The Great Eurotunnel Model Hunt [by LucaZone]

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 7:31 am

Does anyone know anyone who runs the Eurotunnel Models. Speaking with the former manufacturers it appears they are now no longer made and only a handful of exhibitions a year ever see them.

With production finished will that mean their value could drop or raise? Id be interested in getting hold of some, but kit forms have never taken my appeal.

eBay?

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 7:52 am

Does anyone have these pages from 'British Railway Modeller' or Railway Modeller'
Eurotunnel
Layout Plan Channel tunnel Healy, J M C RM Dec-87 p530
Layouts Eurotunnel - N scale RM Apr-93 p152
Product Review CJM 2mm scale Eurotunnel Shuttle wagons BRM Sep-95 p21
Product Review CJM Models 2mm scale Le Shuttle Bo-Bo-Bo loco BRM Aug-95 p20
Product Review Eurotunnel N scale Eurotunnel rolling stock RM May-93 p230

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 7:55 am

This and the wagons is what im after :

PaulCh · Post by **PaulCh** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 10:11 am

LucaZone wrote:Does anyone know anyone who runs the Eurotunnel Models. Speaking with the former manufacturers it appears they are now no longer made and only a handful of exhibitions a year ever see them.

With production finished will that mean their value could drop or raise? Id be interested in getting hold of some, but kit forms have never taken my appeal.

eBay?

I'm assuming by the above you have tried Taylor Precision Models and CJM? These locos do occasionally appear on eBay which might be your only option.

Cheers

Paul

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 10:43 am

\ive done extensive internet searches and Spoken to CJM themselves. and still have trouble locating the things :/

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:53 am

I know it probably looks like im trying to flog a dead horse here, but with such little success on this mission im really asking for community wide assistance.

With the network of people on here, is there anyone who has that friend of a friend of a friend connection who has or operates these models, or could point me in their direction?

Does anyone know of any shows they might pop up at. The last time I saw them in the flesh was wqith the CJM guys at the Waverley Show at the the NEC last year. Even they didnt have anything operating and couldnt even tell me the layouts they ran on. Though they proclaimed that several clubs in the UK do have and run these models.

This mission is equivilant to hunting Unicorns! hehe

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:26 pm

Thanks to Paul my searching has paassed its first hurdle.

Im now the proud owner of an extrememly rare CJM Le Shuttle loco (n-scale). My collection has started.

Thankyou enormously Paul for spotting it on eBay!

PaulCh · Post by **PaulCh** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:40 pm

Your quite welcome. I'm quite surprised at the price though I expected it to reach at least Â£100 as other CJM models do. Well done.

Will this be the start of an N gauge layout?

Cheers

Paul

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 11:09 am

Ironic really, you wait ages and then 2 come along....

Ive received a pricing sheet in the post along with one of the Product review pages form a September 1995 British Railway Modeller magazine about the models. Though the posting was annonamous - Thanks to whoever sent it

It details the powered and unpowered loco's as Â£49.99 new, hehe and I paid Â£48.51 second hand :/ Tis the way. Dont see these anymore and yes ur right, I too thought it would go higher.

Prolly not a layout for a while yet, simply nho time. Maybe just some shelf display/collection for now.

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 4:48 pm

*NEWS FLASH*
Ive tracked a EuroTunnel layout, well ive found a record of one being displayed.

Bristol 2003 Model Railway Exhibition listing wrote:CHERITON - â€˜Nâ€™ Gauge - Modern image, Eurotunnel - Derek Boswell - Malvern MRC

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 3:57 pm

Does anyone know if this guy still works at Eurotunnel?

Eurotunnel Models Manager Gary Bullett

Taken from an article on the Folkstone, Hythe and District MRC Website.

montylowe2 · Post by **montylowe2** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 11:38 am

Theres a huge N scale euro tunnel layout at Dover at the channel tunnel museam, near the big drilly thing:-)

Rich

petermakosch · Post by **petermakosch** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 12:58 pm

Will there be one taken to the Warley Show in Brum this December?

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 10:12 am

montylowe2 wrote:Theres a huge N scale euro tunnel layout at Dover at the channel tunnel museam, near the big drilly thing:-)

Rich

You sure, only according to most sources this model was scrapped along with the entire exhibition about 5 years ago....... The whole building has been rented out as office space since then.

If infact its still operating, 15 miles further down the line in Dover, i'l be there this weekend!

Pete All that was at Warley last year were the manufacturer CJM. Plus the only record I can find of a display layout using Eurotunnel Stock is listed in one of my posts above.

montylowe2 · Post by **montylowe2** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 10:15 am

Oh right

Atomic Systems

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