Photos that I could not include in the Egger-bahn Western Loco Article.

[B.Meldon]

As before there are a number of photos that I could not include in the Egger-bahn Western Loco article in 009 News for copyright reasons.

However some are available on-line, so here they are:

First this is a 1971 photo of Waldfried Barthel:


(Originating web page:http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldfried_Barthel)

This is

[petersmith1942]

Brian
havent read my News yet but these lovely pics will complement it nicely. It is nice to see some pics of those involved especially the young Andreas
Peter Smith

[B.Meldon]

As always very interested in any information about Egger-bahn, the company and the range of products that anyone may have so please do contact me if you know anything that you think may be of interest.

Also any correction or omissions on my part for any of the Egger-bahn articles in 009 News would also be most welcome.

For example I think that the inside of the Egger-bahn production facility was used as a film set in at least one of the low budget films produced by Constantin in 1966/67.  (Not one of the sex films, or if it was I do not want to know about it!)

Brian Meldon

[Graeme Dunbar]

It is a fascinating story and an excellent article. The additional material here adds to it!

[B.Meldon]

It is a fascinating story and an excellent article. The additional material here adds to it!

Thank you Graeme.

I do have more photos that I cannot re-publish on here or in 009 News as they belong to others and were kindly sent to me for reference/research purposes only.
For the 009 News articles I usually only use my own photos or scans of 1960

[petersmith1942]

dont bother yourself with that question Brian just keep putting the articles together
Last night at our club I watched someone doing a pre open day clear out throw out a small 009 layout with an oval of track and a German looking silo/unloader with 2  sidings. It was wobegone and the only stock was wrecked 1960s kitbashes of some sort. It had come from a deceaseds collection and I wondered if at some time Eggerbahn locos and stock had gone round and round that little oval
I didnt want the ridicule that would have followed any attempt at last minute salvage and it was too far gone
Peter Smith

[MickT]

Keep putting the articles together Brian, it is a very interesting series in the News and is about as definitive as it can be. I am sure the interest is there to go all the way through the rolling stock. Don't just stop when you get to the end of the motive power!

Mick

[B.Meldon]

Thanks Mick, I will indeed carry on.

Perhaps a slightly more detailed version of what went on at Constantan in the 1960

[WALLSHIRTS]

Brian,
There has been some serious questions over the ensuing years about the quality of Eggerbahn's original products, it's good to know they may not have left the market for inferior manufacture. They're still some of the coolest NG models ever made, and I am enjoying your articles in the 'News.
Mal.

[Tom Haythornthwaite]

Yes, please keep these great articles coming.  I'm particularly looking forward to the railcar article.

[danny]

just how interested the 009 members would be is a question that I often
ask myself!

Brian Meldon

Very interested  :)

[B.Meldon]

Brian,
There has been some serious questions over the ensuing years about the quality of Eggerbahn's original products, it's good to know they may not have left the market for inferior manufacture. They're still some of the coolest NG models ever made, and I am enjoying your articles in the 'News.
Mal.

Yes I agree Mal that the technical quality of the Egger-bahn range is no where near as good as more modern models. However if you compare the early Microperm chassis with N gauge modes of the same date then they are actually quite good. The detail on the bodies is at least as good as the best of the other mass produced models available in the early 1960's.
The early Arnold 0-6-0

[petersmith1942]

a really fascinating story Brian. I suppose most towns like my home town had a cinema that showed those films. Everyone treated them with disgusted distain but they must have found customers from somewhere. I only ever saw the Eggerbahn stuff in Victors or one or other of the renowned model shops London used to have and in the mag ads previously mentioned in the series. I dont think I ever saw an exhibition layout in the period they were produced
The US story is sad and I learn from another forum that dealer difficulties are again an obstacle to Minitrains making inroads in the US. Its not part of your fascinating story but I hope very much that the US part of the new Minitrains does not go the same way
Developing and exploiting model railway products in an international market place is not the same as Coke (say) or cameras and mobile devices
I hope this is not thread drift
Peter Smith

[B.Meldon]

I do not think it is thread drift at all in my opinion.

The new Minitrains problem with their US distributor is, from what I understand, a somewhat different situation to what happened with AHM in the 1960

[petersmith1942]

thanks Brian
I wasnt "fishing" and understand it is not appropriate in an ongoing situation that might be resolved to expand. It is only the unfortunate coincidence, which I accept has different causes
On the other forum the issue of couplers has also been given as a reason for slow take off in the US. Again no particular issue to discuss here but presumably the original Eggerbahn also had hook and loop couplers as standard in all markets? I assume it was not a particular obstacle then as there was not a lot else at the time and certainly nothing in the UK with UK type couplers which were pretty grim in those days
Peter Smith