>>1486126I've wanted to get into OO9 but like you, the price keeps me off, though that's the same with most things now... Even getting some N gauge track for a decent price is impossible.
I've been getting kits off Ebay & there's YouTubers called Budget Model Railways who I've got stuff of, there's also a load of stuff on Shapeways. It's a more "cost effective" way of doing OO9, if you don't mind shoving a Kato chassis under your locos & making a "tramway"... I've managed to get a loco & 3 coaches for about £80, which isn't bad.