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posted: 11 Jul 2009 06:26 from: Roger Henry
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A friend, on another list, is building his own track in N Scale. Yes. I am trying to coax him towards Templot. He lives in Europe somewhere and is seeking sources for flat-bottom rail, preferably in nickle-silver, and in Codes 40, 45, 55. Apparently he has been buying rail from somewhere in the US of A but they will only ship 18 inch lengths. I seem to recall Brian Lewis - and, maybe, others - refering to who manufactures such rail and also who retails it in the UK but I seem to be putting the wrong question/s to the search facility. I would be grateful for any advice members can supply. Roger, Brisbane |
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posted: 11 Jul 2009 09:39 from: Brian Lewis
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'Tis not that US suppliers will only ship in 18" lengths, rather European Postal Authorites will not accept packages exceeding 600mm in length. C+L sells Code 55 n/s FB and to ship it in full lengths, we have to use a carrier. For Europe, this involves a minimum £ 35 cost - more for some countries, but we can ship up to 10kgs for this amount. Regards Brian Lewis |
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posted: 11 Jul 2009 12:37 from: Stephen Freeman
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Really? Here is the size limitation on parcels from France to International Destinations from La Poste's website: Maxi : L + l + h < 150 cm ; L < 100 cm (little l stands for for longeur I think, which we understand as width). For UK Royal Mail (Not ParcelForce) the limit is indeed 60cm but 90cm if sent in a tube Rail is really quite flexible so it should go in packaging just under 1 metre in length, assuming the sender has such packaging and I doubt they would get the tape measure out for a very slightly overlong parcel. From this I deduce it is limits set by the sending postal authority rather than anything else that determine the maximum permitted length. |
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posted: 11 Jul 2009 12:55 from: Jim Guthrie
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Roger Henry wrote: He lives in Europe somewhere and is seeking sources for flat-bottom rail, preferably in nickle-silver, and in Codes 40, 45, 55.Roger, If he is willing to join the 2mm Association in the UK, he can get Code 40 from their stores as a member. The rail is supplied in ten metre coils. The details of the rail are at the top of this p[age 2mm Shop 1 Jim. |
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posted: 11 Jul 2009 23:25 from: John Lewis
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Borg-rail wrote: Rail is really quite flexible so it should go in packaging just under 1 metre in length, assuming the sender has such packaging and I doubt they would get the tape measure out for a very slightly overlong parcel. I doubt if it is worth the risk, if my experience is anything to go by. We were sent a small envelope with a present, and received a card through the door telling us that it did not have sufficient postage. I retrieved it from the sorting office and paid £1 plus the "excess" postage. Having got the package I found it was appreciably smaller than 240 mm x 160 mm and it would go through the 5mm slot in their gauge without difficulty. I asked why I had ben charged the excess. I was told it was too large - but I demonstrated that it was not I was then told it was too heavy - but their scales showed that it was 80 gms - well under the max weight limit of 100 gms. I was then referred to the Main Post Office where after considerable discussion with the clerk I was given a telephone number if I wanted to take the matter further. It was a premium rate number. Sorry to go on OT. |
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