The headline sounds a bit like the title of a young adult novel, but the sad viewers in front of the paywall need a little exciting entertainment by a nice headline from time to time...

The gauge 1 models from Markscheffel [&] Lennartz, built by Bockholt, Pein, Gebauer, Schönlau and Hübner, remain legendary to this day and were technical masterpieces since the 1970s. A brief company history, a brochure, and a discovery.

Gauge 1, the king of gauges, is certainly impressive. But it's not just loudspeakers and motors where larger volumes can make an even bigger impression – and give hobby train drivers unexpected riding pleasure. The prices for such trains are higher than for Gauge 1, but the delivery time is shorter. An old acquaintance from the industry offers them through his new company. “Railways in another dimension...”

You don't have to be a soccer fan to know “Schalke.” But how many railroad enthusiasts are familiar with the locomotive manufacturer Schalke? Over many years, Stefan Lauscher and Wolfgang-Dieter Richter have compiled all the information and images they could find on what is probably Germany's least-known locomotive factory. The result is a weighty, beautifully laid-out book that skillfully illuminates a little-known topic in railway technology: the world of mining and coking plant locomotives, special locomotives for underground railways and local transport, and electric locomotives for industry and mining around the world. An elegant diesel locomotive is also included.