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Indeed. Note how 'tigger' has to fend for itself due to a gap in the infrastructure on the lower section by the window

...and Dietikon, Nyon, Aarau, Palezieux, Bex, Biel, Solothurn, Langenthal, Wohlen, Herisau, Frauenfeld Of course some of the locations on the foregoing list were outside the front at ground level originally but have since been modernised in some way, often moved underground - in fact thinking about it one could build a mixed HO/HOm layout without having to buy any HOm and just model the underground station entrance

There were seven variants built in two tranches. Somewhat surprisingly, there were only 55 in total.

Let's stop talking about Milka in relation to Switzerland. Milka is a triumph of marketing over reality. Originally 'properly' Swiss as Suchard) but now swallowed up (pun not intended) by US giant Mondelez International. It is supposedly made from 'Alpine' milk, but is actually produced (for many years) in Lörrach (the flat bit of Germany adjacent to Basel!). Milka is also (mainly?) produced in other Mondelez factories in lowland (150m altitude) Poland and in France near the Pyrenees. Ironically, it is actually better value to buy 'cheap' Migros own brand chocolate as that is still made in Switzerland.

In fact it took less time than I thought to find the photos (due to a computer crash I only have the full set from 2009 on the original SD card!). Pictures taken 16/8/2009 Here is the actual resident. Not brilliantly visible from the camera angle but 'rungs' had been added to the lower beams

Without question that is a contractor's railway, not a permanent railway

Indeed, wagons would probably all have been either OCEM 1929 designs or the TP wagons. Probably the only type of wagon models that would be needed for the proposed model. OCEM 1929 was the range of French standard wagons in the inter-war period. At least one version of the OCEM 1929 fleet (drop side wagon) was included in the 'legendary' Playcraft range all those years ago... OCEM 1929: http://lestrainsjouef.free.fr/en/wag_fra/plat_2ess.html https://gibitrains.pagesperso-orange.fr/en/train/wagon_couvert_gms-ocem-ree.htm

For me it is important to get the 'feel' right with Alpine country modelling, and you have done just that with it's positioning. I'm sure I recollect photographing the cat route but it would take a good while to dig it out of my archives.

port de brest 1946 - Bing images https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.dd078731abbadd9c938ac17503aa4f69?rik=XGMRqZmgnkQ3ng&riu=http%3a%2f%2farchives.ecpad.fr%2fwp-content%2fgallery%2fla-ville-de-brest-et-ses-installations-portuaires%2fMARINE-589-12868.jpg&ehk=9GkFJ4gZCPrEtfyQu27k7szDG4Pdz5sLawq%2bFAilkis%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0

Geoportail (IGN) has 1950 maps : Géoportail (geoportail.gouv.fr)

In fact German locos would be highly likely given that some German locos got stranded at French atlantic ports during transit, and ended up being taken into SNCF stock.

Barrow from near Gatwick - wow that's a trip! I must say the single chalet house in randon greenery with a gravel drive is spot on realistic. Now all you need to do is to replicate what I saw at Madulain (the 'official' prototype of the station building you are using) which was an elaborate collection of steeply angled connecting narrow ramps on the forecourt side of the building to enable to station house occupant's cat to gain access to its owner's dwelling from ground level

To be fair, it was quite well advertised, I'm afraid you must have been unlucky not to see a reference to it. It was on many peoples' 'go to' list - UK model shops exhibition diary, and I saw it mentioned in several other places. I realise it is sadly water under the bridge, but If you 'google' European Railways Association Continental Sales Day you will see how many hits that serves up.

And here's another

Here is one of my Shapeways - sourced Haik, because it is in kit form it is easier to manipulate the bogie height without fearing that you are chopping up lovely MDS factory produce

You don't state for which gauge, however: https://www.faller.de/de/de/Produkte/Anlagenbau/Modellhintergründe.html FALLER - Modellhintergründe I use Faller Oberstdorf (in N gauge in my case) - IMO you don't actually need snowy mountains for a backscene to shout 'Alpine'

There is a 'lower slung' type Za which should not be taller than an EW coach - as illustrated here with 8111 next to an EWII: http://www.haribu.ch/coppermine/albums/Bilder hochladen/2015-02-24 Harry/DUL_5311.jpg

No I completely understood what you were illustrating. We have collectively established that some RhB wagons are indeed taller than EWI, so should be taller in models, but the RhB Modellbahn wagons still look excessively tall but the dimensions seem to say otherwise, hence my original comment!

My photo taken from a hotel at Kueblis in Feb 2020 may help. It's a rebuilt station so shows the latest RhB practise and useful in that it is three tracks into one, ie two turnouts, and showing the transition from span to single pole

No indeed. Some of RhB Modellbahn's prints are better than others; some are good, some are 'OK'; some are erronerous, eg the Fac hoppers are the wrong shape: https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a625b_b9241979c0384ca08629021c1ee6278f~mv2_d_2561_1477_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_750,h_500,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/7a625b_b9241979c0384ca08629021c1ee6278f~mv2_d_2561_1477_s_2.webp My Za was from a kit (He has stopped doing kit form versions now) and I have 'flattened' the ends (which entails removing the ladder) because the original 3D is too bulbous: https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a625b_107fb1d1ed324d0a9888d44d9ef53d74~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_750,h_500,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/7a625b_107fb1d1ed324d0a9888d44d9ef53d74~mv2.webp

Thanks Paul, I took my dimension from the SBB stock book drawing of a Bruenig EWI. Out of interest is an EWII the same height as an EWI?

OK, that agrees with my data and the Kato EWI is 23 mm according to my ruler! The Za height rail to top of tank hatch is 3750. My model in the same dimension is 26mm So it seems the heights are roughly correct, so the difference is an optical illusion perhaps

Indeed. Now though it smacks of complete overkill. One irony is that it now takes a long time to get to the platforms via the new 'accessibility' arrangements than at other simpler rebuild stations

On the subject of sizes, I have always thought the Kato EWI seem a bit too 'squat' somehow - almost as if they are slightly under 1:150 scale. Here is an EWI with an RhB Modellbahn Za tank wagon According to the data I have to hand, the two vehicles in the picture each have the 'correct' rail-top to top-of-vehicle dimension, so why on earth does the wagon tower over the coach. By the way the Za height is 'correct' after the fitting of Kato coach bogies (RhB Modellbahn's bogies are a bit too 'bulky' for my liking) Does anyone have an EWI drawing to hand which might help? Ideas please!...

No it isn't worth it. The Shapeways EWII is fine. The designer did his best to produce 3D chassis and bogies to go with it, but the coach sits too high (but see my next post about model heights) with those fitted and the bogies don't run freely enough, so the body is fitted on a GEX panorama chassis (as all my 3D 'kits' are). It means the bogies are not technically correct for an EWII but it is much more important that the coach runs well when included in a set of Kato RTR vehicles Here is mine that has been 'in service' since circa 2015: