The symbolic picture from Speyer with the ravens on the jumbo jet means nothing. But with visitor numbers falling, what is the future of the Spur 1 Meeting?

Wunder's Eurofima car had its premiere at the 1 Gauge meet in Speyer. The hand-built sample of the class 218 has also turned out well.

The preparations for the 1 gauge meeting in Speyer are still underway. However, some are already finished, a few snapshots of which are shown below.

Unusual track layouts and sophisticated shunting options in a confined space are particularly appealing to model railroaders, especially in gauge 1. This article, with 38 photos and a plan, describes and shows in detail how switches, crossings and a narrow track curve are combined in a prototype.