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GONG XI FA CAI in the Year of the Water Snake

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We have now entered the second week of the Chinese Lunar Year of the Water Snake. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my blog visitors and fellow model railroaders GONG XI FA CAI (English: A Happy and Prosperous Year). I hope this year will be smooth sailing, just like how a snake glides through the ground and water. May your layout continues to grow and your model trains continue to snake throughout your layout. Continue reading GONG XI FA CAI in the Year of the Water Snake

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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!