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New Products Offensive 2013Minitrix: Highlights in N-GaugeAll about the Club models

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In der Club-Aussendung 02/2013 finden Sie folgende Beilagen: Trix-Clubnews 02/2013, Märklin Magazin 02/2013.

Prachtstück: Die BR 18.6 als Clubmodell 2013 in Spur N scheut den Vergleich mit ihrem Vorbild im Deutschen Dampflokomotiv-Museum nicht. Wer das Modell bestellt, erhält auch ein Ticket zum Besuch der Museumslok – ein guter Grund, die Aufarbeitung der 18 612 zu beleuchten.

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messe Nürnberg ....................................................................................... 4

Clubmodell in N: Die 18 612 existiert heute als bildschöne Museums-

lok – das Ergebnis einer engagierten Aufarbeitung .............................. 6

Clubmodell in H0: BR 58.10-21 – Lok zwischen den Epochen ............ 10

Urlaubs-Highlights: Reisen zu den sagenhaften schwedischen Erzzügen

in Lappland und zum Musical Starlight Express .................................. 11

Porträt: Die N-Bahner der BSW Freizeitgruppe MEC Hannover sind ein

Aktivposten – mit ihren Messeauftritten vergrößern die Modulbauer

das Renommee der niedersächsischen Modellbahner ....................... 14

Große Übersicht: Die Clubkarte spart richtig Geld – Mitglieder erhalten

mit ihr bei den vielen Kooperationspartnern des Clubs Sonderrabatte

bei Eintrittspreisen ................................................................................. 18

Sehenswürdigkeit: Der Bahnhof Hamburg-Dammtor in Spur N ........ 24

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Dear Club members,

The many new models for 2013 shown in Nuremberg and Sinsheim have given Trix a super start to the exhibition season, in good mea-sure thanks to this year’s Club models: the Minitrix loco of class 18.6 is breaking new ground with its unusual technical equipment, and the finely-detailed H0 loco 58 1836 with its exclusive train of coal wagons both score with their quality. Read more about these Club models in this issue, such as how preserved loco 18 612 was restored, and what the essential differences are between the steam locos of class 58.10-21 and the standard locomotives.We are particularly pleased to report on the activities of the N-gauge enthusiasts waving the flag for their gauge in the long-established Hanover Model Railroad Association. Two trips we are offering will bring you enjoyment by train: in summer, we travel over the legend-ary ore train line in Lapland between Luleå and Kiruna and in the fall there is a day trip for the adventurous to the spectacular locomotive musical “Starlight Express” in Bochum.By tradition, our spring issue also scores with a strong service section: the overview of all our Club’s cooperation partners strengthens the burgeoning travel fever. The table, now covering six pages, is filled with the railroad sights worth seeing and details of the concessions enjoyed by members of the Club when they present their Club card. Enjoy reading your Club News!

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Club service: Leisure parks, railroad museums or model railroad worlds, the Club card guarantees members concessions when they visit the large number of cooperation partners.

On tour: an exclusive trip takes us to the gigantic ore trains in Sweden – and to the world’s most powerful locos.

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Benefits for Club members Special car for Intermodellbau

For Club members the price of a day admission ticket to Intermodellbau is reduced by 2 euro. Simply present the QR code printed here and your Club card at one of the box offices and pay less. Even more elegantly, you can buy your ticket from the online shop (https://shop.messe-dortmund.de/intermodellbau). Here you simply enter this code IBInsider13 (note upper- and lower-case writing) and print out the ticket. For adults the entrance fee is then only 9 euro.

On presentation of their Club card at the Trix Club stand, Club members will receive an exhibition memento.

New releases show for 2013

Intermodellbau Dortmund

At the 35th Intermodellbau in Dortmund from 10 to 14 April 2013, two complete exhibition halls are devoted to the top theme of model railroads. With their many new releases, Minitrix and Trix are rep-resented in Hall 4 (Stand: A32) – natural-ly the 2013 Club models are there and there are demonstration layouts worth seeing in N and H0 gauges too. In the Dortmund Westfalenhallen, layout en-thusiasts generally have very good value for money: Around 30 model railway

layouts from several countries in Europe are on show at the exhibition. In the seven halls taken up by Intermodell-bau, all kinds of games in model building are to be found as well as accessories. Times of opening: 9:00 to 18:00, Sunday to 17:00. From the city, get there by subway line U45 or U46 to the stop “Westfalenhallen”. Further information under: www.intermodellbau.de

For Intermodellbau in Dortmund, Trix has produced a spe-cial car for Minitrix enthusiasts: it is a boxcar “Dortmunder Actien-Bier” (item 15433). And for H0 enthusiasts there is a DB refrigerated boxcar with identical lettering (item 44211) – the AC model is suitable for running on Trix lay-outs after replacement of the wheel sets. The special cars will be produced as a once-only series and will only be offered during the Intermodellbau by dealers at the exhibition and in the Dortmund region.

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Well worth a look: at Intermodellbau in Dortmund Trix is showing the large number of new releases for 2013, including the Club models.


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Trix-Club-Modell BR 56.2-8 Artikelnummer 22563

Für unser Trix-Club-Mitglied

Sie galten unter Bahnexperten als etwas Besonderes:Die Güterzuglokomotiven der Baureihe 56.2-8.Umgebaut aus der preußischen G 8.1 und mit einer Vorlaufachse versehen,verrichteten die Kraftprotze fast 50 Jahre zuverlässig ihren Dienst.

Trix-Club-Mitgliedsnummer

Stefan Löbich Wolfrad Bächle

haben wir das exklusive H0-Modell der Güterzug-Damp� ok 56 362im Jahre 2012 in einer einmaligen Serie gefertigt.In Verbindung mit diesem Zerti� kat bestätigen wir die Echtheit des Modells.

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Give-away at the International Toy Fair

Trix took trade visitors to the Nuremberg Toy Fair by surprise with an unusual model: an N-gauge model of the two-axle oil tank car with the road number 5473. The prototype of the model has been returned to working order by the association of Friends of the Historic Port Railroad in Hamburg (www.historische-hafenbahn.de).

The 2013 new products from Minitrix and Trix had a successful debut both at the Nuremberg International Toy Fair and at Faszination Modellbahn in Sinsheim. The long-established brand is reinforcing its presence with over 100 new models this year; in particular Minitrix is making waves with its new “long” electric loco of class 103.2 (item 16341, pictured above) or the laser-cut building kit of Dammtor station (see rear cover of the Club news). There was plenty of praise for the 2013 Club models from trade visitors in Nuremberg and they were just as well received at Faszination Modellbahn in Sinsheim: the elegant and technically outstanding Minitrix-loco 18 612 (see page 6) and the H0 class 58.10-21 steam loco (page 10). The new Trix Express models have also evoked a very positive response; they include the DB class 103.1 (item 32779) and the matching set of express train passenger cars “IC ’71” (item 31131).

... and have sent our Club members who or-dered the second 2012 H0 Club model the personalized Certificate of Authenticity for the class 56.2-8 freight train steam loco. As a little recognition for ordering this exclusive model we have included in addition to the certificate a poster of this unusual locomotive. By the way: the class 56.2-8 Club model was voted “Model of the Year 2012” by the readers and editorial staff of the “Eisenbahn Magazin” (see page 11). Certificates were sent out fol-lowing delivery of the models to all those who ordered them.

Fascination of the original: the newly-tooled “long” class 103.2 by Minitrix.

International Toy Fair and Sinsheim Spring Fair

Trix starts product offensive

We keep our promise ...Club service: certificates for the class 56.2-8 have been sent out. As a small token of thanks for your orders, we have enclosed a poster (left) portraying this unusual steam loco.

With the Club card, our Club members enjoy reduced entrance fees to all relevant model

railroad exhibitions, and naturally at all the larger exhibitions like the Intermodellbau in Dortmund or the IMA, the Club team is generally there to welcome our members with a little present. We do however ask for your understanding that it isn‘t possible for the Club to be represented at every exhibition.


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The 2013 Club model in N as a preserved loco is also unique: she is the sole survivor of the elegant class 18.6 – one of the most eco-nomical steam locos ever to run in Germany. Thanks are due for the refurbishment and maintenance of 18 612 to steam enthusiasts and a special patron.

Club model 2013 in N: reincarnation of the original

Pearl of German steam locomotive construction


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Building contractor and railroad enthusiasts Günter Knauss has an idea: a German steam locomotive museum (DDM – Deutsche Dampflok Museum) is to be established in Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg. As one of the exhibits, at the start of 1974 the founder therefore buys the S 3/6 rebuilt loco 18 612, which has reached the end of its useful life as a steam-heating loco in Kempten. The loco has been standing in Munich-East depot since May 1973, and young steam loco enthusiasts set about the visual restoration – they will have invested 3,300 hours of spare time in the loco at the finish.“18 612 was not in bad shape; the boiler for instance was in very good condition”, relates well-known author Carl Asmus, chairman of the Dampflok-Gesellschaft München, of his first impression at that time. A feeling of relief spreads, as the sands of time have run out for the black giants of the track; there is no lon-ger any official source of spare parts, such as a repair workshop. Not only that, there are few who know much about steam locos. “But it wasn’t our intention to restore her to work-ing order, just to tidy her up as an exhibit for the DDM”.On a careful examination, it transpires that a number of parts are missing. “They were obtained from our own stocks and also col-lectors”, states Carl Asmus and he enumer-ates: engineer’s cab fittings and gauges, connecting rods, air- and feed-pumps, draw hook, safety valves and eccentric rods. Then along come the railroad experts and set to work on 18 612 with wrenches, hammers, filler and pneumatic needle descalers. First of all the team remove parts like the smoke deflectors, then clean the smokebox and fire-box. Then the metal parts are machined, polished and primered. “Surface rust is no

Refurbishment: the loco was refurbished in the Munich East depot. The smokebox is seen on the left; the large picture far left shows the loco, with its smokebox door already painted.

Club model 2013: the Minitrix loco 18 612 crosses a bridge – the side view emphasizes the length of the type bay 2’2’ T 31.7 tender.

Delivery: from 13 to 14 June 1975, four steam locos – at the tail end 18 612 – are moved from Munich into the steam loco museum at Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg.


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big deal but where rust has penetrated a plate is welded over or 2-component sealant is used as filler. It’s all well filled and then ground flat”. For the final covering coat, some 25 kg (55 pounds) of paint is applied with a spray-gun. The smokebox is also color-keyed, so that visitors can later follow the course of the steam passages. “We had no great budget, and had to go out on the scrounge for most of the materials we used”, recalls Carl Asmus. “The paint for instance was donated by the German Railroad’s own main paint supplier”.Eighteen months have elapsed when the final coat of paint is applied, and now the transfer to Neuenmarkt lies ahead. “18 612

was due to be moved from München Ost depot with three further steam locos which patron Günter Knauss had also donated to the museum”, is how the steam expert de-scribes the task. The locos collected for the transport are 03 131, 64 295 and 86 283, with 18 612 bringing up the rear, as she is without a tender. The group is given a schedule to move on June 13, 1975, leaving Munich at 0:20 and arriving in Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg at 17:30. “Timetables like this are seldom main-tained, because the speed of such a consist is rarely constant and if any delay occurs, regu-lar scheduled traffic must be given priority”.So the assembly sets off at 25 km/h (16 mph).

“The connecting rods are removed for the trans-port. At a higher speed, the counterweights would very soon cause a major imbalance”, says Carl Asmus by way of ex-planation for the snail’s pace. Even so, problems are already observed with 18 612 after the first stage in Freising: the right hand leading cou-

Finale: 18 612 shortly before her final painting: to conserve the budget, various different priming paints were simply mixed together. The final coat of paint (right) was of course homogeneous.

Side view: 18 612 as a 3-D model


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pled axle bearing and one of the leading truck axles have run hot, and that, despite the axle bearing having been re-metaled by the Munich group. “A bearing consists of a bronze shell with a white metal lining so precisely machined that the axle rests on it perfectly. A fine film of oil is intended to reduce friction”, says the expert. If the white metal lining is any less than perfectly applied, this causes friction and that causes heat. “After all, the weight of the loco is supported on the oil film; the heat causes the oil to heat up, then to boil and in the worst case, it will catch fire”.After a wait to cool down, Landshut is reached at 9:30. Another six-hour pause is made, and Neumarkt is reached at 19:00. At 6:45 next morning, 50 2440 is detailed to haul the array from Weiden depot – the last trip for this steam loco too. “Then we finally reached Neuen-markt at 21:40”, says Carl Asmus, laughing to-day over the 28-hour lateness. “320 kilometers (199 miles) in 45 hours – but it was a real rail-road adventure, and it was a whole lot of fun”.

Class 18.6 – prototype and model

Any Club member who orders 18 612 as the 2013 Club model (item 16186) will also be presented with an entrance ticket for the German steam locomotive museum (DDM) in Neuenmarkt- Wirsberg. This is the preserved loco 18 612, on the refur-bishment of which Carl Asmus, Chairman of the Dampflok Gesellschaft München (www.dgm-41018.de), also worked. “18 612 was rebuilt from 18 520 to her present-day appearance with a new boiler at Ingolstadt repair workshops from Novem-ber 2 to December 17, 1954”, the author informs us. “She last worked from Lindau depot, and was withdrawn from service in 1964 and then put to work as a preheating loco at Kempten”. After being refurbished in Munich East depot, then being transferred to the DDM, she gets the tender from 18 610. The Z-gauge model of 18 612 is a completely new design. Loco and tender are of die-cast metal. The can motor with bell-shaped armature and flywheel is fitted in the boiler, and three axles are driven by side rods. Special highlights are speed-depen-dent smoke generator, flickering firebox lighting controlled by the digital decoder and the engineer’s cab lighting. A book on the S 3/6 is also supplied, and it includes a chapter on 18 612.

Text: R. Rademacher Photos: Kötzle, C. Asmus collection

Closing date for orders:

March 31, 2013


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As a loco representing the changing eras between the provincial railroads and the State Railroad era, the Trix 2013 Club model in H0 has a very special position. The freight train steam loco 58 1836 is not quite a standard loco; thanks to its design principles, the era III loco was quite simply in a class of its own.

Good to know: details of the 2013 H0 Club model prototypes

BR 58.10-21 – in a class of its own

The class 58.10-21 was originally conceived as the Prussian G 12. Several provincial railroads cooperated in drafting performance specifications for the machine. “Derived from a design of 2-10-0 superheated tender loco for the Ottoman State Railway, Henschel designed the G 12 with a 16-tonne axle-load and ten coupled wheels”, explains Dr. Andreas Räntzsch. The Märklin Documentarist emphatically rejects the expression “standard locomotive” often applied to the type. “It is no more than joint procurement of a single type, but that doesn’t mean that spares were precisely standard-ized or designed to be freely interchangeable from a toler-ances point of view”. It was precisely this quality of stan-dardization – even for small parts – which was achieved in the 1920s, pushed forward in leaps and bounds by prog-ress in engineering machinery design. Admittedly the G 12 (and thus the class 58.10-21) broke away from original Prussian construction principles. This is evidenced by the pierced bar-frames, the high pitch of the boiler at 3,000 mm (9'10") above rail level and the Belpaire firebox – on the

class 58.10-21, a wide fire-grate was incorporated and fitted

above the axles. “On the Prussian P 8, the

long, narrow fire-box was fitted

between the two rear axles. The G 12 however had to fulfill greater power requirements and this would have demand-ed such a long firebox that a stoker would scarcely have been able to fuel the fire”, explains the railroad historian. “But the most significant breakaway in tradition from the classic Prussian freight train locomotive types like the G 8.1 and the G 10 was the three-cylinder valve gear”.With their performance, the G 12 represented the peak of development of freight train loco types in the provincial railroad era. “Into the 1940s, the almost 1,500 machines of the G 12 type were the most important and most powerful freight train locos – the 35 standard locos of class 43 don’t really count as competition", is the tribute Documentarist Dr. Andreas Räntzsch pays to the H0 Club model 2013.The loco (item 22958) is supplemented by an exclusive seven-part freight car set (item 24258), including four gon-dola cars of the interchange series Om 21 (Om Königsberg). “Between 1927 and 1941, 19,579 Om cars with 20 tonnes capacity were built. “The DB withdrew the last ones at the end of the 1960s", says Documentarist Thomas Landwehr, outlining the type’s history. The freight cars for the Club members are produced as they were running in about 1952 and all have different road numbers. Naturally, Thomas Landwehr has chosen interesting examples of the Om Königsberg: with brakeman’s cab (thus with manual and compressed air brake), with brakeman’s platform, and with short underframe without hand-brake (without brakeman’s cab or platform). The high side gondola set is completed

by three more classics: the open boxcars Om 12 (Om Breslau), Omm 37 (Ommu Duisburg) and

O 11 (O Nürnberg).Text: RR / photo: Trix

Club model 2013 in H0: With its performance, the prototype represented the peak of development of freight train loco types in the provincial railroad era.

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Dramatic, exciting and simply an unforgettable experience – the musical “Starlight Express” celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The love of rail-roads naturally links Starlight Express with all model railroaders, so that’s a good reason to visit the world’s most successful musical. The trip runs on October 11, 2013 by train from Stuttgart to Bochum to enjoy the matinee showing of Starlight Express, and we return by train to Stuttgart the same evening. For this day trip, we of course offer tickets at special prices both for the rail journey and for the Starlight Express spectacular itself.

Information on registration: Price of the trip including entrance tickets will be between about 80 and 300 euro, depending on where you join the train. The day trip to Starlight Express on October 11, 2013 does require a mini-mum number of participants. Therefore we ask you to register, without committing yourself, by April 30, 2013 under http://go.maerklin.de/sr13. Or you can call us or send a fax: tel: +49 (0) 71 61/6 08-2 13, fax: +49 (0) 71 61/6 08-3 08

Day trip to “Starlight Express”

Locomotive honoredClub models are always something rather special, and that has just been expressly confirmed for the class 56.2-8 H0 steam loco-motive: readers and editorial staff of the “Eisenbahn Magazin” voted the 2012 Club model “Model of the Year” in the category “Additional vote – vehicles”. The reason: “The fascination of this freight train tender loco model lies in the uncompromising replication of all the details and its very good running characteristics”. The vote acknowledges a product which represents the “high standard of today’s model railroad technology”.

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An exclusive trip will transport you in July almost to the end of the earth: immerse yourself in the wide-open spaces of Lapland and experience its incomparable landscapes and the culture of the Sami people. Naturally, there must be ample railroad interest in such a trip, so this trip focuses on the famous ore railroad which will transport you from Luleå on the Baltic Sea over the Arctic Circle to the most northerly town in Sweden.

Experience the uniqueness of Scandinavia with other model railroaders

Journey to the Land of the Midnight Sun

This, the ore railroad from Luleå in Sweden to Narvik in Norway, is the most northerly railroad route connected with the west European network. The rolling stock in use is every bit as unique as the line itself. That’s why this year the class Dm3 heavy ore locomotive with its match-ing set of ore hoppers has been selected as prototype for the Trix highlight product in H0 scale.The seven-hour rail journey runs through the taiga criss-crossed with rivers and is an absolute essential for every rail enthusiast visitor to Lapland. This exclusive trip from July 4 to 8, 2013 has of course other highlights waiting for you: enjoy getting to know about the culture of the Sami people, find out all about the ore railroad in the railroad museum and make a visit to the world’s biggest under-

ground iron ore workings. To add to your experiences typ-ical of the country, we invite you to a ride on a dog-sled with a visit to a traditional husky farm.One particular feature of the summer in Scandinavia which must also be mentioned is the fact that the sun doesn’t set for days, weeks or even months, so you have the chance of experiencing the midnight sun. The program will obviously allow time for individual sightseeing, shopping trips and other additional activities which you can book in advance. Join other model railroad enthusiasts and be a Scandina-vian adventurer and come with us on a trip to admire end-less impressive landscapes and to far-off regions where railroad history was written.

From July 4 to 8, 2013 through the wide-open spaces of Lapland: the exclusive trip starts from Lule å to Kiruna (above) – always on the track of the Dm3 class of rod-driven electric locos (right) and the spectacular ore trains.

Photos: F. Alm/LKAB, Märklin, Visit Finland


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The midnight sun: night becomes day on this railroad trip through Scandinavia.

Price includes

Day 1: Travel to Luleå, transfer to hotel, short cruise to evening meal in Hotel Klubbviken

Day 2: Visit to the ore railroad’s museum, run past the signal tower, guided tour in Gammelstad Church Town (UNESCO world heritage site), meeting with the biggest Swedish Märklin dealer Anders Nyström

Day 3: Seven-hour rail journey Luleå-Kiruna, with a break on the way for a Samian lunch, evening meal in Kiruna in traditional tents (“Lavvos”)

Day 4: Visit to the biggest underground ore workings in the world, operated by LKAB, visit to a husky farm with a ride on a dog-sled; options additionally bookable: river rafting and team-building activities, possible trip with the preserved railroad to the Norwegian border

Day 5: Departure, transfer to the airport

Basic price for the Märklin trip to Scandinavia will be approxima-tely 1,990.- euro per person in a double room. The price includes the following:

• Outward and return flights with Scandinavian Airlines from/to German airports

• Four overnights in hotels in standard class rooms, including a Scandinavian breakfast buffet

• Transfer airport to hotel in Luleå• Trips in a luxury touring bus • Entrance fees (boat trip, dog-sled ride) • Travel documentation• Information material and travel brochure• Insolvency insurance• Local public transport ticket (journey to and from airport within

the travel consortia)Not included: rafting/team-building, travel cancellation insurance, tips and incidental expenses.

Information on booking

The Scandinavian tour from July 4 to 8, 2013 does require a minimum number of participants. We therefore ask you to register by 30 April 2013 without committing yourself, under http://go.maerklin.de/sr13.

Or just call us or send us a fax:tel: +49 (0) 71 61/6 08-2 13fax: +49 (0) 71 61/6 08-3 08

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There could hardly be closer contact with the full-size railroad: the BSW Freizeitgruppe MEC Hanover is at home directly under platform 14 in Hanover Central station. The N-Gauge group is relatively new to the long-established club. But – typical for N-fans – the group is one of the most active.

Portrait: BSW Leisure Group Model Railroad Club Hanover

Venue: under track 14

“All of us can do something, all of us together can do a lot”. When Michael Kahler, leader of the N-railroad group in the BSW Leisure Group MEC Hanover, describes the atmosphere amongst his model railroad colleagues, it sounds like a motto. Relationships are friendly

and serve a purpose: “As soon as someone building a layout gets stuck in layout construc-tion or with the electronics, someone comes up with a tip to help – but that’s normal for us, anyway”. And his conclusion: “It’s a really first-class group”.That was demonstrated in double-quick time on their first major outing for the N railroaders at the Leipzig model railroad show. They trav-eled with around 60 modules in a 7.5-tonner and in four cars, and the trip was a total suc-cess. “With our four stations, a junction and a marshaling yard, our layout concentrates on operations. We run transfer trips, and through passenger cars are shunted at the main sta-tions”, says Michael Kahler, as he describes what he understands as “really operating trains”. And that includes the highlight shortly before the close on the first day of the exhibi-tion. “To impress the spectators – and our own members – we ran a train 4.5 meters (14'9")

Modules for discovery: In the foreground, N-railroad group leader Michael Kahler portrays operations with a steel girder bridge (center) …

Anything goes: At the BSW-MEC Hanover, enthusiasts of all gauges find a home; most popular are N and H0 gauges.


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long, with 42 cars and 178 axles around the layout. On the second evening, we beat even that: 5.30 meters (17'4"), 48 cars, 184 axles. We had to be wide awake – if you run too fast or stop, the train can split”.Our ingredients were obviously to the pub-lic’s taste: a great variety of landscapes, double- track main line, and plenty of train running, with up to six moving at once. So that the pho-tographers can have their turn too, all the N-gauge modules have screens 25 cm (10") high, and are draped with cloth right to floor level. Size of the modules is laid down at 80 x 40 cm (15-3/4 x 31-1/2"), although special modules may have different sizes, and controls are analog with block control.A barrier keeps spectators at a distance of 30 cm (12"). N-leader Kahler justifies this precaution by telling us “Critical vibrations can easily be caused in the layout if someone bumps into one of the modules”. It has proved its value, as entire classes of schoolchildren besieged the huge layout, consisting of a long oval with two loops, quite unconcerned by the restriction. “For half a day they had question after question for us to answer”, grins Kahler. “How fast do the trains run, how long do they need to do a circuit, what locos are they and how you construct landscapes”.The N railroaders make up a devoted group – and they are still an integral part of a greater whole. “The N railroader club approached us

in 2009”, recalls Bernd Waterholter, chairman of the BSW Leisure Group MEC Hanover. The association was formed in 2000 by the merger of the Model Railroad Club of Hanover and the railroad and model enthusiasts group in the railroad social organization (see the box on “Club history”). “We meet for a club evening once a week – we, that is around fifty model railroad fans with a weakness for H0, H0m and N.” However, the particular gauge preferenc- es make no difference at the meets. “We are a club; gauge is not important”, as Hans Zschaler, one of the club members, confirms.

Model railroad activists: Club chairman Bernd Waterholter (center) with N-gauge group leader Michael Kahler (right) and the renowned model rail-road expert Hans Zschaler.

… and behind it he hides living cameos – relaxation by the river with its sandbanks and the attractively-planted banks.


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The well-known model railroad publicist came to the club with the MEC Hanover, which was founded in 1947, and in 1988, he staged probably the most comprehensive exhibition ever of Trix and Minitrix in the DB Museum in Nuremberg. All the members benefit from the extensive club rooms – space to work and relax, to store layouts and modules, and for exhibitions (see box “The club”).“Three times a year, we set up our N modules in the largest club room for running days – only for ourselves, or semi-public with friends and acquaintances”, as N-gauger Bernd Grosse tells us, estimating the track length as a good 120 meters (almost 400'). The modules are predominantly made at home. “We have a transition standard for the tracks and the bal-last; as far as the landscape is concerned, there is no restriction”. Naturally, the dozen or so N-railroaders discuss the themes of the mod-ules before construction starts to clarify where the modules are to be connected or perhaps whether a number of extra modules are to be added. “That’s why you find everything on our layout: agricultural landscapes with farm-steads, stretches of pure nature with forests and heathland, towns and villages, industrial areas – like a container terminal, refineries or a scrapyard”, says an enthusiastic club mem-ber Carsten Fischer. Naturally, the N-gaugers are represented at the club’s Open Day.Trains running represent era IV and later, for a good reason: the layout is of modern design. “We feel authenticity is important in the trains we run – that means they can be two meters (6'6") long”, says N-group leader Michael Kahler. But of course at the club’s internal

Lazybones: In the protected garden under the fruit tree, someone is taking a rest –

one of the scenes so popu-lar with exhibition visitors.

On tour: The N-gaugers travel to the Leipzig Model Railroad Exhibition with every one of their modules, and are rewarded with great applause for their efforts.

The world of work: High-way workers use heavy equipment to excavate

through the rocks – mod-eled on real life.

Atmospherics: By using well-designed lighting,

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running days there’s nothing at all to stop the steam loco fan running his own era I treasure. As to rolling stock, each club member oper-ates his own favorite: one member only runs freight trains, another favors diesel locos and a third favors electric locos. Minitrix is there too. “Minitrix follows a clear philosophy with their drive-trains – the motor belongs in the steam loco itself”, says Hans Zschaler, author of the popular book “Faszination Spur Z” (“The fas-cination of Z gauge”), putting his finger on an outstanding characteristic. “A Minitrix loco is not pushed along by its tender – and I think that’s how it ought to be”.Michael Kahler says the draw of Z gauge is the entire package. “We have the convenience of building our modules at home, we meet for companionable running operations and we put on public exhibitions. All this gives us enjoyment and self-confidence and it advertises the club and the model railroad passion it-self”. Contact with the other gauges within

Description BSW Leisure Group MEC Hanover

The club: The weekly meetings are generally attended by some two-thirds of the club’s 60 or so members. “Some build modules, others discuss the latest model railroad trends or exchange ideas, and a third group will be planning excursions to fairs and exhibitions”, says club chairman Bernd Waterholter describing the varied activities in the club, which also spill over beyond official club evenings by arrangement. The club hold an Open Day once a year, when it goes on the offensive to advertise its existence. “We present layouts in all gauges from N and H0 to G”, the club chairman tells us. “And because there are many parents who visit us with their children, we set up a layout with two control units, on which the young ones themselves can run”. It’s worth the trouble: all age groups are represented in the club, and so are all railroad occupations. The committee is elected every two years at the Annual Meeting and is supported by the treasurer and the technical manager. The latter is Michael Kahler, who is also the N-gauge contact. The club may be contacted by e-mail ([email protected]), or by telephone during club evenings (Tuesdays, 19:30 – 22:00) on: +49(0)5 11/2 86 25 14). Further information will be found on the home page www.mec-hannover.de

History: The Bahn-Sozialwerk Freizeitgruppe Model-leisenbahnclub Hanover offers a “home” for all model railroaders. “The MEC Hanover in Herrenhausen and the BSW railroad and model enthusiasts group both had to vacate their separate rooms in 1999, and in April 2000 we jointly rented rooms from DB Netz beneath the track work in Hanover main station”, club chairman Bernd Waterholter tells us. Other BSW leisure groups had already found a home here. The model railroaders undertook a comprehensive reno-vation of the former DB electrical workshops and the store of the former carpentry workshop of the DB AG. “And it has all been worth while, as we have attractive leisure rooms here, a workshop, dry storage for our modules where there is little temperature variation and above all plenty of room for exhibitions”, stresses Bernd Waterholder. In 2009, an association of N-gauge enthusiasts joined forces with the amalgamated club. “I simply made contact with the deputy chair-man of the club, Günter Jungk”, recalls Michael Kahler, today technical manager of the club and leader of the N-gauge section. “We reached an agreement very quickly, and we were very well received with our modules”.

the club is also highly valued: “As I said earlier, ’All of us can do something, all of us together can do a lot’”.

Text: R. RademacherPhotos: M. Grosse, BSW-MEC Hanover, RR

Hats off!: The collection of international railroaders’ hats in the club rooms goes to show just how deeply the model railroaders are involved in railroads.


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01067 Dresden, Transport Museum, Dresden, Augustusstr. 1Tel.: +49 (0)3 51/8 64 40 [email protected], www.verkehrsmuseum-dresden.de

Club members pay the adult group admission fee of 3 euro

01187 Dresden, Eisenbahnmuseum Bw Dresden-Altstadt, Freizeitgruppe der Stiftung BSW, Zwickauer Str. 86, tel.: +49 (0)1 62/7 83 86 [email protected], www.igbwdresdenaltstadt.de

Reduced admission, 2 instead of 3 euro, for an adult(increased admission fees apply for special events)

01219 Dresden, Dresdner Parkeisenbahn, Grosser Garten, Tel.: +49 (0)3 51/44 [email protected], www.dresdner-parkeisenbahn.de

Club members receive 10 % discount on all fares

01824 Rathen, Trainworlds in Kurort Rathen, Elbweg 10Tel.: +49 (0)3 50 21/5 94 [email protected], www.eisenbahnwelten-rathen.de

Club members receive a 1 euro discount on the regular admission fee and 2 euro discount on the family ticket

01829 Stadt Wehlen, Miniature park “The Little Saxonian Switzerland”, Schustergasse 8, Ortsteil Dorf Wehlen, Tel.: +49 (0)3 50 24/7 06 [email protected], www.kleine-saechsische-schweiz.de

Discount of 1 euro on the regular admission fee and 2.50 euro on the family ticket

02943 Weisswasser, Muskau Forestry Railroad, Jahnstr. 53 ATel.: +49 (0) 35 76/20 74 [email protected], www.waldeisenbahn.de

Travel on the train at a reduced price (children’s price) on publicly-scheduled trains

06484 Quedlinburg, Central German Railroad and Toy Museum, Blasiistr. 22Tel.: +49 (0) 39 46/9 01 95 26 or +49 (0) 39 46/37 [email protected], www.eisenbahn-spielzeug-museum.de

20 % discount on the regular admission fee

06571 Wiehe, Modellbahn-Wiehe, Am Anger 19 Tel.: +49 (0)3 46 72/8 36 [email protected], www.modellbahn-wiehe.de

Discount of 2.50 euro on the regular admission fee

09488 OT Schönfeld, Erz Mountains model railroad land – world of experience for young and old, Mittelweg 4, Thermalbad Wiesenbad, tel.: +49 (0) 37 33/59 63 57 [email protected], www.modellbahnland-erzgebirge.de

On presentation of the Club card 10 % discount on the admission fee for an adult or on the family ticket

09548 Seiffen, Erz Mountains Toy Museum, Hauptstr. 73 Tel./fax: +49 (0)3 73 62/82 [email protected], www.spielzeugmuseum-seiffen.de

Club members pay the reduced admission fee of 3.– instead of 3.50 euro

14728 Klessen, Spielzeugmuseum im Havelland e. V., Schulweg 1Tel.: +49 (0)3 32 35/2 93 11, info@spielzeugmuseum-havelland.dewww.spielzeugmuseum-havelland.de

Club members pay 4.– instead of 5.– euro admission

16348 Wandlitz (OT Basdorf), Berliner Eisenbahnfreunde e. V., An der Wildbahn 2 ATel.: +49 (0)3 33 97/7 26 [email protected], www.berliner-eisenbahnfreunde.de

Discount of 1 euro on the admission fee to the museum. A discount of 2 euro is given on the purchase of a round trip ticket.

20355 Hamburg, Modelleisenbahn Hamburg e. V., in the Hamburg Museum,Foundation for Museum of Hamburg History, Holstenwall 24 Tel.: +49 (0) 40/31 44 35, www.mehev.de

A discount of 1.50 euro on the admission fee for an adult to the Hamburg Museum

20457 Hamburg, Miniature Wonderland, Kehrwieder 2/Block DTel.: +49 (0) 40/36 09 11 [email protected], www.miniatur-wunderland.de

Discount of 1.- euro on the admission fee for an adult

20457 Hamburg, Hamburg Dungeon, Kehrwieder 2 (in the Speicherstadt)Tel.: +49 (0) 40/36 00 55 [email protected], www.thedungeons.com

Club members plus a maximum of three companions receive a discount of 3.– euro on the normal admission fee

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25840 Friedrichstadt, Modellbahn-Zauber, Sönke Röckendorf e. K., Brückenstr. 18Tel.: +49 (0) 48 81/5 [email protected], www.modellbahn-zauber.de

10 % discount on the regular admission fee

27305 Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Deutscher Eisenbahn-Verein e. V., Bahnhof 1Tel.: +49 (0) 42 52/93 [email protected], www.museumseisenbahn.de

On presentation of their round-trip ticket (Bruchhau-sen-Vilsen to Asendorf and return), Club members receive a complimentary hot or cold drink and choice of pastry (subject to availability)

28359 Bremen, Universum® Bremen, Wiener Str. 1aTel.: +49 (0)4 21/33 [email protected], www.universum-bremen.de

Exhibition catalog “Universum® Bremen PfadFinder” as a gratis present

29614 Soltau, Spielzeugmuseum Soltau, Poststrasse 7Tel.: +49 (0) 51 91/8 21 [email protected], www.spielmuseum-soltau.de

Club members receive a discount of 1 euro on the day ticket for an adult and 50 cents discount for a child

33014 Bad Driburg, Modellbahnschau MO 1:87, im Bad Driburg freight stationBrakeler Str. 4, Tel.: +49 (0) 52 53/93 40 [email protected], www.mo187.de

Discount of 10 % on the admission fee for an adult

36041 Fulda, Deutsches Feuerwehr-Museum, St. Laurentius-Strasse 3Tel.: +49 (0)6 61/7 50 [email protected], www.dfm-fulda.de

On production of their Club card, Club members pay the reduced admission fee of 2 euro instead of 3 euro

36093 Künzell, Fulda-Künzell Model Railroad, Johann-Friedrich-Böttger-Str. 2Tel.: +49 (0)1 71/5 32 65 [email protected], www.modelleisenbahn-fulda.de

Discount of 1 euro on the admission fee for an adult. Discount of 2.– euro on the family ticket (2 adults plus one or two children)

36381 Schlüchtern, Model railroad in the Local History Museum Schlüchtern, Schlossstrasse 15, tel.: +49 (0) 66 61/85-7 24 or 85-7 [email protected], www.modellbahn-im-museum.de

On presenting their Club card, Club members pay 2.50 euro instead of 3 euro for an adult admission fee

38855 Wernigerode, Miniaturenpark “Kleiner Harz”, Dornbergsweg 27 Tel.: +49 (0) 39 43/40 89 10 [email protected], www.miniaturenpark-wernigerode.de

Club members receive a discount of 1.- euro on the admission fee

40213 Düsseldorf, Film museum of the State capital of Düsseldorf, Schulstr. 4Tel.: +49 (0)2 11/8 99-22 32 (pay box from 11:00), -22 56 (register for guided tours)[email protected], www.duesseldorf.de/kultur/filmmuseum

Club members plus one further person pay the reduced admission fee of 1.50 instead of 3.– euro

40863 Ratingen, Deutsche Briefmarken-Revue, Postfach 10 82 54Tel.: +49 (0) 21 02/5 06 75, info@deutsche-briefmarken-revue.dewww.deutsche-briefmarken-revue.de

Introductory subscription (6 issues of this monthly publication) at the special rate of 8 euro (inland) or 11 euro (abroad)

42659 Solingen, Schlossbauverein, Burg an der Wupper e. V., Schlossplatz 2Tel.: +49 (0)2 12/24 22-6 [email protected], www.spur0-bergfried.de

Discount of 1 euro on the museum admission fee to visit the historic railroad layout (Wednes-days and Saturdays)

44879 Bochum, Bochum Railway Museum, Dr.-C.-Otto-Str. 191 Tel.: +49 (0)2 34/49 25 16, [email protected]

Admission fee for adults 6.– instead of 6.50 euro, children 6 –14 pay 3.– instead of 3.50 euro

45899 Gelsenkirchen, Der Deutschland-Express, Am Bugapark 1c Tel.: +49 (0)2 09/5 08 36 [email protected], www.der-deutschlandexpress.de

Discount of 30 % on the regular admission fee

48531 Nordhorn, Nordhorn Model Railroad Enthusiasts, Oorder Weg 97Tel.: +49 (0) 59 21/8 19 17 75info@modellbahn-nordhorn, www.modellbahn-nordhorn.de

0.50 euro discount on the admission fee

49090 Osnabrück, Museum of Industrial Culture, Osnabrück, Süberweg 50aTel.: +49 (0)5 41/12 24 [email protected], www.industriekultur-museumos.de

Club members receive a Club card discount of 1.50 euro on the admission fee for an adult or on the family ticket

50739 Köln, Rheinisches Industriebahn Museum Köln e. V., Longericherstrasse 249Tel.: +49 (0) 24 21/7 08 40 94 or 01 62/7 42 34 [email protected], www.rimkoeln.de

Club members pay 2.50 euro instead of 4 euro admission fee for an adult. Children pay 1.50 euro instead of 2.– euro

51645 Gummersbach, Railroad Museum Dieringhausen, Hohler Str. 2Tel.: +49 (0) 22 61/94 76 21www.eisenbahnmuseum-dieringhausen.de

Discount of 20 % on the admission fee for an adult

52538 Gangelt, Kleinbahnmuseum Selfkantbahn, Bahnhof SchierwaldenrathAm Bahnhof 13 a, tel.: +49 (0) 24 54/66 99 or +49/(0)2 41/8 23 [email protected], www.selfkantbahn.de

Discount of 2 euro on the price of a round trip ticket for an adult


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Härtsfeld-Museumsbahn, Märklin / photos (l. to r.): Toy Museum Soltau, Trainworlds in Kurort Rathen, Railroad Experience World, Horb on the Neckar

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54290 Trier, Trier Spielzeugmuseum e. V., Dietrichstr. 51Tel.: +49 (0)6 51/7 58 [email protected], www.spielzeugmuseum-trier.de

Discount of 25 % on the regular admission fee (excluding family tickets)

57518 Betzdorf, Eisenbahnfreunde Betzdorf e. V., Nizzaweg 25Tel.: +49 (0)2 71/2 34 63 58; +49 (0) 27 41/93 48 29, Mon. to Fri. from 08:00 to 19:[email protected], www.eisenbahnfreunde-betzdorf.de

Discount of 10 % on the fare for an adult

60314 Frankfurt/Main, Historische Eisenbahn Frankfurt e. V., Intzestr. 34Tel. +49 (0) 69/43 60 93, info@HistorischeEisenbahnFrankfurt.dewww.historischeeisenbahnfrankfurt.de

Discount of 10 % on the regular price of tickets for Hafenbahn trips

61212 Bad Nauheim, Eisenbahnfreunde Wetterau e. V. Tel.: +49 (0) 60 32/92 92 [email protected], www.ef-wetterau.de

Discount of 50% on the regular price of train trips

61444 Steinbach (Taunus), JOFFI® GmbH – Simulator Events, Postfach 113Tel.: +49 (0) 61 71/98 10 [email protected], www.joffi.com

Experience a flight simulator at a special price

63695 Glauburg/Stockheim, Modellbahnhof Stockheim GbR, Bahnhofstr. 51Tel.: +49 (0) 60 41/9 60 12 [email protected], www.modellbahnhof-stockheim.de

Discount of 1.– euro on the admission fee, family tickets instead of 11 euro only 9 euro

64291 Darmstadt, Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railroad Museum, Steinstr. 7Tel.: +49 (0) 61 51/37 64 01, Fax/Info-Tel.: +49 (0) 61 51/37 76 [email protected], www.museumsbahn.de

Discount of 1 euro on the regular admission fee

64658 Fürth, Modellbahnschau Odenwald, Siemensring 9Tel.: +49 (0)1 72/6 25 25 [email protected], www.modellbahnschau-odenwald.de

Club members pay 5.50 instead of 6 euro admission fee for an adult

65385 Rüdesheim-Assmannshausen, Rössler Line ShippingLorcherstr. 34, tel.: +49 (0) 67 22/23 [email protected], www.RoesslerLinie.de

Discount of 30 % on the regular adult ticket price for all scheduled Rhine trips

67346 Speyer, Technik Museum Speyer, Am Technik MuseumTel.: +49 (0) 62 32/67 08-0www.museumspeyer.de

Club members pay the advertised group admission fee

67403 Neustadt, Eisenbahnmuseum Neustadt/Weinstraße, Postfach 10 03 18, tel.: +49 (0) 63 21/3 03 90 (Museum & Kuckucksbähnel) Tu. to Fri. from 9:00 to 13:00; [email protected], www.eisenbahnmuseum-neustadt.de

Discount of 1 euro on the admission fee to the museum for an adult

68165 Mannheim, TECHNOSEUM (Landesmuseum für Technik und Arbeit) Museumsstr. 1, tel.: +49 (0)6 21/42 98-9 www.technoseum.de

Discount of 2 euro on the admission fee for an adult to the permanent exhibition

70001 Stuttgart, UEF-Historischer Dampfschnellzug e. V., Postfach 100116To order tickets: Tel.: +49 (0) 7 11/1 20 97 [email protected], www.schnellzuglok.de

Discount of 10 % on the ticket price for an adult

70435 Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Porsche-Museum, Porscheplatz 1 Tel.: +49 (0)7 11/911-20911, Tu. to Sun. and on public holidays, open 9:00 to 18:[email protected], www.porsche.de/museum

On presentation of their Club card, Club members pay only 4,– instead of 8,– euro admission, including audio-guide

72074 Tübingen, Boxenstop Auto and Toy Museum, Brunnenstr. 18 Tel.: +49 (0) 70 71/92 90 20 oder 55 11 22 [email protected], www.boxenstop-tuebingen.de

Club members pay the group adult admission fee of 4.50 instead of 5 euro

72160 Horb am Neckar, SVG Railroad Experience World Horb on the NeckarIsenburger Str. 16/2, Museumshalle, Tel.: +49 (0) 74 51/55 57 50 [email protected], www.eisenbahn-erlebniswelt.de

Discount of 1 euro on the regular admission fee

73326 Deggingen, INTI Tours e. K., Hauffstr. 15Tel.: +49 (0) 73 34/95 97 [email protected], www.inti-tours.de

Discount of 7 % on advertised rail trips

73450 Neresheim, Härtsfeld-Museumsbahn, Dischinger Str. 11Tel.: +49 (0) 73 26/57 55 or Tel.: +49 (0) 1 72/9 11 71 [email protected], www.hmb-ev.de

Club members receive 50 cents discount on a ticket (round trip ticket 6 euro)

74080 Heilbronn, Süddeutsches Eisenbahnmuseum Heilbronn e. V., Leonhardstr. 15Tel.: +49 (0) 71 31/3 90 74 34www.eisenbahnmuseum-heilbronn.de

Discount of 1.– euro on the admission fee for an adult


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74564 Crailsheim, DBK Historische Bahn e. V., Horaffenstr. 32Tel.: +49 (0)7 00/32 58 01 06www.dbk-historische-bahn.de

Discount of 10 % on all shuttle trips operated by the DBK in the Wieslauftal and on DB lines

74889 Sinsheim, Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim, MuseumsplatzTel.: +49 (0) 72 61/9 29 90www.museum-sinsheim.de

Club members pay the advertised group admission fee

77756 Hausach, Black Forest Model Railroad Hausach, Eisenbahnstr. 52aTel.: +49 (0) 78 31/96 60 [email protected], www.schwarzwald-modell-bahn.de

Discount of 50 cents on the admission fee for an adult

78170 Blumberg, Sauschwänzlebahn (Stadt Blumberg), Postfach 120Tel.: +49 (0) 77 02/47 76 [email protected], www.sauschwaenzlebahn.de

Please ask the promoter directly for details of your Club benefit

78628 Rottweil, Eisenbahnfreunde Zollernbahn e. V., Bahnhof 10/1Tel.: +49 (0)7 41/17 47 08 18www.eisenbahnfreunde-zollernbahn.de

Discount of 25 % on fares for trips organized by the association

79822 Titisee-Neustadt, Märklin-World Titisee, Seestr. 21/1 Tel.: +49 (0)1 71/4 25 59 [email protected], www.maerklin-world-titisee.de

Club members receive a 1.- euro discount on the admission fee for the Märklin-World Art Gallery, Adventure Minigolf and combined ticket

79859 Schluchsee, Model Railroad Center Schluchsee, Eisenbreche 4 Tel.: +49 (0) 76 56/98 84 [email protected], www.modellbahn-schluchsee.de

Club members receive 50 cents discount on the admission fee for an adult, 1.50 euro on the family ticket

82031 Geiselgasteig, Bavaria Filmstadt, Bavariafilmplatz 7 Tel.: +49 (0) 89/64 99 20 00 [email protected], www.filmstadt.de

Club members receive a 1.– euro reduction on the cost of a guided tour and on the “Filmstadt Komplett”

83395 Freilassing, Loco World Freilassing, Westendstr. 5Tel.: +49 (0) 86 54/77 12 24 (Mon. to Fri. 8:00 to 12:00) or 77 12 [email protected], www.lokwelt.freilassing.de

Club members pay the reduced admission fee of 3.50 euro instead of 4.50 euro

85716 Unterschleissheim, MICHEL Schwaneberger Verlag, Ohmstr. 1Tel.: +49 (0) 89/3 23 93 02www.briefmarken.de

Discount of 20 % on ordering the MICHEL on-line catalog and on all MICHEL software products

86159 Augsburg, Bahnpark Augsburg, Firnhaberstr. 22cTel.: +49 (0)8 21/45 04 [email protected], www.bahnpark-augsburg.eu

Club members receive a discount of 2 euro on all regular admission fees

86720 Nördlingen, Bavarian Railroad Museum Nördlingen, Am hohen Weg 6aTel.: +49 (0) 90 83/3 40, info@bayerisches-eisenbahnmuseum.dewww.bayerisches-eisenbahnmuseum.de


87534 Oberstaufen, Mini-World Oberstaufen, Wengen 15 tel: +49 (0) 83 86/96 07 11 [email protected], www.miniwelt-allgaeu.de

50 cents discount on the regular admission fee

87616 Marktoberdorf-Thalh., Eisenbahn Museum & Laden Allgäu, Am Hörtnagel 2 Tel.: +49 (0) 83 42/91 61 60, [email protected], www.eisenbahn-museum-allgaeu.de

Club members pay 3 instead of 4 euro admission fee to the museum

88416 Ochsenhausen, Öchsle-Bahn-BetriebsgesellschaftTel.: +49 (0) 73 52/92 20 [email protected], www.oechsle-bahn.de

Discount of 20 % on the regular fare for trips on the Öchsle narrow-gauge railroad

89537 Giengen/Brenz, Steiff Museum, Margarete-Steiff-Platz 1Tel.: +49 (0) 18 05/13 11 [email protected], www.steiff.com

Club members pay the reduced admission fee of 7.– instead of 8.– euro; the family ticket costs 16.– instead of 20.– euro

90443 Nuremberg, DB Museum in the Nuremberg Museum of Transport, Lessingstr. 6 Tel.: +49 (0)9 11/2 19 24 28, [email protected]

Discount of 1.– euro on the admission fee for an adult

90599 Dietenhofen, Miniature World of Experience, Langenzenner Strasse 10 Tel.: +49 (0) 98 24/92 31 20 [email protected], www.miniatur-erlebniswelt.de

Discount of 1.– euro on the admission fee

91541 Rothenburg o. d. Tauber, Puppen- und Spielzeugmuseum, Hofbronnengasse 13Tel.: +49 (0) 98 61/73 30, info@spielzeugmuseum.rothenburg.dewww.spielzeugmuseum.rothenburg.de

Club members pay the reduced admission fee of 3.50 euro


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Strasshof, Strasshof Railway Museum, Sillerstr. 123, tel. +43 (0) 22 87/30 27 11 (Tu., Wed., Thur. 10:00 to 13:00) [email protected], www.eisenbahnmuseum-heizhaus.com

Discount of 0.80 euro on the regular admission fees

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Schwechat, Eisenbahnmuseum Gross Schwechat, Sendnergasse 26Tel.: +43 (0)6 76/4 75 75 [email protected], www.eisenbahnmuseum.at

2,– euro reduction on the admission price for adults, 1.- euro reduction for children. 3.- euro reduction on the family ticket.

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Ampflwang im Hausruckwald, Loco park Ampflwang, Bahnhofstr. 29Tel.: +43 (0)6 64/5 08 76 64, 10:00 to 17:[email protected], www.oegeg.at

Club members receive a discount of 1 euro on the

ad-mission price and only pay 14 euro instead of 16 euro

for a combined ticket (Loco park + museum rail trip)

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Salzburg, Spielzeug Museum Salzburg, Bürgerspitalgasse 2Tel.: +43 (0)6 62/6 20 80 83 00www.salzburgmuseum.at

Discount of 50 cents on the regular adult admission fee

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Innsbruck, Localbahnmuseum der Tiroler MuseumsBahnen,Pater-Reinisch-Weg 4, tel.: +43 (0)6 64/1 11 60 01 (Herr Lassnig)[email protected], www.tmb.at

Club members pay the advertised group admission fee when visiting the museum

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Bezau, Bregenzerwaldbahn “Wälderbähnle”, Verein Bregenzerwaldbahn- Museumsbahn, Bahnhof 147, tel.: +43 (0)6 64/4 66 23 [email protected], www.waelderbaehnle.at

Discount of 1 euro on an adult single ticket

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Le Bouveret, Swiss Vapeur ParcTel.: +41 (0)2 44 81 [email protected], www.swissvapeur.ch


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Mendrisio, Galleria Baumgartner, Via Stefano Franscini 24Tel.: +41 (0) 91/6 40 04 [email protected], www.galleriabaumgartner.ch

Discount of 2 CHF on the regular admission fee

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Aeugstertal, PEGASUS SMALL WORLD, Habersaat 3 beim TürlerseeTel.: +41 (0) 17 76 22 [email protected], www.spielzeug-museum.ch

Admission is free

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Mulhouse, Cité du Train, 2, rue Alfred-de-Glehn Tel.: +33 (0)3 89 42 83 [email protected], www.citedutrain.com

Club members receive a discount on the admission fee

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Odense, The Danish Railway Museum, Dannebrogsgade 24Tel.: +45 (0) 66 13 66 [email protected], www.eisenbahnmuseum.dk

Club members plus max. 2 adults and 3 children receive a discount of 25 percent on the respective admission fees

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91757 Treuchtlingen, Miniaturland Treuchtlingen, Elkan-Naumburgstraße 35Tel.: +49 (0) 91 43/83 78 [email protected], www.miniaturland-treuchtlingen.de

On production of their Club card, Club members pay 4 instead of 5 euro. Children up to 12 years pay 2.– euro instead of 3.– euro

94032 Passau, Passauer Eisenbahnfreunde e. V., Haitzinger Str. 12Tel.: +49 (0)8 51/9 66 39 71 [email protected], www.passauer-eisenbahn.de

Discount of 20 % on all fares for special trains operated by the PEF

95339 Neuenmarkt, German Steam Locomotive Museum, Birkenstr. 5Tel.: +49 (0) 92 27/57 [email protected], www.dampflokmuseum.de

Please ask the promoter directly for details of your Club benefit

CinemaxX – the film palace www.cinemaxx.de

Club members receive a 30 % discount on the purchase of a CinemaxX-Card

Please note: always take your Club card with you to the events to verify your Club membership.

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Photos (l. to r.): Railway Museum Schwechat, Verein Bregenzerwald Museum Railroad, Miniature World of Experience Dietenhofen,

Miniature park “The Miniature Saxonian Switzerland”, Loco park Ampflwang, Miniature Wonderland Hamburg, The Danish Railway Museum

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Miniworld RotterdamMiniworld RotterdamWeena 745, 3013 AL Rotterdam, the NetherlandsTel.: +31 (0) 10 / 2 40 05 01Email: [email protected] page: www.miniworldrotterdam.com

Times of opening: Wed., Thur. and Fri. 12:00–17:00; Sat. and Sun. 10:00–17:00. Exception: From April to June we are open on Weds. 12:00–17:00 and Sat. and Sun. 10:00–17:00. Extended opening hours apply during school holidays: current information is to be found on our home page.

Miniworld Rotterdam is an attraction for the entire family. The mini-inhabitants of the biggest miniature world in the Benelux countries don’t just live and travel; they enjoy exciting adventures as well. So for the spectator on a tour of discovery, time goes by in a flash. One day in the Miniworld Rotterdam lasts exactly 24 minutes – then night falls and thousands of lights twinkle in the darkness. In the twilight, the population of over 27,000 awakes and life comes into the tiny world: trains run, trucks carry their loads to Europe’s biggest miniature port – everything starts to move again. Party arrangements are also available for the Miniworld Rotterdam, for instance as works outings, familiarization tourism, school trips and children’s parties. A guided tour behind the scenes is also offered.

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» Your Club benefit: Club members receive a discount of 20 percent on the standard admission fees. Adults therefore pay 7.88 euro, children (3 –12 years) 5.84 euro and seniors (65+) 6.76 euro. Admission for accompanied children under 3 is free.

Five highlights for Club members

Unforgettable moments are waiting for Club members at the two musi-cals “Starlight Express” and “Cats”, also at the “Quatsch Comedy Club”, the rhythm-dance performance “Mayumana” and the exciting exhibition “Top Secret”– and there are reductions on all events. In Andrew Lloyd Webber’s helter-skelter roller-skate musical “Starlight Express” in Bochum, the audience is live at the Locomotive World Championships. The original musical “Cats” is on tour in Frankfurt/Main (09.04. – 09.05.2013) and Graz (16.05. – 16.06.2013). “Mayumana” is running at the Capitol Theater Düsseldorf (20.08.–25.08.2013) and the stand-up comedy show “Quatsch Comedy Club” (26./27.04.2013; 24./25.05.2013 and 28./29.06.2013). The great exhibition “Top Secret – the secret world of espionage!” is open 365 days a year in the very heart of the Ruhr – directly by the CentrO Oberhausen (www.spionage.de).

» Your Club benefit: On quoting PIN 123953, Club members receive a discount of 10 % on the net value of tickets for the five events listed above. Tickets and information can be obtained under +49 (0)2 11/7 34 41 20.

Tension, action and spectacle Discounts are also offered on the espionage exhibition “Top Secret” and the musicals “Starlight Express” and “Cats”.

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Dammtor station forms a great backdrop for models

With the laser-cut building kit Dammtor station (item 66140) for Z gauge, Minitrix has hit the bull’s-eye. At 729 mm (28-3/4") long, the station is imposing, the building, in an Edwardian Baroque style, is pretty as a picture and since the days of the Kaiser, all the finest trains have stopped there, including F-trains and the ICE. Thus this major Hamburg station forms a super platform for presenting fantastic Minitrix models. In the

picture (from left) are 218 153-8 (12393) in traffic red, the striking green diesel loco 220 053 (16221) of the Brohtal Eisenbahn (BE) as V 200 of the DB and naturally the electric loco 103 235-8 (16341) – the celebrated new tooling of the stretched class 103.2. Two further laser-cut kits are available as authentic scale ex-tensions to the station: The Dammtor bridge (66141) and then the Dammtor arcades (66142) connect up with the four-track station.

Maxi-stage for Minitrix stars

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