DB's Makeshift Baggage Car MDyg 986 by Wunder for Gauge 1

by Friedhelm Weidelich

From 1957 the Deutsche Bundesbahn built a makeshift baggage car from two 3rd class makeshift passenger cars. Like all transitional solutions in Germany, these cars were in use for decades.

Wunder Präzisionsmodelle now delivered the long baggage cars, which were used in all types of DB trains. The gauge 1 models are well made, but need matching radii. 49 photos of all details.

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Photos of the Class 93 from Spur 1 Austria Published

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Spur 1 Austria made test runs with the model of the 93 and published a short report and photos.

Spur 1 Austria

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Review: The pre-war locomotives of the Reichsbahn

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Many electric locomotives of the former state railways and the Deutsche Reichsbahn have fallen into oblivion because they were only built in small numbers and did not always prove themselves. The German language book by Dirk Winkler recalls them with brilliant photos once again in the memory of railway enthusiasts and engineers. The text has unfortunately turned out rather joyless due to unnecessary flaws.

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Happy Easter!

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Happy Easter, dear readers.

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