Actually, talking of industrial production, there hadn’t been any since Jouef’s Decauville 0-4-0 T back in…1966! In the meantime, and fortunately for us, a few fine models were released, but all in kit form.
Via Voie Libre, MinitrainS had launched a wide-ranging poll to find out which model we would prefer, the Schneider LG or the Decauville Progrès. Rather unexpectedly, the results had shown that the diesel engine was an obvious favourite. However, Andreas Schönfeld, who runs MinitrainS, was fond of steam and of diesel, so he decided to produce both! Announced in January 2017 in Nuremberg, these models are are now available. Let’s review them with a critical, but quite admiring eye.
AT FIRST SIGHT
The shapes are right, the proportions are perfect, the liveries are well chosen, the…