Hello Fabrizio, indeed it was your idea. Greetings Henry

Good morning Graham Smith, thank you, I already had the joy you expected of the little Riverdale Elke. It is a small, delicate work of art with an often underestimated technical performance. The season will soon start again. I wish you lots of fun and joy and greetings, Henry

@@BKB-Henry Morning Henry thank your for your reply , I track tested it the other day with a load it ran very well as you say its performance is sometimes underestimated , My Amy ran for a hour only a stopping it for coal and water top ups , it does not need a axle pump ! ,Regards Graham

@@GRAHAM1514 Hello Graham, an axle pump would be too big a load for the small locomotive. What is possible is a SloMo. After practicing, you have a very slow locomotive. I made a film on the subject - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJ6albZevtTOoZs.html - Regards, Henry

Yes thank you. But what a stupid thing it was to leave free trade. Everything seems to have been forgotten why the traditional exchange of goods is in ruins: too few, too expensive and too slow. When the UK was also the EU, I liked buying locomotives in the UK; they used to be quick, cheap and there was a lot on offer, e.g. at Roundhouse UK. In general, the few remaining live steam locomotive producers also generally have a difficult time. The market is no longer profitable, a general development. Nevertheless, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. At birth I was one of 2.5 billion people in the world, today I am one of over 8 billion. When I leave, only one person has to replace me and 3 out of 4 are over. That's algebra - or - there are already 3 billion too many for me alone. Maybe this is also making it increasingly difficult to get a Riverdale locomotive? Best regards, Henry

@@BKB-Henry I agree with you 100%. Apparently the reason they are no longer available outside of the E.U. is because the owner of Riverdale Locomotives is now retired and he makes a limited number of the boiler kits. However, I think if we hadn't left the E.U. then perhaps he would still ship here. Either way it's a shame for enthusiasts who would like to have been able to get hold of one. It's a similar story with the slomo kits, although I have heard that may have been taken over and they might be available again. Fingers crossed 🤞

@@M_F754 es wird schwer sein, Terry hat aufgehört und hier hörte ich nichts, außer Gerüchten. Frag mal nach bei Herrmann Echtdampfmodelle, ob der etwas hat.

@@BKB-Henry Haben Sie Kontaktdaten von Herrmann Echdampfmodelle? Oder kann ich diese über Google herausfinden?

www.echtdampfwelt.de/ +49 92 38 25 63 62

Hello Gianga, the impetus came from Fabrizio. Ciao Henry