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