Yesterday 7th December was the 188th anniversary of the establishment of the first railway in Germany between Nürnburg and Fürth, also known as Lüdwig’s Railway. Since then, many provinces started their own main and branch lines before the nationalisation and … Continue reading Happy 188th Anniversary Railways in Germany (1835-2023)
Foto: Jimmy Low (c) Together with the Loewenherz Mobility Ambassadors “The Little ICE & Friends” (dt. der kleine ICE & Friends), we celebate the 187th birthday of Opa Adler, the first steam locomotive in Germany (Ludwigsbahn between Nuremberg and Fürth) and the start of the German Railway on 7th December 1835. Continue reading Happy 187th Birthday, Dear Opa Adler!
7th December 1835 marked the historical start of railway travel in Germany. The first 6.04km between Nuremberg and Fürth shortened the travel time between the two trade cities by 10 minutes. Almost 3.5 years later on 7th April 1839, the first long-distance passenger rail travel between Leipzig and Dresden was completely, the 88km stretch that was built in stages over 2 years. 8th December 2017 marked another landmark achievement in the German railway history. The completion of VDE 8 shortened the travel time between Berlin, the capital of Federal Republic of Germany, and Munich to under 4 hours. 186 years … Continue reading HAPPY 186TH BIRTHDAY, GERMAN RAILWAYS! 🥂💐
A beautifully-produced video about the never-built war locomotive Baureihe 53.0001, also known as Borsig Entwurf I, by Frits Osterthun. Watch this beautifully-crafted Märklin model running slowly and smoothly on his Die Cochemer Bahn layout. Continue reading Video: “BR 53.0001: The Locomotive That Was Never Built” by Frits Osterthun
For those of us modeling German railways, we are confronted with the term “epoch” or “era“. You will notice these terms Epoch/Era I-VI (henceforth I will use the term “Epoch“) on manufacturers’ and dealers’ website to describe the railway period which the rolling stocks (locomotives, passenger and freight wagen, etc.) are associated with. How strict does one follow the modeling epoch? Well, if you are a free-lanced modeler for example, where you mix-and-match whatever rolling stocks you acquired on your layout or you run some museum trains on modern-epoch layout, then it does not matter. Some stick to a particular … Continue reading Deciphering German Railway Periods and Modeling Epochs
germaN:87AC :: Steam Experience Across Germany 