Description
Chuff, chuff, chuff, then the long, mournful whistle across the valley. When Papi Jacques was a boy, the steam train passed the bottom of his family’s orchard twice a day, and he would race down through the apple trees to wave at the driver. Sometimes the driver waved back. Once, unforgettably, he blew the whistle just for him. Seventy years later, Jacques has a model railway that fills half the garage, and he still waves at every train he sees, just in case.
This locomotive is built for dreamers like Jacques. A classic engine is painted with care, its boiler, cab and wheels rendered in rich colour, and it sits on a decorative brass track that adds a lovely gleam and a sense of motion. Train lovers and model railway enthusiasts will adore it, as will anyone who still feels a thrill when they hear a whistle in the distance. On a study shelf, a mantel or the edge of a layout table, it looks ready to pull out of the station at any moment.
Inside and out
- Depicts a classic steam locomotive
- Runs along a gleaming length of ornamental brass rail
- Boiler, cab and wheels painted in rich colour
- Long and low at 3.5 x 1 x 1.75 inches
- Rochard Limoges porcelain, hand-painted in France by skilled artisans
A fine Father’s Day or retirement gift for the railway enthusiast, perhaps given with an old ticket stub tucked alongside.
