Mayner Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Picked this up on RM Web sudden Chinese factory closure affecting supply of Atlas locos and rolling stock https://shop.atlasrr.com/b-atlas-rolling-stock-and-locomotive-factory-closure.aspx combined with rumours on US news groups of Hornby shifting production to Hungary. Apparently Intermountain and Trainworx also affected Apparently the factory closed as a result of the owners ill health . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbonnet Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Mayner said: Picked this up on RM Web sudden Chinese factory closure affecting supply of Atlas locos and rolling stock https://shop.atlasrr.com/b-atlas-rolling-stock-and-locomotive-factory-closure.aspx combined with rumours on US news groups of Hornby shifting production to Hungary. Apparently Intermountain and Trainworx also affected Apparently the factory closed as a result of the owners ill health . I believe the Hornby to Hungary rumour is nonsense. Intermountain has sadly been affected too. And before anyone asks; we’re fine! But we hope those affected get sorted really soon. cheers, Fran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveController Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Crikey! No one to run a presumably profitable enterprise? Or was the factory in ill health rather than the owner? Fortunately, I don’t really purchase these products just MM, IRM, JMD and a few others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie10646 Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Picked this up on RM Web sudden Chinese factory closure affecting supply of Atlas locos and rolling stock https://shop.atlasrr.com/b-atlas-rolling-stock-and-locomotive-factory-closure.aspx combined with rumours on US news groups of Hornby shifting production to Hungary. Apparently Intermountain and Trainworx also affected Thanks for this, John. I don't buy Atlas, but the Hornby / Hungary reference sent me looking to see just where LGB is made, having recently started a garden railway. LGB as well as using China uses a factory in Gyor, Hungary - iffy reports of the work of both places. I'll be careful what I buy on eBay from now on! I think most of my stuff is German, pre-2006. Amazing the info you pick up on this Irish site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayner Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 1 hour ago, leslie10646 said: LGB as well as using China uses a factory in Gyor, Hungary - iffy reports of the work of both places. I'll be careful what I buy on eBay from now on! I think most of my stuff is German, pre-2006. Amazing the info you pick up on this Irish site! I bought a Chinese assembled LGB Forney (American 0-4-4T) about 10 years ago, the most trouble free and reliable loco on my large scale roster . The main difference seems to be that the Chinese assembled locos had nylon rather than metal valve gear. Funnily enough I had problems with achieving reliable running with the smaller German built LGB locos I bought second hand on e-Bay. The chrome plated wheel tyres on two locos were pitted/spark eroded from running on track power. This only appears to happen to the plain tyre on the wheel set with traction tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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