Deutsche Version weiter unten, hier klicken. It has been exactly one year since I joined FREMO. At the Ascension of Christ meet (Christi Himmelfahrt) last year, I attended my very first FREMO N-RE meeting in Hanau-Großauheim. Between then and now, I have taken part in three more meets and learned a tremendous amount about railway operations along the way. This year, I decided to call the meet “Let’s Get Dirty”. Looking at the FREMO arrangement above, one module immediately dominates the scene. Yes, Jan Schirling brought along his ever-impressive US Steel Haslingen complex, complete with its sprawling multi-track steelworks. For anyone … Continue reading FREMO N-RE 2026 Meet in Hanau-Großauheim: Let’s Get Dirty

Deutsche Version weiter unten, hier klicken. In my April post, I shared my first-hand experience with FREMO as a guest of one of its members. During this year’s extended Ascension Day weekend, nearly 40 participants gathered for the 21st FREMO N-RE Regional Meet in Hanau-Großauheim. (N stands for N-scale; RE for Regelspur Europa — Standard Gauge Europe.) This time, I joined not as a guest, but as a FREMO member. The experience was simply awesome and mind-blowing. The FREMO modules filled an area measuring 28 by 18 meters, consisting of at least 200 individual modules — the longest being the impressive … Continue reading FREMO N-RE Regional Meet 2025 in Hanau-Großauheim