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This time, Tillig has decided to reproduce one of the three prototypes of those mythical engines from the Harz meter gauge railway, in former East Germany. They have opted for N° 99 222, the only surviving locomotive from the series of three built fo

Actually, talking of industrial production, there hadn’t been any since Jouef’s Decauville 0-4-0 T back in…1966! In the meantime, and fortunately for us, a few fine models were released, but all in kit form. Via Voie Libre, MinitrainS had launched a

This article explains how I scratchbuilt my own railcar out of plastic sheet. The body is cut out of 1mm thick sheet. It consists of 7 different parts: the front panel, the two small sides which correspond to the driving cab, the two folding doors, a

In 1872, the first subsidies for a local railway network were approved by the Vienne departemental elected assembly. After several years of the customary hesitating between routes and gauges, a meter gauge line was built from Poitiers (PO line from P

Twenty-six participants! And twenty-seven layouts, as one of the participants had built a two-part contribution. All this to say that the latest challenge jointly organized by LR Presse and the RAMMA club in Sedan was a great success with modellers.

The initial concession for the railway, granted in 1896 to the Compagnie centrale des chemins de fer, was transferred in 1898 to the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Beaujolais (CFB). The network consisted of two lines, both originating in Villefranch

1 and 0.3mm thick plastic sheet 1mm thick Evergreen board and batten sheet (ref. 4544) Evergreen plastic strips, 0.6 x 0.8mm (ref. 8203), L-shaped 1.5 x 1.5mm (ref. 291) and round diam. 0.75mm (ref 210). 0.3mm thick brass sheet Offcuts of U- or L-sha

The harsh Swedish winters led the SJ company (“Strömming Järnvag”, “Järnvag” meaning “railway” in Swedish, see instalment 1) to build a small shanty next to the dead-end siding, for “fika” breaks (coffee and cookie breaks, essential for any self-resp

A“convention” is a large annual event, based on volunteers, which enables narrow gauge railfans to get together and better enjoy their hobby. It takes place over 4 days: from Wednesday to Saturday. The convention features: an exhibition with many su

The bricks are from the www. miniaturziegel.de. range . ■

This green bower, called “Somewhere behind the front…” encases a small 60cm gauge military railway depot. Bernard Junk, who created it, offers us a trip down memory lane: the scene took place exactly 100 years ago. At a time when the centenary of WWI