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We have today been informed by three customers that the pick-up configuration on their 9F locomotive does not conform to our clearly specified and advertised 16-wheel but is in fact only 10 wheel – 6 via the Tender and 4 via the rear Locomotive wheels. As you can imagine this comment has taken us completely by surprise as, at every stage of the chassis development and pre-production, 16 wheel pick-up had been specified and indeed supplied to us by our Chinese subcontractors. As you know, there was a slight delay in the product release due to an issue with the original batch of chassis but the second batch (which are now fitted to the locomotive) were subject to a 100% QC check for final operation at manufacture and every one of them passed our tests without any problems or failure. Therefore, with a 100% ‘pass-rate’ we did not feel it necessary to physically check the construction of any part of the motorised chassis here in Wales before the bodies were fitted. We have now undertaken our own investigation in-house today and can confirm that our remaining 104 locomotives also have 10 pick-ups. We have now tested every one again and find that the 10 wheel pick-up configuration operates perfectly well and to all agreed standards. So, we are in somewhat of a quandary; we have a product which is not quite as advertised but which, equally, has an operation to our specification and standard and as we advertised. Indeed, the number of customers contacting us to say “great locomotive” far exceeds the three who have commented about the reduced pick-ups. Furthermore, the three who did comment agreed that the locomotive did work to a satisfactory standard. Obviously if any customer has a serious problem with the locomotive not having 16 wheel pick-up, even though it operates perfectly well, then we can only give our most sincere apologies; they can of course return it to the point of sale for a refund and we, in turn, will refund the seller. We have already instigated investigations at the sub-contractor and will of course, as normal, keep customers updated with developments via our website.
Integritysometimes means you have to blow the whistle on yourself. I once lost a club championship (B flight) because I grounded a club in a fairway bunker. OK I was seriously clumsy and stumbled over a rake, happy? No, I'm not the source of the two best balls I hit today joke, thanks anyway for your sympathy.Nobody was around and if I had not called the penalty on myself I would have been in the big money playoff. I still feel better about myself, and had to reconsider the opinions of my 'cart buddy' who tried very hard to get me to change my mind about admitting my blunder...
Quote from: TiVoPrince on December 21, 2007, 12:25:24 PMIntegritysometimes means you have to blow the whistle on yourself. I once lost a club championship (B flight) because I grounded a club in a fairway bunker. OK I was seriously clumsy and stumbled over a rake, happy? No, I'm not the source of the two best balls I hit today joke, thanks anyway for your sympathy.Nobody was around and if I had not called the penalty on myself I would have been in the big money playoff. I still feel better about myself, and had to reconsider the opinions of my 'cart buddy' who tried very hard to get me to change my mind about admitting my blunder...Could you repeat this in English? ;D
That's still only one side of the story. Have you never been swindled by a smooth talking salesman? I'm not saying Dapol is lying about anything, but I'm sure there's more to it. After all, why does Dapol keep having all these manufacturing problems? Seems like they'd move on to a new manufacturer if it was all the manufacturer's fault. Project management is just as difficult as actually manufacturing the stuff.
I too would be wondering if its more a "blame the guy who isn't around to defend himself" issue
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