Debut of T-Trak in Portugal

[Giugiaro]

On October 12 and 13 2024, at Lombos' Gymnasium near Carcavelos/Oeiras railway station, the Portuguese N Club presented their debut on the world of T-Trak modules, at Fermodel's 2024 edition of their model railway exhibition.

 

I was successful at bullying convincing my club to adopt T-Trak as a second standard for modules, and the experience has, so far, gone very well.

 

Here are a few pictures from the event:

 

Assembling the modules on Friday

 

Getting some details ironed out

 

Running two trains that look like they're Portuguese.

 

C57-200 pushing a generic vintage train

 

Our makeshift rolling stock exhibition

 

A view of the visitors during our "kids open hour"

 

A photo from the participating club members

Edited November 8 by Giugiaro

[cteno4]

@Giugiaro,

 

Wonderful to see the start! Looks like you all are on a good path, interesting L setup. Love your use of the blank module for a little impromptu loco display. So how many of your club are doing Ttrak?

 

How is your club going about this, all member owned modules or some club owned?

 

Please keep us posted!

 

jeff

[Giugiaro]

Good evening @cteno4

 

So far, we have 7 members in total who've done or own T-Trak modules.

 

The club president made two extra single straights without track installed to showcase how the structure is built and how the electrics are installed.

These can be considered club-owned.

 

Many people have shown interest in the concept, including aspiring club members who wouldn't be doing modules if T-Trak wasn't an option.

 

Our club president manufactured and pre-assembled all the module structures, terminal Unijoiners and electric installation.

He is currently negotiating with a Portuguese scale model kit manufacturer to reproduce our solution of T-Trak modules so that people inside the club can buy the kit or pre-assembled structures at a discount, and those outside the club can also buy their own without needing to become affiliated with us.

 

Other vendors like Pikart are an option, but shipping costs make them very unattractive for "Europe's garden by the sea".