Quote from: cmason on March 26, 2026, 03:38:29 AMYes - excellent news! And the email says NER hoppers are here as well! ( @icairns )

Ordered!

Ian

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Quote from: Newportnobby on November 05, 2025, 11:18:09 AMNot often I post in here 'cos I'm a miserable old git, but in the latest Farish announcements they're doing another run of the C class 0-6-0 tender loco, INCLUDING THE GORGEOUS SECR  LIVERY!!

I just wish they'd bitten the bullet and gone for the original Wainwright livery rather than another run of the simplified version but at least another run suggests there is demand for pre grouping liveries 

Rails advised today they have the C class in stock so my pre-ordered SECR liveried should be with me in the next few days

Yes - excellent news! And the email says NER hoppers are here as well! ( @icairns )

 

Hmmm... Rails have taken my money for the pre-ordered hoppers already - but no news yet on the C-class. Hope I have not been gazzumped ( I did pre-order...).

Quote from: cmason on March 28, 2026, 12:44:13 PMHmmm... Rails have taken my money for the pre-ordered hoppers already - but no news yet on the C-class. Hope I have not been gazzumped ( I did pre-order...).

No news on my C class either, Colin.
I checked the Bachmann website yesterday and it didn't say 'Arrived' so maybe Rails jumped the gun a bit

Quote from: Newportnobby on March 25, 2026, 10:34:23 PMRails advised today they have the C class in stock so my pre-ordered SECR liveried should be with me in the next few days

No monies taken so no delivery advice
Have e mailed 'em

Meanwhile, on the SECR front and huge thanks to @Bob G for signposting it, I paid what is probably over the odds for one of these but I really wanted one and it was £30 cheaper than the last one I saw on FleaBay.
It's on it's way so here's a stock pic........

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Quote from: Newportnobby on March 25, 2026, 10:34:23 PMRails advised today they have the C class in stock so my pre-ordered SECR liveried should be with me in the next few days

No monies taken so no delivery advice
Have e mailed 'em

Hoping that they are just behind in getting their backlog cleared. They have taken the money for my hoppers and those have moved from pre-orders to order history, however the order is  currently marked as "unfulfilled",

Colin.

Have been advised the pre order will be processed and despatched shortly. They appear to have been swamped with arrivals

This probably ought to go in the "Phew! That was lucky!" thread, but as we don't have one, this will have to do.

A note on the family calendar reminded me that the house insurance was due tomorrow, but I thought it odd that I hadn't had a renewal notice. I searched through my paperwork and emails and found I didn't get one last year either. That was when I started to worry. I had taken out a 3-year fixed rate deal in 2023, and got a renewal notice in 2024 but stupidly I thought the deal meant it was renewed automatically. Reading it again, more carefully this time, I found I was still expected to actually respond to it. So..., we have been uninsured for the past two years! What a good job the house didn't burn down.     

Thank the Lord for instant cover, even on Easter Sunday.

Cheers,

Chris

I'm just happy to have got through Storm Dave with no damage to my little bungalow.
I have to say in all the years I've been here that one was the worst, I reckon.
I'm sure at least twice I felt the property vibrating!!