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Fazy I have found two other current models for this class on the Hornby website. One in BR and one in S&DJR. As I posted (copy and paste, not 'live') links to these in the text it's being held as images for moderation but if you type 2P into the Search window of the red Hornby bar at the top of the page you will find them.

Fazy according to Ramsay all the Hornby LMS Class 2P 4-4-0s since the 1973 Tri-ang model are based on the Pailtoy/Mainline tooling which first passed to DAPOL and then to Hornby in 1996. The Hornby versions first appeared in 1999 as R2099A and R2099B both LMS numbered 579 and 645 respectively. Since then they have come out in BR and S&DJR and from 2011 it was given a loco drive and a DCC socket that by the looks of the three models below is mounted in the tender with provision for a speaker especially the TTS model). Currently in the Hornby shop are three models: https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/br-4-4-0-fowler-2p-class-late-br-1.html https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/s-djr-4-4-0-fowler-2p-class.html https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/br-4-4-0-fowler-2p-class-40626-early-br-with-tts-sound.html I would imagine, for the purposes of this thread, that the TTS model could be unplugged and easily removed from R3459TTS (BR) and placed into any loco drive version (2011+). I am guessing that the body and tender mountings may have not changed since the tender drive versions of 1999 - 2011 and that a straight loco and tender body swap may be possible to have a new loco drive with TTS. Perhaps someone will inform this thread if that is the case.

I would think that once a specific TTS reaches a certain figure, e.g. 100+, the demand may be sufficient but by then how many will have fitted another brand's sound module or bought another TTS equipped loco to fit their modules into or body swap with another loco.? Time will tell. Keep the requests rolling in but do try to keep to the one's we know that Hornby have already planned. Hah! 😀

For those TTS only models that have been released, announced or withdrawn - 28 For models released with XS but also released, announced or withdrawn - 8 For models previously released with XS but no TTS to date - 2 Wish List - 29 over 19 different models. If any of these have in fact have had an XS or TTS model and not placed in the appropriate list please let me know. I will continue to summarise every month until I drop dead or give up waiting 😛

The wish list. As far as I know Hornby hasn't made a sound version of any of the following requested as 'TTS kits'. A3 (5) - WilliamDavid - 4 & dynax B1 (2) - dynax B17 (1) - WilliamDavid K1 (1) - WilliamDavid N15 (2) - choralc & poppasmurf Q1 (1) - poppasmurf Royal Scot (2) - choralc & RDS S15 (1) - poppasmurf Std 4 Tank (1) - poppasmurf T9 (2) - poppasmurf Class 25 (4) - dynax - 2, james_nelmes & WilliamDavid Class 26 (1) - dynax Class 42 (1) - dynax Class 50 (1) - dynax Class 52 (1) - dynax Class 55 (1) - dynax Class 66 (2) - RDS & WilliamDavid Class 70 (1) - RDS Class 110 (1) - dynax

List 3 is of XS fitted models but currently have no TTS versions announced or since withdrawn. Class 08 (2) e.g. R3037XS - dynax Class 56 (0) e.g. R3291XS - x

List 2. These are models with TTS that have been released, announced or withdrawn that have also had XS models. A4 (3) e.g. R3395TTS or R2805XS - choralc -2 & dynax Black 5 (2) e.g. R3385TTS or R2804XS - choralc Castle (3) e.g. R3383TTS or R2994XS - choralc -2 & WilliamDavid Class 31 (0) e.g. R3391TTS or R2803XS - x Class 60 (0) e.g. R3389TTS or R2899XS - x

List one. These are often but not alway RailRoad range models that have had TTS equipped models or announced but withdrawn: BR Class 7 (0) e.g. R3387TTS - x BR Class 8 (0) e.g. R3244TTS - x BR Class 9F (Crosti) (0) e.g. R3396TTS - x A1 (2) e.g. R3284TTS - choralc and dynax Fowler 2P (1) e.g. R3459 - choralc Fowler 4F (1) e.g. R3460 - choralc Hall (4) e.g. R1184 ex-set - choralc -1, and WilliamDavid - 3 King (2) e.g. R3370TTS - choralc & WilliamDavid Merchant Navy (4) e.g. R3382TTS - poppasmurf - 4 (his request was Bullied Pacifics and I have no idea if they would all sound the same as a Merchant Navy or that he would be happy to buy a total of four to retrofit others in the 4-6-2 type) P2 (0) e.g. R3246TTS - x Schools Class (1) e.g. R3386TTS - choralc Class 20 (1) e.g. R3394 - RDS Class 37 (2) e.g. R3289TTS - james_nelmes & RDS Class 40 (1) e.g. R3286TTS - james_nelmes Class 43 (6) e.g. - R3390 - dynax Class 47 (3) e.g. R3393TTS - james_nelmes, RDS & WilliamDavid Class 67 (0) e.g. R3388TTS - x

One poster said that Hornby wouldn't want purchasers mangling a loco or TTS module to try and fit a model not designed for TTS which is why I originally asked for loco types that Hornby have included TTS with already or had planned to release prior to the recent model withdrawals from the 2016 catalogue 'predictions'. These have been listed first. Second Hornby had released models in the past with XS modules and a few have been or had planned to be released with TTS modules. Thirdlyly I have listed those that had an XS model but to my knowledge have never had a TTS announced. The rationale for asking Hornby is that they had made or planned a release of a TTS version of other XS models. Lastly is the wish list. No XS or TTS to date (again to my knowledge). Again I reiterate if Hornby have used the same tooling for the Fowler 4F R3460TTS as they did for the 2011-2012 R3030 or for the King R3370TTs as for R3331 then the most that is required will be a direct swap of the module by undoing some screws, pulling the 8-pin plug out of the factory fitted socket and replacing parts. It has even been suggested that a body swap will do if the livery and/or detailing is the same.

From eBay and other sources: Bachmann 32-075C GWR 0-6-2T Class 56XX Hornby R6378 Express Dairy Milk Tanks R6392 & R6449 (3 Asstd Plank Wagons (w) packs seen running here http://vid12.photobucket.com/albums/a237/ex_kuranda_railway/32-310_zpskvjiistu.mp4

Ahhh, WTD this topic is not a discussion now is it? It's a request for specific data. Consider this post like some of the unsolicted phone surveys: "This short survey will only take 20 minutes of your time." "Question 1 - Do you own or enjoy using a Hornby TTS equipped loco?" Your answer: No, I don't like any model train sound decoders. "Thank you for your time." Click

Thank you to all those, who so far have entered in to the spirit of my original post as it was never about whether Hornby should or shouldn't, could or couldn't but to give Hornby an indication of TTS products already provided that might be purchased separately. Posters who do not want sound in any form can perhaps start their own survey so that I don't have to read the unhelpful to look for relevance to topic..

I would buy TTS modules/Kits for: A1 x 1 A4 x 2 Hall x 1 King x 1 Fowler 2P x 1 Black 5 x 2

I have placed this in the General Discussion Area as it has the highest visibility by default. So a King is available with TTS but it's BR Blue and you model pre-nationalisation. So you buy it to strip out the TTS module to fit into your GWR model. You then have to sell the BR model on. It's brand new but you won't get near the value of a DCCr King for it. The 2P and Black 5 are on pre-order but also BR. Yes you could buy a Zimo for some of your models or even go ESU but some of us can't afford those or the TTS is sufficient for our wants. The question has been asked for quite a while so let's let Hornby know what is the demand. Please identify loco type and to statrt with only include those that have already been provided or were to be avialbale before the cutbacks to models announced recently, e.g. Bl

Tony, actually got that book new in Nov 2014. 😆

Great Western Branch Line Termini Vol.1 by Paul Karau. Saw before I bought on-line that it had pics of stations and one or two track diagrams but was bowled over by scale drawings of buildings at each of the five locations: Fairford; Lambourn; Tetbury; Wallingford and Watlington./media/tinymce_upload/109a134ba49e288b62400f6cff674307.jpg

Well done Hornby, Arnold Brighton Belle ordered Easter Sunday arrived and brought to the hospital by my lovely lady. Cheered up my morning unpacking it and the other items onto the hospital bed. Incentive to go home to run it in after watching that YouTube video on how to easily put it together.

Thank you Bulver. Should be home today. Got me a new train pack out of it 😀

With being in hospital with a severe uti since last Thu morning 2am my lovely lady after hearing me read out that someone had ordered the Hornby/Arnold Pullman 5-car set said I could order one too. To get the free shipping I had to order some spares as well which will always be handy. Now if someone can recommend a decoder as Hornby doesn't provide 6-pin ...

Hobbyco, Fishy? Actually bought the Skaledale LMS signal box there last October when we came down to the exhibition at the Whitelamb centre. Three different prices. The lowest price was at the back of the bootom row of items!

Have fitted this and the Parcels No.34 with MyLocoSound.

I have found the fixed length of track useful when running tender drive locos by putting the loco on it.

Yesterday the LMS 4-4-0 bundle deal arrived already had the two coaches from last June's discount offers but I also added R4656 and R4677A Non-corridor stock to the order. Plenty of room in the tender for a sound module. Hmmm. Today came the last of the orders made last year after being returned by the courier. Seven weeks for this one compared to eight days for the order above. R3302 1940: Returm From Dunkirk. Lovely little loco although the tender has a weight inside restricting the space to a Hornby R8249 or smaller. Six wheel pick up in the tender and beautifully detailed loco. The coaches are nice too! Picked up some Maunsell 6 compartments a week ago (R4339A & B, R4341A ) 2 brakes and a composite. Both locos chipped and run-in on the rolling road after being added to the RM loco list.

Obtained some N-gauge track from Hattons to test out a Lonmoor Military Railway train pack. It looks like I will be making a working diorama in this 'quuuuuuute' scale!

Thank you fazy but the wife is the nominal head of the LMS and LNER collection while I nominally control the GWR and SR. 😉 😀Arrived today, R2907 Days of Red and Gold in excellent, nay, near mint condition with print and certificate still inside the original packaging with unopened detailing packs. Have fitted a Hatton's decoder and it's now purring on rolling road to run in. I was going to transplant one of the R2990XS modules into this but not so sure with the decoder in the "City of Chester' loco body. Have not opened tender to see if there is a provision for speaker. Don't even know if Coronation sounded anything like a Princess Royal. 🤔