kintbury jon Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Evening all, Am pondering a new venture of a small French layout. I have a particular fondness for the green ‘box on wheels’ Midi Electrics that used to shunt in the 80’s and 90’s. Like this: I’m aware that the BB4100 series is available through Roco (though secondhand) but this would obviously require some catenary. The French catenary for DC lines looks a lot different to the catenary used over here and in other countries – for example this: The only catenary that I can find that looks similar are the old Lima masts. Are there any other suppliers of suitable catenary? Not sure whether this will turn into a probject or not, though I have seen some nice building kits and stock that could make a nice small 1500dc branch line terminus with small yard (maybe!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kintbury jon Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Many thanks, will have a look. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Looking forward to seeing your model. I have a fondness for the SNCF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kintbury jon Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Due to this purchase: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/51230-a-new-purchase/page__fromsearch__1 my scale has changed to n! Looking at the catalogue there is no DC catenary for n gauge from Sommerfeldt. May have a think about whether I want catenary in n gauge, some years ago I had a Minitrix layout with some catenary and it was always a problem! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 You could try this lot:- http://www.trains160.com/accessoires-c-9.html?page=2&sort=1a or these:- http://www.jppennati.com/N/index-n.html Some of the lines south of Bordeaux are still equipped with the arched 'masts' built by the Midi when the lines were electrified 80+ years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 What scale are you building? Those French masts look reminiscent of the old Triang catenary masts if you are doing OO/HO. Or are you looking for something a little finer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kintbury jon Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 You could try this lot:- http://www.trains160...?page=2&sort=1a or these:- http://www.jppennati.../N/index-n.html Some of the lines south of Bordeaux are still equipped with the arched 'masts' built by the Midi when the lines were electrified 80+ years ago. Many thanks. Will have a good look at both these sites - a quick look looks promising! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kintbury jon Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 What scale are you building? Those French masts look reminiscent of the old Triang catenary masts if you are doing OO/HO. Or are you looking for something a little finer? After thinking I was going down the HO route, i've bought an n gauge layout that I plan to make use of. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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