Five members met on Zoom on 30 March 2022, with one apology received.
We saw detailed photographs from Christopher of two locos on the 700mm gauge Abreschviller Forestry line in Lorraine - a Heilbronn 0-4-4-0 Mallet and a re-gauged Jung 0-6-0 tender/tank engine acquired from Austria. At a future meeting we hope to see more of this 6km line.
Mick showed us the progress he has made with mechanisms and bodywork for several railcars for his 1:55 / 5.5mm/1ft scale Corrèze layout. The plastic bodywork for some of these has been produced using a silhouette cutter, but he has also acquired a 3D-print Billard A80D from Recreation21.
Bob showed photographs of Charlie's St-Etienne-en-Caux layout which he had seen at a show a few days previously - plenty of French details to study. He also outlined how he was trying to determine details of St-Trojan for his layout, and showed a working "French-style" point lever with in-built polarity switching.
Paul M showed a building based on a laser-cut wood kit, 3D-print diesel loco bodies and some modified HO rolling stock for Tauriac, his small French-themed layout.
Paul T showed a couple of pictures of the Cité du Train museum in Mulhouse - very little narrow gauge on display apart from a motor luggage van from the electrified metre-gauge St-Gervais to Vallorcine line in Haute Savoie.
The next meeting of this group is planned for Wednesday 4 May. New members are always welcome.