November 2025

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Model trains will be running at the Inland Waterways Museum in Duisburg until 5 p.m. Here are a few snapshots of the IG-DU's gauge 1 modules.

Des trains miniatures circuleront au musée des voies navigables intérieures de Duisburg jusqu'à 17 heures. Voici quelques clichés des modules à l'échelle 1 de l'IG-DU.

Grass grows almost everywhere and is an important design element on model railroad layouts that strive for an individual look. Some vegetation can be represented with the finest foam flakes, but for grass of varying lengths, there is no way around using the appropriate fibers. In order for the artificial grass to grow upward, it must be electrically charged. The new Grass Master 4.0 PROFI Set from NOCH offers everything you need for this and, for the first time, runs on battery power.

L'herbe pousse presque partout et constitue un élément de conception important dans les maquettes de chemins de fer qui recherchent un aspect individuel. Certaines végétations peuvent être représentées avec les flocons de mousse les plus fins, mais pour l'herbe de différentes longueurs, il n'y a pas d'autre solution que d'utiliser les fibres appropriées. Pour que l'herbe artificielle pousse vers le haut, elle doit être chargée électriquement. Le nouveau kit professionnel Grass Master 4.0 PROFI Set de NOCH offre tout ce dont vous avez besoin pour cela et, pour la première fois, fonctionne sur batterie.

In times when there is little news, chance sometimes comes to the rescue when it comes to topics. Pictures from epoch III, which I took with a simple camera.

Black Week marked the start of the Christmas shopping season. As is generally the case in retail, there is some caution in the Gauge 1 market. The current project list for Gauge 1 models shows that some projects have been postponed to 2026. However, some items will still be delivered.

More 1 gauge models by Richard Sindern. Including two locomotives that served as samples for production models by other manufacturers.

Richard Sindern was a model builder who started building 1-gauge models for himself and in small series at an early age. The locomotives and cars are still highly sought after today.

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.

The freight bypass line near Hannover-Misburg is undoubtedly a neglected section of DB network operator InfraGO and has been slowly overgrowing between the two tracks for years. The huge bushes will touch the overhead line in 2026 if nothing else is done.

In this jungle-like section, you can capture the colors of autumn and encounter a wide variety of train series and trains. Some run regularly, others are a surprise.

47 color photos and one black-and-white photo.

I received an interesting comment on a recent post on spur1info, which prompted me to do some further research.

The unexpected often happens—especially with Gauge 1. And so there are once again a few details and some exclusive additional information for subscribers.

At Savoie Modélisme in Chambéry, France, SNCF locomotive models for gauges 1 and 0 will be announced today, which some enthousiasts will have been waiting for.

A Savoie Modélisme à Chambéry, en France, les modèles de locomotives SNCF pour les échelles 1 et 0 seront annoncés aujourd'hui, ce que certains passionnés attendaient avec impatience.