Almost 13,000 visitors, 38 layouts, 3 of which consisted of a series of assembled modules. 70 professional exhibitors and artisans got together for what was, for three days, a model railway festival. This is what can be said, figure-wise, of the second edition of the exhibition organized in Lille by LR Presse. Non-quantifiable, however, are the smiles on the faces of visitors, the pleasure experienced in observing fine creations and in obtaining documentation, the happiness of sharing between enthusiasts. And finally, beyond the figures, it was those many intangible things that brought us all together.
A FINE SHOW
As our Belgian colleague Guy Van Merroy pointed out in his article for Trains Miniatures, the fact that Voie Libre was involved in selecting the layouts meant that the show had a…
