The IG Spur 1 Mittelrhein is celebrating its tenth module meeting on September 20 and 21, 2025, at the DB Museum, Schönbornslusterstraße 14, 56070 Koblenz, Germany.

The September issue of Eisenbahn-Kurier magazine, which has just been published, features a review of the AA1 from Fine Models with large photos. My article covers a total of three pages. Two additional pages feature clearly scanned photos of the original locomotive with its leading axle and a photo after conversion to the 4-4-0 wheel arrangement, as well as a detailed report of the test run on March 27, 1896.

Eisenbahn-Kurier 9/2025

For a few days now, exhibitors have been able to register for the International Gauge 1 Meeting in mid-November 2025. The mood is optimistic at the moment.

At the French heritage railway, I found the counterpart to the hand-operated 5-ton crane from Bavaria, which Fine Models produced for gauge 1. It is over 110 years old.