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Summer is back. Time for holidays, moments of leisure, the simple pleasures of contemplation. But this is also when the new REE productions hit the market: CFD wagons, to start with, followed by the Billard railcar. Railway vehicles dripping with the

PUBLISHER: Christian Fournereau - christianf@lrpresse.com/ EDITOR: François Fontana - francoisf@lrpresse.com /Consultants to THE EDITORIAL TEAM: Éric Fresné (ericf@lrpresse.com), Jean-Paul Quatresous / With assistance from: Yann Baude (yannb@lrpresse

They are laser-cut, with ample detail and all they need is to be painted after having been easily assembled with wood glue. Two different types, with or without outside struts, available in two lengths, result in four different containers, enough to

Editions du Cabri have just published a book about the Chemins de fer économiques de Gironde, a standard gauge secondary railway network. The work of two local enthusiasts, this book is amply illustrated and blends local and railway history. Eric Fre

Broadband internet, connected TV sets and nomad screens are gradually pushing DVDs into the background, alongside the VHS videotapes that are now part of history. Editions du Cabri has seen the writing on the wall, and has launched Locovidéo.tv, the

Mining railway enthusiasts, Rail & Industrie has something for your in its issue 79. Pierre Ombrouck, a former employee of the company, makes a comprehensive presentation of the Berry diesel locomotives. Meanwhile, Louis Caillot has studied how they

For this new challenge, we suggest you build a diorama or a small layout inside or on an object that can found inside the home, such as a piece of furniture (night stand, etc.), a household or electronic appliance (mini-fridge, TV set, etc.) or other

Our dossier on power supply for layouts published in issue 101 of Voie Libre 101 generated many constructive remarks from our readers, and we thank them for their input. Firstly, to meet a number of requests, we publish the diagram of the power suppl

As designed, the Peco turnouts are fitted with a spring that holds the point blades properly in place after they have been switched by the brand’s solenoid motors. These springs become redundant when you use slow turnout motors, and even counter-prod

On my layout, the MinitrainS Gmeinder diesels are most efficient, but the very sharp curves do cause frequent derailments because of the rigid couplings. The solution consisted in moving slightly forward the coupling shank. I took the opportunity to

É. Level, De la construction et de l’exploitation des chemins de fer d’intérêt local [Building and operating local light railways], Dunod, 1870 Reports and minutes of S.I.C. meetings, cnum.cnam.fr P. Bejui, C. Étiévant, V. Piotti, Le réseau du Vivara

At the time the VFIL were born, using tank wagons was far from widespread. This happened much later, after 1918 and mainly as block trains to or from the main industrial centres. It is therefore not surprising that Level “forgot” this category when w

Widely used for coating and preparing surfaces, Gesso is a mineral coating medium that makes porous materials waterproof (in particular paper and card, to whici it adds rigidity), and also improves the holding of paint on many varieties of materials.

Take a look at François Fontana’s online videos of weathering techniques on the Voie libreFacebook.

LR 571, juin 1994 : “Paramé, a delightful Decauville steamer” LR 588 (VL 6 & 7), janv. 1996 : “Easy-to-build railcarr” (0-16,5 ou 0-14) LR 591 (VL 8), avril 1996 : “A workshop wagon” LR 593 (VL 9 & 10), juin 1996 : “An American tank wagon on a Wright

Copper-clad epoxy 0.5mm diam. brass wire Lead offcuts 1.5mm, 1mm, 0.5mm thick plastic sheet Transparent plastic sheet AMF 87 ventilator ref. A173 Interfer lamps ref. Y5247 1 horn 1 windscreen wiper Glue, putty Interfer geared axle with 6.3mm diam. w