Continental Trains and rolling stock

[STPorter]

Can anyone recommend a a source supplier Uk or Europe for high quality continental trains and rolling stock

Scale: 009
Style: continental
Era: 60,70
Train type: diesel and steam
Theme: coastal/passenger/agriculture/light industrial.

I am build a narrow gauge layout with centre piece being a working model  based on the Wittow ferry on the Baltic island of Rugen Germany. Set in the 60' /70's the layout will be an interpretation rather than a prototypical.

[Graeme Dunbar]

Most continental outline models will be HOe rather than 009, i.e. 1:87 scale rather than 1:76 or 3.5 mm to the foot rather than 4 mm to the foot.

Manufacturers include Bachmann Liliput, Minitrains, Roco, Bemo.

[STPorter]

Thanks yes I was aware and should have included HOe in my original post.
Does the society recognise HOe which to me is almost the same bar 0.5mm as well or is it purely 009

[Graeme Dunbar]

I think the general consensus is that scale rulers that are very flexible are permitted even to the extent of running both 009 and HOe on the same layout (General model railway Rule 1 - it's my railway). There are plenty of HOe modellers.

I think the limit is a bit under 5.5 mm to the foot as I understand they are  a separate society. I'm not sure but I think we embrace 3 mm NG modellers too. There is also HOf (3.5 mm scale on "Z gauge" track) and maybe 006.5. Certainly 3 ft and metre gauge in 4 mm and 3.5 mm scale on 12 mm track.

Remember the slogan! :-)

The 009 Society
The World's largest society for small scale narrow gauge railway modelling

[JulienW]

Thanks yes I was aware and should have included HOe in my original post.
Does the society recognise HOe which to me is almost the same bar 0.5mm as well or is it purely 009

Well, if it's "purely 009' then I'm stuffed as I also model 12mm gauge (and a little bit of 6mm) in 4mm Scale!

I would agree that perhaps our focus is 4mm scale on 9mm gauge track, but I like to thing we are 'narrow gauge, not narrow minded', and given the history of both the 009 Society and 'small scale narrow gauge railway modeling' and that that started with 00n3 (12mm gauge), with the likes of Eggerbahn & Joueff HOe making 9 mm gauge more popular (combined with the loos of Triang TT) I think it would be very hard to not recognise this as a Society.

Julien Webb
Heritage Officer, 009 Society.

[STPorter]

That's Great

[Hugh Norwood]

Quoted from the Home Page of the Society:

The majority of our members work in 00 (1:76) or H0 (1:87) scales. By using a track gauge of 9mm they are able to model narrow gauge railways with prototype gauges between 1'10" and 2'6″ (that is 570mm and 760mm). The use of one common track gauge has the advantage that members can operate their 009 and HOe rolling stock on other layouts. Some of our members who scratch-built chassis use exact scale gauges to represent particular railways and a few use Z gauge equipment to represent 18″ gauge prototypes. An increasing number of our members are using 12mm gauge track and equipment to model prototype railways with gauges of 3'0″ (00 scale) and 1 metre (HO), with a number using HOn3 (10.5mm gauge) for American 3′ gauge lines.

[B.Meldon]

These days all models are made in batches in China.
This includes continental outline H0e items.
You just have to look out for what is available when it comes available as once that batch is sold out it may be some time before it is in production again.

Here is a link showing some of the Bemo H0e items that are available:

https://www.modellbahnunion.com/Bemo-m10659.htm?shop=modellbahn-union-en&a=marke&Hersteller=10659&filter=k999999g7188p7206

Here is a link to the Tilig web site:

https://www.tillig.com/eng/Nenngroesse_H0e.html

[The Sales Team]

High quality continental locos and rolling stock? - you'll find a good selection at unbeatable savings in the 009 Society online shop!

The Sales Team.