The Old Steel Bridge for Narrow Gauge Railways in Saxony

Published on March 11, 2023

The Old Steel Bridge for Narrow Gauge Railways in Saxony

This is № 527 of Pilentum's model railroad videos. Once upon a time, there was an enormous steel bridge in Saxony, Germany, built in 1904 and used by the Saxon Narrow Gauge Railways. Jochen Klinger and Jens Petermann were so fascinated by the history of this bridge that they decided to rebuilt the bridge in 1/87 scale.


Countryside HO Scale Layout of Northern Germany - Old Steam Locomotives and Trains

Published on March 4, 2023

Countryside HO Scale Layout of Northern Germany - Old Steam Locomotives and Trains

This is № 526 of Pilentum's model railroad videos. A famous model builder and book author in Germany is Dr. Franz Rittig. His model railroad layouts are always characterized by two features: On the one hand, he always focuses on the railroad history of Mecklenburg, and on the other hand, his model railway layouts are constructed in museum quality with loving details. As a historian, he has built this model train diorama, which depicts the post-war German Reich Railways.


Model Railway Layout “Neupreussen Main Station” - Piko Trains and Roco Locomotives in HO scale

Published on February 23, 2023

Model Railway Layout “Neupreussen Main Station” - Piko Trains and Roco Locomotives in HO scale

This is № 525 of Pilentum's model railroad videos. In Chile, Cristóbal Miranda built a superb model railroad layout in HO scale. His beautiful model train layout is called “Neupreussen Main Station” and measures about 2.60 x 1.95 meters. Because “Neupreussen Main Station” is supposed to be located in the border area between Germany and Austria, we see model locomotives and model trains of different railway companies. These model trains are made by the manufacturers Piko and Roco.


Model Railway Shunting Layout - Micro Train Diorama by MTD Treinenclub Edegem

Published on February 18, 2023

Model Railway Shunting Layout - Micro Train Diorama by MTD Treinenclub Edegem

This is № 524 of Pilentum's model railroad videos. In this video, the model railroad club MTD Treinenclub from Edegem, Belgium, presents its superb model railway layout in HO scale. It is small L-shaped layout for shunting operations on a footprint of about 1.90 m x 0.90 m.


Model Railroad TT:120 Layout of East Germany by Model4Rail

Published on December 29, 2022

Model Railroad TT:120 Layout of East Germany by Model4Rail

In this video, we discover one of these model rail layouts in TT scale that depicts the East German Railways. The layout was specially constructed for exhibitions and consists of two sections visible to the audience. Both sections are arranged as a double shelf layout.


Swiss Model Railroads - HO Scale Layout Court du Bouton by Rob de Vleeschhouwer and Wim Wijnhoud

Published on December 11, 2022

Swiss Model Railroads - HO Scale Layout Court du Bouton by Rob de Vleeschhouwer and Wim Wijnhoud

This is № 515 of Pilentum's model railroad videos. The most beautiful inspirations for rail transport modeling, model railroads and model railways are often provided by Switzerland. Therefore, Rob de Vleeschhouwer and Wim Wijnhoud have modelled the railway infrastructure between the Swiss and German border. The model railway layout is called “Court du Bouton” and depicts the rail traffic of trains used by the German state railroads (DB) and the Swiss state railways (SBB).


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