00 scale Lartigue, anyone?

[minister_for_hardship]

https://www.oakhillworks.co.uk/shop/00-scale-listowel-lartigue-locomotive/

[Killian Keane]

Both the gent that designed that and the gent selling it are top chaps to deal with too, cant recommend them enough (you'll find the odd kit of mine on that website too!)

[jhb171achill]

0 scale version in Malahide Model Railway Museum of a whole Lartigue train, made by Cyril Fry!

[Horsetan]

On 8/2/2025 at 6:43 PM, minister_for_hardship said:

https://www.oakhillworks.co.uk/shop/00-scale-listowel-lartigue-locomotive/

At least there's no arguments about the track gauge on that.

[David Holman]

Utterly bonkers and comp!early wonderful. Love it.

[Mol_PMB]

I suppose the guide rails on the sides of the A-frames (not shown in the model images) could be used for power supply and control. Or use radio control and batteries?

[Horsetan]

35 minutes ago, Mol_PMB said:

.... Or use radio control and batteries?

Actually RC might be perfect for something like this

[Killian Keane]

Question thats only now occurred to me about this line, the locos and stock would have had to be transported by the W&L to Listowel, but how would they have actually done it? I dont imagine the stabilising wheel frames under the front of the locos could have taken their weight, so if they were being moved on their own wheels then a section of Lartigue track must have been set up on top of 5' 3" open or flat wagons, what a bizarre sight it must have been!

[jhb171achill]

Yes, mad as a bag'o'frogs..... but so was the original!

Cyril Fry made a model of it, of course. While the original is in the Malahide Model Railway Museum for all to see, I have somewhere a Fry photo of his model under construction. Will try to find it and post it.

[cheesy_peas]

20 hours ago, Killian Keane said:

Question thats only now occurred to me about this line, the locos and stock would have had to be transported by the W&L to Listowel, but how would they have actually done it? I dont imagine the stabilising wheel frames under the front of the locos could have taken their weight, so if they were being moved on their own wheels then a section of Lartigue track must have been set up on top of 5' 3" open or flat wagons, what a bizarre sight it must have been!

Could have been a crated, partly disassembled "kit of parts" scenario like shipping out privately built locos for export. Not as exciting though.

[David Holman]

Have seen two Lartigue layouts. One was a simple oval at, I think, the Uckfield show. Amazing to see a loco and train wobble its way by.

 The other was an embryonic layout at the St Albans show, where the owner was demonstrating fabulous etched trackwork. Don't know what became of this, but it certainly looked promising.

[LNERW1]

Earlyton, currently at the SDMRC show, has an adjoining Lartigue display. I believe it’s made with the Newman products.