Rejuvenating AN ANCIENT EGGER-BAHN

How to make something old into something new – well, not quite! You also need a bit of goodwill. Shall I tell you how?

Text and illustrations: François Fontana

This small project was motivated by the release of the Tramfabriek motor upgrade kit for the Egger-Bahn chassis. I had a tractor lying around, and I was keen to get it to run properly. But before reaching that stage, a bit of work was required! Website: https://tramfabriek.nl/eggerultimate.html 1 Here it is, the famous tractor with its wooden body, derived from the prototypes that were used for the maintenance of the Rhine embankments. My model is a Jouef production from the 1970s: bad temperemental motor, running too fast, faulty fixing of the chassis to the body, front lamp lost, silencer missing. In summary, a dirt cheap model bought in a swapmeet. 2 Dismantling the model is quite simple, the magnetic block between the axles is removed from below, and frees the…

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