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    MODELING

    EUROPE'S
    RAILWAYS

    Tom Lynch –
    Upstate NY Chapter ETE
    Central NY Division, NER,
    NMRA
    WHY MODEL EUROPEAN
    • Memories of Europe from living there or visiting
    • European ancestors
    • Attracted to the different
    Steam, Diesel or Electric
    High Speed Trains – French TGV

    Battery Powered units – German BR 515


    DRAMATIC MOUNTAINS
    Landwasser viaduct – Rhaetian Railway,
    Switzerland
    HEAVY INDUSTRY
    Steel Plant Duisburg Germany
    LUFTHANSA FLIGHT
    LH1001
    1985
    HISTORY OF EUROPEAN
    RAILWAYS
    • 1804 – First steam locomotive railway built in
    London

    • Modeling Era’s

    • Established to aid the modeler

    • Rough time frames


    ERA I – 1835-1925
    Provincial and privately owned railroads
    ERA II 1925 - 1945
    National State Railroads establish
    standardized designs
    ERA III 1945 - 1970
    Post-war recovery to end of steam
    ERA IV 1970 - 1990
    Computerized lettering Europe wide
    ERA V 1990 - 2006
    New paint schemes and logos
    Rise of high speed trains
    ERA VI 2006 -
    PRESENT
    Open Access to rails, rise in private services,
    expansion across borders
    MODELING SCALES
    • G 1:22.5 • HO 1: 87

    • 1 1:32 • TT 1:120

    • O 1:45 (British • N 1:160 (British


    1:43) 1:148)

    • OO 1:76 (British) • Z 1:220


    DIFFERENCES TO WATCH
    FOR

    • British scales vs continental scales

    • AC vs DC
    GAUGE VARIETIES
    • Broad Gauge – Spain, Russian use 5 foot gauge

    • Standard Gauge - same as US

    • Narrow Gauge

    • Meter Gauge

    • 750 mm

    • Smaller industrial or field operations


    UNIQUE FEATURES
    CATENARY

    • Catenary – Europe has an extensive electric


    network. There are differences between
    countries on phase (AC/DC), voltage, and
    wire arrangements

    • Model catenary is available in most of the


    scales
    RACK RAILWAY
    There is a fair number of rack railways in Switzerland as well as
    a few other countries. Models are available for both track and
    engines
    COUPLERS
    Prototype still using mostly a hook and loop
    arrangement with buffers to maintain compression
    • Traditional couplers

    • hook and loop in HO

    • “Rapido” coupler in N

    • Most models today come with NEM coupler pocket so


    you can easily change couplers

    • Kadee couplers available to fit NEM pocket

    • Other manufactures also make “close-coupling”

    • Buffers on cars can lock if coupled too close on sharper


    curves
    MANUFACTURERS
    • Märklin • Bemo

    • Hornby/Arnold • Piko

    • Trix/Minitrix • LGB

    • Fleischmann • KATO/Lemke/Hobbytr
    ain
    • Roco

    • Brawa
    TRACK

    • Märklin • Bemo (narrow


    gauge)
    • Fleischmann

    • Roco

    • PECO
    SCENERY – BUILDINGS
    • Faller • Preiser

    • Vollmer • Noch

    • Kibri • Heki

    • Artitec • Busch

    • MBZ • PECO
    ELECTRONICS – SIGNALS

    • Brawa

    • Busch

    • ESU

    • Viessmann
    DETAIL PARTS

    • Weinert

    • Sommerfeldt – catenary

    • Tillig – track details


    BUYING EUROPEAN
    MODELS
    INTERNET - USA
    • Reynaulds’ Euro Imports
    (www.reynaulds.com)

    • Euro Train Hobby


    (www.eurotrainhobby.com)

    • Trans Europe Model Importers


    (www.eurolokshop.com)

    • Micro Macro Mundo (www.rocousa.com )


    INTERNET –
    INTERNATIONAL
    • Euro Rail Hobbies in Vancouver Canada
    (www.eurorailhobbies.com)

    • Eurobahn, in Ottawa Canada (www.eurobahn-


    ottawa.ca )

    • LokShop, Karlsrhue Germany (www.lokshop.com )

    • DMToys, Issum Germany – N Scale specialist (


    www.en.dm-toys.de )
    BUYING FROM OVERSEAS
    • Many smaller dealers/manufacturers only
    accept bank transfers – very expensive for US
    customers

    • Credit Cards – check your credit card


    agreement for currency conversion charges.
    Also may need to notify credit card company
    due to fraud protection issues

    • Shipping – check shipping costs carefully.


    Usually are reasonable
    •
    E-BAY
    Ebay searches can also return overseas
    sellers

    • Alternately can search on Ebay.de or


    Ebay.au etc.

    • Check shipping restrictions carefully. Many


    overseas Ebay sellers will NOT ship to US

    • International Ebay sellers should offer


    TRAIN SHOWS

    • Also a good spot for used trains

    • Watch group web sites or mailing lists for


    meets
    LAYOUT EXAMPLES

    • “Classic” home layout: Small, lots of track,


    animation
    MORE “PROTOTYPICAL”
    APPROACHES

    • Branch line off main arrangement

    • Short section of usually double track main

    • Use of shadow stations (staging) to maintain


    traffic flow on main line
    FREMO

    • Modular setups with a focus on operations

    • Huge – often set up in gymnasiums


    COMMERCIAL EXHIBITS

    • Miniatur Wunderland

    • Modellbahnwelt Odenwald

    • TraumWerk (Dream Works)


    MINIATUR WUNDERLAND
    Hamburg, Germany
    MODELLBAHNWELT ODENWALD
    Furth, Germany
    TRAUMWERK
    Anger, Germany
    RESOURCES FOR
    MODELING
    • NEM – Normal European Modeling
    Standards

    • http://www.miba.de/morop/index.htm (in German)

    • http://www.morop.org/fr/normes/index.html
    (French)

    • European Train Enthusiasts (ETE) at www.ete.org


    MAGAZINES

    • Continental Modeller – from PECO

    • MIBA – Minatur Bahnen

    • Eisenbahn Kurier

    • Lok Report
    INTERNET SITES

    www.ETE.org

    Marklin Bar & Grill – on Yahoo Groups

    Google translate is your friend!

    www.1zu160.net - N scale news and updates

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