Narrow gauge in Saxony-Anhalt

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Back in 2018, I reported on a 750 mm museum railway that I discovered by chance while taking a detour. A lot has happened since then. In two weeks, there will be interesting events featuring a steam train.

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Once upon a time... there was a basement layout

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Gauge 1 layouts are individually built and designed dreams. Sometimes they have to disappear. Fortunately, there is usually still time to photograph them in detail.

42 photos of a richly equipped basement layout that no longer exists.

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St-Maurice roundhouse by Spur1-igArtig

by Friedhelm Weidelich

With its usual precision, Spur1-igArtig.de has completed a locomotive shed that corresponds to part of the original from 1907. The prototype is located in Saint-Maurice in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

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Criminal railroad photographers

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Railway photographers are generally harmless and rarely cause any trouble, except for the occasional dangerous interference with rail traffic. In one country, however, the situation is quite different.

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