Three people attended the meeting on 22 June 2022, fewer than normal as there were a couple of apologies.
Paul T showed photos of a wayside station in Corsica that he had visited whilst on holiday there some years ago. We discussed the various typical features of French stations, and Paul explained that he plans to base the station building, goods shed and toilet block for Ste-Anne-les-Bains (the French incarnation of his Wood Brook layout) on the Corsican prototypes.
Charlie talked about his experiences travelling to France recently to exhibit his St-Etienne-en-Caux layout at the Froissy Gala. He showed pictures of some of the 60cm gauge engines and stock appearing there. The Tramway de Pithiviers had brought two locos and several sugar beet wagons from the opposite side of Paris, and the photographs of this train running at the roadside at sunset were particularly atmospheric!
Bob showed pictures of the Tramway du Mont Blanc in 2000, including an abandoned locomotive in the burnt-out engine shed at St-Gervais. He also gave an update on progress with his St-Trojan layout, and his plans to model a De Dion-Bouton railcar in 3mm scale. Advice was offered on ways to build the bodywork, with its very narrow window pillars and curved sides. We also discussed how to make this single-ended railcar turn itself ready for the return journey...
The next meeting of this group is planned for early August.