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Posted: **Sun Dec 21, 2014 8:38 pm**

Copied verbatim from G- Scale,Central a few moments ago. Hopefully Phil will expand on the locality and local police contact number so that members of the various groups in that particular area can keep a look out locally.

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This message was posted on the 16mm Association e-group by Phil Carey. "My elderly friend, a fellow member of the Association, has recently suffered a burglary in which all his 16mm locos were stolen (along with family silver plate, jewelery, etc.) but none of the radio transmitters.In the unlikely event that these are offered for sale I have listed the locos below:Roundhouse Gas-fired and radio controlled :1. Vale of Rheidol in unlined green - fairly new2. 'Taliesin' - lined Red3. Lady Anne "Blakebrook" - lined GreenBattery locos radio-controlled :4. Accucraft Bagguley painted green with metal chassis and sound card5. Essel Chattenden "Brookfield" red with sound card6. Brandbright Peldon green "Emily Jane" ;7. Scratchbuilt plastic and metal Penrhyn Linda-type with tender "Dafyd" green8. Kitbuilt (?) card tank loco "No.7 Terence Harrington" bluePlease forward this message to any dealers you may have contact with.Happy Christmas!Phil Carey"
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Posted: **Sun Dec 21, 2014 9:29 pm**

Do we have any idea of what area of the country ?

Posted: **Fri Dec 26, 2014 2:30 pm**

some pics of actual stuff would help and serial numbers... this is 1 good reason to mark everything we all own along with a few pics of each item..

Posted: **Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:37 pm**

Is this one? Lady Anne - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Roundhouse-Li ... 2c94d852b3

The seller also had a Taliesin and a red Essel diesel earlier today but don't appear to be listed anymore

Posted: **Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:49 pm**

it may well be as the locos do not include transmitters on ebay and i dont believe in coincidences

Posted: **Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:51 pm**

Having had a further look i am certain all of those locos are stolen, its suspicious that they are very similar to the ones stolen and not much information is provided about them, is there any way of stopping the sale?

Posted: **Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:59 pm**

There has to be somewhere - though I can't find it. Looking at the sellers other items he seems to deal in collectables and has a lot of feedback so would be unlikely he stole them - could have been sold to him though

Posted: **Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:01 pm**

Perhaps but im am certain that they are the stolen locos

Posted: **Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:51 pm**

I'd say they were,the nameplates have been swapped around though between the lady Anne and the essel

Posted: **Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:09 pm**

Looks like the engines alright.
Has anyone got the contact details for the owner/local Plod?
I hope they end up back where they belong.[/b]

Posted: **Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:10 pm**

This is a lead worth following and the police should be informed so that investigations can take place.
It may be perfectly innocent, but if my stock was stolen and reported in this way I would be grateful for the assistance of the Forum members.

Posted: **Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:38 pm**

If you believe these are the stolen items then report it to ebay a.s.a.p....

On the item listing, click on "Report Item". When the new screen opens select "Listing practices" in the first box, "Stolen property" in the second box and the same in the third.

They are pretty quick about dealing with this kind of stuff.

Posted: **Fri Jan 09, 2015 12:16 am**

You can't report stolen items unless you can prove you are a law enforcement official.
I have emailed ebay about these, but I hope some one can inform the owner so the wheels can be set in motion with the police.

Posted: **Fri Jan 09, 2015 3:26 pm**

Big Jim:107279 wrote:I hope some one can inform the owner so the wheels can be set in motion with the police.

I've sent the G Scale Society Publicity Officer a link to this topic as I assume he will be able to get the chap informed and help him do what is possible.
I'm assuming the link works of course.
It is of course possible that he is a member of this forum anyway but fingers crossed.

Posted: **Fri Jan 09, 2015 3:30 pm**

Thats great news, it will be good if the owner gets his locos back thanks to this forum

Posted: **Fri Jan 09, 2015 10:00 pm**

The listing has been cancelled "due to an error" - seems they got it. Got to feel for the seller, he was most likely sold these by the thieves and he's just lost out to them - but obviously the main person here was the loco's rightful owners, hopefully they can get them back to him

Posted: **Fri Jan 09, 2015 11:01 pm**

Good, yeah i agree its a shame for the seller but im sure the owner must be very happy, its such a shame to loose all your locos.

Posted: **Sun Jan 11, 2015 9:54 pm**

Does anyone know if the items were returned to the owner?

Garden Railway Forum

Another theft of 16mm locos.

Another theft of 16mm locos.