[GoingUnderground]

I love anything that's electric traction, probably because when I grew up the nearest railway was the London Underground. This translated itself into the Triang OHL locos as there was no such thing as LT models in the 1960s unless you built them yourself, the Ever Ready model isn't anywhere good enough. Naturally that overran into a love of continental OHL locos, particularly the Krokodils. I've bought some Roco and Lima NS, DB, and SBB locos even though my layout will be London Transport when it's finished and I'm motorising and DCCing EFE tube stock for the layout.

However my local club has OHL layouts and i can run some of my OHL locos there.

You could join a local club, then you'd be able to use your existing continental stock on the club's layout and still pursue your GE/ER theme at home. Double the fun or twice the frustration?

Keith.

 

[GoingUnderground]

QUOTE (dwb @ 15 Dec 2008, 19:56) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I don't know about zinc baths, but I did come across a well stocked model railway shop during a day trip to Basel during the summer. Just as well you've given up Continental for the moment it could have been expensive, especially since the Swiss Franc has proved even stronger than the Euro.

David
The shop is Bercher & Sternlicht, in Spalenberg. A truly excellent shop if you're into Continental modelling. I was there a year ago when we had a long weekend in Basel to visit the christmas market - excellent mulled wine.

Despite their excellent range, you can stand and drool for hours at the OHL locos and narrow gauge stock, B&S had nothing in OO or in british prototype outline. It puts the UK scene in perspective when you see that. They do have Hornby International though, and Peco HOm track.

Bought a Roco NS1100 loco, no reason, but it looks good next to my Triang EM2 in true NS dutch livery as 1505. OK so one's OO and the other's HO, but the hobby's supposed to be fun.

Keith.