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Just updating my post in case anyone else faces same problem. Peter Corbitt (Peter's Spares) was kind enough to reply to me. The tyres in question have been on back order for a long time and Hornby have not given an indication of a delivery date. Unfortunately Peter has no compatible substitutes but he did suggest that it might be possible to make your own with the oddly named "Bullfrog Snot".

Thank you all for the replies. I don't have a calipers but I notice that Peters Spares used to stock the ones I need. Perhaps they can recommend an equivalent. I will write to them and ask.

I have a LNER D49 4-4-0 locomotive (Burton) with perished traction tyres that I would like to repair but the required parts (X6451 I believe) are out of stock everywhere. There is one sketchy listing on ebay offering a pair of tyres for not far off the normal price of a ten pack. What are my options? Are these likely to come back in stock? Could I substitute an alternative model? Could I make my own (rubber bands)? I am a very novice collector. My wife bought me this engine a few years back and it sat on my shelf as an ornament and now I would like to try and get it running. I am not sure why the tyres perished because it hasn't be subject to any wear and tear.