52 YEARS OF JOUEF H0e PART 1

[Tom Haythornthwaite]

Thanks and congratulations, Brian Meldon, on your article in today's NEWS.  For me, the historical perspective is an important part of the value of our society.

[ADanti]

I join Tom in the congratulations to Brian - indeed an interesting read, not only for the 009 modelers but as well for the whole model railroading community.

BR
Alex

[JulienW]

Something to look forward to when my paper copy turns up....

[Hugh Norwood]

Something to look forward to when my paper copy turns up....

{Hmmm, we stuffed the envelopes on 22nd. }

[Paulc]

Mine hasn't turned up yet and it usually arrives very quickly...

[Baconbutty0]

Nor mine!

[MickT]

There's a thread: "Questions about The News" in the General section which covers the absence of 009 News latest issue in the recent posts. There has been some sort of unexplained problem with Royal Mail with the bulk of issues. As Tom lives abroad, I expect that the overseas issues have been distributed and delivered without problems, it's just the rest of us who are without our monthly fix at present! Go across to the thread about the News to continue further discussion about 009 News please, so that whoever is monitoring this issue keep up with things in one place.

Mick

[Pete Williams]

Still not received my copy !

[JulienW]

Might I suggest that further comments about the non-arrival of December's 009 News be posted at http://www.009society.com/forum/index.php?topic=3795.msg26807#new

[Hobby]

Great article as always... But what does HO-VE that they used as their designation for the range mean, Brian?!

[B.Meldon]

Great article as always... But what does HO-VE that they used as their designation for the range mean, Brian?!

Thanks Blair.

I think VE it is the first letters of 'voie

[B.Meldon]

Thank you all for your nice comments.
I wrote this article back in 2016 for the 50th anniversary of the launch but never bothered to send it in as I thought that interest in the detailed history of these old models was fading somewhat and not relevant to 009 modelling of today.
I sent it in after some comments on here that I should.

Yet to come are the details of the three versions of the toastrack coach, the two versions of the log wagon, the two (or four) versions of the V skip, all the track and the two pre-formed layouts. Yes there were two layouts!

By the time 009 News readers had seen all that I am sure they will be fed up with the Jouef range!!

As always I would be very happy to hear any corrections of extra information, so please do post any you have on here.

Brian Meldon

[MickT]

You're too modest Brian! The new article on the Jouef/Playcraft loco is very interesting and informative; and it is an excellent supplement to the other detailed histories you have published in 009 News in the past of Egger stock and the Roco HOe 0-6-0T locos. Looking forward to the next article on the rolling stock and I can assure you that there are many members who are not fed up with this type of article!

The problem with the new knowledge is that although I now know that the one Jouef coffee grinder loco that I have is one of the common ones, I am still nervous about my intentions to cut the cab up and replace it with something more compatible with the loading gauge and "scale" of other HOe/009 stock!

I don't think you have ever done a similar series covering the early Liliput items have you? I for one would be very interested in that as well if you have the time, collection and information on them!

Thanks for sharing your extensive knowledge of our heritage ready to run stuff!

Mick

[B.Meldon]

Thanks Mick you are too kind!

As to the Liliput range although I do own six of the early 0-6-2's and at one time had ten of them, I have never 'collected' them as such.
They are just locos that are used on the layouts, so all are re-painted and modified rather than in as new condition and as a result they are not suitable for photos for an article.
I am also gradually selling the older examples to make way for newer locos on the layouts, I suppose I could do something about the various chassis used in the 0-6-2's as I think we are up to version 5 now!
Also, in terms of the detail the Liliput range does not have the same interest for me as the Egger and Jouef range does, even though the origins of the Liliput H0e range in 1968 was very much part of Egger-bahn.

Brian Meldon

[Tom Haythornthwaite]

[Indeed:  "chemin de fer