2024

Sluggish demand in gauge 1 has hardly slowed down production, with almost 50 model families delivered. Delivery times still vary from a few months to more than 11 years, even though fewer and fewer customers want to pre-order. The current project list provides information on fast and slow gauge 1 suppliers in 2024.

A Christmas village designed by Circus Roncalli will be located in front of Hanover Central Station until December 30, 2024.

The holidays are coming, time for a Christmas greeting!

Kiss Modellbahnen Deutschland has delivered the 1 gauge class 95⁰ production models, the former Prussian T 20. A review with 68 photos in large format.

A few preview pictures of the DR's Blankenburg 95 023 as a gauge 1 model from Kiss Modellbahnen.

28 photos document parts of the Fine Models collection. This time a spectacular four-track bridge, some architectural models, a sign of the Reichsbahn and a Belgian Dutch gauge 1 diorama.

A reference to the interruption of access lasting a few hours.

Horst Göhr was a master of model making and weathering. A pictorial retrospective.

Which locomotives bring the prestressed concrete sleepers to the track construction site? Variety is guaranteed.

After the concrete has hardened in the mold, the prestressed concrete sleeper is not yet finished. Part 2 of an exploration.

Without concrete ties, not much can be done on the railroad. But how are they made and what do they really look like? Part 1 of an exploration.

IG-DU issued an invitation - and many visitors came to view the large-scale Gauge 1 layout in the making and to talk shop.

The Museum of German Inland Shipping in Duisburg held a well-attended model railway exhibition over the weekend. The IG-DU was there again. 24 snapshots.

It will take some time, but if there is sufficient customer demand, a gauge 1 model of the SNCF and CFL “flat-iron” will be available.

Railroad turnouts are often custom-made for a specific situation. Hartmut Schöntag had a unilateral double switch built that has a prototype.

A 3D print was also shown at the Spur 1 meeting in Speyer. However, the development of the Wismar railcar from Märklin is already further advanced.

The families with children were particularly pleased with the 1 Gauge layout, on which old Märklin models did their laps.

The Prussian EG 539 was the centerpiece of the Fine Models stand at the 1:32 scale model train meet in Speyer.

The SBB light signals were a chance find at the 1 Gauge meeting in Speyer.

Kiss Modellbahn Service exhibited a large number of passenger and freight cars for gauge 1 in Speyer.

Märklin presented itself at the Gauge 1 meeting in Speyer with a new operating diorama and some proven models.

At the gauge 1 meeting in Speyer, Steiner Modellwerke showed two samples of the recently announced Länderbahn stake cars and freight cars, some of which are still available in small numbers.

The hand sample of the Prussian T 14¹ from Wunder creates anticipation for an attractive model.

Fine Models is delivering the international wine barrel cars at the trade fair in Speyer.

The symbolic picture from Speyer with the ravens on the jumbo jet means nothing. But with visitor numbers falling, what is the future of the Spur 1 Meeting?

Wunder's Eurofima car had its premiere at the 1 Gauge meet in Speyer. The hand-built sample of the class 218 has also turned out well.

The preparations for the 1 gauge meeting in Speyer are still underway. However, some are already finished, a few snapshots of which are shown below.

Unusual track layouts and sophisticated shunting options in a confined space are particularly appealing to model railroaders, especially in gauge 1. This article, with 38 photos and a plan, describes and shows in detail how switches, crossings and a narrow track curve are combined in a prototype.

Weinert supplies a brass model of a hand scraper, also known as a power shovel, for gauge 1.

In these gloomy November days, it is good to relive the last days of October in sunshine. I took the 40 pictures along the overgrown freight bypass near Hannover.

The International Gauge 1 Meeting will take place at the Technik Museum in Speyer on November 16 and 17, 2024. What will be on display?

The Fine Models collection includes an excellently made diorama with a motif from the period after the Second World War.

The last project list of gauge 1 models appeared two months ago. Time for an update.

Spur 1 Austria, officially Spur 1 Modellbahnen GmbH, is exhibiting at the IMA in Friedrichshafen from November 1st to 3rd, 2024. Spur1info already knows the 2025/2026 new products program.

Horst Göhr, one of the most talented and quiet model builders in the gauge 1 scene, has passed away.

A railway line with a station and a large depot fills a room at Fine Models. 27 photos give an impression of the layout.

A compact road-rail shunting locomotive with right-hand drive? Yes, maybe. Subscribers can find out more in a moment.

Fine Models collects dioramas. Two dioramas that create a sense of atmosphere and action in the smallest of spaces.

Unfortunately, the model railroad industry largely ignores automobiles on tracks, even though they have been used everywhere for track inspection and maintenance for well over 100 years. 99 years ago, a film shows how, for lack of roads, a PR tour kept switching to tracks.

DB Cargo no longer has a class 151 locomotive. Märklin has issued two traffic red versions and other versions of this six-axle electric freight locomotive for Gauge 1. #151 035, item number 55256 was literally the model in the photo studio. A review with 63 photos in large format.

Station signs are a little-discussed topic. The following article, with original documents, describes how they were supposed to be since era III of the Deutsche Bundesbahn.

It will take a few more months before delivery, but then a classic for the now popular epoch IV in gauge 1 will be available.

Here are now professional photos of what is probably the most attractive 1-gauge novelty at Bauma.

There are still many European locomotives that could make a career as gauge 1 models. Here is a high quality model of a locomotive with character from l'Italia bella. All the facts and 27 photos.

Spur1-igartig.de has masterfully built a substantial part of the Reutlingen South Station as a Gauge 1 model. The building is intended to be the impressive centerpiece of the diorama, with a highly interesting track plan.

MarGe Models has new products for modern truck transportation and agriculture.

Der Würfel mit den vier beleuchteten U-Buchstaben steht noch auf dem Turm am Dortmunder Hauptbahnhof. Auch wenn DUB jetzt DAB ist, eignete sich die Brauerei als Inspiration für ein Spur-1-Diorama. Und ganz in der Nähe herrscht Wiedersehensfreude.

Steiner Modellwerke will soon be introducing new state railway freight cars.

22 photos of the German and Swiss wine barrel cars that Fine Models will deliver for gauge 1 at the end of October.

27 Fotos der Güterzug-Begleitwagen Pwgs 41 der zweiten Serie, die Fine Models Ende Oktober für die Spur 1 ausliefern wird. Mit dabei ist auch der rote Wendezug-Befehlswagen.

spur1info is able to announce new carriage models today, exclusively for subscribers. Photos, video and brochure.

Im Teil 2 des Reiseberichts treffen wir Altes und Neues. An einem Haltepunkt sind die Epochen I und VI vereint.

Visiting old photo locations makes you creative.

A very special giant model railway station in 1:32 scale is on display at Fine Models – Hamburg Dammtor. 39 large-format photos.

Modern freight cars are colorful. The gray service tank cars of the DB have become yellow and red water cars. A few yellow examples for gauge 1 are still available at Kiss.

Color pictures of railways were rather rare in the post-war and subsequent economic "miracle period" of Germany. Heinrich Petersen searched for such pictures at the Railway Foundation and provided vivid commentaries on them.

Horst Göhr has brought the drive of the Gravita from Gauge 1 Austria up to date and patinated the model. 18 photos.

In Wieren, the lines from Uelzen to Stendal and Braunschweig divide. Diversion traffic flows and sometimes comes to a standstill here because Berlin - Hamburg is partially closed.

Due to a closure of the (Berlin -) Wittenberge - Hamburg line for essential construction work, ICE and EC trains will take a detour via Stendal, Salzwedel, Uelzen and Lüneburg until December 14, 2024. A visit to Uelzen and along the America line. 48 photos.

After the 98¹⁰, Wunder is now delivering the class 98⁸ with Bavarian roots as an all-round successful gauge 1 model. 46 photos in large format.

Actually, no project list was planned for the end of August. But the numerous new product announcements from Spur 1 Austria are reason enough for an update.

Before the production models start rolling shortly, an intensive look at the Spur 1 Austria production sample: 44 1267 from Bw Rheine with tub tender. 75 large format photos.

The French TEE cars of the Mistral 69 type have arrived, Lematec is now delivering them. Luxury for gauge 1.

Fine Models GmbH is on vacation until the end of August. Spur1info already has 63 photos of production models of the freight train baggage car and the luxury horse-drawn carriage.

Sometimes you wait until something comes along. But now they are here: the photos of the freight car trio from Steiner Modellwerke. With three firework stars fresh from the Steinhuder Meer!

UPS, actually one of the most professional logistics companies, is not working as usual and is not delivering. With consequences.

An Austrian logging railroad with charm runs on narrow modules and 16.5 mm gauge. Many self-made switches and self-built vehicles make for interesting operation.

Next year, Modelbex is planning to deliver a popular French electric locomotive for 1 Gauge that has hauled famous express trains.

The Wismar railcars from Märklin for gauge 1 will come later.

For epochs II to IV, a German company offers interesting tractor models with a high level of detail that are well suited to gauge 1.

Die Elektrifizierung der Höllentalbahn von Freiburg im Breisgau bis Neustadt und Seebrugg erfolgte zunächst mit einer Oberleitungsspannung von 20 Kilovolt. Ein Dokumentarfilm.

Construction work on the DB network used to be short and almost painless.

Today is World Cat Day!

A couple of photos of freight trains loaded with tubes. 1971 and 2007.

The first two parts of the series on loading freight cars in accordance with the regulations focused on bulk goods and wood. The final part of the series will focus on general cargo and scrap, with the emphasis on the amount of cargo and not on cargo securing.

There are three somewhat hidden collections and museums in the Hanover area that technology enthusiasts and engineers should not miss out on. Children and grandchildren can be there and will be amazed, because many things can be touched.

The current project list shows some postponements and concretizations. A gauge 1 model is even due to arrive earlier than planned.

The white pointed roof refrigerator cars from Dingler form a contrast to ordinary freight cars for gauge 1. They were produced with and without a brakeman's cab.

Dingler is currently delivering the excellent refrigerator cars from the Italian FS. Only a few examples for gauge 1 are still available. They are worth every penny.

The first part describes a refrigerated car suitable for ferries with a reduced profile, plus 34 photos in large format.

Steam locomotives for field railroads are quite rare to find in 1:32. Three of them run on one layout.

Märklin is unboxing the Big Boy.

Good layouts, modules and dioramas often outlive their owners. Now a piece of Saxony's narrow-gauge railroad has returned to Horst Göhr for repair and redesign.

There are suitable tractor units and semi-trailers in high quality for the road transportation of containers in gauge 1:32. A report with 52 photos.

Since the 1970s, ISO containers have become increasingly popular in intermodal transport. Today, the majority of goods are transported in containers. Unfortunately, the topic was largely ignored in 1-gauge. But now there are inexpensive, modern containers and vehicles for road transportation.

Märklin is shipping the Union Pacific Big Boy #4014 this July. The gauge 1 model is large and heavy, which makes shipping somewhat more complicated.

The second part deals with the correct loading of a Märklin gauge 1 dump tipper with ballast or coal.

At the end of the first half of the year, we take a look at the updated gauge 1 project list, because a lot has changed again.

The former Ukrainian kit manufacturer announced figures and scenes from today's world.

In Giessen, I was already able to photograph parts of the "only true" SBB Crocodile Ce 6/8 II from Pesolillo. Now the gauge 1 hand-built model is assembled and impresses with an unusual wealth of details.

Since absolute attention to detail is generally preached in gauge 1, but there is often a lack of implementation when it comes to loads, Hans Ziegler has calculated what load a car can carry - and on which lines.

Two events for gauge 1 enthusiasts are taking place next weekend.

Locomotives normally run for 30 to 40 years, sometimes even longer. However, the class 145 has already served its time at DB Cargo after around 25 years.

Many roads lead to Rome, so Ern Hettinger has another suggestion for the design of a ballast load that can be removed.

Empty ballast cars look dull. Hans Ziegler has equipped his Talbot car with a cleverly removable load.

Märklin has specified the delivery months for the next 1 gauge models.

43 images, among many others, that exposed the camera sensor within an hour.

ICE 4 trains now dominate the picture on the Hanover - Berlin line. But when the S-Bahn runs with Reichsbahn carriages, a visit with the camera is definitely worthwhile. 48 pictures from 100 minutes on the line.

Not only in the United States, but also in Germany, trams fell victim to motorization and short-sighted traffic experts. This also applies to the Reutlingen tram on a meter gauge, which was discontinued in 1974 and even operated freight traffic until 1962. Eleven historical pictures from 1972 with a flair that has long gone.

It's raining in southern Germany, but there are also some bright spots.

Wunder is now delivering the class 98¹⁰. The production model of the Bavarian local railway locomotive in the livery of the Deutsche Reichsbahn is a joy to behold and shines with unusual details. 56 large-format photos.

I published the last gauge 1 project list in mid-April. Since then, some dates have been postponed and - what a surprise! - some projects have been canceled. But some things have also been delivered. Nevertheless, there is still room for clear communication with customers, as they remain cautious.

Kiss will soon be delivering the DB service tank car. A production model stood in front of the camera. 30 photos.

Reliability of trains is a goal that Siemens Mobility has achieved in its service depot in Dortmund, among other places. A visit report.

Flashy locomotives and freight cars with a very run-down exterior - only the very brave would want something like this on their gauge 1 layout. A few photos of the freight railroad.

When enough conversion cars were available for passenger trains, the Deutsche Bahn converted many Donnerbüchsen into railroad service cars. Kiss Modellbahnen offers a maintenance car with kitchen compartment for gauge 1 for epochs IIIb to IV, as they could be found at many medium and large stations.

All but a few of the Kiss Modellbahnen thunderboxes are sold out. A few DB push-pull command cars are still available: 56 inspiring images.

Wunder will soon be delivering the DB express train cars. A preview of the excellent, long sold-out gauge 1 models.

Every now and then there is an opportunity to get to know rail vehicles produced in Germany for export. Siemens Mobility presented the DesiroEgypt for Egypt at a press event yesterday and invited railway journalists to take a ride. The four-car multiple-unit train is based on the DesiroHC, which is used on the RRX, for example.

Märklin has some summer novelties, including a few for 1 gauge.

The Wema Bahnatelier is constantly developing figures and original accessories. Now there is a versatile oil stove.

There are no lakes on the Heiligenberg - Asendorf heritage railway line. But the heavy rainfall in April created an unusual foreground. 39 photos.

Yesterday was the start of the season at Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verein, Germany's oldest museum railway. Two steam locomotives hauled a variety of passenger trains on the meter gauge line from Bruchhausen-Vilsen to Asendorf. 45 photos with some unusual motives.

Modellbau Voth produces models for smaller scales as well as impressive bridges for gauge 1.

Properly secured, realistic loads mean an effort that not every gauge 1 operator wants to make. Removable loads are a practical solution.

The DB Museum is venturing into one of the last hardly explored topics in railroad history. Next Friday, April 26, 2024, the Nuremberg museum will launch the special exhibition “Under Pressure. The history of the train toilet”. In eight themed areas with around 150 exhibits, documents and photos, the development of the train toilet from its beginnings in the 19th century to the present day is recounted. Exhibits include the chamber pot from Chancellor Otto von Bismarck's drawing room carriage, a model of a faeces transport carriage, toilets in original and miniature size, a pioneering bioreactor and many stories to make you smile.

Jaffa's Moba-Shop offers a range of 3D-printed figures for gauge 1 that no longer need to be painted. This could be an alternative if you don't intend to portray the model people with a macro lens.

Sometimes you can't do without stations underground. A model for gauge 1 offers completely new perspectives.

Tractors are made by Schuco for collectors. As they are built in 1:32 scale, there is always something for model railroaders.

The Gauge 1 project list is growing, but deliveries are progressing rather slowly.

Proform is working on new gauge 1 models for narrow-gauge tracks.

The International 0+1 Gauge Days in Giessen were very well attended. A few figures.

Here are a few photos of the now painted and lettered hand samples from Gauge 1 Austria, which were exhibited in Giessen.

Two years ago, this large French O gauge layout was exhibited in Giessen at the International 0+1 Gauge Days. This time, a few new details caught the eye.

Dirk Becker exhibited his steam dairy in Giessen for the second time. The small 1:32 scale field railway system is well worth seeing.

At the International Gauge 0+1 Days in Giessen, a gem was almost a little hidden in Hall 1: the RhB station (Davos) Wiesen, a 1:45 scale operating diorama at the very highest level of model railroading. 36 photos in large format.

Downscaled models are known to be the bread and butter of all model railroad manufacturers. Märklin does it the other way round.

The international online magazine spur1info is turning twelve years old these days. Now it's time for the first gauge 1 model to be announced under the new spur1infoMAX brand. The ICE 2 is being developed in close cooperation with the market leader and is naturally setting new standards in every respect.

The extremely creative Michasdorfer Kleinbahn in 1:32 is constantly expanding its fields of business. Now it also runs at a paper factory. 34 photos with many details worth seeing.

Three interconnected gauge 1 layouts from the Netherlands were the main attraction in Hall 1 at the International Gauge 0+1 Days in Giessen. Model building at the highest level has been offered here. 36 photos in large format.

These narrow-gauge systems are still worth seeing, even if they have been exhibited before.

Frank Mäule and Alexander Lösch have created a diorama in gauge 1 to commemorate the remaining branch near Remscheid. Model building at a very high level, as was the case at the International Gauge 0+1 Days in Giessen.

Spur 01 Modellbahnen from Mülheim an der Ruhr surprised with parts of new locomotives and cars for the 0 and 1 gauges.

Gauge 1 Austria showed the Henschel-Wegmann train in two versions in Giessen: Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft and Deutsche Bundesbahn.

A super-fine overhead line for the RhB locomotive from Dingler is in the works. And something neat.

The new carbonic acid wagon from Steiner Modellwerke arrived directly from Asia. Pictures from the mobile photo studio.

AMJL has brought along three hand samples. The SNCF UIC cars are very detailed. 44 photos.

Trade fairs are good testing grounds for model ideas. What about the Breuer tractor?

The International Gauge 0+1 Days in Giessen were well attended and offered more than any other exhibition of the large gauges.

The three hand samples of the gauge 1 DB class 151 from Märklin made a very good impression.

The Donnerbüchsen are on their way, but have not made it to Giessen. Interest is being tested with an interesting model.

Märklin shows a hand sample of the Wismar rail bus for the first time. First pictures.

Some quick shots of the production model of the A 3/5 700 from the hotel room. The detailing speaks for itself.

In Giessen, Pesolillo is showing the first parts of a hand-built model of a Swiss legendary locomotive. spur1info readers will find impressions of a super model photographed on site, which will not only be enjoyed in Switzerland. Never before has such a gauge 1 model of this prototype been produced in brass construction in contemporary quality.

Steiner Modellwerke will be presenting tomorrow a new freight car as a hand sample for the first time at the International 0+1 Gauge Days in Giessen.

If you want to recreate the Länderbahnen or the Deutsche Reichsbahn in gauge 1 scale, you will occasionally find suitable accessories - even with steam propulsion. Some examples.

The more powerful version of Deutsche Bundesbahn's V 100, the class 212 since 1968, in pictures from a bygone era. And one that looks like new.

The International Gauge 0 +1 Days will take place in Giessen on March 23 and 24, 2024. With a total of 99 exhibitors and 35 layouts, the trade fair is well on the way to becoming the central event for 1-gauge. A preview of trade fair novelties and exhibits.

Märklin has published new delivery dates. There are hardly any changes.

The V 100 of the Deutsche Bundesbahn, the later classes 211 to 213, were not particularly popular because they replaced the steam locomotives. Today, every photo of this diesel locomotive is a joy to behold.

Once again I was drawn to the freight bypass line in the sunshine. 71 photos with ICE, freight trains and engines running empty.

The freight bypass near Hanover is usually very busy and always productive for photographers. A picture gallery with rare, new and old vehicles.

Delivery of the DB class 54^15-17 freight locomotive, formerly the Bavarian class G 3/4, is underway. Kiss Modellbahnen has once again completed a beautiful model for gauge 1. 60 large format pictures and a review.

Things are usually tight in a gauge 1 depot. The rusty T3 had to go. A little picture story.

In 1970, I had the opportunity to experience and photograph the Württemberg T 1005, built in 1899, shunting in a southern German ironworks. The locomotive has been preserved in the Museum of Technology in Berlin.

Along with track details, freight cars are among the least photographed objects on the railroad. I found a few that matched Wunder's hand samples in the archive. Hoppes in use during track renewal.

Railroad jargon is complicated and you never stop learning. Reflections on a special form of screw coupler.

There is another new announcement for gauge 1.

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.

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

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.

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.

Steiner Modellwerke have received two hand samples of the Moha milk tank wagons for gauge 1.

Detailed relief buildings, vehicles and figures provide the narrow-gauge diorama with a background that holds many a small discovery in store.

The gauge 1 market seems to be calming down somewhat and customer behavior is changing. The current project list shows the state of affairs.

Dingler produced eleven variants of the Wismar rail bus. The young Deutsche Bundesbahn version was on the photo table. 33 photos with all the details.

The International Toy Fair starts tomorrow in Nuremberg. Model railroads have almost disappeared.

You can shunt well on a long gauge 1 diorama, especially if you lay narrow-gauge track. 40 photos to stimulate your imagination.

Chance brought an old manuscript to light that contained a proposal for an H0 diorama. However, with a little more space you could also develop a varied diorama for gauge 1 that is suitable for all eras. Klusenstein is ideally suited as a layout area for short trains from 1912 to the present day.

Good 1-gauge layouts are fascinating. But such reports can only be produced if the layout owners open their doors and appreciate the positive effects of professional photos.

The last report on the magnificent gauge 1 layout in U-shape is once again about the terminus station, its interior and the surrounding area. 30 images.

A station with three tracks and a convenient loading track marks the end point of the fantastic U-shaped layout from the early epoch II. There is a lot going on here, but nothing seems overloaded or exaggerated. 40 inspiring photos.

With near-natural vegetation on the gauge 1 layout, you can play with the light - just like outside in nature.

You can hardly get enough of the curve on the large U-shaped gauge 1 layout, as the hilly landscape is full of action. The longer you look, the more details become visible. Have you spotted the capercaillie behind the tender and the hunter? Even the dark forest reveals perfect model-making skills. 40 pictures in large format and a description.

It takes some time for a gauge 1 model to be designed and developed ready for production. It is rare to have early access to a new model. Exclusive pictures of the Big Boy when he could already walk.

The DB self-unloading car Ktmmv 69, which Wunder presented as a hand sample, also characterized mixed freight trains from the 1960s until today. A few examples should enrich the freight
car fleet.

Märklin is presenting its new items for 2024 today. Gauge 1 is coming up with a heavyweight model.

Wunder has announced several self-discharging wagons that are already impressive as hand samples and are extremely inexpensive. Among them is an Otmm 70 in the SNCB version. 34 photos with all the details.

On January 11, 2024, the first gauge 1 regulars' table will take place at the IG-DU in Duisburg.

By cleverly separating several motifs, a section has been created on the middle section of the gauge 1 dream layout where new details are constantly being discovered. 28 photos in large format show how a 3D effect was created despite the shallow depth.

Happy New Year! To get it off to a good start, we are showing the first part of a gauge 1 dream layout.

A station with six tracks and a field railroad was the starting point of the large U-shaped layout, which we present with 32 pictures. It also includes a small depot.