Archive for March, 2009
The worlds biggest toy train set – Newslite.tv
by Admin on March 31st, 2009
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Costing 8 million and taking over nine years to put together the minature railway was the idea of twins Frederik and Gerrit Braun. It features over 700 trains, 4,000 moving cars and 160,000 figures spread across six regions boasting amazing models …
Model train show packs Finch (The Morning Sun)
by Admin on March 31st, 2009
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Miriam Brinks fell in love with trains at the tender age of 2.
Model way to keep love alive (The Sun)
ROMANTICS spent 20 YEARS building model based on the town where they first met
Trainspotter banned from taking photographs of trains – Daily Telegraph
by Admin on March 29th, 2009
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Mr Tan at home with some of his 200 model trains Photo: MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS Edmund Tan, a retired accountant with a collection of 200 model trains, was told he needed permission to take pictures at Macclesfield station, Cheshire. Virgin Trains …
Where in the Napa Valley – Napa Valley Register
Napans love their burgers, bikes and hobbies. Three long-time businesses have become icons in the community by serving their customers needs, and they have the unusual signs to remind customers of their presence. Theres nothing like having fun …
Model railway
s a miniature marvel – West Online
It is billed as the worlds biggest model train set a miniature world that snakes along 12km of track, amid fields, cities, even the snowcapped Swiss Alps. And it is quickly becoming one of Germanys biggest tourist attractions. Twin brothers …
Red River Railroad Museum celebrates re-opening (The Herald Democrat)
by Admin on March 29th, 2009
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DENISON — Everything is computerized now, Robert Robinson said. During his 43 years working on the railroads, 5-man teams worked with the trains; now, one man with a computer can do much of that work. “It’s totally different,” he said.
Giant model train set is becoming major German tourist draw (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
HAMBURG – It’s billed as the world’s largest model train set – a miniature world that snakes along 12 kilometres of track, amid fields, cities, even the snowcapped Swiss Alps.
All aboard this expo (Daily Pilot)
by Admin on March 29th, 2009
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Model train enthusiasts hopped aboard the Great Train Expo at the OC Fair & Event Center on Saturday. The event continues 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today with more than 300 tables and 60 model train deals from across the country.
World uber-view as Germans build biggest model railway (BBC News)
by Admin on March 26th, 2009
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Uber-view German brothers build biggest model railway
All aboard this expo (Daily Pilot)
Model train enthusiasts hopped aboard the Great Train Expo at the OC Fair & Event Center on Saturday. The event continues 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today with more than 300 tables and 60 model train deals from across the country.
Organization shows off its model trains (The Desert Sun)
Tiny trains traveled on tiny tracks through tiny towns over the weekend. The Coachella Valley Model Railroaders demonstrated their work during an open house on Saturday at the Riverside County Fairgrounds.










