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Hi Everyone. I have for sale a Bachmann OO Gauge Steam Locomotive 31-453A Ivatt 2-6-2T 1202 LMS Black. In very good condition. Comes complete with box, all paperwork & unopened detail bag, which contains driver etc. I have tested it on a rolling road & it's a nice smooth runner. €45 plus €7.50 postage to anywhere in Ireland. Paypal family & friends. Any questions, just ask. Tony.

Hi Everyone. I have for sale a copy of Aspects of Railway Modelling (Road Vehicles) by Ian Morton. Very good condition. Originally cost £12.99. €6 plus €5 postage to anywhere in Ireland. Paypal, Family & friends. Tony.

Hi Everyone. I have an OO Gauge Marrion Zeller Rolling Road for sale. Comes with Ten Axle rolling dollies in total. Originally cost €117 in total. https://www.marion-zeller.de/index.php?cPath=4 In good condition. I'm not using it as I have two other rolling roads. €70 plus €5 postage to anywhere in Ireland. Any questions, just ask. Paypal, Family & friends. Tony.

Hello Everyone. Thanks to Davenport who has been able to supply some Medium Radius Electrofrog points. I still need the following. Code 100 track. (About 7 Yards) 2 x SLE 95 Medium Radius Right Hand Electrofrog point. 3 x SLE 87 Curved Turnout Left Hand. 1 x SLE 89 Three Way Turnout. If anyone has any of the above, either New or good used condition please let me know by DM. Thanks. Tony.

Yes a lot seems to be down to the driver on that particular route. It's just the luck of the draw I suppose. When I spoke to Mark this evening he said they also use An Post & Fastway & if you tell them when ordering they will use one the those instead of GLS. They also use DPD but not for orders which have free postage.

I rang them & they said it had been delivered on Tuesday. The GLS courier just left it propped up against a wall on the side of the house where nobody goes. No attempt to ring the bell or anything & I got no notification from Marks that it had been dispatched or delivered. That's twice in two weeks now we've had problems with GLS Previously they left a large box of dog food out in the lashing rain. Tony.

Hi Everyone. How long does it normally take Mark's Models to dispatch orders & do they send you an email when they dispatch an order. I ordered some track online last Sat & have heard nothing since. Not in any particular hurry but just wanted to know as I normally don't use Marks ? Thanks. Tony.

Like everything with AnPost. Costs go up but service in still poor

Hi Everyone. I'm looking for some Peco Code 100 streamline flexible track & Medium radius electrofrog points in New or Good used condition. If anyone has some they would like to move on then please get in touch. Thanks. Tony.

Can you put up some photos Martin ?

This gets stranger by the day. I got a customs demand this morning for a package from Roads & Rails. I checked back through the tracking & it's the same package that An Post told me they were sending back to the sender on 30th June. It seems that someone with a head on their shoulders decided to let it go through. They really are just making this up as they go along The problem is that we can't really trust them anymore as we don't know what they want. Tony. EDIT. Well my UK packet finally arrived after being round the houses in An Post for the past few weeks. I reckon the automatic sorting was throwing up too many rejections so they sent in a human to investigate.

Royal Mail As bad as An Post.

Do TMC deduct the UK vat on second hand as well ?

Nice to know Clark deduct the UK vat. Usually when buying second hand you end up paying Irish vat on top of the Uk vat which was already in the price.

Is it a new or second hand loco ?

If they do they won't say it before the election.

He says he ships quite a few items to Ireland so it could be just potluck ? Either way is very annoying that after all this time we still haven't got it right

I wonder if they're just making this up as they go along ? I just had an email from the seller Richard Croft of Roads and Rails in Leeds. This is the information he received from An Post. "Hi, I know what the problem is now, I had an email back from AN Post They won’t accept items with a value of zero, so because the 3 for 2 offer shows an item at zero, which is on the customs form, they won’t deliver the parcel, if I delete the free item off in future it should solve it. Strange thing is I’ve had a 5 for 4 offer on speakers for around 5 years now and its never caused an issue, must be a recent change" I've asked him to try with my package again just to see if the information is accurate as it seems different to what An Post told me yesterday ? Tony.

I'd forgotten about them. I used them a few years ago.

I just got this back from An Post which explains that Royal Mail are at fault. Hi Tony, The issue comes from the sending Postal Service failing to upload this necessary data electronically for customs to assess in advance of delivery. As we cannot amend or rectify any electronic customs data, the item must be returned as a result to the sender. We understand this is frustrating however this is outside of our control. If you wish to discuss this further, you can contact our ecomm team, please provide the tracking number. You can call them on 017057600 opt.6, lines are open from 9:00 a.m. to 17:30 p.m. Monday to Friday & 09:00 a.m. to 14:00 p.m. on Saturday or email ecommchargequery@anpost.ie -Megan

Hi Everyone. Anyone in the know about Customs declarations on items coming from the UK. Can anyone tell me what's wrong with this Customs Declaration ? The sender has sent it twice & now it's being sent back for the second time. I would ask Customs but I can't find a place to ask the question. Tony. order-47682-cn.pdf EDIT: I asked An Post online on X what the problem was & this is the reply I got. It seems to me that An Post aren't getting the full information electronically from Royal Mail ? Hi Tony, With items coming a non-European Union country to Ireland, it's required that a detailed Import Declaration with information about the exporter / sender and receiver is submitted. This data is then electronically sent to An Post for processing. But unfortunately, this item was rejected due to insufficient information being provided to us electronically. Due to the high daily volume being received, physical inspections are not possible, so the process heavily relies on automation. If the declarations are missing essential details, the system cannot generate a valid import declaration, leading to the item being rejected. The issue comes from the sending postal administration's failure to provide necessary data. When we lack the vital information for clearance, the only option is to return the item to the sender unfortunately. -Megan

You can never have too many wires

I don't know whether to laugh or cry Last week you could have bought three of these for that price from Rails https://www.ebay.ie/itm/387086250208?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=cd4ffcc44b3e4fc7bd132ae21ecaa81c&bu=43423650622&ut=RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20240615042013&segname=11021

Fortunately there's no duty on model railways

Hi Everyone. I'm looking for a Zen Blue+ Decoder: 8 Pin NANO Direct decoder if anyone has one they're not using or are willing to sell. I need it for an old Hornby LMS 2-6-4 Tank loco where space is very limited. Must be fully working (obviously) Thanks. Tony.