Expressions of interest are typically taken by a manufacturer to establish whether a project is viable, they are not in themselves pre-orders, do not establish a "place" in a queue and are in no way binding on anyone even after a manufacturer confirms the minimum order quantity threshold has been met.

We know that Dapol has said it is satisfied that enough people want the coaches and based on that they commenced tooling, I would expect that at some stage further down the line they will invite people to place orders, maybe at that point they might ask for a payment, either a deposit or in full but possibly neither.

On the subject of availability, I would think it is inconceivable that they wouldn't order sufficient from the factory to cover known pre-orders, probably with a (possibly small) margin.

Roy



 

I have no interest in these coaches, but my experience with the prototype HST was that Dapol had registered my interest, and when the project reached the point of pre-order, I received an email invitation. As others have said, the EoI is just a survey, really.

Quote from: madchadbrad on April 10, 2026, 11:30:17 AMMaybe this from Peter's Spares?
EBay.uk item #314587589414

I asked "Peter" of Peter's Spares fame and all he said was that all the items pictured on eBay are included in the item.
Which doesn't tell me whether the Push-pull apparatus is part of the selection!
Not very helpful I'm afraid.

Quote from: madchadbrad on Today at 02:13:37 PM

Quote from: madchadbrad on April 10, 2026, 11:30:17 AMMaybe this from Peter's Spares?
EBay.uk item #314587589414

I asked "Peter" of Peter's Spares fame and all he said was that all the items pictured on eBay are included in the item.
Which doesn't tell me whether the Push-pull apparatus is part of the selection!
Not very helpful I'm afraid.

Well... The link shows as invalid, but...
Look at the picture;
Is the Push-pull gear in the picture?
If yes, it's included in the selection. If no, it's Not included in the selection.

Seems perfectly clear to me...