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NEKOYA LINE BY TOMYTEC Sunrise in the East • The Japanese manufacturer Tomytec produces, in 1/80 scale, a narrow gauge railway range called Nekoya Line. A fictitious company strongly inspired by the real thing.

THE NEKOYA LINES

LYN HELJAN’S ATTRACTIVE AMERICAN LADY • With this second type of locomotive, folowing on from the Maning-Wardle 2-6-2 T engines, Heljan has succeeded in producing all the steam motive power of the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway. Éric Fresné has fallen for this Baldwin 2-4-2 T…

THE MODEL AT A GLANCE

Driving mechanisms FOR THE MODELLER • For those modellers keen on building motive power for 9, 12 and 16.5mm gauge, Voie Libre takes a panoramic look at the driving mechanisms available from various manufacturers.

A clandestine distillery • A model railway or an artistic creation? It’s up to you to decide which category Etienne Dubois’ clandestine distillery should be assigned to. One way or the other, admire his work and enjoy the pictures!

From the prototype to the model BUILDING A LIFTING BRIDGE • Michel Brusa-Pasqué is fond of bridges and on shows, visitors enjoy watching things move. Hence the idea of a mobile bridge across a canal, on his layout.

THE BALERICS, MAJORCA The Palma to Sóller railway • Majorca, in the Baleric archipelago, is famous for its beaches, its ancient ruins, its lively nightlife and its tennis champion, but also for its railway! Let’s take a closer look.

Building Stefansgrün A father-and-son project • My name is Stefan, I’m 12 years old and love railway modelling. When my father displayed his layouts in shows, I used to accompany him but had nothing of my own to show… So I built Stefansgrün!

MULTIPLE TECHNIQUES for a garden railway Billard • For operating his garden railway, Sébastien Fabre scratchbuilt a Billard A80 D railcar and its R210 trailer. He used a variety of construction techniques for this project, and tells us how he proceeded.

Nissen huts for Quittancourt • Continuing his evocation of the French post-WWI liberated regions, Eric Fresné decided to model an area of temporary housing. To do so, he opted to build British structures that are typical of the Great War: Nissen huts!

MAIDS OF ALL WORK

M & J Brewery Sidings • Lockdown proved helpful in encouraging railway modelling. Here is yet another example: Mike Pottage’s delightful M&J Brewery Sidings, a standard gauge micro-layout in 00 scale. A small industrial dream come true!

Motive power and rolling stock

A tarred canvas ROOF • To vary the appearance of his roofs, Gilbert Gribi often covers them with strips of tarred canvas. He shows us here how to proceed.

CODE NAME KP4 The largest locomotive class ever built worldwide! • Let’s not deny ourselves such a pleasure, this fine record is held by narrow gauge railways! So, let’s take a trip from the USSR to China; billowing steam and the fragrance of hot oil are expecting us there, together with a steam locomotive with an impressive pedigree.