Circus wagons from Wema

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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.

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Giessen: MiRiRail

by Friedhelm Weidelich

MiRiRail showed in Gießen loads for gauge 1 cars and other accessories such as train drivers that change direction.

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Transporting Tubes and Pipes

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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

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Freight Car Overload (3)

by Gastautor

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.

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Freight Car Overload (2)

by Friedhelm Weidelich

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

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Ballast Load for a Talbot Car

by Gastautor

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

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3D-Printed Accessories

by Friedhelm Weidelich

A reader drew my attention to an accessories manufacturer that provides some parts for 1 gauge.

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Track Yokes as Load for Stake Cars from Wunder

by Gastautor

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.

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Overhead crane from the Harz Mountains

by Friedhelm Weidelich

Until the 1970s, there were manually operated gantry cranes in German railway stations for reloading heavy goods from open freight cars to carriages and trucks - and vice versa. For those who don't necessarily need real action on a Gauge 1 diorama or at the loading track, Jürgen Hans offers an attractive alternative to functional models.

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