Tramways of France
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Well I wasn't sure where to post this because it covers both trams and Narrow gauge.Firstly what is a tram? there can be as many definitions as there are trams but for me the one that works is' any light railway of any gauge that travels along the course of the public road and not on its own trackbed'.
This definition fits the trams we all know (us older ones anyway!) in the UK with the overhead catenary lines. Tramways in France have a slightly wider use. In 1865 when the French Government passed a law allowing the construction of Departmental lines they were permitted to be built to less stringent standards than the 4' 81/2" gauge; radii of bends could be as little as 40metres,stations could be smaller,less well equipped and locomotives could be lighter. The first tram locos were the old 'box locos' which had to be built like that in case they frightened the horses (or the local populace). My layout has been built to represent a tramway line in the Dordogne France in the year 1910. After 14 months of modelling we had a nice sunny day today to take some pics of how it is coming along. With the exception of the small building opposite the church,everything has been scratchbuilt from recycled materials;
Mikey
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That looks great Mikey, an excellent use of recycled materials :doublethumb
'Kev
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Is the rather splendid looking chateau modelled on any particular one ?
I have a large lump of sandstone here which lies a few mm below the ground and covers a pretty decent area. I had always thought, as nothing will grow on it - not even alpine plants - that it would make a great start for a garden railway. Your photos have got the old grey matter churning again.:roll::roll:
'Petermac
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Petermac is right the web site is a little behind but we have it here now.
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Now keep us up to date on progress !!! thumbs:thumbs
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Also like the way it fits with the landscaping…great stuff.Lets see lots more!
Cheers,John.B.
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Keep it coming, the potential is enormouse.
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It looks like you use LGB track do you have to clean the railhead very often or do you find you get good electrical contact even though the brass tarnishes?
cheers Brian
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Keep it coming, i love the model ford, we saw that being built and the manor, especially the skulls, well done :pathead
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