This is not a moan or complaint, but a general observation about the cost of locos, im generaly happy with what I pay for any loco I purchase, if i was,nt i would leave it alone, but glancing through a well known monthly model rail mag, I was supprised to see a gapeing differences between the cost of british locos against those from other areas of the world? should I be comparing comparing like for like? or how detailed the loco is? against its britis equilevent, I took a simple comparison (as i see it) an OO M7 @ £ 65.00 then just across the page HO/OO engines:- Santa Fe 2-6-0 mogul & tender @ £25.00. a Santa Fe shifter & tender @ £20.00. is that correct? do these locos have motors in them? they seem very cheap,? if you take the vat, transport, and retailers markup, how much are these produced for? the mind boggles
