Post by oace on Apr 25, 2024 21:59:57 GMT
A tiny French one... That I bought today for 77 Euros on eBay.fr, including shipping (no import duties or heavy shipping costs, this time : we stay in France !).
Pictures from the seller's auction, as is, right out from the attic, but functional :
This is a LR little locomotive (LR stands for "Louis Roussy", the founder of that brand of toy trains, that he called "Le Rapide") that we had 30 years ago, and which was much loved by my childrens, hauling two or three small cars full of Playmobils, LEGOs or other stuff.
This little engine showed an amazing speed and agility, rushing like a rocket along the track, never derailling and making spectacular slides when the power supply was turned off prompty. Much fun ! As if she wanted to thank us to have rescued her from trash and restored...
Perhaps, her French nickname "La Montagnarde" (The Mountain Girl) was due to her surprising agility and ability to hold on the track... My children called her "La Trottinette" (The Scooter).
I hope that specimen - totally similar to the one we had - will thank us too for the TLC we should devote to her... Oh, OK : for the price paid, I did not take excessive risks for this Tiny Tinplate Piece of Nostalgia !
Wait and See !
OACE
Pictures from the seller's auction, as is, right out from the attic, but functional :
This is a LR little locomotive (LR stands for "Louis Roussy", the founder of that brand of toy trains, that he called "Le Rapide") that we had 30 years ago, and which was much loved by my childrens, hauling two or three small cars full of Playmobils, LEGOs or other stuff.
This little engine showed an amazing speed and agility, rushing like a rocket along the track, never derailling and making spectacular slides when the power supply was turned off prompty. Much fun ! As if she wanted to thank us to have rescued her from trash and restored...
Perhaps, her French nickname "La Montagnarde" (The Mountain Girl) was due to her surprising agility and ability to hold on the track... My children called her "La Trottinette" (The Scooter).
I hope that specimen - totally similar to the one we had - will thank us too for the TLC we should devote to her... Oh, OK : for the price paid, I did not take excessive risks for this Tiny Tinplate Piece of Nostalgia !
Wait and See !
OACE
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