Tag: Layouts

Canada’s Supertrain Show Draws over 10,000 Railroad Enthusiasts

Featuring over 60,000 square feet of Operating Model Railroad Layouts, Displays, Lionel, Lego Trains, Thomas and Friends, Garden Railroads, Photo Exhibits, Merchandise for Sale, Live Demos and Clinics, Supertrain is Canada’s largest model train show! Supertrain 2013 took place April 20 & 21, 2013 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. CBC news reported on the trainshow and quoted the show’s chair Rob Badmington: “I

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Märklin Railway Brought to Life in a Nostalgic 60s Layout

With slight modifications Mr. Barthels has reconstructed the impressive “Anlage 10” layout shown in the Marklin booklet #0330 on pages 21-23. The layout has been meticulously constructed using all original parts from the 60s which are outlined in detail in the layout plan book from Marklin. Such layouts were often built in the Marklin factory and occasionally sent to dealers

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Marklin at Carinhall: Hermann Goring’s Miniature Railway

Much has been discussed about Hermann Goring’s miniature trains: how did he get them? how many trains did he have? where have the trains gone? In this article all of these questions will be discussed even though many of the questions will remain unanswered. Thanks to many months of research, incredible photos and documents were discovered relating to Hermann Goring’s

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