Category: German Railways

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Another Surprise Gift: Fleischmann N-scale BR 111 E-Loco

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I attended Internationale Modellbahn Ausstellung 2012 (International model railway exhibition) in Köln Messe/Deutz last Saturday. It was my first exhibition this year as I was too occupied at work and weekends to attend other exhibitions (usually I made it a point to visit 2-3 exhibitions per year). I participated in a lucky draw from Alba Publications and to my surprise and delight, I received a Fleischmann BR 111 E-Lok in DB red livery when I reached home last night. I still have not had a chance to test run it but it would make a wonderful addition to my other … Continue reading Another Surprise Gift: Fleischmann N-scale BR 111 E-Loco

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A short trip on BR 52 4867

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The Eisenbahn Museum (railway museum) of Darmstadt organised a special trip between Bad Homburg, where I lived and a small town about 45 minutes north called Usingen. I must admit the Germans love their trains (and any machines for a fact). This WWII steam locomotive BR (Baureihe, Class) 52 4867 is well-maintained. First 3 photos showed BR52 running tender first. The return trip to Bad Homburg with the head first. Watch my video showing how the loco made a turnaround and coupled for our return trip from Usingen Bf (Bf: Bahnhof, railway station) and between Friedrichdorf Bf to Bad Homburg Bf. Continue reading A short trip on BR 52 4867

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Deciphering Oliver’s HO-scale Neustadt Layout

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While commuting to and from work, I had the time to read thoroughly, and repeatedly Oliver Bachmeier’s Neustadt HO-scale layout. I read his descriptions of his layout building as well as analysed closely the track plans and photos to decipher some missing information. The more I read and analysed his layout, the more I like his layout. Overall, his layout is based on 2 oval tracks on a 3.3m by 1.5m base. However, the beauty of his layout is compounded by the presence of a helix and a staging yard below the top main layers. In fact, there are 3 … Continue reading Deciphering Oliver’s HO-scale Neustadt Layout

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Adopt and Adapt in Model Railway Building

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Have you ever had the feeling that you wanted to incorporate many things into your model railway after looking at those wonderful, impressive, realistic models at shows, Youtube and magazines? Or, even to incorporate many things in real-life. Well I do. And sometimes, I just have to be realistic with space and effort. Let’s talk about space before talking about effort. For many years I had this book “Shelf Layouts for Model Railroads” by Ian Rice (published by Kalmbach Books). In Malaysia, I had a train room (but never got to build one). Now that I am in Germany and … Continue reading Adopt and Adapt in Model Railway Building

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Alles gute zum 176. Geburtstag, deutschen Eisenbahnen!

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Today, 7th December marked the 176th Anniversary of German Railways. The first commercial railway, powered by British-built Der Adler (“The Eagle”), started from Nuremberg to Fürth, a distance of 6 kilometers, signalled the beginning of railway undertakings in Germany. Soon the railway began to expand with other states established their own railway and were consolidated in 1924 with the formation of the Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft (DRG). From Der Adler to ICE, German railways is still growing with new high speed lines being built and foreign and private operators entering the German rail passenger and freight markets. There are over 500 … Continue reading Alles gute zum 176. Geburtstag, deutschen Eisenbahnen!