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Caley Coaches is a Scottish based concern which produces high quality photo-etched brass kits of items related to the Caledonian Railway of Scotland (CR) to enable the discerning modeller to produce high quality models in 4mm and 7mm scales.

Recreate the evocative scene above in 4mm scale using Caley Coaches kits, Dunalastair III (CL5) 14437 approaching Edinburgh Princes Street station in the early '30s with a 'Grampian' 65' D95 Corridor Brake Composite (CC11) and 57' D124 Corridor Third (CC3) in tow - we can even supply the signal arms (CF28) and loco lamps (CF29)

The Caledonian Railway was the premier railway company in Scotland first promoted more than 150 years ago to build a line between Carlisle on the Scottish border to Edinburgh and Glasgow completing the rail link to London. It grew both by acquisition and by building new lines to become the largest railway company in Scotland serving many disparate towns and villages when in 1923 it was grouped under government plan with other companies (most notably its old English partner the London and North Western Railway and their old antagonists the Midland Railway and Glasgow & South Western Railway) into the London Midland and Scottish Railway which was the biggest of what became known as the "Big Four" groups.

All kits feature a compensated chassis giving true 3-point suspension and are complete except for wheels, paint and transfers. Locomotive kits also require motor and gears. All kits come with comprehensive building instructions, prototype information and scale drawing.

Items with reference numbers prefixed 7/ are for 7mm scale, all other items are for 4mm scale and can be built to suit any of OO, EM or P4 gauges.

Small Print

Prices contained herein are effective from 6th April 2010 and will remain in effect until further notice. All previous catalogues and price lists are hereby superseded. E&OE.

Non-EEC customers should note that, since Caley Coaches is but a small concern, we are not V.A.T. registered and thus can offer no reduction on this account.

If ordering by mail, please use the correct reference numbers preferably using the attached Acrobat .pdf. Payment must be by Sterling cheque/Postal Order/Money Order/Bank Draft payable to Jim Smellie. Sorry but I cannot accept credit/debit cards either over the phone or by mail - I can only accept them via the web site An alternative payment method is directly to my PayPal account (sales@caley.com).

The standard postage charge is £2.75 which should be added to all orders. Overseas postage must be at cost - at the bottom of each page you will see a button 'Add International Shipping'. As you order please note the packed weight of each kit which is given just after the kit description. Once you have finished please click on the 'Add International Shipping' button and add the correct shipping charge according to weight and destination. Note that the standard £2.75 will be added if you are ordering on-line but this has been discounted from the additional charge.

E-commerce is here! You will see a 'Add to Order' button below many items and a 'Proceed to Checkout' button on the footer of each page. On-line payments can be accepted from all major credit and debit cards and by bank transfer. On-line payments use Pay-pal® as the secure service provider and so are guaranteed safe.

Prior to ordering on-line PLEASE email me to ensure the items you required are in stock. Doing so will minimise any refunds onto your card.

No button generally means no stock but it is always worth a call or email me to check. However for items which I know should be coming back into stock shortly you will see an 'Advance Order' button. This allows you to reserve a kit from the next batch and on receipt of an order containing such items I will email you with an estimated delivery date.

To purchase a kit simply click on the 'Add to Order' or 'Advance Order' button which will take you to an order form where you can alter the quantity and then return to the site. When you are done click 'Proceed to Checkout' and then check out - you will be prompted for your credit/debit card details to complete the transaction.

Availability

Production of all kits is limited to small batches which means that I am sometimes caught out of stock of a particular kit and also that kits may become available to order only once a batch is sold unless demand is still strong.

Should you order a kit which is out of stock I will inform you of the likely delay and offer you the option of an immediate refund if preferred.

Sometimes in brousing the site you will see items marked 'Advance Order' - these are kits etc. which should be available within 4 to 6 weeks assuming my suppliers meet their promised delivery dates.! I'm afraid that PayPal will dock your credit/debit card as soon as you order one of these but it is always possible for me to reverse the transaction if need be.

Construction

Soldered construction is the only viable method for virtually all Caley Coaches kits. That said each is designed to be as simple to construct as the prototype allows. If you're unsure please download the general instructions and the instructions for any kit in which you may be interested. If all else fails phone or email me!!

Projected new items

I am currently looking into two more locos
* Class 903 4-6-0 locomotive and tender and
* Class 300 0-6-0 locomotive and tender.

Progress is still being made with the 12 wheel Pullmans and hopefully they will be the next coaches to appear starting with CC27, the composite dining cars.

Advanced reservation on any item is welcome - please do not send any money prior to being notified that the kits are available.

Future plans are fluid : Non-corridor 65' and 68' (i.e. "Edinburgh and Glasgow Direct" stock) should still be produced at some future date as should 50' stock but let me know what you want to see.

The Site

This site makes use of XHTML 1.0 and Cascading Style Sheets and should be compatible with most modern browers but let me know if it breaks yours! It is an expansion of my now obsolete printed catalogue with added photos both prototype and model (I'm always on the lookout for the latter - I hope not all of my production lies in boxes unbuilt forever!) and there is an option to download instructions and prototype notes (all rights reserved by the way) so that you have the opportunity to see what you are getting into before you buy.

On-line ordering with credit and debit card payment is available and I must say now accounts for most transactions! BUT, please note that any and all credit/debit card transactions MUST be made via the web site - I cannot accept such transactions in the post or over the phone. Basically, you give your payment details to PayPal, an authorised and secure provider of such services, who pay me (less a small commission of course) the amount without me ever seeing any card details - safer all round really!

Any constructive criticism or comment is welcome.

Jim Smellie