Markus-Hymek

The 1928 Rheingold Train FFD 101/102 had from Zevenaar, near the Netherlands/Germany border, a class 18.4 or 18.5 (bay S3/6) which brought the train to and from Mannheim. From there to Basel Badischer Bahnhof in Switzerland and retour a class 18.3 (badische IV h) was used to power the train.

If one of the class 18 failed, a class 38 (pr P8) or in later years a DRG class 01 was used as a replacement engine.

The train stop running afer WW2 begins. After WW2 the old coaches from 1928 did not come back to service. The young Bundesbahn used blue coloured "Schürzenwagen".

 

If you want 'deep valleys', join the 'Deep Valley' Society.  If you want to run pantograph-powered 7mm NG with sound, whistles and bells, or circus trains with giraffes poking their heads out, join the relevant society. If you want to have a 'very first try' at something new with 'yer Smokey Joe, get onboard, Andy and his chums will help and assist, I'm sure.

 

 

Doug

If you like run model trains after timetable and rules, through matching scenery, valleys, tunnels and over bridges, than join Fremo. They have all standards you need - the only thing to you is start building modules and connect em!

  That's what I'm getting at - All this nonsense about this European standard and that US standard (18 pages!) all about things that do not really matter and we have not moved on from what was posted in the first page.

 

Track gauge (OO Peco); Height floor to rail (adjustable legs); Single or Double (probably single?); Track Wiring (DCC compatible - I know nothing that isn't). Track ends at 90' (possibly not on corners/bends)

 

End plates (why? I have seen nothing positive just someone like selling them) Not essential!

G-clamps

 

Length and width - manageable.

 

Colour/era/railway company irrelevant to Module standards.

 

Even I can comply with those and the height question can even be settled at a later date once the module is built.

 

o we really need another 18 pages to deliberate our way through to page 1 again?

If more than 30 Years of FREMO experience are nonsense, I must say you, that you don't know what you talking about!

Hi Felix

 

Both systems look good now I have re-read both sets of requirements, maybe we adpot one or the other as they stand. Or take the parts that we feel would work for us 00 modellers. Or we try something that would suit us British better. I have my ideas which would be best and that is Free-Mo as appears less complicated, but I am open to other people's opinions and will go with the majority.

 

In 4mm the nominal contact wire height of Mk1 OLE is 64mm and Mk3 it is 62mm.

Moin Clive,

I think the 1st thought should be about the connection to exsiting module standards. Is there any chance that you visit a continental europe 00 meeting or not respectively did a existing continetal europe 00 module will be connectet at a UK meeting.

The european Fremo have all what you need and more than 30 years experience with around 1500 members is a importance fact.

Markus

A think the risk of keeping the difficult stuff out of a GB module standard, is that it will merely end up as a poor man's copy of the USA oriented freight forwarding operations model, but just with slightly different trains/colours.

I ask me by my self what is your real interest writing in this thread?