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My interest in LGB European models began in 1978 with a Stainz 2 starter set (Austrian). From there it expanded to Swiss and German prototypes, including the OBB and the RhB. Particularly like the tank locos of the Zillertal Bahn and the Hartz SSB. Never really got into the American models except for a brief incursion into the Lionel Large Scale models. Now back into the RhB and the "baby" crocodile electrics and the large passenger car models of that meter gauge road!
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I believe that LGB has produced a wide range of European narrow gauge models with great appeal across the world. The Richter family carried the torch for many years until the end. I purchase the original analog LGB whenever I have the chance to do so!
My garden railway is a mix of UK and German/Austrian themes. My engines are an old LGB 2073d converted to onboard battery power and a venerable old Merlin Loco works Mayflower live steamer(UK styling). Another UK style live steamer is in the works in the near future. Rolling stock is about the same, LGB and a few wood UK style home built cars I found at a show.
The turnout going off the table is for the expansion loop that I plan to build next spring, will take the railway out to the edge of the garden area, around the tree and tie back in on the far side where the train is in the picture. Track is 100% LGB, turnouts are all remote and one day I will set them up to be controled that way, the lanterns and buildings are all lighted with the small path light transformer hanging off the table side. There is no track power, its battery power or live steam. Mike the Aspie
VERY COOL - thanks for sharing! Out of live steam at present but once had a Roundhouse Engineering SR&RL #24 with factory RC. Been to Diamondhead, MS twice in 96-97.
Diamondhead is the "York" of small scale (45mm) live steam.
How about USA styled trains...in Denmark??!!
Just bought an RhB passenger car from Trainworld five minutes ago. Besides LGB and Piko I am also into Marklin gauge 1. Miketg
The RhB Alpine Classic coaches are basically the salon cars in a blue and cream livery and they have nice interiors!
Miketg:
Which RhB passenger car did you purchase?
I am. Fortunate to have a few KM_1 steam engines. Their dynamic smoke coming from both the stack and is cylinders is a sight to behold IMHO.
Also have a LBJ/Aster Garrett, full smoke and sound. However, just shelf
queeñs unfortunately. Should take a few pictures to share.
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Casey Jones2 posted:How about USA styled trains...in Denmark??!!
Very nice.Thank you for sharing. We will have a large scale train show in March at the York, PA fairgrounds. Live steam will also be featured there
Love the "old" LGB - before the bankruptcy, when everything was still made in Germany and the line wasn't diluted with all the standard gauge prototype stuff. I bought my first pieces during a trip to Germany in 1985 and still put it around the tree every year. Wish I could afford more!
I had a couple LGB RhB locomotives and a few passenger cars, but I sold them on ebay.
I still have a four LGB locomotives, all American.
1. DRG small diesel switcher that was bought to run in the back of my Magnum for car shows.
2. DRG ALCO diesel modeled after the narrow gauge diesel used on the WP&Y
3. UP Mikado that I relettered to ACL and battery powered with LocoLinc Control.
4. My favorite: Uintah #50 2-6-6-2T mallet, battery powered with LocoLinc Control with added sound and large speaker placed in trailing water car.
Have 3 Stainz locomotives, a Christmas set, one circus set with extra cars & one extra locomotive.
also have the 0-4-0 American switcher and a Fortuna Flyer. Have an assortment rolling stock..
Hello! I have 12 (Ithink) LGB locos on a nice layout. Upper level Swiss, lower is German steam. Also one live steamer. All this is in my barn. Since my wife passed I am not comfortable out there. I dont know who might be coming to the house,etc. I hardly ever see that layout anymore. Everything was LGB bought before 1987. After she died I sold the dining room furnature and built a13x7 prewar tinplate standard gauge layout in there. I have a big interest in accesories so I modeled the layout after the one in Dr. Peter Riddle's book on standard gauge. I miss running my LGB but if anyone lives close to Chicago area I would be happy to show the layout and/or sell items from it.
Interesting thread, I succumbed to LGB when I saw the new Orient Express Movie and found out LGB had some of the least expensive, gulp! passenger cars. Been collecting them for a few months, still need Blue and Cream 31655 Coach and the set of Diner/Baggage to complete my consist. Pulling them with Piko Crocodile to create Orient Express Austria roughly circa 1928. I have come to love the LGB products and they have drawn me into European Trains.
Anyone have the Orient Express Cars they will part with?
Chris Sheldon
Someone said Orient Express?
I do 1 gauge, not G (scale/gauge?).
Regards
Fred
If you like G scale/gauge 1 at all, you should check out Fred's site above, it is absolutely amazing. The research alone is more than worth it,
Chris Sheldon
FireOne posted:I succumbed to LGB when I saw the new Orient Express Movie and found out LGB had some of the least expensive, gulp! passenger cars.
I never thought I'd see "LGB" and "least expensive" occur in the same sentence. Everyone knows LGB stands for Let's Go Broke. 
Jeff, I know what you mean, but gentlemen like Fred above have collections that make mine look like something from the Dollar Store. A Gauge 1 steam engine I admire (but will never own) is $ 25,000.00 and is not even live steam. Most beautiful loco I have ever seen. That's ok, I can enjoy just wanting it.
Chris Sheldon
My all-time favorite LGB loco besides the Stainz is the Alpine Classic Set Croc with the two salon style coaches in blue and beige. The 414 croc has digital sound that is activated in analog mode. I also have the original blue Gourmino dining car plus two Marklin LGB green/beige RhB coaches (2nd Class). I recently picked up an original LGB 2030E steeple cab in blue/white livery with pinstriping on cab and body side new in the box at a train show last December. My starter set is the Marklin/LGB red/baige Euro passenger set. Stainz loco has smoke and chuffing sounds. Power is MRC 10 amp Power G
NOTE: Fred's layout and collection is beyond awesome! He has some stunning trains, way beyond my expertise and pocket book! GREAT operating collection!
Did I mention I am looking for the LGB Orient Express Passenger Cars, Diner and Baggage? Email is in profile.
Chris Sheldon
We are still doing a RhB and MGB (Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn) theme in our basement with mostly LGB supplemented by Kiss, Brawa and Lebu models. I guess we started with our first LGB croc in 1981 or 82. Back then there wasn’t much RhB stuff out there to buy so we bought just about anything LGB produced. Much later we started focusing on Swiss stuff only.
Here is a modern Glacier Express powered by a Great 4/4 iii custom painted in the Pontresina scheme with accurate Zimo sound.
NICE!
I started with American prototypes when I got into "G" scale. Very soon after, I started buying European models like Stainzes, Sprembergers and such. I went through some cycles of standard sized rolling stock and then settled on field railway stock. I run the shorter passenger cars. Most of the above is LGB. I do have two Bachmann Davenports which I love, and a little Hartland mack which is a great little loco. The last large scale loco I purchased was a USA Trains 44 ton switcher that needed new motors. I run battery power exclusively.
For me, narrow gauge locos and rolling stock seem to fit a garden setting more so than large American outline steamers and modern diesels. But that's just my opinion. There are many out there who run standard gauge American prototypes in beautiful settings in their garden.
sncf231e posted:Someone said Orient Express?
I do 1 gauge, not G (scale/gauge?).
Regards
Fred
Fred, very nice. What is the difference?
I do 1 Gauge 1:32 not “G”.
daylight posted:sncf231e posted:
I do 1 gauge, not G (scale/gauge?).
Regards
Fred
Fred, very nice. What is the difference?
1 gauge is 45 mm track with a scale of 1:32. G scale or G gauge or just G uses (mostly) also 45 mm track but with any scale you like (1:22.5, 1:24, 1:20 and more).
Regards
Fred
Fred: That Aster and its consist was sweet!
Here is some more LGB Euro steam. First up is a 2080D Harz railway 2-6-2T, fitted with onboard battery power and a basic Euro steam sound unit also produced by LGB, Next up is a Live steam loco called Frank S, made by Aster of Japan for LGB to thier standards. 
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