I'm a hypocrite! 

Just "won" two Santa Fe SW9/1200 switchers. I'm surprised at the price. They are supposedly new-old-stock and should run, but represent insurance/parts for my beloved B&O SW9/1200.

You almost certainly didn't lose by a small amount, you were just bidding against one other person with a higher bid. If you snipe at £100 and someone else bids £120 when your bid goes in it auto bids for them at £101 or whatever the next increment is. You believe you've just lost, but if you'd bid £105 it would've sold for £106.

@cornish yorkie, yes good point about what your prepared to pay.

I use an eBay stealer, whereupon I enter the highest amount that I am willing to pay for an item, and leave it to the automatic bidder, okay it has to be said I have lost a few bids for only a fraction over what my limit was, but then I have won items well below my limit too!

Quote from: class8mikado on Yesterday at 03:17:31 PMApologies all for the rivett-counting but i would like to talk about wheels. Pullman coaches in Restored/Museum condition almost always have White painted wheel rims and sometimes umber centres ? B/w photos of them in real service tend not to show this.. is this just work grime hiding the livery or was the white wheel rim  really only applied to show ponies ?

Hi there,

The only images I have showing the cars with white wheel rims are those taken when the cars were fresh off the production line.  I do not have any images showing them in service where the wheels are anything other than dull dirty grey.

Once in service even freshly cleaned cars do not have decorated wheels.

cheers

Ben A.

Quote from: eddief83 on June 09, 2026, 02:03:21 PM

Quote from: Ben A on June 08, 2026, 06:49:53 PMThe deadline for pre-ordering these models is the end of August, and we will be posting an update and more images, on our website shortly.

Hi Ben

The progress poster at DEMU says the pullman deadline is July, which is correct? I need to get the funds together for at lease one rake of pullmans so wondering how long I have

Apologies - typo made in haste and corrected now.

The deadline is the end of July.

cheers

Ben A.

Apologies all for the rivett-counting but i would like to talk about wheels. Pullman coaches in Restored/Museum condition almost always have White painted wheel rims and sometimes umber centres ? B/w photos of them in real service tend not to show this.. is this just work grime hiding the livery or was the white wheel rim  really only applied to show ponies ?

Very well done to your daughter and full marks for perseverance and determination.
You must be extremely proud of her.

Ah! So you're a postman, then! 

Cheers,

Chris

 
  Agreed with the last positive posts, N gauge & model railways are a niche hobby. Indeed my now grown up son's showed little interest after the "Tomika" plastic layout when they were young.
 E-bay, love or loath is a great way to buy & sell, don't moan, just only bid what you are prepared to spend, easy IMHO
  stay safe regards Derek

Hi All,

 Don't really have anyone else to share this with, so I hope you all forgive me from sharing it here as its pretty far removed from anything railway related.

I'm not sure if any of you remember but my girl is a Dancer, has been since she was 3.  She's been at various Ballet schools throughout her teenage years, with some very difficult challenges but fought her way through them (we are more a Billy Elliot family than a Darcy Bustle one ) and three years ago was finally accepted to Canada's National Ballet School (like the UKs Royal Ballet School for those in the know).  2 years ago, she was diagnosed with having a small bone spur in her ankle, it means nothing to you and I, but is a terrible thing for a Dancer who is en pointe.  Long story short, operation, removal, very long recovery (dancing and working all the while, but not much en pointe and she hasn't been allowed to perform on stage until last night.  So after 2 years my beautiful daughter danced a beautiful duet as part of her program's end of year show.  She also debuted her very first professional piece of choreography, and she is dancing for the next two nights of performances as well.

I am just overwhelmed with it and needed to share so thank you all for reading this!  She is continuing her Ballet training at the school next year so while losing her to distant schools since she was 15 has been heartbreaking the feeling of seeing her on stage again after so much work, effort, physio and recovery is just.. well words fail me

Thanks guys

Graham