OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2017 - 91

Voie Libre international

The magazine for the narrow gauge railways enthusiast.

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Getting Things Done!
Forget dreaming by the riverside, thinking on the mountainside or pondering things in the countryside! It’s high time to return to the workbench and to the many autumn shows. Personally, I rather enjoy such prospects, which lead me back from my summe
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What’s New
This release was announced in 2015 and has only just become available. The prototype open wagon was the result of converting an old Saxon clerestoried carriage in the 1940s. It has been used since 1977 at Oberwiesental as a service wagon, to remove s
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Gatherings
For Expo Castres Modélisme. For Savoie Modélisme. For Expo-Trains Luxembourg. For FAMA, a multi-modelling show. For Railexpo. ■
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Mers-les-Bains Just Like The Real Thing!
Peter Smith and his mate John Smith are fine modellers. Both are secondary railway fanatics, and like to make such railways known. They are also francophiles and enjoy combining their various passions. So yes, Mers-les-Bains is the most British of Fr
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Ardèche Miniature PORTRAITS OF A FEW GARDEN RAILWAY MODELLERS
And for the last 17 years, enthusiasts from all over Europe have been gathering annually on the railway to share their passion and run their models on this exceptionally large garden layout. This year, the gathering took place during the warm and sun
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THE SMALL ACCUCRAFT DECAUVILLE A Delightful “Frenchie” You Will Drool Over!
Chassis length without buffers: 208mm Body width: 102mm Overall width: 119mm Total height (without whistle): 182mm Re-gaugeable wheels (45 or 32mm) Wheelbase: 62mm Wheel diameter: 36mm Weight empty: 2.660kg Boiler diameter: 54mm Boiler lengt
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A Decauville open wagon IN H0-9/00-9 ON A JOUEF KE TOASTRACK CARRIAGE CHASSIS
Decauville toastrack carriage (ref. V40), second hand. V-groove ref. 2060, 060’’ Spacing (1.5mm) / 020’’ Thick (0.5mm). V-groove ref. 2080, 080’’ Spacing (2mm) / 020’’ Thick (0.5mm). Rod ref. 218, (diam. 0.5mm). Strips ref. 100 (0.25 x 0.5mm). Strips
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Mataro - Argentona AN INTER-URBAN TRAM
After having applied for permission to the Catalan government in 1917, the Mataro to Argentona tram limited company was created in 1926. The line, which connected Mataro, on the Mediterranean coast 30km north of Barcelona, to the town of Argentona, w
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Casting A Complete Wagon
When the aim is to create a series of models using the casting technique, there are three main stages: creating the master models, making the moulds and casting the parts. A new and far more affordable medium, which eases the making of the moulds, ha
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Papers, Please!
The challenge consists in building a layout, featuring at least one turnout, on a standard A3, A4 or A5 format, depending on the track gauge chosen. This is perfectly feasible. Far from a simple animated diorama, and with some sharp thinking, a prope
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Strömming Layout In herring-land, 3rd instalment
Traffic from Strömmingby isn’t very busy, so there’s no need to build a fiddleyard packed full with storage tracks. I have planned for just two, one for trains leaving the layout and the second for trains coming from it. The fiddleyard baseboard is a
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Hochdorf MODEL TRAINS IN THE ENGINE SHED
For one weekend every year, the shed, which usually houses two steam locomotives, a small crocodile electric engine, a set of historic carriages and a few wagons, becomes a modelling show for many enthusiasts who take advantage of the opportunity. So
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A PLAIN TANK WAGON… To Make Your Rails Shine!
y two technical choices are: a strip of felt lightly steeped in alcohol vinegar: radical! And... a champagne cork. These methods are fine for cleaning track located close to the baseboard edges, but are awkward and somewhat acrobatic when dealing wit
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Open wagon DRAWING AND TEMPLATE FOR PARTS
Scale 1/87. Drawing François Fontana. ■
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Chemin De Fer De La Banlieue De Reims Baldwin 0-6-2 T
Scale 1/43.5. Drawing Vincent Lepais. ■
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Tramways des Deux-Sèvres Tartary type A railcar, series 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19.
Scale 1/43.5. Drawing Vincent Lepais. ■
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Tramways des Deux-Sèvres Tartary type A railcar, series 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19.
Scale 1/43.5. Drawing Vincent Lepais. ■
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Chemin De Fer De La Banlieue De Reims Baldwin 0-6-2 T
Scale 1/43.5. Drawing Vincent Lepais. ■
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Track-cleaning Tank Wagon
Scale 1/43.5. Drawing Michael Roux. ■
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Tramways Des Deux-Sèvres Tartary Type A Trailer, Series 1 To 9
Scale 1/43.5. Drawing Vincent Lepais. ■

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