Hand samples of the third Bavarian Freight Car Series from Fine Models

by Friedhelm Weidelich

The last two hand samples of the third series of Bavarian freight cars from Fine Models are a high-side gondola and a boxcar, both with brakeman's cab. 36 photos in large format.

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Bundesbahn Version of Fine Models' Bavarian Crane

by Friedhelm Weidelich

The hand sample of the Bavarian crane from Fine Models in the Bundesbahn version is much more complex than the Länderbahn version.

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Hand Sample of Bavarian Crane Set from Fine Models

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Bavarian state railroad cars are ideal for gauge 1 because they are short and often have unusual shapes. Fine Models has now received the hand samples of the crane wagon and other models. I have photographed them in detail.

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Telephone Stories

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Railroads fascinate most of us because of their technology. From the track system to the radio technologies for train movements and communication between train crews and operations centers and signal boxes, we find here a collection of mostly interlinked technologies that did not exist anywhere else in this form.

This is about telephones of the Deutsche Bundespost and the Deutsche Bundesbahn.

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