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Amongst my other vices I also build in Live Steam,
Present project slowly progressing in between kitchen and bathroom work is a French Decauville 0.2.0 for 45 mm gauge. It will of course be coal fired rather than using a Gaz bottle as in the original model. It is comparable with LGB in propoprtions so hopefully will fit in with the existing garden layout although there is a considerable amount of re-laying of track to incorporate larger radius curves needed as the overhang at front and back is rather more than the little locos used at present. Work should resume on this project fairly soon now that we can almost use the bathroom again but will have to fit in between the gas generator and foundry operations.
John

O.K. John, I give in.......What's a French Decauville 0.2.0?

John.

Decauville was a French company that produced what can only be described as a full size narrow gauge model railway during the First World War. They made easily moveable track panels so that routes could be quickly changed depending on movements of the front lines. They also produced locomotives and rolling stock. 0-2-0 is the French equivalent of the Whyte system...0-2-0 is 0-4-0. :)

Thanks Trev. I had originally assumed that the 0.2.0 bit was referring to the number of axles. However, when I did a "search" and discovered the sort of equipment that Decauville produced I started to think that it could really have been an 0-2-0 in the Whyte system.:eek: I had visions of a single axle propulsion device that was coupled to a wagon and relied on it for support.:D
John.

if you think 0.2.0. is odd try a search for the Brannon gyro train.
John

Sorry wrong name, try The Brennan Gyro-Monorail.
Weird but it worked both in full size and also in model form.
John

Can you suggest another link John?

http://www.eevl.ac.uk/php/redirects....eum/museum.htm

This one is defunct. :(

All I did was a searech for brennan gyro-monorail and it turned up numerous pages to sort through. however I found this worked for me as I sent it to myself to try it out.
http://www.dself.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/museum.htm
Real odd engines in the transport section.
John

Just how do you find these sites? :D

It's gone straight to my 'favourites' list. :)

While at York last Sunday photographing Wren we walked around and in the warehouse (?) section there is a model of the Brennan Gyro Train that looks like the one that carried his daughter for the demonstration runs up on the tightrope. Whether or not it is the original I did not find out as we soon moved on to other things including the very expensive Pork sandwich and bowl of Beef Goulash (with one coffee and one tea £15.29, packed lunch if there is to be a next visit)
John (G)