La Meuse 2-6-0

[rhobat bryn]

I came across a reference on the RM web forum to Victors Models producing the above loco in 009 a few years back.  Does anyone know anything about this model or indeed the company as they appear to have ceased trading judging from the disappearance of their website?

[Darren Hedges]

Its now avaible from Neil Sayer Models

Website here http://www.neilsayer.co.uk/

If I remember correctly, it requires a China made Fairsh 08 chassis (the one with the outside frames)

Darren.

[rhobat bryn]

Darren, you're an absolute star.  Remind me to send you a card at Christmas.

[Darren Hedges]

You might also find this topic over on NGRM-online usefull Peter Smith's La Meuse 2-6-0T

If you are not a member of this forum yet, I would strongly suggest that you sign up.

Darren.

[JulienW]

Unfortunately Peter passed away recently but he had certainly gon a fair way towards finishing it the last time I swaw him back in June.  I think Charlie Insley may have built one for his French layout (can't remember the layout's name at the mo!)

[invercloy]

Charlie has indeed built one, it's been at one of our Kent group meetings.  The last time I saw it he hadn't painted it, but it looked great.

The layout is St. Etienne en Caux, Julien  :)

[MickT]

John Thorne has also got one that he runs on his Purbeck layout. One of a growing number of French items in his fleet - could he be planning a Gallic excursion for a future project?............

Mick

[Mike Griff]

As an asside lads, i,m off to Brittany in October, is there a narrow railway close by? Mike

[tebee]

Depending where you are in Brittany (it's a long way from one end to the other)

There is a derelict 60cm gauge pleaure railway round a lake at Sizun with a wild west-ifed Deutz diesel.

A stuffed and mounted ex-Reseau Breton Mallet outside Cathaix station. If you ignore the keep off this loco sign you can climb into the cab and pretend to drive it, though the Breton weather is slowly giving a dose of the rust worms.

There is a new 60 cm gauge line being built on part of the old Reseau Breton from Bon Repos towards Gouarec - their plans include pulling half a duel carriageway road where it was widened on to the old railway formation by the canal ! 

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