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...all very accurate points indeed......I suppose I am thinking long term here....by all means churn out the big iron in hundreds of different liveries but do try to introduce workhorses too.....I think thats how Bachmann got their wind...introducing black locos and Hornby suddenly realised there was a whole other market beyond the one they'd complacently served since the 50's.....result is the 00 brigade are well very well served at the moment....all the glamour jobs they want but plenty of mundane stuff..I suppose our best hope is that other manufacturers contribute their bit and don't sit back leaving us to hope a solo TT run by Hornby pays off....kudos to PECO,there's a manufacturer that innovates slowly but surely,almost always successfully and is already in the TT game... Should point out I'm not expecting a flood of what only I'd like,its very important for sales and therefore the future of TT that introductions are spread across every interest...Co-Bo,Pendolino,Sprinters etc....bring them on bit by bit..!...I'd be happy with one workhorse in the next decade! Re made to last etc my Grandfather at one time stocked Lines Bros toys amongst many other things....about 20 yrs ago a very early Jinty set was found dumped in a wicker basket during renovations....apparently a trade sample in a window display when the range was coming on stream....the carbon was worn entirely from the brushes....it ran smoothly,slowly and quietly after new brushes,a deep clean and oiling.... right,I'm off to polish my Model T.....😇

Please prioritise running quality and reliability over finickity detail and ensure locos are repairable and parts available...seems seems just about OK so far.. It would be great if Hornby don't repeat the situation that prevailed in your 00 for so many years(and still to an extent) where there were about 5 or 6 different big express locos for the Big 4/BR,a few tanks and no tender goods loco...its why I model US Ho...but I've been tempted to try your TT as its an interesting sideline. I'll be looking for LNER/ER...I'll second Craigs list above for sure. J52 J50 J6 J39 J11 J27 J35 ...any of the numerous goods loco choices.. I would have no issues with a well running generic mechanism underneath them that would also work for other roads and eras. It would also help grow the scale if/when production settles and you have the capacity you made some mechanisms available on their own to encourage small manufacturers and 3D producers to come up with bodies to fit... but if the Hornby past is anything to go by all we'll see is endless iterations of A1,2,3,4 and a W1 to run with our J94 or kings and Castles to run with a Pannier etc In that case I probably won't be the only person boxing it all up eventually and maybe getting it out some day for hypothetical grandkids to wreck.....or as a curiosity to show some guy with a basement full of O scale PRR... I've already invested..I have an A3 and an A4..plus rolling stock .I will buy the J94 (though it would be far from my first choice tank)and more rolling stock as well as the wagons from PECO....I will back your development with purchases and I will certainly give it a good few years to see what comes down the pike...but long term I won't waste my time building an extensive layout just to run 10 A3's,5 A4's and a J94..... I wish you every success and I am fully in for the next few years as clearly so are many others (including PECO and those who are already rolling out lineside buildings etc)....please don't let us down! ...and remember the advice the great Wenman Bassett-Lowke reputedly gave to his sales staff.... Don't worry about the child,concentrate on the father,he's the one who wants the model railway...