Looking to purchase some JEP trains

Collecting JEP trains is an excellent idea, and i will try to answer some of your questions.

Freight and passenger cars with with hook and wire loop were made between 1933-51 and have 8 wheels

Cars with the small hook at each side called automatic couplers were made from 1952 to 1966. Freight cars now have four wheels and passenger cars still height wheels.

About freight cars, they are nearly all identical during all the period production from the thirties to the end except the couplers, the wheels. The litho is the same, except of course a great number of color variations but they are more for the specialised collector.

More difficult for passenger cars, many color variations, the most comon are the blue and cream pullmans which has stay all along the period. Some are more comon, blue and cream pullmans in every lenghts and with different couplers are easy to find. The classic passenger cars all steel are also comon and may be founded with the two types of couplers. Also some color variations with black roofs are harder to find.

One thing to consider is to buy a book on JEP. There is one for sale in your country here on the auction site 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JEP-19...a:g:thwAAOxyRhBSsxUp

It would be much more easy to discuss on a specific model. I have done the same for my Lionel and AF collection buying all Greensbergs, Doyle and Schuiller books. The book is in french but if you have problems to translate i can help a little, all models are described and not hard to understand.

Price is not easy to discuss but a little base is 30-40 for near all freight cars, same thing for common pullmann passenger cars and after much more for the longer models.

I have taken some pictures of the book so you will have an idea. Sorry for the quality i used my phone.

I hope all of this, even if it is very simple will be of some help.

Daniel

I started collecting French tinplate about five years ago. Great designs, well built and mostly well cared for over time. The book Daniel recommends is excellent and really a necessity. There are also some great French tinplate videos out there. Warning, this can be a very addictive area of collecting.

Miketg

Thanks Guys!  That info is actually very helpful Daniel.  I also found this website which is helpful as well (http://www.train-jouet.com/jep/jep_en_0.html), Lots of nice pictures and some more  info on time frame etc.  The lot I was/am looking at now has two eight wheel freight cars, one is the tank car and the other is just a flat with the body long gone.  There is also one 8 wheel passenger car and two four wheel coaches or boxcars, not sure which as the pictures are not that good.  There is some track, a transformer and a couple of tin buildings or parts from some buildings I should say.  Its not in that great of shape, but the price may let me take the plunge to see if I want to go further.  Well see if I end up with it, and if so I'll post some pictures when they show up if they are not too beat up.

Thanks again!

You are welcome Dennis. Don't hesitate to ask if you need to know more.

As Miketg said those trains are very addictives to collect, but in fact which ones are not.... Lionel and AF trains are also extremeky addictives...

Good luck with your project,   Daniel

Some extra information on the already extensive answers of Daniel.

For JEP prices you could have a look at sold listings on the French ebay (euro = dollar (almost)) like this: http://www.ebay.fr/sch/i.html?...rksid=p2045573.m1684

As Daniel mentioned the passenger cars come in all kinds of sizes in 0 gauge:

JEP also made S and H0/00 gauge (and more), so be aware that you look for 0 gauge (assuming 0 is what you want). Most JEP is 0. Note that JEP also made large numbers of clockwork trains; all electric locomotives are 3-rail and run on DC; older ones can also run on AC but they run on DC anyway. Older JEP is sometimes marked JdeP or JdP, these were markings used until around 1930.

I have made a pictorial inventory of coaches and tinplate accessories of my collection which includes JEP (but also a lot of others); these can be looked at/downloaded on the TrainCollectors Society website: http://traincollectors.co.uk/d...-tcs-document-folder

Regards

Fred

Well, here is the lot I was talking about.. I know they are rough so please don't laugh too hard   Hopefully, the litho on the sides of the coaches isn't too bad.

Ok so with a picture it is easier to have an idea. What you have here is a passenger set from the thirties with pullman, baggages and post car. It is a middle size train and with a simplified coupler. If the litho is not too bad the roofs and bases of the cars can be repainted. The tank car is all painted, no litho. 

One thing that may have a great interest is the signal at the top, it seems very old and can be FV from before 1914. The transformer  ..... i think it is safer to not use it.....

You will have to find a matching engine, look at Fred's post in the last weekend photo fun, he has presented a great selection of models that could match with those cars. There is many variations.

Some pictures of that train in my collection,

Very best,   Daniel

Excellent!  Thank you Daniel, now I know what engine to look for.  Those are nice looking cars you have there.  Since the tank car is all painted, are there any reproduction decals for it?  I agree, I would not try and use that transformer, besides, I expect it would be the wrong voltage/frequency for use here in the US.  If anything I would just have it and the cover as a display although the cover looks to be in pretty bad condition.  We'll what they look like when they arrive.

There is no replacement decals availability for JEP. The trademark on the tank car is blue paint. Maybe you could polish it and have a good result. 

The voltage of the transfo is certainly 110volts AC, we passed to 220 volts only around 1960 in France.  It could to a nice display piece and it was original to the set.

With a lot of TLC i think you will have a good result.

Daniel

Hello, I'm from Belgium and have a big collection of JeP Trains, wagons, accessories in gauge 0 for sale. By interest I can send a pictures via Mail or Wetransfer.

Regards

René