Some more nice pictures of Zidani Most station

Hi AK,

Regarding the Kräwinklerbrücke, I am intrigued by the seemingly compact layout of the station and the adjacent industry.
I thought that might be a sawmill, glass-making or a brickworks.
It would make a basis for a compact model layout.
Unfortunately, I think my days of building are over, but maybe a small one .....

So researching that further I can find no other information pertaining to that photo.
The town of Remscheid near Wuppertal has no geographical siimilarities (from maps, other photos) to the photo you showed.
Do you have a source for that photo please?

Regards
Kimball

Kräwinklerbrücke 1960s footage (If the link does not work, enter „Kräwinklerbrücke“ in search cell):

https://digit.wdr.de/ent...UifQ%3D%3D&qt=search

Aerial view of the steel plant: http://www.wupperindustrie.de/kraewibilder10.html
HO scale Kräwinklerbrücke station building kit: https://lasercut-shop.de...ops/22270/Products/19012
Kräwinklerbrücke station building photos: http://tom.kraewinklerbr...tos/galerie_11/index.htm
Another 1970s photo gallery of the Wuppertalbahn: http://tom.kraewinklerbr...otos/galerie_2/index.htm

Video of Kräwinklerbrücke layout in H0 - the actual Kräwinklerbrücke is the second bridge appearing around 1:50, thus not the fish belly, but the steel girder bridge:

Further fun facts about Kräwinkel:

The Wuppertalbahn train meet stations had only entrance signals, but no exit signals (as can be seen on the track plan in post no. 705). By default, trains entering a station had to come to full stop unless waived through by the local station master (dispatcher) on the platform. All stations along the route had a similar trackplan as Kräwinkel, and all were curved.

Edited by user 29 April 2020 12:46:29(UTC)  | Reason: typo

Some more nice pictures of Zidani Most station 2

Locally known as Cape Horn . Many a freight train has come to grief on this corner when travelling towards Sydney as not only is it a tight corner it is also on a 1 in 33 grade .

Loulé in Portugal - a contemporary single track main line station for passengers and goods one could actually model.

All passenger trains are stopping there: Pendolino high-speed tilting trains, electric-hauled IC trains and commuter service diesel DMUs.

Then, there is a compact TOFC terminal (scroll left). The freight loco is parked on the stub track in front of the old goods shed. Nearby Faro (Algarve) international airport jet fuel is delivered by train via Loulé.

Somehow the Google Maps link does not work flawlessly. Thus, better copy and paste below full string:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Loule/@37.104553,-8.058616,3045m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x222430b1fb6e7c7c!8m2!3d37.104553!4d-8.058616

A photo of tank containers destined for the airport.
http://portugalferroviar...02/Loule-25022016-01.jpg

Youtube video:

Approaching the station on the left (south) side of the embankment leads us to a small road underpass.


Looking back to the east towards the grade level crossing ...


...with the road underpass in-between.


The station area.


Old goods shed.