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26th December 2001, by John Goncalves
CMEF - Caldas to Grama - Screenshots
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Presenting my second work in BVE, a fictional route based on my childhood memories when I used to travel by train in the 70's, to pay a visit to my grandma during my school vacations. The Mogiana Railway Company was in charge of this passenger service for more than 100 years, when the services were discontinued and totally demised in the late 80's. What a pity, those trains were unforgettable.
I'm trying to portray here some of those countryside landscapes that became definitely recorded as a video tape on my head, I'm showing you all those lovely childhood memories in this BVE fictitious route (available at my downloads section). Enjoy!


Caldas to Grama (em bitola métrica), foi a minha segunda rota fictícia lançada para o BVE, em Maio de 2002.
Já com alguma experiência adquirida na arte de criar objetos, retratei as regiões rurais encontradas principalmente no Sul do Estado de Minas Gerais e Nordeste do Estado de São Paulo, imagens estas baseadas em minhas memórias de infância dos anos 70, quando eu, em férias escolares, sempre viajava de trem pela saudosa Cia. Mogiana de Estradas de Ferro - CMEF, para visitar a minha avó materna, que morava na cidade de São José do Rio Pardo-SP.
Em Caldas to Grama são mostrados os trens usados nas décadas de 70 e 80 (todos os desenhos feitos por mim).


The starting point, the Caldas Station A Budd DMU resting at Rio Verde Station A GE U20-C shunting some wagons at Estiva Station Arriving at Prata Station

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