I prefer to model era 30-35, dark hair with those DB red highlights. I like steamers, you understand. The express type with big round ones.

Steamy steamers that like to get hot and ready to go with the sound of those pistons stroking back and forth !

Oh nooooo, you mean model trains !!!
Then the answer is era 1-2 steamers with the occaisonal "Back to the future" with eras 3-5.

But I still like those era 30-35 express steamers, you understand !!

To be expected after losing the site for three days...

Era III to IV DB mainly, but set on the border with Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, France etc.

I also get a lot of "Historical Rail Tours" with ERA I and II trains running through.

Nothing from ERA V yet.

Ray

Great idea

German (in the future Swiss trains may join), locos Diesel and Electric, era V, mostly freight.

Best regards

Germany + Swiss + Netherlands + Belgium + Luxemburg (Benelux).
All era's (When I like the loc.).
Steamers + Diesels + Electric.

Timaximus

Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France and Switzerland for now.
Mostly steamers and diesel. Only a few electric (and I don't plan on getting catenary).
Eras II to V, but only because I haven't bought any era I stuff yet

Hi all,

I'll try to answer all the points in the same message, I hope it doesn't take too long. I think this depends of many facts, such as the location of each one, his (or her) age and the amount of available room for a layout. But sometimes you can get good tips reading someone else's point of view

Personally, I prefer southern Germany and Switzerland. In my future layout there will be a small corner featuring somewhere in the Netherlands with a windmill and some tulips and cows (ok, I know, that sounds too typical). There're some places in Spain that are just beautiful, but there are not many Spanish models and I can visit those places by myself sometimes, so I prefer to model places far away that I actually can't visit (perhaps some day in a future... )

Regarding the eras, my favourite is era IV because it's the most diverse in many ways. I can also buy an era V model if I like it very much and it can integrate with the current models (for example, the Wiebe track maintenance train or the Mickey Mouse BR 120.1 locomotive). You can also get some era II or III for modelling old-fashioned local freight trains or restored touristic trains.

The kind of locomotives that I like most are electrics for several reasons: they are quiet and low-polluting in the real world, they use catenary (which I like to model) and... well, model trains work with electricity, too! So it's the most real traction type in modelling
Nevertheless, I also like some steamers (with smoke generator, of course) and diesels (for switching tasks and to help electrics when there's a burnout).

When it comes to type of traffic, I think freight is more interesting because you can combine the wagons to make different consists, and you can change the loads (that can be made by hand with some wood, wire, tubes and so on) of the open wagons. But as I like diversity, I also like some passenger trains in my layout (an express train, a night train with sleeping coaches, a regional train, one or two EMUs and even a railcar).

And for the infrastructure, I like to model a main station on a two-track mainline with a large switching yard and a locomotive depot. This main station is located on Germany and is next to a small town with historic houses and a stone wall partly demolished. It also has an industrial sidding near with a factory and a brewery. Beyond two tunnel portals (one at each end of the main station) the two-track line splits into a single track with soft curves that passes by the Black Forest and The Netherlands, and the other single track line goes up a mountain through several tunnels, bridges and a viaduct to a swiss local station with a small alpine village. It also has a sidding for a coal mine and a big 3-track industrial sidding with a reffinery and some oil tanks, and a sidding that goes down to a hidden station through another tunner portal.

The result of all this will be the possibility of having at least two trains running at the same time by different lines, while having a switching loc loading wagons at the industrial sidding and one or two locs coupling to their trains in the main station and its switching yard, and even another loc getting maintenance or refuelling at the loc depot. So, in total, up to six locomotives running at the same time!!!

Kind regards.

I do modeller German DB epIII-V.

I'm modelling swiss. A italian should join. A layout will come some day..

Stig

I am primarily interested in Swiss electrics and freight trains. I have no permanent layout and no plans for one in the next 10 years unfortunately. I am not era specifc, I just happen to like the designs of the Swiss trains. From Germany I have a starter set pair (steamer and electric) and a switcher since it has Telex. For freight I take what I like, German, Danish, Swiss etc, it's just what happens to appeal to me or I would think my kids would enjoy. That sounds like a lot of stuff but it isn't just a few cars sets here and there.

John

SBB and BLS Era 2-5 Is my main thing, with HOm RHB equipment as well.
A german piece slips in here and there thoguh

I am building up stock in Era II-III USA East Coast (NYC and PRR) However thats a whopping 3 or 4 locos and not many more cars to date! (however this is a very sensible number to make a layout with)

I also have a soft spot for the Marklin Tegernsee Bahn Equipment, I like the blue color!

I'm one of the odd birds planing a US transition (1950s) era layout.
Only freights, primarily coal (not much more than boxcars and hoppers to choose from...).
The buildings on the layout will be mostly Walthers/Cornerstone series.
I only collect US cars/locos (thus I don't have a big collection...).
4 steam (the 3 Mikados and a BB)
3 Diesel (Alco PAs)
1 Electric (GG-1)

Hungary, era 5! + some Austrian.
And i collect German era 1 modells!

Taurus

German models, steamers, Era I- -III basically.

BUT in my wishlist for this year is beating hard the 39980 railbus... the other contender is the 37083 Br10.

Hi Pietro. I have not decided which engine I should have yet. It shall be an electric one driving in the North of Italy. As I can see Märklin has only produced E 424 in the last many years (all times?)[xx(]. Roco does a few more. A gernman bought by FS doesn't count here.

Best regarfs Stig

Hi, Pietro. Thank you indeed for your very fine offer. I am of course very interested in information about these trains.

There is nothing wrong with E424, but just not much to select of.

Best regards
Stig

I'm modelling the 40:ies- 50:ies so it's the shift of era II-III. Only steam....

My layout is 1950's - 60's M track. It represents my imagination only.
regards

Well, I am two model railroaders!

One of me maintains an era III south german layout, analogic stuff from the 60's and 70's: M-track, tin plate etc. you know. Finished project but always something to do.

The other one is in coal and ore trains, a new theme which I started few years ago, as I come from a steel and coal region. Everything digital and new. I shifted the theme to US era III. Layout still in planning phase, but will probably display a habour scene at the US north west coast or a coal mine scene in the mid west. Pure imagination here, too, but with some inspiration from real world, of course.

Hans Martin

Hans Martin: Coolness - can't wait to see your layout pictures [:p] !!!
When will you start construction ?

For viragoLDR. I´ve read your post of U-shape form and I´m very interested in your comments. It´s possible that you give your e-mail ?
for interchange of ideas. I´m building my HO layout in U-shape and I´ve many doubts about certains details. Thanks in advance.

Any trackplans to share sofar? [:p][:p]

Era III and early IV - Germany/Denmark

//Thomas

Yes Henrik, I just read it!

And I learned something new, since I did not know about the different scales in p-coaches. [:I][:o)]

I have asked you before and never got an answer: How do you control your PLC's? A program or SCADA?

Per.

P.S. Have a look, ( Sorry the rest of you, it's Danish ):
http://www.dr.dk/P1/Radi...ser/2006/05/07220147.htm

Thank you!!!

Per.