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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek  The Marne–Rhine Canal (French: Canal de la Marne au Rhin) near Arzviller in north eastern France: Why should only trains disappear in a tunnel, why not ships? Why should a train tunnel not parallel a ship tunnel? Why should both tunnels not share a common portal? Too fantastic?  http://www.reise.hochwal...nalbeiArzviller2007.html Yes Ak brilliant example. Back in 1959, it was even more interesting, for a couple of reasons. Marklin make a beautiful model of the BB12000 which shows on the left. And the canal was still used by working boats and boatmen, ....... and their wives!! I remembered the location from one of my French magazines, Rail Passion, August 2006. And I give due acknoowledgement to Y Broncard who had the foresight to take the picture.  regards Kimball |
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In case somebody wants to travel back in time: Rails under channel bridge near Agen in France.  |
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Originally Posted by: BrandonVA Originally Posted by: perz Castle to the right. The railway goes in a tunnel under the castle, and there is a station on the other side of the castle mountain. But you are not allowed to walk through the tunnel so you have to climb all the way up and down the castle mountain to get to the station. What could be better for modeling than a train tunnel under a castle? This must make up at least 25% of the layouts in the 0700 track planning book alone :) -Brandon Exactly. Give me a castle, and I give you a tunnel: Borghetto Santo Spirito, Italy.   Ambialet, France  Luetzelb(o)urg, France  Near Basel, Switzerland  Altenahr, Germany  |
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Altenahr, Germany This one is especially nice, as you get two tunnels for three tracks, and a automotive tunnel as a bonus. Not only that, but the tunnels are relatively short, and the rails re-join(ed) on the other side of the hill. I am not 100% sure, but it also looks like the tracks pass a (old) station not too far before the tunnels. I think at this point we should stop researching prototype, make things up, and then the prototypes will miraculously appear. -Brandon |
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Originally Posted by: BrandonVA Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Altenahr, Germany This one is especially nice, as you get two tunnels for three tracks, and a automotive tunnel as a bonus. Not only that, but the tunnels are relatively short, and the rails re-join(ed) on the other side of the hill. I am not 100% sure, but it also looks like the tracks pass a (old) station not too far before the tunnels. I think at this point we should stop researching prototype, make things up, and then the prototypes will miraculously appear. -Brandon Google Maps doesn't show the tracks as joining on the other side of the tunnels.
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Originally Posted by: kiwiAlan Google Maps doesn't show the tracks as joining on the other side of the tunnels. Alan, It looks to me like the topmost track/tunnel is abandoned today. The map view does not include it, but the aerial/satellite view shows it. It appears to have run parallel or possibly joined with a switch. I have highlighted the route to hopefully help illustrate. Another bonus, the road crossed under the tracks on one side of the tunnel, loops around, and crosses back under the tracks on the other side. MMR prototype heaven!  -Brandon |
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Initially, the line was single-tracked. Then a second track was added, necessitating a second bore. Finally, the second track was abandoned again (the vacated tunnel became a bicycle path in 1999). More (German) info: http://www.ahrtalbahn.de/index-ahr.htm |
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Two track plans.   |
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Diesel grouping.  Hagen- Eckesel, 1996. |
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Your friends complain that your DIY tunnel portal looks hilarious? Share this photo with them:  Halver, Germany. |
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Condensed prototypes to match our MRR set-ups: Inland port of Hildesheim, 1956.  Fishing port of Rostock on the Baltic Sea, 1967.  |
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One of my favorite threads. Keep up the great work folks.
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Originally Posted by: jcrtrains One of my favorite threads. Keep up the great work folks. Agreed. This is a great thread with fun info. |
Matt
Era 3
DB lokos, coaches and freight cars from across Europe
But I do have the obligatory (six) SBB Krocs
ECoS 50200, all FX and MFX decoders replaced with ESU V4s, operated in DCC-RailCom+ with ABC brake control.
With the exception of the passenger wagens with Marklin current conducting couplers, all close couplers have been replaced with Roco 40397. |
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MRR oval track plan? No, Wuppertal-Ronsdorf.  |
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Two Y points in a row on the right hand side ...  Who was that at the back that said you don't get S curves in the prototype ...
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Anybody planning for a 4x8 double oval layout in H0 scale?   Bakken Oil Express Llc, Dickinson, ND, USA  |
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More castles and trains. Aartalbahn (Wiesbaden - Bad Schwalbach), 1986: Hohenstein castle above Hohenstein station  Aardeck castle  |
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Nice castles Ak!
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by: BrandonVA How about two short tunnels under low hills right past a station in Celle Ligure, Liguria, Italy? Not to forget absence of turnouts: Just let them roll. :o) |
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Talking about crazy action...  |
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USD crude oil terminal, Casper, WY, USA  http://usdg.com/terminal/casper/GAPCO, Conakry, Guinea: design of a port facility for handling up to four 94 car trains per day.  http://www.wiserrail.com...Gapco-Port-Facility.htmlChieftain Sand, Chetek, WI, USA  http://www.railroadspecialties.com/projects.htmlJ.R. Simplot Livestock Group, Mountain Home, ID, USA  "A loop track design was chosen to optimize the functionality of the track and add flexibility for future expansion while minimizing the length of track to be constructed which thereby reduced the cost of construction. In comparison to a straight siding track, a loop track does not require separate track for loaded and unloaded cars as the train continues around the loop as it unloads. This utilization of the same track for loads and unloads reduced the trackage required for a unit train by 5-6,000 ft. Therefore, this reduces the cost of construction significantly." http://www.wiserrail.com...-Simplot-Grain-Loop.htmlThe above reasoning makes such a design also for a model railroad interesting. |
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Two separate railroads crossing each other via a 90 degree diamond in Europe?  Moerser Kreisbahn crossing the RAG line. |
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Whimsical diorama?  No, Wilhelmshaven port railway... |
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Moerser Kreisbahn crossing the RAG line. Bonus; a strange railbus/boxcar(?)/trailer configuration. |
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Strip mining railway near Niederaussem.   |
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To the West of Florence central station, Italy.   |
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Further to post 348 by Tom / H0 (https://www.marklin-users.net/forum/posts/m486947-Prototypical-Examples-for-Your-layout---or-is-it-layout-examples-in-the-prototype#post486947): Near Cologne central station.    |
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A station integrated in a reversing loop: Calais, French Eurotunnel entrance.   |
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek A station integrated in a reversing loop:
Calais, French Eurotunnel entrance.
Travelled this loop many times, far more times thna I can remember ...
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Olef, 1989.  |
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Once again Olef (2006).  |
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Originally Posted by: Alsterstreek Model railroader´s delight: Further to the quoted thread (where this turntable was presented) which is rather about steam locos, I post this treasure here. Turntable without roundhouse in a priceless setting in / under / next to a steep cliff.  Vevey, Switzerland. |
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Damaged catenary posts? Just pretend it is prototypical...  (Nuremburg) |
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