A Very Special Road Trip
by Friedhelm Weidelich
Unfortunately, the model railroad industry largely ignores automobiles on tracks, even though they have been used everywhere for track inspection and maintenance for well over 100 years. 99 years ago, a film shows how, for lack of roads, a PR tour kept switching to tracks.
About the Electrification of Black Forest's Höllentalbahn
by Friedhelm Weidelich
Die Elektrifizierung der Höllentalbahn von Freiburg im Breisgau bis Neustadt und Seebrugg erfolgte zunächst mit einer Oberleitungsspannung von 20 Kilovolt. Ein Dokumentarfilm.
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Coal transshipment
by Friedhelm Weidelich
The railroad world is a unique collection of technologies that never ceases to fascinate. For example, the transfer of coal cargo onto a ship.
DB Class 181.2 from Märklin
by Friedhelm Weidelich
There is an interesting film about the DB class 1812 in H0 at Märklin-TV.
History of Muengsten Bridge
by Friedhelm Weidelich
The Müngsten Bridge, opened in 1897, is 107 meters high and crosses the Wupper near Solingen with two tracks in a spectacular way. A remarkably good film about Germany's highest railroad bridge is available at public service TV WDR.
Live Rail Traffic
by Friedhelm Weidelich
Watch trains live and with sound and immerse yourself in faraway landscapes: a few tips.
A Video of Märklin's S 2/6
by Friedhelm Weidelich
The control gear of Märklin's S 2/6 and the movement of the fireman are interesting to watch in the video.
Wismar Railcar Preview
by Friedhelm Weidelich
Dingler hat eine Animation des kommenden Wismarer Triebwagens produzieren lassen. Einblicke in das kommende Spur-1-Modell.
As a farewell...
by Friedhelm Weidelich
...from the Thuringian Railway Nostalgia Program there is a video worth seeing.
If we had an efficient European freight railroad...
by Friedhelm Weidelich
You might look to Fort Madison from time to time. Here's a new perspective.
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A Trip to the Mississippi River
by Friedhelm Weidelich
There are boring days. Then a trip to the Mississippi is worthwhile. On the Internet, of course.
T 3, Tractors and a Terrible Accident
by Friedhelm Weidelich
A kind subscriber brought a disaster video to my attention.
Clearing Snow the Canadian Way
by Friedhelm Weidelich
Frozen turnouts blocked rail traffic in Germany, where normal winter weather that didn't affect rail traffic in the past was immediately hyped up as "snow chaos". Elsewhere, people are simply pragmatic and have ideas. Even if they are not particularly environmentally friendly.
Model making in a special way
by Friedhelm Weidelich
At the end of 2019, spur1info reported about a Gauge 1 meeting in Hong Kong. Now there is news.
A Large 1-Gauge Layout built by Fine Models
by Friedhelm Weidelich
Yesterday evening, shortly before 8 p.m., the public service broadcaster Hessische Rundfunk reported about a large gauge 1 layout built by Fine Models and destined for a customer in Asia.
Railway History by Webcam
by Friedhelm Weidelich
What have we done without the Internet? If you're still bored, I have something for you.
Extended travel time for compact dioramas
by Friedhelm Weidelich
Gauge 1 usually suffers from too long vehicles and too short tracks. But you can, strictly following the example of the DB Regio, extend the journey time with a trick. German TV satirical program Extra3 showed the method again yesterday.