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Voie Libre international

Editorial #118

BACHMANN THE BAGULEY-DREWRYS HAVE ARRIVED!

BEMO FURKA-OPERALP HGE 4/4 31 ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE, ERA II/IV

BEMO A SPECIAL SERIES FOR TRAINS ADDICTED S.R.L. AT CLUJ NAPOCA IN ROMANIA

ROCO DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE 2095 012-7 GMÜND SHED

PECO THE FFESTINIOG RAILWAY BOGIE SLAM-DOOR CARRIAGES

DUNDAS THE WD MODELS WAGONS ARE BACK

BD CONCEPTS DRIVING BOGIES FOR EVERYONE

BUILDING ARCHITECTURE & PASSION • THE REGNÉVILLE STATION BUILDING WITH SEMI-DETACHED GOODS SHED

SCENERY LE DÉCOR PRINCIPALEMENT COAL, REAL COAL!

SCENERY SCALE SUPPLIES CREATING SOIL

SCENERY SCULPTURE BLOCK NEW ITEMS FOR YOUR RELIEFS

DOCUMENTATION THE INPI MAKES ITS PATENTS AVAILABLE

SUPPLIES UHU NEW ADHESIVES

PRESS REVIEW

The blue tram of Fort Lillo • This small L-shaped metre gauge layout in H0 scale, a collective project built by the Belgian Sint-Niklaas club, caught our fancy. A case of history, nostalgia, pleasure of modelling and talent coming together!

Railway passions Trains in an showcase • Second edition of “Passions Ferroviaires” on the Kaeserberg layout in Switzerland, we where there and our visit was well worthwhile. This biennial show is clearly one of the key gatherings in our hobby. Here are a few tastings.

MODIFYING a trackplan • Making a layout evolve often means extending its surface. However, if you are short of space, the trackplan can also be modified. The work required is not as bad as it sounds.

SAFETY first! • You apply the brakes, you slow down, you stop, you protect a turnout approached from the heel side, all well and good… but how?

How to brake? THE ABC DIGITAL SYSTEM • It’s amazing what can be found in DCC decoder instructions, in particular functions for slowing down and stopping trains. Éric Fresné tested one: the ABC system.

PROTECTING A TURNOUT • The railcar, running at full speed, comes out of the curve and approaches the heel end of the turnout… And then, derailment and short-circuit; the turnout was in the wrong position. Denis tells us how to avoid this risk.

How do you use the brake? INTRODUCING DIODES IN ANALOGUE MODE • Within the Voie Libre editorial team, we like to get to the bottom of things. So when we considered reviewing the ABC system, we wondered whether there might not be also solutions to stop or simply slow down a train in analogue mode. That’s when we remembered about diodes…

THE FALCON 4-4-0S of the Beira Railway • Tender locomotives with a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement are not a frequent sight on narrow gauge. Two such engines have been preserved in the U.K. and four in Africa, two of which are in working order. Voie Libre helps you discover the Falcon locomotives of the Beira Railway!

THE BEIRA RAILWAY

THE P'TITS KITS TURNTABLE • It was a bit of a long wait, but the P’tits Kits Voie Libre turntable is available at last. Three scales and three gauges for five combinations. It should find a place on pretty much all layouts.

SLATE Simple and ideal! • There are slate railways aplenty. In particular in the U.K., this industry led to the creation of famous narrow gauge railways, all of which can provide inspiration for a layout.

LAUSANNE - ECHALLENS - BERCHER 150 years old and younger than ever • The Lausanne-Echallens-Bercher railway, which connects the capital city of Vaud cauton to its rural hinterland, holds the unbeatable record of being the oldest Swiss metre gauge railway.

Miniatrains-Modèles TWO AXLES FOR THE CORRÈZE, ONE FOR THE CFD •...