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    Question on which Code track to use?

    in German Railways

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    On 30/11/2023 at 17:48, Keith Addenbrooke said:

     

    I've only seen a few pictures of Weinert Mein Gleis points - they have the Wow! factor for certain.

     

     

     

    Keith,

    there is a huge thread at the German h0-modellbauforum about the Weinert track. Certainly worth watching the pictures and perhaps let google translate some of the discussion.

     

    https://www.h0-modellbahnforum.de/t321561f54854-Weinert-Modellbau-mein-Gleis.html

     

    Michael

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    Airbrush compressor hose adapter.

    in Weathering, Painting & Transfers

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    M5 is widely used for pneumatic connectors. The correct thread designation is M5x0.8mm. This is a standard thread. Five turns of the thread equals 4mm.

     

    There is also a fine thread series with M5. That would be M5x0.5mm, which is totally uncommon for pneumatic connectors.

     

    I am quite sure that the use of M5 threads in airbrush connectors has its sources in the mentioned pneumatic connectors.

     

    Michael

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    Finney LNER A1/A3 in 4mm

    in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding

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    On 13/12/2022 at 14:13, Michael Edge said:

    Doesn't that curl them though? That's why I said I start the cut a little way in from the edge of the sheet.

     

    It does, but they are easy to straighten. The main advantage is that they are absolutely parallel. I couldn't cut them so nicely with a scalpel and ruler.

     

    Another trick I read recently: If you have a parallel boiler, wrap a piece of paper around the boiled. If both ends overlap, you can use the paper edge to fix the bands in perfect longitudinal orientation.

     

    Michael

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    Buying and Selling models to/from Europe

    in German Railways

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    3 hours ago, Stefan88 said:

    The freight forwarder I used to use extensively before the brexit nonsense came in to force haven't changed their prices, I can send stuff from them in Germany from €18, both drop shipment - i.e. send something to them and they send it directly on to me, or combined shipments. I have done both a few times now with ebay purchases where I didn't want to pay VAT on second hand goods and/or items costing less than international postage as well as from sellers that didn't want to post to the UK. And as long as the seller hasn't included an invoice, you can specify the value to the forwarder.

     

    That sounds interesting. Can you tell a bit more about that forwarder and the procedure?

    Michael

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    Kaminecke-Bahn (Die Museumsbahn)

    in German Railways

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    8 hours ago, 47606odin said:


    that aside though, thinking to the future, does the brakeman’s cabin restrict the loco to certain regions of Germany, or were they found in this form far and wide?

     

    congratulations, a very nice engine! You could see them everywhere in west Germany. The cabin was for the "Zugführer". This person wasn't actually a brakeman. That function disappeared already in the 1920s when freight trains had automatic brakes on all wagons.

     

    The Zugführer was actually the head of the train and had its own wagon on freight trains, the "Güterzugbegleitwagen" = guards van. he was responsible for the freight files.

    The idea of the cabin was that the guard van wouldn't be needed any more.

    In reality, the cabin was very cold because of the water tanks and very dirty because of the coal dust, so that most Zugführer prefered traveling on the engine.

     

    Michael

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    DBBR 218

    in German Railways

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    Clive,

     

    you are correct, but there are a lot more variations of the V160 series,  e.g. 210,215,216,217,218,219 and 225. :-)

     

    The 215 class has steam heating and MTU-engines between 1900 and 2500hp,

    the 218 class has electical heating and MAN-engines with 2500 hp.

    Many of them received upgraded engines.

     

    The most exotic variant is the class 219 that had a 2150hp MTU 16 cylinder Diesel and additionally a 900hp gas turbine.  Only one of them  was build.

     

    Michael

    DBBR 218

    in German Railways

    Posted · Edited by michl080

    My favourite as you can see in my avatar :-)

     

    There are still quite a lot around, many of them in Southern Germany where many lines rely on Diesel.

     

    The German Wikipedia arcticle DB-Baureihe_218 has a nice listing. All green marked engines are still "betriebsfähig" = operational.

     

    In fact, all ICE-stations I have seen so far have one ready to salvage broken down ICE-trains. These were renumbered with 218 8xx numbers.

     

    Here is a picture of 218 825 in Stuttgart. Although picture has been taken some years ago, there are still engines keeping watch.

     

    184_8490_cr.jpg.596d499948452be6b12ab1a9425b11de.jpg

     

     

    and finally, my favourite playground for this powerful machines, the Geislinger Steige between Stuttgart an Ulm, one of the most prestigious lines in the 19th century with its 1:50 slope.

     

     

     

    all the best from Germany,

    Michael

     

     

     

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    Help identifying some TT items

    in German Railways

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    On 09/07/2022 at 02:29, Gordonwis said:

     

    [...] In my experience the majority of German stations are red brick of various types.

     

    Not quite. The states that were ruled by prussia had actually these red bricks standardized. Beside that, red bricks were mainly used in landscapes that didn't provide alternatives. Keep in mind, natural stone requires quarries that are not common in flat regions in northern Germany. I think it is fair to say that the border between brick building and natural stone buildings is where low mountain ranges begin, somewhere south of Hannover or Cologne.

     

    Michael

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    Yellow Stripe above First Class

    in German Railways

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    I think the confusion comes from the fact that the RAL-code of the yellow stripe changed a couple of times.

     

    I found this reference https://www.bahnstatistik.de/RAL.htm saying that RAL-1014 Elfenbein (ivory) was used from 1958-1968. In 1968, it changed to RAL-1004 Goldgelb.

     

    I hope this helps. Another valuable souce for German railway colours is https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAL-Eisenbahnfarben , but it doesn't help in your case.

     

    Michael

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