Circus wagons used to be transported by rail, and are still occasionally transported that way today. Wema now offers suitable cargo for 1-gauge freight cars.

Autrefois, les roulottes de cirque étaient transportées par chemin de fer, et c'est encore parfois le cas aujourd'hui. Wema propose désormais des marchandises adaptées aux wagons de marchandises à l'échelle 1.

A new special issue featuring nearly 300 photos, train formation charts, and detailed information on the history of the Gäubahn and long-distance service from Stuttgart to Switzerland and Italy is a must-have publication. With the Stuttgart 21 project, the significance of this once-important international long-distance route will continue to decline. Gauge 1 model railroaders will find interesting ideas here for short express trains and prototypical international train formations, as well as D-trains hauled by freight steam locomotives.

Ce nouveau numéro spécial, qui comprend près de 300 photos, des schémas de composition des trains et des informations détaillées sur l’histoire de la Gäubahn et du service longue distance reliant Stuttgart à la Suisse et à l’Italie, est une publication incontournable. Avec le projet Stuttgart 21, l’importance de cette ligne internationale longue distance, autrefois majeure, ne cessera de décliner. Les modélistes ferroviaires de l'échelle 1 y trouveront des idées intéressantes pour des trains express courts et des compositions de trains internationaux fidèles à l'original, ainsi que des trains D tractés par des locomotives à vapeur de fret.

Objects that are too long are difficult to photograph on a photo table. I photographed two 1-gauge models at the Wunder booth.

Les objets trop longs sont difficiles à photographier sur une table de prise de vue. J'ai photographié deux modèles réduits à l'échelle 1 sur le stand de Wunder.

In addition to the two Dingler 1-gauge production models of the Ka/Ks from DRG and DB, which I was able to show at the start of the fair, I had the opportunity in Giessen to photograph four more versions. 28 photos. Here they are.

En plus des deux modèles de série Dingler à l'échelle 1 des Ka/K de la DRG et de la DB, que j'ai pu présenter au début du salon, j'ai eu l'occasion, à Giessen, de photographier quatre autres versions. 28 photos. Les voici.

At the International Gauge 0+1 Days in Giessen, Dingler announces models of the SBB staff cars for Gauge 1. The Db-type cars, nicknamed “Sputnik,” were in service with several rail companies for nearly four decades. 55 large-format photos showing every detail.

À l'occasion des Journées internationales de l'échelle 0+1 à Giessen, Dingler présente ses modèles réduits des voitures de service des CFF à l'échelle 1. Ces voitures de type Db, surnommées « Spoutnik », ont été en service auprès de plusieurs compagnies ferroviaires pendant près de quarante ans. 55 photos grand format illustrant chaque détail.

Dingler will be shipping its battery-powered miniature locomotives for Gauge 1 in the coming weeks. I had the earliest and latest versions on the photo table and on the track. 52 large-format photos and information about the prototype and the model.

Dingler commercialisera ses locotracteurs à batterie pour l'échelle 1 dans les semaines prochaines. J'ai pu présenter les premières et les dernières versions sur la table de présentation et sur le circuit. 52 photos grand format ainsi que des informations sur le prototype et le modèle.

There are only four weeks left until the International 0+1 Gauge Days in Giessen. As in previous years, a new 1-gauge diorama of the Michasdorfer Kleinbahn will be on display and surrounded by visitors. That's why I took some photos of it in advance. 34 large-format photos.

Il ne reste plus que quatre semaines avant les Journées internationales du voie 0+1 à Giessen. Comme les années précédentes, un nouveau diorama à l'échelle 1 de la Michasdorfer Kleinbahn sera exposé et entouré de visiteurs. C'est pourquoi j'ai pris quelques photos à l'avance. 34 photos grand format.

Stefan Lauscher's standard work on the diesel locomotives of the Wehrmacht was only available secondhand. Now there is a new edition with several pages of additional information and images. A review.

L'ouvrage de référence de Stefan Lauscher sur les locomotives diesel de la Wehrmacht n'était disponible qu'en occasion. Il existe désormais une nouvelle édition comprenant plusieurs pages d'informations et d'images supplémentaires. Une critique.

In the popular epoch IV, after 1968, many buffers had already been decommissioned. With the simplest of means, you can create a model railway monument to them.

Dans la célèbre époque IV, après 1968, de nombreux butoirs avaient déjà été mis hors service. Avec les moyens les plus simples, vous pouvez créer un monument ferroviaire miniature à leur effigie.

Due to their widespread use, the Prussian P 8 and its replicas are more varied than almost any other steam locomotive. This is evident from my photos of some class 38 locomotives that were last stationed in Rottweil and Tübingen. Selecting models for a gauge 1 production will be like playing detective.

En raison de leur utilisation très répandue, la Prussian P 8 et ses répliques sont plus variées que presque toutes les autres locomotives à vapeur. Cela ressort clairement de mes photos de certaines locomotives de classe 38 qui étaient dernièrement stationnées à Rottweil et Tübingen. Sélectionner des modèles pour une production à l'échelle 1 reviendra à jouer au détective.

When looking at old photos, you occasionally discover long-forgotten details that were commonplace on railways decades ago. For example, an underfloor hydrant, which can be easily recreated using parts from your spare parts box. A little after-work craft project from Switzerland that requires very little space.

En regardant de vieilles photos, on découvre parfois des détails oubliés depuis longtemps qui étaient courants dans les chemins de fer il y a plusieurs décennies. Par exemple, une borne d'incendie sous le plancher, qui peut être facilement recréée à l'aide de pièces provenant de votre boîte de pièces de rechange. Un petit projet artisanal après le travail, réalisé en Suisse, qui ne nécessite que très peu d'espace.

50 years ago, back in the days of the Deutsche Bundesbahn, events were possible that are no longer feasible today due to a lack of switches, tracks, and staff. Here are a few snapshots from August 28, 1975, which include a long-decommissioned Bavarian S 3/6.

Il y a 50 ans, à l'époque de la Deutsche Bundesbahn, des événements qui ne sont plus possibles aujourd'hui en raison du manque d'aiguillages, de voies et de personnel pouvaient encore avoir lieu. Voici quelques clichés pris le 28 août 1975, sur lesquels on peut voir une S 3/6 bavaroise mise hors service depuis longtemps.

Deutsche Bundesbahn's class 181² is one of the most elegant German electric locomotives. Wunder is expected to deliver it for gauge 1 this year. Here are some 50-year-old photos showing express trains to Strasbourg being transferred to the dual-system locomotive in Kehl or Appenweier. Today, the remaining locomotives belong to SEL.

La classe 181² de la Deutsche Bundesbahn est l'une des locomotives électriques allemandes les plus élégantes. Wunder devrait la livrer cette année pour l'échelle 1. Voici quelques photos datant d'il y a 50 ans montrant des trains express à destination de Strasbourg transférés vers la locomotive à double système à Kehl ou Appenweier. Aujourd'hui, les locomotives restantes appartiennent à SEL.

The special trip with 01 173 had Constance as its destination in April 1975. The express train locomotive was turned around and supplied with coal and water at the former depot. 24 pictures.

Le voyage spécial avec DB 01 173 avait pour destination Constance en avril 1975. La locomotive du train express a été retournée et approvisionnée en charbon et en eau à l'ancien dépôt. 24 photos.

Freight cars are in use throughout Europe, so there is reason to be excited about a new annoucement.

Les wagons de marchandises sont utilisés dans toute l'Europe, il y a donc lieu de se réjouir de cette nouvelle avancée.

There are still many treasures slumbering in my photo archive that need to be discovered and digitized. I had long forgotten this class 119 locomotive, photographed in 1976. There was another one as a gauge 1 model.

Il y a encore beaucoup de trésors qui sommeillent dans mes archives photographiques et qui méritent d'être découverts et numérisés. J'avais complètement oublié cette locomotive de classe 119, photographiée en 1976. Il y en avait une autre en modèle réduit à l'échelle 1.

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During the 1970s, 01 173 was probably the only class 01 locomotive to have operated on the Gäubahn line for decades. In sleet, it pulled a special train together with a class 64 locomotive. A beautiful motif at the turn of the year. But on what date did I photograph the train? The internet helped me find the answer.

Au cours des années 1970, la 01 173 était probablement la seule locomotive de la classe 01 à avoir circulé sur la ligne Gäubahn pendant des décennies. Sous la neige fondue, elle tractait un train spécial avec une locomotive de la classe 64. Un beau motif au tournant de l'année. Mais à quelle date ai-je photographié ce train ? Internet m'a aidé à trouver la réponse.

The last Prussian P 8 of the Deutsche Bundesbahn, number 038 772-0, made its farewell journey on December 31, 1974, from Rottweil to Basel Bad Bf and back. I was there with my cameras. Now a rare document of its transfer to Hamburg has surfaced, which also contains historical data.

La dernière P 8 prussienne de la Deutsche Bundesbahn, numéro 038 772-0, a effectué son dernier voyage le 31 décembre 1974, de Rottweil à Bâle Bad Bf et retour. J'étais là avec mes appareils photo. Un document rare sur son transfert à Hambourg, qui contient également des données historiques, a maintenant fait surface.

In 1974, the era of steam locomotives slowly came to an end in Rottweil, with diesel locomotives soon taking over traction until electrification. Part 3 of a photo series.

En 1974, l'ère des locomotives à vapeur touche lentement à sa fin à Rottweil, les locomotives diesel prenant rapidement le relais jusqu'à l'électrification. Partie 3 d'une série de photos.

In 1974, the era of steam locomotives slowly came to an end in Rottweil, and the history of the railway depot was largely erased due to stupidity. Part 2 of a photo series.

En 1974, l'ère des locomotives à vapeur prit lentement fin à Rottweil, et l'histoire du dépôt ferroviaire fut en grande partie effacée par stupidité. Partie 2 d'une série de photos.

Here are the first photos of the prototype of Wunder's DB class 1812 electric locomotive, which will be on display in Friedrichshafen this weekend. The elegant 1:1 scale model is impressive.

Epoch IV of the Deutsche Bundesbahn is still the most popular among gauge 1 model railroaders. But what did it actually look like at the beginning of this epoch? Memories have faded considerably.

Following Fulgurex's relocation and change of ownership, the Swiss model railway company is focusing on small gauges. However, gauge 1 models are also to be produced.

When push-pull trains and multiple units were largely used for local transport, Stuttgart Central Station was a hive of activity as passenger trains and mail cars were coupled and uncoupled to change locomotives. 34 historical photos document the new signal box, the last TEE trains, and the locomotives of the 1960s and 1970s.

There are always surprises, especially with Gauge 1. Märklin has now announced three new Gauge 1 products for the fall ahead of the Märklin Days. The E 60 electric locomotive was already available in a different version in 2015. Now it's the turn of fans of epoch IV (from 1968).

Wema-Bahnatelier has added new seated figures to its range that are particularly suitable for gauge 1 passenger coaches. They have a special feature.

59 photos of six gauge 1 models of the DB class 218 from Wunder.

We received numerous photos of the finished gauge 1 models of the DB diesel locomotives of the 210 and 218 classes from Wunder's Korean manufacturer. Anticipation is guaranteed—as is the hunt for any remaining available models.

In Giessen, the prototypes of Pesolillo's Italian Tipo 1937 passenger cars were still “bare” brass. Now I have received photos of the two painted Gauge 1 models, which are scheduled to be launched in 2026.

Fine Models has received the hand samples of the DB Ommv 72 self-unloading center car. 52 detailed photos and a long discussion of the extraordinary gauge 1 model.

At the French heritage railway, I found the counterpart to the hand-operated 5-ton crane from Bavaria, which Fine Models produced for gauge 1. It is over 110 years old.

Photos and a brief description of the 1 gauge models of the Steinhauser juice cars from epoch IV b, which have never been photographed before and are available from Steiner Modellwerke.

Dingler now presents illustrations and lettering for all variants of the small battery-powered locomotives Ks, Ka, and class 381 for Gauge 1.

Sometimes you come across original accessories far outside the model railway scene, such as original 3D-printed figures for the more modern epochs of gauge 1.

Preiser has unexpectedly released a set of legendary figures for Gauge 1. The molded parts are unpainted.

They could be seen all over Europe – and perhaps soon on some 1 Gauge layouts too: the Italian Tipo 1937 express train cars. Pesolilo presented two samples in Gießen. 26 large-format photos and a description.

The Bw Meinstadt is a six-meter-long diorama with two switches that functions as a workshop and supply station for steam and diesel locomotives at the end of the steam locomotive era. 43 pictures of the very well thought-out and highly detailed layout, which allows for a wide variety of operations.

The 1 Gauge model of the four-part IC train of the first 403 series has made it to the fair as a Wunder model. First photos.

The model builders at Spur1-igArtig are known for their precise architectural models in the 1:32 gauge 1 scale. Their latest building is the Magdalenakirche in Bad Schallerbach, Upper Austria.

Schuco's Spark brand is delivering a 1:32 model of the GDR IFA W 50 truck that is not perfect in every way. A detailed discussion with 34 photos.

MarGe Models from the Netherlands delivers the Landrover Series 3 88 suitable for gauge 1.

Ambitious model railroad projects take a long time, especially in gauge 1. One reader's model of a gated railroad crossing is nearing completion and will be surprising for its unique functions.

The class 44 with its three-cylinder engine was one of the most impressive standard design locomotives. 27 pictures that I took in the 1960s and 1970s.

The simple covered freight cars of the Bremen type built from 1943 are now being delivered as gauge 1 models by Spur 1 Austria. The inexpensive brass models have a few amazing details. A review with 35 photos.

Schuco has been stingy with new releases, but MarGe Models continues to serve fans of modern trucks.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

There is another new announcement for gauge 1.

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.

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.

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.

51 large-format pictures portray the hand sample of the 935 of the Deutsche Bundesbahn from Wunder, which suggests a very high-quality gauge 1 model of the Prussian steam locomotive for local lines.

Wema-Bahn has released a few original figures for gauge 1 that can be used quite universally.

For the current tenth anniversary of Steiner Modellwerke, there is a new freight car - and an update.

The rural station in Baden-Württemberg is structurally compact and operationally productive. Inspiring historic photos and a continuing chance find that demonstrates the potential of a gauge 1 layout.

Dingler will soon deliver its superbly crafted Swiss beer wagons. Photos of all 23 versions.

Sometimes it's the small stations that have a lot to offer, especially for freight traffic, and that don't require complicated track plans. If they can be used for several epochs, they are perfect for gauge 1. I found such a station in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Märklin has received a running sample of the DB class 151 electric locomotive. First snapshots of the gauge 1 model assembled from the production parts.

With the Swedish Rc4, Johannes Kerry has fulfilled a dream. But the gauge 1 locomotive is also available for others. 54 photos showing all the details.

From China, Fine Models sent photos of all versions of Henschel's rotary snow plough for 1 gauge.

Hans Ziegler was actually looking for a suitable load for the rail transport car. But then things turned out quite differently.

In the model railroad eras III and IVa, in which most of the Köf IIs from Steiner Modellwerke are running in gauge 1, their operation on the left track is unfortunately not possible with the correct signal at the train head. This can be set up with a little fine tuning on the installed locomotive sound decoder 5L from ESU, as well as a general reorganization of the locomotive operation towards more prototypical and better overview for the model railroader.

In the current newsletter, Spur 1 Austria announces the 44 460 from Bw Rottweil, which was taken out of service in Crailsheim in 1973.

I photographed a hard-working class 50, a 044, an 038, and more at Aldingen in October 1970. The first of the two freight trains contained a surprise.

Because of the almost sensational demand for gauge 1 models of the class 44 or 043 and 044, I looked into my archive. The tremendous steam development of this heavy three-cylinder freight locomotive made for spectacular pictures.

At the open-air museum in Neuhausen ob Eck, model builders who value detail and village interiors will find inspiration to recreate.

What is she like now, the 02 0314-1 from Märklin? The steam locomotive model for gauge 1 also has great play value.

100 unique photos in large format document the gauge 1 production model of the 02 0314-1 of the DR from Märklin, item number 55127. The steam locomotive model has an elegance all of its own.

The Märklin gauge 1 locomotive cuts a fine figure on the photo table. Here are the first pictures from a large series. Look forward to more!

In Speyer, Spur 1 Austria presented a dewy sample of the Deutsche Bundesbahn's class 043, an oil-fired locomotive of the former class 44. In the photo studio, the model showed its qualities in detail. 53 photos in large format.

Scanning old negatives is time-consuming and puzzling. But a special train in Singen in 1975 could be dated. A few days later, an unusual work train passed by that could almost be recreated on 1 gauge.

For a long time there were hardly any novelties at Schuco, because the company structure has changed. Now some vehicle models were announced again, which fit to the gauge 1.

There is an interesting film about the DB class 181² in H0 at Märklin-TV.

Diverse traction current systems in Europe were an obstacle to cross-border trains in the 1960s. A publication just released by EK-Verlag memorializes DB's multi-system locomotives, some of which are still in service.

Stuttgart's main station was a well-functioning terminus with interesting rolling stock in the 1970s. A look back to epoch IV. Later, Märklin also advertised model trains here.

When the Deutsche Bundesbahn was still run by experienced railroaders, every depot had an emergency train ready to provide rapid assistance in the event of a derailment. Of course, locomotives and personnel were also kept on hand for this purpose. So they were quickly on the spot.

Meet the Rottweil emergency train on standby and on the way is shown in ten pictures that I took about 50 years ago.

50 years ago, the steam locomotive era of the Deutsche Bundesbahn was almost over. Special trips with steam trains, circulations of the last steam locomotives and test runs with converted vehicles determined the picture. 18 photos from my archive that bring long-forgotten things back to light.

AMJL is delivering the second batch of French boxcars for 1 Gauge. A closer look at the Ghs with many photos.

In addition to the well-known suppliers, there are also original figures at companies that are little known in our country. With them, for example, there are two Bugattis.

The Wema Bahnatelier figure manufactory has released a new figure that can be used for many eras: a kneeling pavement worker.

Dingler's side unloading cars (hoppers) for gauge 1 are now available. First photos of the production models.

Lok- und Waggonbau Klaus Wagner presented a diorama in Gießen that was designed down to the last detail and featured several locomotives: The small depot.

Dingler is currently delivering the Ge 6/6 I electric locomotive for the Rhaetian Railway of Switzerland. Only a few copies of the small series are still available.

The model railroad club "Friedrich List" Leipzig e. V. showed in Giessen a narrow gauge diorama integrated into a small layout. Special attention was paid to tiny details.

The first Gauge 1 model of the French Gauge 0 supplier AMJL has been released. Those who had pre-ordered now own a beautiful freight car model. A review with 26 photos.

A modeler has built an Austrian-style locomotive shed for a gauge 1 layout. Of course with interior equipment. 33 photos.

The French market for gauge 1 models is growing steadily. Even if large steam and electric locomotives are delivered again and again, universally applicable, compact diesel locomotives are still missing. JK-Models builds in small series the BB 67400, a diesel icon of the SNCF.

If you want to have the classes 24 and 64 originally planned by MBW, you should hurry up with your order at Spur 01 Modellbahnen.

Horst Göhr has turned a simple locomotive shed kit into a highly detailed model for 1 scale. 56 pictures, prototype photos and a video.

Dingler brings attractive gauge 1 cars for international traffic. First photos exclusively at spur1info.

Fine Models/Kiss Modellbahnen Germany has received a hand sample of the DB service tank car. First photos of the gauge 1 model.

Lack of space is one of the biggest challenges in 1 scale. Here is a rural gas station for which there is room everywhere and which can be easily replicated.

Dingler builds 23 colorful and graphically varied beer cars from Switzerland for 1 gauge. Here are the illustrations.

After a long break, Weinert Modellbau is again developing some fine accessories for 1 gauge.

In 1976, I took photos at the Freiburg im Breisgau railroad depot, among them two small locomotives. One scene fits particularly well on a gauge 1 layout.

Horst Göhr has completed and photographed the Neuendorf-Karritz station. The attention to detail is visible - and this is what the 1 gauge is predestined for.

Announced in 2021 by Studio Chilap, the DR battery-powered towing vehicle is now ready for production. The handmade model for gauge 1 has special features.

Epoch IV has been gaining importance in Gauge 1 for quite some time. Now there is one more suitable vehicle from Schuco, the Mercedes-Benz Unimog U1600.

During Black Week, which is still in progress, you'll be pelted everywhere with cheap mass-produced goods from China or shop-wares from dusty corners of the warehouse. Everything has to go, even if the discounts were already valid before and will be even bigger at the beginning of 2023, because potential customers have good reasons to hold back. Without compulsion to buy and discount, there is also still next week a pretty figurine set of Wema-Manufaktur, which you can (let) give.

50 photos and a review of Wunder's distinctive Bundesbahn KKks and Tae(m)s 890 swing roof cars for Gauge 1.

The outdoor grounds of the DB Museum in Nuremberg are home to some rarities. But the mechanical signal boxes are not to be sneezed at either.

A visit to Nuremberg is worthwhile, because the city has a lot to offer. The main attraction for railroad fans should be the DB Museum, for which you should take plenty of time.

Brick and half-timbering, a small footprint and a touch of romance: Horst Göhr builds a small train station in the Altmark region of northern Saxony-Anhalt that unfortunately lost its function 21 years ago.

Märklin's fall novelties for Gauge 1 are big and heavy. In addition to the green Köfferli, there is also a German electric locomotive that is still in use today.

Usually, you see very little of the interior of an electric locomotive. Wunder's 151 for gauge 1 fascinates with a detailed replica of the engine room, where the bar is set very high. Exclusive pictures that fascinate.

The Wunder stake cars for Gauge 1 that came onto the market in 2011 are still without equal today. Completely made of metal, with fold-down end walls. Gauge 1 friend, what more could you want?

Without loading, the Rlmms 56 looks cool despite the great attributes and doesn't really want to fit in with the other, partially aged cars. Therefore, the stake car received an adequate loading with fine track yokes.

The gauge 1 models of the ELNA 6 from Kiss Modellbahnen are about to be delivered. I was able to take a close look at the version of the Eschweiler Bergwerks-Verein. A review with 59 photos in large format showing all the details.

Now the details of Wunder's class 93^5-12 for gauge 1 have been finalized.

Like the DB class 111, the class 181² is a timelessly beautiful locomotive. MBW has now announced that it will deliver the multi-system locomotive for the 50th anniversary in 2024. It will be able to handle international trains.

The class 64, which is being realized by MBW as a gauge 1 model, was a beautiful tender locomotive. 30 photos from my archive, some of them more than 50 years old, recall long-gone Bundesbahn times and the uses of the compact steam locomotive.

Wunder has now decided to produce DB's four-axle conversion cars.

Proform Spur 1 from Switzerland has completed the first model of the class 65¹⁰ of the Deutsche Reichsbahn. First pictures.

AMJL had decided at short notice to exhibit in Giessen. And brought an interesting experience with them.

And again there are more 1 gauge novelties.

The model has already been announced, now the hand sample is available: the MaK 600 D from Spur1-Exklusiv is nearing completion.

An interesting announcement for European gauge 1 customers.

Now the price for the new Dingler hopper has been set.

From France we received photos of the SNCF covered freight cars for gauge 1.

spur1info readers have known for a while that it's coming: the DR's 02 0314 experimental steam locomotive for Gauge 1. And we have another idea for Märklin.

In Mainz, there was an interesting model that is built to order.

Images.

In 1976, I photographed some DB class 485 railcars with class 885 cab cars in southern Baden.

The large module layout "Saxon Narrow Gauge Railroad Hamburg" was disbanded. 26 pictures for the farewell.

Schuco has also this year a large and interesting range of vehicles for gauge 1.

The handbuilt model of the post-war version of the Köf II is presented with an open cab and BSI switching coupler. The DB locomotor model was developed by Steiner Modellwerke and is scheduled to be available as a production model in the summer of 2022.

In the summer of 2022, the small Köf II or class 323 locomotives are to be delivered by Steiner Modellwerke. The excellent handbuilt model of the 323 454 in detail with 32 photos.

The upcoming Bavarian rest-stop signal for gauge 1 offered by Steiner Modellwerke has a very special appeal.

Weinert's offering for 1 gauge is modest this year.

Finally there is a new product announcement again. MBW intends to deliver models of the DB class V 60 and its following versions of the classes 260 ff. in 2023.

MBW has surprisingly announced that gauge 1 models of DB's class 65 will be delivered this year.

Part 2 of the review of Wunder's class 111 gauge 1 models with 31 crisp large format photos.

Three gauge 1 models of the DB class 111 from Wunder are shown and reviewed. Part 1 of the review contains 58 photos in large format for connoisseurs and the undecided.

A little preview of the well done class 111 for 1 gauge from Wunder.

In the fifth and final part of the report on the Saxon Narrow Gauge Railroad Hamburg we look at the three stations of Wilkaustein, where standard gauge and narrow gauge were cleverly combined. 40 photos.

Part 4 on the Saxon Narrow Gauge Railway Hamburg deals with an industrial siding, the interlockings on the standard gauge line with three-rail track and a light railroad. A gauge 1 layout can be that diverse. 43 photos.

The stations Vierenstraße and Venusberg of the large Saxon narrow gauge railroad Hamburg are presented with 34 photos. There are many possibilities for shunting operations here and a locomotive shed in each location. The buildings were self-built after Saxon prototypes.

The second part describes the development of the module layout of the friends of Saxon narrow gauge railroads in Hamburg. The large 1e narrow gauge layout has ten stations. Three of them are presented in part 2 with 35 atmospheric photos in large format.

A large narrow gauge layout based on Saxon models has to be dismantled. For the time being, we take a last look at the gauge 1 module layout, which reproduces the flair of the Saxon narrow gauge railroads of the Deutsche Reichsbahn in the 1970s to 1980s like hardly any other.

Part 1 with 38 photos in large format.

A highly detailed Saxon narrow gauge layout is waiting for the detailed presentation. The first photos.

MBW has set out to produce class 44 steam locomotives for gauge 1. Individual details have already been determined.

High quality 3D printed figures cover many eras and situations. Belgian 3D studio.be has again expanded its large program.

Fine Models announces several freight train conductor cars for gauge 1 for 2023.

The class 111 from Wunder is a long awaited gauge 1 model. Some photos.

Horst Göhr demonstrates with three 1 gauge tank cars how to weather freight cars close to the prototype and without uniform mist from the airbrush.

In many respects, Märklin's SNCF 241-A-58 (55085) is similar to the 241-A-65 preserved in Switzerland, but there are differences. Probably undeniable is that the gauge 1 model in green looks best and will boost the French market. 51 photos in large format.

MBW announces the DB diesel locomotive of the class V 90 or 290 as an inexpensive gauge 1 model.

The DB KKks 89/Taes 890/Taems 890 swing roof car from Wunder Präzisionsmodelle brings a new design to the range for gauge 1 freight cars. The hand pattern suggests a versatile model for gauge 1.

Modellbau Marcus Jaegers has two new flat cars based on German and French prototypes in its program.

First pictures of the Gauge 1 hand samples from France.

Spur 1-Exklusiv issues a V 65 diesel engine for gauge 1 that has particularly exclusive features.

Steiner Modellwerke has decided to add two more versions of the planned small locomotive for gauge 1 to its program.

Wema Bahnatelier has added to its assortment a craftsman and two figures handling the wheelbarrow that was already delivered.

The Saxon Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Breitenbrunn-Rittersgrün in the Ore Mountains, Germany, is well worth a visit.

Wunder will shortly be introducing a new freight car for 1 gauge. It is a swing roof car.

Some nice details were found on the modules in Annaberg-Buchholz. 22 photos in the fifth part of the report.

The Oschersleben depot and some DR locomotives are the subject of the 38 photos from the gauge 1 days in Annaberg-Buchholz.

Now it's off to Schlettau and Klütz on the modular gauge 1 layout in Annaberg-Buchholz.

In the second part about the gauge 1 operating days in Annaberg-Buchholz, we go to a railroad depot and a large diesel filling station.

And once again there is a novelty for the gauge 1 to announce!

Wunder will announce a new locomotive model for gauge 1 in the next days. spur1info already has the details.

After numerous heavyweights, there is finally a compact vehicle on the market for Gauge 1 that is suitable for shunting in tight spaces.

There is no better prototype than the prototype. And suddenly chance helps to make an idea come true in 1:32 scale. A series of worker's houses, supported by an automobile manufacturer, was converted into models down to the last detail.

In July and August, there will be even more 3D printed figures in Jaffa's Moba Shop. Here we see in advance what capabilities 3D printing offers.

After the 2013 Spur1 meeting in Sinsheim, I reported on July 7, 2013 about Wilgro models that were offered at Wyko-Echtdampf. Among the heavily patinated models were also two worth seeing half-assembled kits of the class 86.

According to the comments, the models created by Mr. Groß in this condition were suitable to enrich the respective scene as rusty models on the siding or on a scrap yard.

The following report by Hans and Walter Ziegler shows that there is another way and that the two torsos do not have to eke out an existence as lifeless scrap.

A bundle of novelties for the gauge 1 market in Austria and other European countries has been announced by Spur 1 Austria today. Among them are three electric locomotives and two steam locomotives that already existed as gauge 1 models. You can see the prototypes in numerous photos and operations.

Self-built buildings for gauge 1 are unique models with charm. Unfortunately, the popular model of the brick and half-timbered signal box no longer exists - and it had a different name.

In the French zone, French mail cars were also on the road during three decades after World War 2.

AM Productions from France enriches the growing French gauge 1 market with a first wagon model.

Blunderbusses characterized commuter trains in Germany until the end of the 1950s. Kiss Modellbahnen is now issuing them as brass models for gauge 1 - and some more.

Thirty years ago, on June 2, 1991, the ICE train service of the Deutsche Bundesbahn or Deutsche Bahn AG started with high-speed trains of class 401. Information and a large picture gallery with views from outside and inside.

A refined 3D print was the basis for the Reichsbahn maintenance car from Oberdittmansdorf in Saxony.

The hand sample of the ELNA steam locomotive from Kiss Modellbahnen Germany is ready. First photos of an attractive model.

After the announcement of the class 24 by MBW, it was obvious that the class 64 will also come as a gauge 1 model.

Spur 1 Austria has received a hand sample of the DR 52⁸⁰ and had photos taken. Seven large format images.

Wema-Bahn expands its range of figures and useful things for creating gauge 1 scenes. The originals of the new figure are unpopular because of their mercilessness, but indispensable.

Spur 1 Austria emailed me a slightly mysterious photo.

In order for the project to be realized and result in more models, I would like to remind you of an interesting freight car that will be built for 1 gauge.

Anyone who offers figures for 1 gauge must think of scenes and situations. The concrete mixer set from Wema is suitable for small construction sites from the time before today's cube house design.

After the steam locomotives and their cabs in the first part, the second part is about Dingler's V 36 and what can be found and further refined under the hood and roof.

The rustic original for a bridge diorama or module in 1:32 scale still needs to be supplemented with suitable rolling stock. Here are 49 year old photos and some new ones for inspiration. They show an amazing range of locomotives, railcars and passenger cars.

Modelbex has expanded its gauge 1 offering to include a Nederlandse Spoorwegen locomotive that has French relatives.

There are settings that you can't invent. Eventually you will find a believable accumulation of details that inspire a modeler to a diorama. Here comes a bridge scene for gauge 1 that has it all and could be realized on a compact footprint for epochs I to VI.

The Hungarian subsidiary of Märklin has developed a gauge 1 model that makes the long waits for production models obsolete. Individual initiative is called for.

50 years ago, I took a steam special train with 038 650 to Switzerland. A picture gallery.

MBW announced this morning the class 24 for gauge 1. It is to have the equipment of MBW's class 56.

After his SNCF shunting locomotive, Johannes Kerry is working on a French large diesel locomotive for 1 gauge.

Jaffa's Moba Shop has two new figure sets on offer.

You don't have to do much to patina Wunder's factory-painted stake cars. The Ziegler brothers show in pictures how they made a model with weathering marks and touched up areas.

Jaffa's Moba Shop has set its figurine program for 2021 and will post it in the store in a couple of days. The lively looking figures for 1 scale are scans of real people in poses that are very rarely found elsewhere. A preview.

Dingler received production samples of the passenger cars from BLS, SOB and SBB - and photographed them right away.

A year ago, Noch announced its first 1:32 scale figures at the Toy Fair. Now they are available in sets of two and three figures.

Schuco again has an extensive program in 1/32nd scale for 2021, and there are two surprises.

There is news for subscribers.

Dingler is delivering the Italian pointed roof wagons these days. With them, Italian farmers delivered fruit and vegetables to many European countries until about 1985. The well-done freight wagon models belong in every freight train on gauge 1. A description of the two wagon types with 54 photos for connoisseurs.

MBW offers the 03¹⁰ also for gauge 1 after the gauge zero model.

Steiner Modellwerke is putting out another variant of the Köf II.

An established manufacturer enters the production of French freight cars.

All aboard please! Here come another 32 photos with deep looks into the extraordinarily well done gauge 1 passenger cars AB3yge and B3yge by Wunder.

From 1955 to 1958, three DB repair shops built a total of 653 three-axle conversion cars with baggage and service compartments. Wunder has meticulously reproduced the prototypes. The gauge 1 models are unsurpassable. 42 photos in large format show the wealth of details.

The three-axle conversion cars of the Deutsche Bundesbahn were coupled in pairs. If you want to couple the new gauge 1 models of the 3yge cars from Wunder close to prototype, you have to plan a little and procure suitable couplers. There are several solutions, which are presented here.

The Wunder gauge 1 models are being delivered these days. About 35 years ago, the DB cars were phased out. What did the passenger trains with conversion cars look like back then, what is also important in the models? 35 photos I took about 50 years ago, when the 3yg(e) cars were commonplace.

I received the following message from MBW, which contains more details about the price and delivery schedule of the announced models.

A new book sheds a lot of light on the trains of Touropa, Scharnow, Hummel [&] Co. A must for all buyers of the Touropa cars from Wunder.

After eleven days in customs, the Gauge 1 production models of the 3yg conversion cars of the Deutsche Bundesbahn have finally arrived at Wunder.

Next week Jaffa's Moba-Shop will introduce new figures.

Here is a preview of the vibrant figures of people and animals from the 3D printer.

Swiss tractors had their own design language and character. A supplier from Switzerland offers 1:32 models based on Hürlimann [&] Co. prototypes, which are also available in Germany.

Travel agency special trains shaped the tourism industry in the 1950s, when the own car was still an exception in Germany. Touropa was one of the most important providers of vacation trips to European destinations of longing. The hand sample of the gauge 1 model of a Touropa couchette car spreads pure nostalgia. 35 photos show all details and the surprising quality of the interior design.

It was a pleasure to photograph the two hand samples of the ET and ES 85, in epoch IV the Deutsche Bundesbahn class 485 and 885. The models are produced for Wunder only in double-digit numbers and are not suitable for every layout. Here are the details and 53 photos that show where the journey is heading.

Wunder systematically works off its backlogs. Exactly five years have passed since the announcement of the ET and ES 85/485 and 885. But now Wunder has received the hand samples. And they are already in the photo studio at spur1info.

Here are photos that whet your appetite for the attractive Gauge 1 models of the vintage railcar from the Reichsbahn era.

Jaffa's Moba-Shop has expanded its range of products with more figure sets. Some fit very well to the new market stands.

Specialist dealer Beesmodellbahn has decided to develop and exclusively offer a railroad service vehicle.

Spur1info subscribers often have an information advantage when it comes to announcements of new products. You will be thrilled immediately.

Hardly had MiniArt released a kit of musical instruments than the Ukrainian manufacturers added two pianos. More kits are flooding the market.

Spur1-Exklusiv has decided to make a special offer.

Shop showcases of scale 1:32 buildings are often decorated with photos because the decoration is laborious or corresponding goods are not available. A kit with musical instruments for a stylish music shop of epochs I to IV will be available soon.

There is nothing to replace wood in the model. Hans and Walter Ziegler have revised a flat car from KM1, which improves the appearance with a real wooden floor.

Sometimes you wonder why certain accessories are not available for gauge 1. Wema is tirelessly producing new ideas from the practical experience of creating a layout.

The Italian pointed roof cars, which Dingler has announced for gauge 1 now, were part of many freight trains. A glance into my archives – and at a preserved car in South Tyrol, Italy.

Many locomotives of the Deutsche Bundesbahn were used elsewhere at the end of their service at the state railway. A few V 200's came into the desert - and not each one survived. Klaus Wagner built models of these.

The fourth part deals with two self-built gauge 1 boxcars from the 1980s and other freight car models that were worn out in service.

The International Spur 1 meeting in Sinsheim, traditionally held this weekend, had to be cancelled due to Covid-19. But you can find out here what Dingler would have presented there. The novelties are tempting and cover a lot of the scope of our hobby.

The four production samples of the three-axle conversion cars from Wunder are almost spectacularly successful. The gauge 1 models of the 1950s to 1980s Bundesbahn passenger cars, which were in operation in thousands of copies, offer excellent value for money. 69 photos, which show the enormous variety of details and will increase the anticipation considerably.

As a dental laboratory technician, Joachim Lutz is very familiar with moulds. He has built a bridge for the gauge 1 club layout with team colleagues that is quite impressive.

Hans and Walter Ziegler have taken two more freight cars for weathering.

The 1-gauge cars show the long years of service of the prototypes.

Wunder Präzisionsmodelle will produce a rather exotic cab control and baggage car for gauge 1, which had its origin in Bavaria in epoch III.

Accessories for gauge 1 are usually quite large. Kits can be mounted without magnifying glass and the secure grip of a four year old. The pallet kit discussed here is ideal for fun at the end of the working day - and the result is very close to the original.

Hundreds of Gauge 1 dioramas and layouts are secretly blooming at private homes. Here we have the last opportunity to view an elongated diorama from Switzerland, which is now for sale.

The Calenberg Industrial Railway in Oe offers countless ideas for a field and industrial railway in gauge 1 in a very confined space, because improvisation has always belonged to such narrow-gauge railways.

Part 2 with 64 large format photos.

If you get desperate when coupling 1e narrow gauge vehicles, the model coupling is to blame. Now there is a solution that gives pleasure.

Wunder's makeshift baggage cars have provoked more reactions than any previous meeting - consistently positive ones. Since 1967, the models of these cars have been appearing in front of my camera time and again.

From Easter onwards, new groups of figures for gauge 1 motifs will come onto the market. Here is a preview of the figures and planned sets.

Dingler customers will not have to wait much longer for the bulk freight wagons Ktmm 65 and Ktmmv/Ud-73 of Deutsche Bundesbahn. We take a look at the hand samples. 31 photos and an animation.

Lively looking figure sets are the speciality of Jaffa's Moba-Shop. Now we have new products again.

Wema Bahnatelier has released two new figures, which can be used in many ways.

In Stadtoldendorf, Germany, Martin Krane recently exhibited its compact 0e field railway once again. It shows that you can build an interesting motif in 1:45 on the space of an H0 layout. In 1:35 or in the true 1:32 scale you would not need much more space. Maybe a reason to think about a little layout.

33 photos with many ideas for your imagination.

Jaffa's Moba-Shop presented in Stadtoldendorf three new sets of figures for the first time, which have their special charm.

Horst Göhr has built a signal box for a customer, which is to be installed on a gauge 1 layout.

Schuco has delivered some models that are interesting for the 1950s to 1970s. A new large tractor is coming for the present day.

It is much work to cover a roof with model tiles. But the effort is worth it if you strive for the highest model-making quality.

The battle for market share is gradually taking on grotesque features. Now, MBW as third player announces three-axle conversion cars.

MO-Miniatur is expanding its small assortment for rail-bound vehicles and announces Roll on/Roll off Cars. There is also a novelty for the depot.

The 320 001 of the track construction company Wiebe hummed quietly on the Märklin gauge 1 roller bench.

Spur1-igARTig has again completed 1/32 scale models of two structures that once stood on the Kocher Valley Railway Waldenburg - Forchtenberg and which were moved to the Hohenlohe Open Air Museum in Schwäbisch-Hall, Germany.

Dingler had some of his models of the Ae 4/7 of the SBB photographed.

Recently model railway friends met in Lodz in Poland for a small model railway fair. There were also three 1-gauge enthusiasts.

Schuco has released the Deutz F3 M 417 universal tractor, built between 1942 and 1952, as a 1:32 scale die-cast model. This interesting tractor model is suitable for 1-gauge dioramas and layouts of epochs II to IV. A presentation with 27 images.

Schuco has delivered the Kirovets K-700 T. The die-cast model is a three-axle special version of the Russian large tractor with front loader and available at €89.95.

Until Epoch IV, the collection and transport of scrap metal was a rustic business. My photos show what it really looked like back then.

They are extremely rare on model railways - especially not on 1-gauge. They have also been removed in many places: safety points or trap or catch points.

Wunder will announce 23 new car models for gauge 1 over the next few days. Spur1info already has the details.

Modelle von Lokomotiven, die man selbst erlebt und fotografiert hat, sind relativ selten. Umso erfreulicher ist es, wenn von Kiss Modellbahnen eines der letzten Exemplare der Baureihe 78 als Spur-1-Modell angeboten wird. Die 078 192-2 war zuletzt im Bw Rottweil eingesetzt und fuhr von Rottweil aus Personenzüge nach Tuttlingen, Villingen und Horb – und auch den letzten nach Balingen.

Wie gut ist das Modell gelungen und stimmt es auch mit dem Vorbild überein? Fünf Vorbildfotos und über 70 Bilder des Modells erleichtern die Beurteilung.

Catenaries are very complicated to model. However, you should pay attention to details in a gauge 1 layout with overhead contact line that only become apparent at second glance.

The new Sommerfeldt overhead contact line for gauge 1 should be somewhat simplified and inexpensive. How good are the components and how do you differ from the Wunder product range?

The Sommerfeldt overhead contact line for gauge 1 has gone into mass production and is available. But before we get to grips with the model, I would like to convey some facts about the original and outline the limits in the model.

Finally 39 photos from the Cité du Train in Mulhouse, France. Here we meet two world record locomotives and many other exciting railway vehicles.

We encounter a salt keg, a Bugatti and two Americans on our further tour in the Cité du Train in Mulhouse, France.

In the summer of 1869, the Rottweil - Tuttlingen section of the Gäubahn went into operation. A nostalgic photographic supplement.

Modern locomotives need modern freight cars. MBJ Modellbau Jaegers has new colorful models under construction. Especially impressive is the detailed, 810 mm long carrier for 80 ft containers.

Deutsche Bundesbahn had only two class 66 locomotives built, a beautifully proportioned steam locomotive. The first brass model from MBW for gauge 1 brought DB's 66 001 and 66 002 convincingly to 45 mm tracks. 67 large-format photos showing the qualities of this scale model and not so well-done details.

One year ago the Tipo FF with long wheelbase from Lucchini Rail Models was announced here. The Italian freight car will be available in Sinsheim.

With part 2 of the report, the corner house "Dorfstraße 9" by Stangel will be completed. Prerequisites for the successful completion of the semi relief structure for gauge 1 are patience, improvisation and new roof tiles.

Slowly my photographic range of action is increasing in 1968. But first we take a look at passenger trains with three-axle conversion cars and at freight traffic.

1: Once again my afternoon perspective in Aldingen, about 16 o'clock. A Rottweil P 8 brings the conversion car train to Tuttlingen. The guard wears the blue-black uniform with the high hat usual at that time. The conductor in the luggage compartment gives the departure signal.

2: The turntable in Tuttlingen is defective, so the 38 3637 with closed cab rund backwards.

3: Aldingen celebrates a festivity on the sports ground. Why the 38 2039 reverses is unknown. The locomotive crew watch the hustle and bustle as they drive past.

4: In June, another V 100 comes into play. That's what locomotive drivers looked like on the V 100! The V 100 1218, built by Henschel in 1962, already bears the new "computer number" because the two German railways are introducing electronic data processing on a larger scale.

5: Again and again a Rottweil 44 pulls the conversion cars - due to circulation or because the 38s are slowly running short.

6: At the southern end of Aldingen's station, the 38 2242 takes a bend. In the background the church on the Dreifaltigkeitsberg.

7: In Ebingen (Württ) - today Albstadt-Ebingen and reduced to two tracks - a typical passenger train with auxiliary baggage car and conversion cars is waiting for the oncoming train.

8: 44 1376 reaches the end of the incline from Rottweil to Aldingen with a typical mixed freight train. The fireman has already burned the first tonne of coal on the 11 kilometers.

9: An unfortunately rare perspective from Aldingen. The freight train with sliding wall cars and many different boxcars is waiting for the passenger train. On platform 1, women and children (in knee socks) and the handcart are waiting for the next train, luggage and express goods. In the foreground are the steel wires that control switches and form signals. They come at the kilometer marker from the signal box extension from the 1930s. Since a few years the annex has been removed.

10: A short local freight train with hopper and sliding wall cars.

11: Spaichingen's Köf II no longer has a special coupler. Because the signal box in the direction of Tuttlingen was only occupied at train crossings, the shunting locomotive always arrived on track 3 with its "handover". By order of the dispatcher she then drove past the switch in the direction of Rottweil. Then the turnout was switched by wire and the shunting locomotive driver was ordered by manual signal to move to track 1. From there, further marshalling movements on the loading tracks were organized.

12: A local freight train in Tuttlingen. At that time freight trains looked like this, four-axle freight cars were still rare. Goods were often covered with tarpaulins. - The range of freight cars for gauge 1 is unfortunately quite small.

13: A refrigerator train rolls past Bernau in Bavaria. Today, refrigerated goods travel by truck.

14: Spaichingen's Köf II has now been renumbered 323 740-1. The "Deutsche Bundesbahn" lettering has not yet been replaced by the DB logo. An E 040 with scrap and a boxcar will be brought immediately to Spaichingen.

15: Freight traffic is still strong in Trossingen City, the terminal of a private shortline electrified from the beginning in 1898. The container car must have been quite new, the container still belongs to the DB. Someone painted smilies on the buffer plates. - The 1-gauge industry still strongly neglects the topic of containers, although it can be used over the epochs III to VI. These two-axle carrying wagons are still in operation.

16: 50 2970 from Bw Radolfzell reaches the end of the gradient on 24.12.1968 with her long freight train in Aldingen. For good reason there are no new locomotive numbers on the outside. Inside the cab the number 052 970-1 should have been indicated since 1.1.1968. It is one of her last trips: One week later the steam locomotive is taken out of service, on 3.3.1969 it is decommissioned. The steam locomotive era at Deutsche Bundesbahn is coming to an unstoppable end.

The Lang family from Wema Figurenatelier has grown. Following the Wirtschaftswunder post-war era, there are now three children.

Fresh from Asia came two unpainted hand samples of the Deutsche Bundesbahn's makeshift baggage cars. The gauge 1 cars are very detailed.