484, 47500 and one other I think?? The green livery sat well on the Hoover, but at the time many were not happy about the renaming, especially as there were still many unnamed duff's (47's) at the time.

That will be announced next April I think.

Sale on at Hatton's. May be something if interest for someone. https://www.hattons.co.uk/newsdetail?id=1269&fbclid=IwAR2ly-BQdIXFSztEGJD3skgpzUIgh0mSSqvkybUHshHRc7btpnRhApkWArw

That's good news. Thank you for your time and effort to sort this.

Do you deduct VAT for posting to Ireland or are you IOSS registered like Hattons? Thanks.

Hi, Has anyone had any experience of using the Border parcel motel in Belcoo? https://www.facebook.com/borderparcelmotel May be of use??

Gaugemaster 10 LGB transformer/controller. Good working order. * Reduced* €75.00 €60.00

Thinning out my North American loco collection. Athearn SD-40 in Santa-Fe livery. Very good runner, DCC ready. A few scuff marks on the box, Not aware of any issues but please study the phots as these are part of the description of the loco. Athearn SD-40 in Southern Pacific livery. Very good runner, DCC ready. Very good box box, Not aware of any issues but please study the phots as these are part of the description of the loco. €85.00 €75.00 each plus post or both for €150.00 posted within Ireland. For photos please see my old ads.

An Atlas BC Rail Dash 8-40B running No. 3902 with factory fitted DCC decoder on board. Very good runner and all lights working . DCC address reset to 03 €130 €120 including registered post within Ireland.

Well you can never have too many class 37's, there were 309 real ones....

Not sure if this the correct section to post this topic in, Have any overseas subscribers received their printed copy yet? I emailed the RM subs department yesterday (Thurs 4th Aug) and they have replied saying that they have had some issues with the August copy being sent to Ireland. Email reply from RM, I have replaced the names with xxx "Dear Mr XXXX Thank you for your email, we appear to have several customers in Ireland whose issues have gone astray this month. I will put a replacement in the post for you asap. Regards XXXXXXX Subscriptions"

Depending on the make of the decoder and if the CV's have been altered, it should still work on normal DC with a decoder fitted.

If you are using set-track then the Peco track geometry is the same as Hornby. As previously mentioned, Peco much better quality track than Hornby.

Strange for an Irish company not shipping to/within Ireland? ;\)

Once the Deltics, 37's and 31's are 'Hoovered' up will we get a class 50?

Saw one of Pam's trains YouTube videos once. That was enough!!!

Great images of the HSB, Was there in 2004 and again in 2005. One place I would love to visit again.

Would this one be any good? https://www.hattons.co.uk/886529/lima_l305301_po86_mk_2b_fk_first_corridor_w13493_in_br_blue_grey_pre_owned_good_box/stockdetail

A great idea, Would be nice if more countries could do something similar to encourage use of public transport.

I can recommend Hobby mad. I have had several orders with them and very good service. Very good range of Vallejo paints and competitive prices too. No connection with them apart from satisfied customer. Regards, John

Should of updated last week. I paid the VAT and Anpost fee and amazingly the item arrived the next day. When the package arrived all seemed to be ok with it, I did not notice anything different to previous orders, so seems to have possibly been Anpost mess-up when item was scanned, (when I put in the tracking/custom's info from Anpost it said sender unknow) anyway, I contacted Hatton's and emailed them the Anpost receipt and correspondence and they gave me a full refund of the VAT & charges.

Why should rule 1 not apply to club layouts?

I did contact Hattons, they have changed their policy a bit, they say they will refund the VAT but not the handling charge! This is a copy of the email that that I sent to the CEO at Hattons yesterday, along with his reply. I know the admin fee is 'only' €3.50 but that is not the point, is it a ploy from Anpost to see how much more money they can try and get out of people? "Hi Richard, I have today received a notification from Anpost (Irish postal service) requesting customs/VAT charges on my recent order. Apart from a few issues last summer all of my recent orders from Hattons have been received without any issue. Earlier I spoke to one of your customer service representatives, (Christov) via live chat , however he told me that I would only be refunded the VAT and not the admin fee. I do not see why I should lose out. Could you if at all possible look into this for me. Information on the card from Anpost is:_ Customs Value : €xxxx Customs Reference : xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tracking ID Number : xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Customs charges; Import Duty €0.00 Excise Duty €0.00 VAT : €xxxxx Admin Fee €3.50 Total to pay €xxxx When I contacted Anpost customer service all they told me was that the item was from outside the EU and had to be paid despite me saying that Hatton's were registered for Irish VAT. I would appreciate any help or advice that you can give in regards to this issue. Regards, John" "Hi John Thanks for your order and email. Our policy is that shipping and duty is paid for by the customer. I agree that admin fees are not welcome, and we honestly do our best to make a "level playing field" to stop any customers feeling this way. I am working on ways for us to process these more seamlessly, so in the future there are no (or reduced) fees like this I hope this is a useful explanation? Richard"

Anpost are back to their antics once again. Today in the post had a card telling me I have to pay customs charges on my recent order from Hatton's. Does not say what it is for until you put in the customs/tracking info on the Anpost website. After last summers shenanigan's with Anpost things appeared to be fine until now. As usual Anpost customer service were helpful as usual, Not!!!

Nice work there, plenty of detail in a small space.