spudfan

Rails take off the U.K. vat for new stuff. All you pay is the Irish vat and the An Post fee. Story is they are going to do that with all of their stuff. ELLIS CLARK deduct UK vat on anything you buy from them.

Reopening and returning the line to every day usage seems like a no brainer but it will have constraints. The frequency of the traffic on the line will be determined where the final stop is and how congested that is at the moment, especially at peak times.

I'd keep an eye on that bite. Might seem innocuous enough but sometimes long term consequences ensue.

The big house across on the left is still there.

If you like them, want them and they are at a price you like, buy them. If you are happy that is all that counts.

If Mr Bert had arrived a few days earlier I might have been in a spot of bother...

Further to the above. To cope with the above I think that manufacturers will need to offer a wind up clock work facility as well as DCC ready and DCC fitted on their locos....

The lectricerty was off from 6.15am until 8.20pm this evening due to Storm Bert. Seems Mr Bert will be back in action tomorrow so candles and wind up lamps still on standby.

HO figure set Dominatrix and customer | HO gauge (modellbahnunion.com) Trying to figure a way of including this on the layout...

Had another class 66 (66109 PD Ports) repaired out of warranty free of charge. New motor fitted. The customer service is very good as I have said before. I have a few of these class 66 locos and most run fine. These two didn't but Hornby came good in both cases.

This will of course have a negative effect on the BER rating for your house! Someone not far from us is building a new house. Built to current specs. Because he has chosen to have windows that can be opened he was told he will get a lower BER rating than if he installed non opening windows. I presume the powers that be that come up with these regulations do not realise that if you have a door fitted this will be opened and closed numerous times daily. Me, I like fresh air! Regarding the catflap. If you installed another opening on a panel a couple of feet away from the first one, it would close before the second flap was opened by the cat. Might keep the BER man happy.

The hydraulic system as outlined above was supposed to give weight saving when used in the diesel hydraulic locos compared to traditional diesel electric types. Does the 22000 class benefit in this regard? Wonder what the weight difference would be if the 22000 were straight forward diesel electrics? Also does this make the 22000's easier on the track?

You will need to try harder

I have used them in the past when they had something I wanted. Being EU based the stuff comes straight through. Incidentally, todays package with An Post came with a knock to the door.

Mine arived today. Paid charge last Friday. Funnily enough I checked the tracking number this morning and this is what it said " 06 September 2024 15:04 Customs charges have been paid. Your item will be processed and delivered as soon as possible" Still says that.