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I'd suggest you take a look at the Walthers GP9m and FA1 - these are available for about £28 over here and seem pretty good - solid, smooth runners. As suggested above, many places have the Proto 1k locos cheaper than full retail prices, so these might also be worth a look. I would suggest Athearn "blue box", as these do wear well and if you get a good one they're very quiet runners (just don't ask about the rough ones, like my Dash 9 that vibrates the layout baseboard!). However, there seems to be uncertainty over Athearn availability and prices at the moment, so it's probably a case of buying what you like when you can.
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