walkingthedog Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 I wonder what the mouth-watering wages were when they had the mouth-watering prices of locos? 😆 Look forward to seeing the pictures. In 1966 I was on £28 per month 😮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo1707820979 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Well, hopefully here are the pictures and prices. (@ wtd But you were happy, weren't you ).Drat it ! No luck this time - first failure to date. Must be that lowsy Ransome ware !Anyway, the prices were: Catalogue 27p (sold by Youngsters Toys of Plymouth) Silver Seal locos : Oliver Cromwell £12.50 Black 5 £12.50 Brush Type 4 £11.50 Steam Locos : 0-6-0 3F £4.89 0-4-0 Ind. tank £4.61 Albert Hall £9.26 Clockwork Loco £1.35 Coaches from £1.84 to £2.45Note. Tried again to upload 6mp photos but no luck. Maybe Adrian could comment ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 I wonder what the mouth-watering wages were... ...In 1966 I was on £28 per month 😮 1965 in Cyprus RAF wages for a married Cpl living out down town was Cyp £ 27 per fortnight. At the time Cyp £1.00 = UK £1.30 so about 10/11 quid a week. A couple of years before I joined up in 1960 my dad (a miner) was on £16 a week. Nowadays that's a poor hourly rate for a skilled trade.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 I was very happy. What year was Oliver Cromwell £12:50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 I think locos were far more expensive compared to todays prices. We are going slightly off topic. We will be sent to our rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Back on track...ishMy latest acquisition is every Meccano Magazine ever issued.and to keep it model railway oriented... I looked up my month and year of birth in the indexhttp://meccano.magazines.free.fr/chrono.htm and found this...http://meccano.magazines.free.fr/img/1944/4407/44070238.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo1707820979 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 I was very happy. What year was Oliver Cromwell £12:50.That was in 1975. So I guess that relative to earnings, locos are slightly cheaper now. Nice thought anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 I reckon a lot cheaper now. About ten times more expensive now but my wages were over 20 times higher now than 1975. Guess it depends on how much you get each month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMSFan72 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 A number of digitrax sound decoders and programmer so I can play around with sound files.... Class 25, 67, 37, DMU here I come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo1707820979 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 A small tank loco modelled on the ones nicknamed "Submarines". I got this almost by accident. Entered a silly low bid on EBay and ended up winning. Really pleased with it. Runs beautifully and is in mint condition. Was part of a set and probably not used much./media/tinymce_upload/d7b27b074f84fa82f1463a4e37d3fd3d.jpgNote to Chris: uploading problems gone. You were right. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 In a moment of total and utter madness I put a bit in for this on eBay. Got it for a reasonable price but got hammered on the VAT (or should I say the Post Offices charge for handling it!). Wouldn't have been so bad if PayPal had used my $ balance as part payment but did not. Got the "file could not be written to Disk" error so will try uploading after I reboot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81F Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 /media/tinymce_upload/b1eca7ccb38ce8b4c2af7e82db61c4cf.jpg In a moment of total and utter madness I put a bit in for this on eBay. Got it for a reasonable price but got hammered on the VAT (or should I say the Post Offices charge for handling it!). Wouldn't have been so bad if PayPal had used my $ balance as part payment but did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony57 Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 HiMy latest buys 2 x Transcontinental F7 class locos made in 1955 both bodies are good, one motor chassis totally shot, by the looks of it hit a concrete floor nose first broke the motor chassis in two I have a spare the other motor bogie needs a couple of minor repairs to it. and a dummy F7. (Both brought with issues recorded proir to purchase.)Also got hold of a Rebuilt Merchant Navy class loco 35011 General Steam Navigation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolseley Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Hornby Dublo/Dinky Toys set of six 00 scale railway passengers;Trix 3 rail Warship class “Vanguard” and;Trix 3 rail BR green ex-GWR 56XX 0-6-2T(both the Trix locomotives have convertible wheels so that they will run on Dublo track). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Just purchased Merchant Navy Class - Channel Packet 21C1 - don't tell PP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Airfix QUICK BUILD J6017 Volkswagen Camper Van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mennell Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 The one and only............... http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/zB4AAOSwhvFZGehw/s-l1600.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mennell Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 This came to £16.00 with postage. Sold as spares repairs because the tender cover is lose and coupling needs fixing..........http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/wqsAAOSwYlRZH0A3/s-l1600.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Bought x1 Hornby R6798 Hornby 2017 Wagon 20 Ton Tanker today, at the Cheltenham Model Centre stall at Toddington Station, at Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: Cotswold Festival of Steam 2017: 'Workhorses of Steam'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyGee Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Picked up a new removed from train pack King Charles II for £70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Another Hornby The World of Thomas the Tank Engine R105 Red Tidmouth Milk Tanker! I have two now! Very happy! 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 x1 Hornby Thomas & Friends R9053 Troublesome Truck 1x1 Hornby Thomas & Friends R9054 Troublesome Truck 2 Both are custom heavely weathered and have coal loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Dapol Class 52 Western Consort. Brand new only £650. Bargain. 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Postman Prat Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 At the very least you should have it complete with all details At that price it should be at a scale of 12" to 1' Thanks for that cleaner thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Dapol Class 52 Western Consort. Brand new only £650. Bargain. 😆 £650 for a loco isn't a bargain. No OO Gauge loco's cost that much. You were ripped off there, mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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