Merry Christmas

Seasons greetings to you John too, and wishing you (and your business) well for 2009.

Now if that picture had been on the BRM/Hornby calender I would be looking forward to the New Year.

Fred X

"Fred X" wrote

Yup, me too! I'd have probably bought four or five of them. :-)

John.

What, four or five calenders? ;o)

(kim)

But it would be ridiculous to expect Hornby to release a model of an electric powered train that was restricted to one route. :)

Fred X

They have done it before. Think EM1. Some of their steam locos have been very limited, even one off's. Think Caledonian 123. Wasn't even a typically Caley loco.

Kevin Martin

"Kevin Martin" wrote

I think you mean EM2, and you missed the smiley at the end of Fred's post!

John.

It is that long since I sold my model I forgot and of course it occurred to me that I was wrong after hitting the send button. Of course the EM1 would have been a "better" model to have produced since they lasted much longer than the EM2's.

Some of the pre group locos have been quite good sellers over the years, partly though because many used common and wrong standard parts.

Kevin Martin

Trix did an EM1, not sure if it was to their intermediate H0 -00 scale of 3.8mm to the foot that they used sometimes. If powered through the overhead it meant using the Trix twin system you could actually have independent control of 3 Locos without seperate electrical sections.

G.Harman

EM2's continued in use in Holland but 00 is not popular there. Even Bachmann's Dutch ex-WD failed to sell.

(kim)

Small quantities of HO ones are produced as a kit which needs finishing with other parts.

also features on the British HO societies web page for some details in English. Fairly expensive but if you were a Dutch modeler at least you get the right scale. Once when I was visiting the Netherlands I popped into a Model Railway tent at a larger exhibition and saw a Dutch EM2 in HO modeled by the firm of Philotrain. This firm makes extremely high quality brass models in short runs. The EM2 when it was available worked out at something between £250 ,£350 .

G.harman

wrote

I believe it was the latter (3.8mm:1ft) but it was a very crude die-cast model with an indifferent drive, although still sought after.

I think an updated EM1 with decent drive would sell, although with only three potential liveries (black, green & blue) it would have variety limitations, but I suspect those that were interested (self included) would buy in multiples.

John.

Wow, a post that started off OT but finished On T.

OK late but Merry Christmas and Happy new year to all and sundry.

Cheers, Simon

Not with me it didn't. It was so cheap that I bought a few and have repainted them in original Immingham Dubdee livery, i.e. filthy with streaks of seagull droppings from the top of the boiler.

Failed to sell *in Holland*

(kim)

Ah yes. Thanks. Silly me.