[simonj]

Latest news from Roco;

http://www.roco.cc/content.php?id=1900

Some MAY be re-releases but its a good sign they are back on their feet.

 

[simonj]

I also got part of the Minitrix DB wagon set from a local dealer. That set has only 5 different types so I bought three of them although the Alpine set seems to have a better selection/more attractive designs.

Are you aware there is a series on the Travel Channel (Sky 261) called "Swiss Railway Journeys". Next episode is on Sunday, also Thursdays.

http://www.travelchannel.co.uk/ontv/uksche...?day=14/10/2007

"The Engadine Line
More journeys along the picturesque railway lines of Switzerland. On this journey we take the Rhaetian Railway along the beautiful Engadine Valley from the world famous resort of St Moritz to the spa town of Scuol. We visit the old town of Zuoz the former capital of the Upper Engadine and delight in the picturesque little village of Guarda. Journey's end is at Scuol with its curative springs which have attracted bathers for well over a century."

http://www.travelchannel.co.uk/ontv/uksche...?day=18/10/2007

"The Gotthard Line North
Until the advent of railway engineering in the 1880's it was impossible for travellers to cross the Alpine backbone from Northern Europe to Italy during winter. Now we can see the route in its entirety and the dramatic scenery from the heart of the Confederation to the Mediterranean in the south. We also learn the origins of the Swiss Army Knife."

 

[simonj]

QUOTE (ME 26-06 @ 13 Oct 2007, 10:45) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Which leads me to the questions:

"How come there is no decent model of the SBB Re 4/4'' or ''' with two electrical pickups and "boxy" headlights in N scale? Why is there no decent N model of the Ae 6/6, only the vintage Minitrix clinker with the black windows?"

And the Hobbytrain Re 6/6 seems a bit doubtful, too.

Whats wrong with the Fleischmann version of the Re 4/4?