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hvc		#1 Posted : 13 April 2020 06:22:28(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/06/2013(UTC) Posts: 411 Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia		I was doing some research into roundhouses, and was looking at the triple-roundhouse setup at Würzburg. I found this screen shot of Google maps from 7 years ago... and then here's the current one from Google... The most obvious thing is that the unused roundhouse on the left has been demolished, but the other thing is that a high speed turnout has been built behind the roundhouse on the right, next to the car park, connected to nothing. I guess it has been constructed for some kind of testing purpose? It is also amazing how long and shallow these turnouts are, when you compare to the size of the roundhouse. Hard to tell from Google, but I guess the turnout is about 50m long, which would make the H0 scale equivalent nearly 60cm. That would be hard to fit! - Herman
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DaleSchultz		#2 Posted : 13 April 2020 14:35:23(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 3,997		very interesting. Not how the reddish train on the siding below the leftmost roundhouse is still in the same position.
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carlos.rivas.16752		#3 Posted : 13 April 2020 15:17:25(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/04/2015(UTC) Posts: 303 Location: Vigo, Spain		Originally Posted by: hvc It is also amazing how long and shallow these turnouts are, when you compare to the size of the roundhouse. Hard to tell from Google, but I guess the turnout is about 50m long, which would make the H0 scale equivalent nearly 60cm. That would be hard to fit! - Herman Just imagine how hard would be to fit in your layout the three turntables and the two roundhouses! Anyway, a very interesting picture. Thanks. Regards Carlos
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hvc		#4 Posted : 13 April 2020 15:32:47(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/06/2013(UTC) Posts: 411 Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia		Originally Posted by: DaleSchultz very interesting. Not how the reddish train on the siding below the leftmost roundhouse is still in the same position. Yes I noticed that too - looks like a diesel loco at each end, V100 or similar - I guess some rolling stock somebody is hoping to restore one day, or some kind of maintenance train?
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Jimmy Thompson		#5 Posted : 13 April 2020 15:34:31(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 26/03/2019(UTC) Posts: 608 Location: Florida Classic but Successful Swampland City		Quote: Dale said: "Note how the reddish train on the siding below the leftmost roundhouse is still in the same position." Okay. Now that is just about weird...although in the interest of "Prototype for Everything" it could fit on a layout... that lok just never quite ran well, a few cars from the "Why did I buy that" bin... (I have a few that I have not slipped over to ebay...) , a free siding, and a bit of 'atmosphere'
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hvc		#6 Posted : 13 April 2020 15:41:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/06/2013(UTC) Posts: 411 Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia		Found this - looks like it's a service/maintenance train of some kind...
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JohnjeanB		#7 Posted : 13 April 2020 15:48:57(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/02/2011(UTC) Posts: 3,115 Location: Paris, France		Hi Originally Posted by: hvc Originally Posted by: DaleSchultz very interesting. Not how the reddish train on the siding below the leftmost roundhouse is still in the same position. Yes I noticed that too - looks like a diesel loco at each end, V100 or similar - I guess some rolling stock somebody is hoping to restore one day, or some kind of maintenance train? It looks like the Märklin 26510 (Tunnelrettungszug) https://www.maerklin.de/de/produkte/details/article/26510/ Cheers Jean
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hvc		#8 Posted : 13 April 2020 15:51:02(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/06/2013(UTC) Posts: 411 Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia		Originally Posted by: JohnjeanB Hi Originally Posted by: hvc Originally Posted by: DaleSchultz very interesting. Not how the reddish train on the siding below the leftmost roundhouse is still in the same position. Yes I noticed that too - looks like a diesel loco at each end, V100 or similar - I guess some rolling stock somebody is hoping to restore one day, or some kind of maintenance train? It looks like the Märklin 26510 (Tunnelrettungszug) https://www.maerklin.de/de/produkte/details/article/26510/ Cheers Jean Bingo! Well spotted. - Herman
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TEEWolf		#9 Posted : 14 April 2020 07:05:28(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 01/06/2016(UTC) Posts: 2,465		Originally Posted by: JohnjeanB It looks like the Märklin 26510 (Tunnelrettungszug) https://www.maerklin.de/de/produkte/details/article/26510/ Cheers Jean Bingo Jean, in Wuerzburg is the beginn of Germany's first high speed line to Hannover. I think the next tunnel rescue train is located in Fulda. https://wuerzburgwiki.de/wiki/Rettungszug More about these rescue trains. Unfortunately only in German.
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TEEWolf		#10 Posted : 14 April 2020 07:23:59(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 01/06/2016(UTC) Posts: 2,465		Originally Posted by: DaleSchultz very interesting. Not how the reddish train on the siding below the leftmost roundhouse is still in the same position. Found a nice video and some pictures about the taken down "Ringlokschuppen" (roundhouse) of the old "Bahnbetriebswerk" [BW] (railway service depot). Sorry, all written text in German only. http://www.wuerzburg-pho...e/lokschuppen/index.html https://www.wuerzburg-fo...nbetriebswerk-wuerzburg/
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