Did you know that RailAdventure took over the former Isartal railway station in Pullach and turned it into a restaurant Isartaler Brauhaus with private brewery? Yeap, their side-business, which I find it a cool idea. Recently, my acquaintance Jo and … Continue reading RailAdventure’s Private Brewery Isartaler Bahnhofsbräu
In Autumn 2021, Märklin and Piko announced the result of their joint project to produce Class (Baureihe) 218 497-6 DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung Cottbus in special livery. On one half of the diesel locomotive carries the Piko logo on a black blackground to symbolise the steam era and on the other half carries the Märklin logo on a white background to symbolise the modern Intercity livery. This special livery signifies the connection of DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung (DB Heavy Mainteinance) legacy as a repair shop for steam locomotives as well as its future as the latest ICE maintenance depot. Foto: Piko.de / Andreas Sitrl … Continue reading Review: Märklin & Piko BR 218 497-6 DB FZI Cottbus Special Livery
My RailAdventure tractions continue to grow with the latest addition, a dieselhydraulic shunter BR 365 (formerly DB class V60). I am looking forward to putting it to work on the future MIST-61 RADVE Zughotel module. This model is from Piko and comes in 3 versions: 52970 (DC), 52971 (DCC Sound) and 52972 (AC Sound). The AC version is one of the first to carry the fits mfx® seal. According to Piko’s website and 2024 catalogs: Beginning this year (2024) all new PIKO AC sound models with PluX22 decoders will carry this seal. This Märklin seal can only be applied to digital decoders that … Continue reading Review: Dieselhydraulic Shunter BR 365 221-1 (Updated with Videos)
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