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Got this from DERAILS. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Shop Soiled Boxes Sale! Welcome to our shop soiled boxes sale! Here's you'll find a range of locos of which we have a small selection of models with slightly damaged boxes - nothing too serious, just a small dent or scratch here and there - but we're offering a signifcant discount on them! All of the locos themselves are in pristine, brand new condition, it is only the boxes that are damaged. The prices you see on the product pages are the pre-sale, pristine box prices. The discount is automatically applied if you select one of the discounted locos, the shop-soiled box prices are listed here: - 32-852A Bachmann 9F Early BR (W): £149 - 32-859A Bachmann 9F Late BR: £139 - 32-929 Bachmann Class 150 Provincial: £209 - 8643 Heljan Class 86: £159 - R3681 Hornby 'City of Edinburgh': £149 - R3832 Hornby A2/2 'Edward Thompson': SHOP SOILED BOX MODELS SOLD OUT @ 19:11 - R3843 Hornby Rebuilt W1 LNER Blue: £159 - R30010 Hornby Sentinel Hitachi: £64 - R30025 Hornby Class 60 GBFR: £139 - E83024 EFE Rail Arriva Pacer: £169 When we have sold the shop soiled boxed locos that option will disappear from the item, so be quick, there's only very few available....

Initiative

Tractor run yesterday. Funs raised go to charities. Over 300 tractors were involved yesterday.

Our own! The Londonderry and Loughswilly station at Carndonagh. Carndonagh Railway Station, CHURCHLAND QUARTERS, Carndonagh, DONEGAL - Buildings of Ireland Carndonagh railway station - Wikipedia

Here an email I got from ELLIS TRAINS. It gives a little insight into decisions that have to be made in whether to proceed with planned releases or not. Sharks, Seacows and Sealions In the shifting sands and moving staircases of the model railway business, there sometimes comes a point where difficult questions must be asked – and tough choices made – to forge the best path forward. We announced our Shark, Sealion and Seacow projects in August 2022, promising incredible levels of detail to capture some of the railway’s most iconic freight vehicles. But after much collective soul-searching, we’ve decided not to progress with these models at the current time. I know this will be disappointing to those of you with pre-orders, and because honest communication sits at the core of our values, I’d like to explain why we’ve made this decision. A changing landscape The O gauge market has blossomed over the last decade, enjoying an influx of high-quality ready-to-run models from several manufacturers – the stuff of dreams to larger-scale modellers hitherto starved of choice. But that market has matured; space constraints will always impose a ceiling on the growth of O gauge, and over-supply of freight vehicles in particular has seen prices slashed and margins tightened. The tooling costs of such highly-detailed models as our Sharks, Sealions and Seacows are equivalent to those of a full-size carriage or even a small engine. They would have been the ultimate wagons – but at the end of the day, they would still have been wagons. And perceptions dictate that there’s only so much that modellers are willing to pay for a wagon, however excellent a product it may be. Pre-orders for these products simply didn’t reflect the level of sales required for them to be viable. Could we have pressed ahead anyway, relying on the finished products to speak for themselves and hoping that orders would come flooding in after their release? Certainly – but it would have been deeply irresponsible to attempt to turn against the tide in this way. The investment required for such a gamble would jeopardise the strong footing of our business and the fantastic team we’ve built here in Skipton. This in turn would affect other projects that we’re developing and that I know will delight modellers from across the spectrum – we serve you best by keeping our feet firmly on the ground and making sensible business decisions. You may have noted my reference to “at the current time” regarding the curtailment of this project. Is there a scenario where it could be reactivated? Well, possibly. In a less saturated market – with more price stability and greater numbers of O gauge modellers focusing on the later years of the 20th century – our Sharks, Seacows and Sealions may rise again. We’ll certainly not be throwing away the research and design work completed to date. But time will tell. After the rain… Now that the bad news is out of the way, it’s only fair that we take a ‘bigger picture’ look at the current state of play – in short, let’s accentuate the positive! The Shark, Seacow and Sealion projects were still in a very early stage of development. In part due to delays in our incredibly successful Black 5s, no engineering prototypes had been produced and no money taken from customers – we never ask for deposits on pre-orders. The significant research and development – including refinements in our design process and breakthroughs in the level of detail we’re able to bring you – will be redirected towards forthcoming models. It's no secret that we have some very exciting projects in the pipeline, in both 4mm and 7mm scales. The cancellation of the Sharks, Seacows and Sealions will enable some of these to be brought forward, and we’ll be bringing you more news in the coming months. Our current (already-announced) projects – O gauge Pullmans and OO gauge Quad-Arts and ‘Austerities’ – are making healthy progress; look out for updates on these very soon. And of course, the pre-owned element of our business, from whence it all started, goes from strength to strength. We continue to acquire incredible collections featuring models of all scales; a visit to our websites or our showroom will reveal a daily smorgasbord of modelling goodness, with something for everyone. As always, we’re keen to hear from you with any questions, concerns or feedback – whether regarding the Sharks/Seacows/Sealions or any of our other activities. To this end, I’ll be hosting a question-and-and answer session (on YouTube?) in a couple of weeks, and we’d love to hear your thoughts and queries. Give us a call (01756 7014510) or drop us a line (ellis@ellisclarktrains.com), and we’ll do our best to come up with the answers.

One of the party that went over would have a fairly substantial appetite so I can imagine him legging it to somewhere else after that for a top up!

RB Models in Tipperary. €220 with free postage. Locomotives Archives - RB Models

The local RNLI were asked over to Buckingham Palace in recognition of their fund raising efforts over the last 30 years. The raft races organised are great fun. Anyway this was what was on the menu at the Big House for those in attendance.

Ah well, it's the thought that counts...

Ellis Clark Trains have listed some Irish stock. New arrivals - Clark Railworks

Last night,in the back garden. I do not believe the fancy scientific explanation for the AURORA thing. I think it is just those Eskimoes over the horizon having a party.

Bit of a write up here First battery-electric train for Dublin’s DART+ network unveiled | Metro Report International | Railway Gazette International

This is the survey options Which would be your preferred courier of choice? * UPS DHL DPD FedEx Other Are their any couriers you feel we should avoid using? * UPS DHL DPD Fed Ex No Opinion Other If you have had a model from us before, which courier did it arrive with? * UPS DHL DPD FedEx Other Can't Remember Never Ordered Online Other .......................................................................................... Then there is a box for any comments you might have.

I got an email from ELLIS CLARK trains. This is it. It is an interesting exercise. " Courier Poll We want to provide the best service we possibly can here at ECT, and a massive part of that service is how your models get to you. We want to know which courier you think we should be using! (Please note we can only use royal mail for smaller items so it will be excluded from the majority of these questions)

Bad idea, she might think you are hinting at threesome territory....

Emphasise the "they worked in pairs" angle. Say "they worked in pairs" just like us....

RB Models in Clonmel have them too. At €225 they are slightly cheaper than any where else. I have bought previous Murphy Models from them in the past. Sadly I will be giving this batch a miss as they are outside my budget. Nice locos though! Locomotives Archives - RB Models

When I arrived here many moons ago, The Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railway was still in existence, albeit with buses rather than trains. The buses used to be parked up on open ground and were easily accessed. The long rear bench seats in the buses were very popular with younger people who wanted to get better acquainted or perhaps put some time into practical study for an up coming biology exam. Or so I've been told.....

A nice surprise by your parents. I decided to try that with the wife but it did not fly. Probably the "18th" birthday angle was a wrong way to go.....

I do not think Paddy Murphy would have the resources to follow this up. It is not right what is happening but bigger companies have tried to stamp out similar actions and have failed.

I checked out the EBAY link to these locos and I got a message from EBAY saying the seller had dropped the price for 48 hours to £150. Must not be shifting well. The listing still has the "or best offer" tag.

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I had this problem on a Bachmann class 66. One of the drive shafts kept coming loose at one end. I contacted Bachmann who were excellent. This is the reply and it should be relevant to your problem. "As the driveshaft is continuing to pop out it is possible that one of the drivecups has become damaged causing the shaft to not be held in place. It is also possible that the drivecup on the worm gear has been pushed on too far which is causing the driveshaft to fall out. It is also worth checking that the driveshaft is being correctly installed in the motor drivecup and is the correct way round (both ends are different), the end with the squarer lugs should fit into the motor drivecup and may not fit in the worm gear. By first removing the bogie from the model, and then removing the worm gear assembly from the bogie tower, The bogie is secured by a single screw which can be accessed by removing the body, the wires from the pickups will also need to be removed from the PCB, these are located under two of the PCB tabs. You may need to do a small amount of threading/untangling to get the wires out so that the bogie can be removed. Once the bogie is out, the worm gear can be removed. This is secured by a cover which is clipped onto the bogie tower and may require the removal of the bogie tower top, held with two screws, to remove. Once the worm gear has been removed it may be possible to ease the drivecup further out on the shaft, a gear puller or similar would help with this. Care would need to be taken to avoid damaging either the drivecup or the worm gear when doing this, and also to not move it too far as this could cause further problems. It the drivecup is pulled too far it could leave not enough space for the driveshaft which could then cause the drive to lock or snap the driveshaft. It could also catch on the chassis causing unwanted noise. With the bogie removed you should also be able to check to see if the drivecup is damaged causing the driveshaft to fall out. The motor drivecups are a little harder to see, but with the bogie removed you may be able to detect any damage." Be careful using glue. The driveshaft has to have play to move in the cups at both ends to allow the loco to negeotiate curves. If you put glue on it this will not be possible.

This is not just a few locomotives. Packaging has to be ordered in to co ordinate with the production of the models. Usually with dodgy models it is the packaging that is the give away, just not up to the same standard. You can have as many eyes on the shop floor as you want but they will not have access to all parts of the factory. They can be told that the part over there is out of bounds as another manufacturer of model trains is using that and they do not want the opposition to see what is going on. Serial numbers or quality stickers put on over here are not the answer. Serial numbers can be made up and quality control stickers can be copied once seen. These models could be produced without using the Murphy Model brand by simply making a few miniscule changes to the model. A milimeter off here or there will change it so that it is not the exact same as Murphy Models. Any model produced by more than one manufacturer will have slight differences and there will be internet pages discussing which is the more accurate model. As far as I can see the issue here is these models being sold under the Murphy Models brand name but are not being recognised by Murphy Models as they have not passed through their hands. They have gone directly from A to C bypassing B. Everything about these models including the packaging could be top notch, it is just that they are out side of the official chain. If you got one you would have no way of knowing. Like I said earlier if they changed the name and made a few miniscule changes to the models themselves they would be seen as an alternative to the Murphy Models brand. Mr Murphy put a lot of time and effort including finances into his brand and products and wants to protect them and not see someone else making a profit from his efforts. He got what was contracted for, each one sold out but these are outside his remit. A lot of people buying these probably will not be aware of the lack of official provenence of these models and will take them at face value. No manufacturer can guarantee that this will not happen to them. Look at the carparts industry. They are much bigger players than toy train manufacturers yet the market place is rife with non genuine parts coming in genuine boxes. I sympatise with Paddy Murphy but I do not think he will be able to stamp this out.

Rails of sheffield have RPSI 'OO' GAUGE CRV001 1505 STANDARD/1508 SNACK/1532 STANDARD CRAVENS COACHES £149.50 or Best Offer RPSI 'OO' GAUGE CRV001 1505 STANDARD/1508 SNACK/1532 STANDARD CRAVENS COACHES | eBay Covered by their 20% off voucher but this ends midnight tonight.