Gives LGB enthusiasts an appetite GATX tank car as a

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CLUB
NEWS
2011
Gives LGB enthusiasts an appetite
GATX tank car as a Club model
Great Service
An overview of Club Year 2011
Extravagant LGB layout
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15,000 hours of work: this exceptional LGB layout built by the Neumarkt/Upper Palatinate model railroading club has a lot of excitement to offer.
Contents
Issue 01 / 2011
Detail
News: what there was to see at the exhibitions in Cologne and
Friedrichshafen / all LGB Club benefits for 2011 at a glance ................. 4
Top model: the US tank car with the legendary logo from
Baker's Chocolate is the exclusive LGB Club Model 2011 ..................... 6
Now at your retailer's: all the models from LGB .................................... 8
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Collector’s poster: LGB Club Model 2011 Baker’s Chocolate ............... 12
The extravagant LGB layout built by the model railroading club in
Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate combines two very beautifully styled
main lines above one another with an idyllic cogwheel railroad and has
long been the magnet at many exhibitions for drawing in the crowds ... 14
Service
Tips & Tricks: more pulling power for the "Stainz". Those wanting to
enhance the locomotive power on the layout can do this by simply
adding a tender with sound from the LGB program ............................ 10
Layout Construction: traditionally LGB trains are running on outdoor
routes. In winter though, the hobby room is a good alternative ....... 20
With the Club mailing 1/2011 you find the following: LGB Club News 1/2011, Märklin Magazin 1/2011,
LGB New Items brochure 2011, coupon for the Club Model 2011 and for the 2011 catalog, DVD Video
new releases 2011.
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An alternative in winter: model railroading fun in the
hobby room.
Tips & Tricks: more pulling power for the "Stainz" – with accessories from the LGB program.
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Are you one of those model railroading
enthusiasts who can't wait for spring to come,
and it's taking just too long for the open-air
season to start again? Why not move to the
hobby room and enjoy your LGB down there
when it's blowing and snowing outside? You
can find useful hints on this starting on page
20 of this issue. A further highlight is the beautiful Baker's Chocolate tank car: order today to
make sure of your limited-edition LGB Club
Model 2011. Everything you have to know
Silvia Römpp,
can be found starting on page 5, together with
Customer Club manager
all the other benefits available to you as a
LGB Club member in 2011. Also in this issue, we look back on the
model railroading events of the fall and show you the LGB layout well
worth a visit, that was built by the model railroading club of Neumarkt
in the Upper Palatinate. Enjoy reading this issue!
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Quality is always attractive:
swarms of model railroading enthusiasts around the
Märklin exhibition stand
at the IMA in Cologne with
new items and show layouts
(large photograph) - and the
LGB layout does attract the
crowds.
LGB, Trix and Märklin in the visitors' focus – at the
exhibition in Cologne (top), and in Friedrichshafen.
Events in Cologne and Friedrichshafen
Top products show off
LGB, Trix and Märklin have scored with the
visitors to the international model railroad exhibition (IMA) by the many new items and the
exquisite show layouts on display. The exhibition stand was not just the first place to go
to for Club members, the organizer – Messe
Sinsheim GmbH – registered a total of 65,000
visitors to the event that lasted four days. The
Photo: Modellbahnfreunde Sulmtal e.V.
resonance for LGB at the Faszination Modellbau
Friedrichshafen was positive as well. This
attracted some 45,000 visitors – model railroading is a very popular hobby. Club members
are eagerly awaiting the absolute highlight
of 2011: the international event IMA is being
held this year in Göppingen from September
16 to 18, and together with Märklin Days.
Survey of members
Top marks for the Club
Assessment of the comprehensive survey of Club
members is going ahead with all speed. Two things
are already clearly in demand: exclusive knowledge
and models.
The almost overwhelming number of participants in the
survey bears witness to the emotional regard in which the
Märklin Insider, Trix and LGB Clubs are held: some 10,000
members made their views known in the survey. A particularly
high value is attached to exclusive information and products –
the most popular of the Club benefits in order of ranking
are Märklin Magazin, Car of the Car of the Year, Club models
and Club news. Results of the survey will be used to
optimize Club benefits. As a thank you for the enthusiastic
participation, a draw was organized with eleven attractive
prizes. First prize was presented by Lars Schilling, Manager of
Distribution and Marketing at Märklin, to Alexander Weber:
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Luck of the draw: first prize among the 10,000 survey participants goes to Alexander
Weber (left). Lars Schilling, Manager Distribution and Marketing at Märklin,
presents the impressive freight locomotive of SBB series Ce 6/8 II in gauge 1.
a heavy Gotthard freight locomotive of SBB series Ce 6/8 II
in gauge 1. Reward for the ten following prizewinners is the
luxurious four-car class VT 08.5 diesel railcar of the DB in H0.
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News & Facts
LGB Club year 2011
A summary of Club benefits
Märklin Magazin and Club News
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CLUB
NEWS
2011
Märklin Magazin is included six times a year in
the LGB Club publications – as are the Club News
magazines with reports on models and production,
as well as on community events of interest.
Macht LGB-Fans Appetit
GATX-Kesselwagen als Clubmodell
Schedule 2011 *
No. Publication date
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Start of February Ordering coupon
Club model and
Catalog 2011
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Start of April
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Start of June
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Start of August
5
Start of October
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Start of December DVD "A Year with LGB" II
Großer Serviceteil
Das Clubjahr 2011 im Überblick
Extravagante LGB-Anlage
LGB Model 2011: tank car from the USA
LGB Club members can look forward to an impressing Club model
every year. To acquire the GATX tank car in the "Baker's Chocolate"
look produced exclusively for Club members, simply complete the
ordering form enclosed in your Club News and hand this in to a LGB
retailer of your choice.
However, only one
model can be ordered
per member and offer.
Enclosures
DVD "A Year with LGB" I
ubject to change. Please note the exact dates given in the current
*Sissue.
Exclusive DVD Chronicle
Club card
Twice a year each member receives a free
chronicle on DVD of the major events involving
LGB. Whether major events in Göppingen, new
products or LGB at fairs and exhibitions – members
are always kept informed. Current information
is also provided by Märklin TV.
The Club Card is sent out to all members
of the LGB Club together with confirmation
of membership for the new Club year. The
password for logging on in the Club area of
the Märklin homepage is printed out for all
new members in the accompanying letter.
Members from previous years do not
have to change their password. The
Club Card entitles you to discounts at
events from the many participating
partners cooperating with the Club – a
comprehensive overview is given in
your LGB Club News 02/2011.
Catalog
Included in this publication for all Club members is
a voucher for the new LGB catalog – with elaborate
styling and many photographs – that you can now
pick up from your dealer.
How to enjoy the benefits:
Our "LGB Club News" is mailed to you
regularly at the beginning of the month in
February, April, June, August, October
and December. The publication is always
dispatched to all members at the same time
so that no one is privileged or unprivileged.
The exact date of dispatch can be found
in the Club area on the Märklin homepage.
Please note that mailing can take between
two and five days (in Germany) from the
date of dispatch. Complaints about missing
issues or enclosures can only be accepted
by the middle of the following month. If
you move, please inform us in good time
of your new address. Our publications are
dispatched as printed mail and a forwarding
agreement will therefore not suffice.
Contents of the mailing
Please first check the contents when the publication arrives.
On page 2 of the Club News you will find a list of everything that
should be included. Do not throw the envelope away immediately as there might be an enclosure still inside. If there is anything missing, please contact us straight away. In the event of
complaints received only months later, it can happen that many of
the items for that dispatch are no longer available or that important
dates (e.g. order-by dates for products) have since elapsed.
Important: If you want to order past copies of Märklin
Magazin and the folders for these, please contact directly:
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Tasteful Club model 2011: An elegant chocolate company logo emblazoned on GATX tank car 31057. This car was in traffic in the USA in the 1970s.
LGB 2011 Club model: GATX tank car with the Baker's logo
Very much on the move
with cocoa
A magnificent US tank car for cocoa to make LGB Club members' mouths water:
the famous brand logo of Baker's Chocolate in large format decorates the 2011 Club
model, which is being exclusively produced for the premium customers.
Impressive: mega-long
freight trains are typical
for the USA – and tank cars
like the conspicuous 2011
Club model are part of the
standard consist.
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The Baker family with their cocoa mill in
Dorchester in the north-west of the USA have
been producing a sweet chocolate drink since
1765 – and as the gold-rush attracts people to
the west, the Baker's Chocolate brand expands
to take in California. And the rest is marketing: consolidation carried out by the fourthgeneration family owner Henry Lillie Pierce
– intensive advertising placed by the excongressman for his Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. in
daily newspapers, and in 1883, he introduces
one of the USA's first registered trade marks:
"La Belle Chocolatière". The famous logo of
the beautiful chocolate girl with the servingtray decorates cocoa and chocolate packages
of all types, is emblazoned first on reefer cars,
then on flat car containers, and later on tank
cars. The early Baker's cars were decorated
with a golden silhouette of the waitress on
a black background – the enormous brand
recognition value is only achieved later with
the design in black, gray and red.
And it is precisely this simple, elegant design
which is picked up by the 2011 Club model for
LGB Club members – and strictly to prototype.
In the mid 1970s, the two high-capacity tank
cars 31057 and 31058 owned by railroad vehicle
leasing company GATX were traveling the
length and breadth of the USA for Baker's.
Prescribed contents according to lettering:
Chocolate only. The content is possibly the
only detail where the 1:22.5 scale model
doesn't follow its prototype. LGB is releasing
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Model new release
LGB
2011 Club
model
42919 LGB Club Tank Car 2011
r
Closing date fo
orders:
March 31, 2011
Typical American tank car in the "Baker's Chocolate" design for
the LGB Club. This model is exclusively available for the members
of the LGB Club. Metal wheel sets. Length 51 cm (20-1/16").
Ordering
Every LGB Club member can order one example of the Club model
from their LGB specialist dealer by using the order form enclosed.
We expressly draw your attention to the fact that these order
forms are not transferable. The model will be produced in 2011 in
a once-only series exclusively for LGB Club members.
Important: Please observe the closing date given on the order
form: March 31, 2011. Deliveries are scheduled to start in the 3rd
quarter of 2011.
Decoration: chocolate girl,
from an early recipe book
by Bakers.
the four-axle US tank car with its GATX road
number 31057 in exactly the same condition
as it was running in 1976. The tank is dominated by the large-format Baker's Chocolate
logo. The prototypical lettering "AAR 203 W
Special" identifies the model according to the
Association of American Railroads (AAR)
classification as a standard tank car. Ladder,
grab-handles, walkways and the filler platform
are colored gray. The model has a highly-detailed underframe, is fitted with metal wheel
sets and measures 51 cm (20-1/16").
The 2011 Club model has a number of meanings. The tank car first of all stands for the
interminable length of freight trains in the
USA, the GATX lettering tells you it is owned
by one of the biggest railroad vehicle operators.
The General American Transportation Corporation (GATX) today leases 60000 tank cars
alone, in 50 configurations – suitable for every
type of liquid, be it oil, acid or milk. GATX
has perfected unloading: a rake of five coupled
tank cars can be unloaded at a rate of over
11000 liters (2900 US gallons) per minute. With
the picture of the pretty chocolate girl, the
2011 Club model will also be something of a
mark of respect to entrepreneurship and art.
Thus the logo recalls the success story of the
Bakers, the painter Jean-Étienne Liotard and
a legendary social climb. It is fact that Swiss
painter Liotard painted a portrait of Empress
Maria Theresa in Vienna, and between 1743
and 1745 also a picture probably of a young
lady-in-waiting of noble descent. She is carrying a lacquered tray with a cup of chocolate
and glass of water on it, the source of its title
"La Belle Chocolatière". The picture today
hangs in the Dresden "Old Masters" art gallery.
At the end of the 19th century, the Walter Baker
Company picks up the motif together with
a – suitably cloying – story. According to this,
the graceful figure is Anna Baltauf, daughter
of an impoverished nobleman, who in Vienna
in 1745 is supposed to have offered a drink
of chocolate to the Prince of Dietrichstein, who
promptly asked for her hand. That's how
the legend is used in marketing to elevate the
chocolate girl to a princess. But even Baker's
is long since married off: the traditional brand
has been part of the Kraft Foods empire for
22 years now.
Text: Thomas Bradler
Photos: Archive, Thomas Bradler, Dietmar Kötzle
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Product Information
LGB-Clubnews 01/2011
The new LGB models
New from Your Märklin Dealer
The mythical American steam locomotives can now be
staged in their own gardens by LGB fans as they wish.
The mogul steam locos of the Colorado & Southern and
the Durango & Silverton as new releases will be real
eye-catchers on any layout. The new models are now
available in your specialist dealers.
23196 C&S Mogul Steam Loco #9
Mogul Dampflok in the livery of the Colorado & Southern. To prevent flying sparks from
igniting forest fires, the C&S fitted their locos with the distinctive spark arrestors on the stack.
These powerful steam locomotives carry a large snow plow. Reissue with a new loco number
and a DCC interface. Length over the buffers 68.5 cm.
45920 DB Flatcar with Cable Reels
Epoch V model of a four-axle flat car of the Deutsche Bahn. The car is loaded with cable drums.
Exchangeable buffer beams for conversion to center buffers are included. This model is
exclusively produced for LGB CLUB® members. Length over the buffers 66.0 cm.
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Product Information
25196 Durango & Silverton Mogul Steam Loco #376
The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad started up more than 125 years ago.
Powerful Mogul steam loco in the livery of the Durango & Silverton. The model features a
DCC interface, reversing lights, one multi-purpose socket, and a steam generator. With a
tender and a new road number. Length over the buffers 66.5 cm.
32310 DB Passenger Car Bcm 243, blue
Model of a 2nd class couchette car of the DB in the livery of epoch IV. With a prototypical UIC
number and the typical blue livery of that era. With interior furnishing during the day and
opening doors. An ideal addition to your DB passenger train. Length over the buffers 80.0 cm.
36316 DB Dining Car BRyl 446
For use in express trains, the DB procured a number of half dining cars. These had not only a
galley and dining room but also 2nd class compartments. Prototypical paint scheme and lettering.
Model of epoch IV. The interior furnishing does not conform in all details to the original. Length
over the buffers 80.0 cm.
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Detail
Tipps und Technik
Tank engine and tender
loco in a direct comparison.
Both types of loco are
available in the LGB range.
LGB-Clubnews 01/2011
Tips and Tricks: Power and sound
Longer running enjoyment
More pulling power for "Stainz": If you want to improve the power of your locomotive,
there is an attractive model tender with sound in the LGB range.
Rear of the tank engine
"Monika" with enclosed
engineer's cab; the loco
has no coal bunker.
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Locomotives which carry their supplies of
fuel and water in containers on the same
chassis are known as "tank locomotives". The
water supply is carried either in side-mounted
tanks or in tanks designed to fit between the
frames. The coal or fuel supply is stored in a
coal bunker or container normally mounted
either in front of or behind the engineer's cab.
On many narrow-gauge tank engines however,
these supplies are simply kept in the engineer's
cab itself. These designs admittedly only allow
limited quantities to be carried, and visits to
the coaling plant or to the water crane with
such machines have to be correspondingly
frequent.
To be able to extend the working range of
locomotives, the designers generally turn to
the design of a machine with separate tender.
The tender is understood as a car which is
capable of carrying supplies for the locomotive.
This applies to water as well as to the fuel it
burns. The tender is generally permanently
coupled to the loco. On most locomotives,
the engineer's cab has open access to the
tender at the rear and there is a walkover
plate between locomotive and tender, while
many locomotives are fitted with cab roofs
extended to the rear.
The use of tank locomotives was restricted
in the main to short stretches. Good running
characteristics in both directions were a great
advantage of these locos. Their use also
dispensed with the need to turn the loco at
both ends of the line. Apart from that, their
consumption was reduced in comparison with
a tender loco as they didn't have to carry
so much fuel and water – and thus weight –
about. On longer journeys, however, the use
of a tender locomotive was unavoidable.
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Additional tender for the locos
On narrow-gauge railroads, there were a few
cases where tank locomotives had an additional tender coupled to them. An example
of these were the so-called "Brigade locomotives. These locos were built specially to fulfill
the needs of the army. To extend the range
of these special designs, it was possible to
couple a "brigade tender" to them a necessity
arose.
Compared with normal tenders, there were a
number of significant differences. While the
tender of the tender locomotive is permanently
coupled to the locomotive, the brigade tenders
had normal couplings at both ends. In addition,
the tank engine had no provisions for open
access to the rear.
There is a brigade loco with a brigade tender
today in the care of the Frankfurt Feldbahn
museum, although the two vehicles are currently out of service and are scheduled for
restoration. Many of the narrow gauge railroads did as the army railroads did and fitted
their tank locos with a separate tender as
well. Examples of this were the State Railroad
locos 99 3301 on the Muskau Forestry Railroad and 99 3352 of the Mecklenburg-Pomerania Narrow Gauge Railroad (book tip: Günter
Meyer: "Auf schmaler Spur nach Norden"
Tips and Tricks
(Narrow gauge to
the north), EK-Verlag,
Freiburg).
The LGB models
The motorized tender,
black, with sound, is
available under item
69672 in the LGB
range. You can use
it to fit up the locos
from most LGB starter sets with sound,
and at the same time
increase their pulling
power. The tender is fitted with a powerful
motor and digital electronic sound produces
the noise of the exhaust steam escaping,
the bell and the whistle. There is a controller
to regulate the sound volume for indoors or
out of doors (there is no on/off switch for the
sound effects).
If you wish, you can now run all three versions
of the tank engine on your LGB layout: a
"Stainz", a "Stainz" with additional tender and
the tender locomotive which was developed
from the "Stainz" (LGB 22150).
This small tank engine has
side-mounted water tanks.
The small supply of coal is
carried in the engineer's cab.
Text and photographs: Thomas Bradler
Tender loco with its
engineer's cab open to
the rear, walkover plate
and coupled tender.
The LGB tender locomotive based on the "Stainz"
(item 22150) is fitted with an engineer's cab open to
the rear and with an extended roof.
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Things at the upper level of the main line are really romantic, almost nostalgic. The many figures bring life to the scenery.
Layout Portrait: LGB model railroad in 3D
11 meters (36 ft.) of
railroading fun
Strictly speaking, the show layout from the model railroading club in Neumarkt is
10.4 meters (34.1 ft.) long, 3 meters (9.8 ft.) wide and 3.5 meters (11.5 ft.) high. At the
club it simply called the "11-meter layout". This is to distinguish it from earlier layouts
they have built. The method of construction known from H0 and N layouts is a bit
unusual for a 1:22.5 LGB model railroad.
The layout construction has been designed as
frames of wallboard. It comprises 25 single
pieces that will all fit in a large truck for transporting to and from the exhibitions. Besides
the two main lines one above the other, there
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is a cogwheel railroad winding its way over
several stories to an upper station at a height
of about 2.5 meters (8.2 ft.). It's another meter
(3.3 ft.) to the summit. Below this a gorge down
almost to the floor.
Scene
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Layout Portrait
A happy couple has just left the registry office. The appropriately decorated convertible with
hood down is waiting.
The history
About a dozen members of the model railroading club realized the ambitious project of
a show layout in the years 1990 to 1996 and
with support from LGB. Some 15,000 hours of
work in their leisure time went into constructing the layout, realizing the functionality and
all the landscapes. The dimensions of this
show layout (especially the height of this)
necessitated moving several times into various
rooms. Following completion it was then
put on display at fairs and exhibitions in the
whole of Germany as well as in neighboring
countries.
Track planning and running operations
Based on the experience acquired from the
three earlier LGB layouts built by the model
railroading club, the concept for the topology
of the tracks was kept simple: In principle
there are just two circuits and a shuttle section!
Each circuit has several overtaking lines / sidings
mainly below ground level, and even the cogwheel railroad has a section in the mountain
where trains can overtake. The simplicity of
the track arrangement is not however seen at
first glance. This is why the track planning is
by no means boring, and also because there
is always something in motion: there are six
complete trains in running in alternation on
each of the two main lines. There are two
cogwheel trains – one each direction – in motion
on the cogwheel railroad.
Many visitors to the layout who do not pay
sufficient attention to the operations are not
fully acquainted with the system and are then
surprised when they see trains they have
never noticed before. The operations on the
upper main line are the easiest to follow.
Here there are always three trains running in
one direction to the next (holding) sidings.
The three trains then travel in the opposite
direction, and so on.
The principle for the lower main line is similar
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Designing the
details with a wink
of the eye: scrap
dealers Franz Rost
and Sons
Both simple tools and heavy plant are used at the quarry. Some of the
stone is taken away by the light railway.
The station building
at Neumarkt with the
built-on freight shed.
through a bit more complicated. The basis is
the front main station. Let's assume there
are two trains here in both directions. They
depart at the same time, or at random in
succession, from the main station and then
disappear in the underground sidings. Three
trains in each direction can be waiting for
these – two alongside one another and one
in front or behind. The trains depart from the
underground sidings according to the FIFO
principle (first-in, first-out) and run to the main
station where they stop for a certain length
of time. Only a freight train passes through.
This gives the operations at the main station
that are seen in real life as being completely
random: Trains arriving and leaving, sometimes at the same time, sometimes in succession. Sometimes the platforms at station are
empty, sometimes they are all full with trains.
The platform sections in the stations and the
open stretches in between have been fitted
out as sections with a track-occupied message.
If a section is occupied then another train
cannot enter that section.
Controlling running operations is non-digital
by means of electronic track-occupied mes-
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sages, relays and track interruptions. The
overview is given by the entry-exit signal
tower located in one corner of the layout
where those sections of the track that are
occupied, as well as the current direction
of travel, are indicated using LEDs.
The terrain
One goal when constructing the layout was
to create an overall impression as realistic as
possible on the scale 1:22.5. Reproduction
absolutely true-to-scale was not the objective
but rather the overall look was wanted so
that the observer might think: "I know that,
I've seen it in real life." The originals taken
here were a combination of scenery and objects found in everyday life; others are from
imagination. Thus features of the local scenes
from the model railroading club in Neumarkt,
like for instance the quarry (there are many
quarries in the immediate area), a scrap yard
near the station (there is one at Neumarkt
station), the model railroading club premises
(like in real life) and some ruins (Wolfstein
Castle near Neumarkt) have been included.
Pure fantasy are for example, the high mountains and the dam with reservoir – based on
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LGB show model of the
Neumarkt model railroading club
an original setting in the Alps. Other items
have been included by the necessity for these,
like the station, the village and the roads.
The lettering for the station and the signs in
the village have however been based on the
club's local surroundings.
The surroundings
The station is made up of two levels. On the
lower level is a station typical for a city.
A shopping arcade with several shops and
service providers for everything the traveler
needs. All shops are open and the platforms
are bustling. The upper level at the station
has more the character of a small town. Next
to the station forecourt is a construction site,
and after this the main square in the center.
The locomotives and cars are of course fitted
out and have lights as well.
Almost all the houses are self-made using
wallboard. These have been appropriately
painted and fitted out. The windows have
curtains and the rooms can be individually
illuminated. The cars all have their lights on
and indicators flash for turning. Scenes from
everyday life have been reproduced here
down to the last detail, and this even at the
A cogwheel railroad
locomotive is in motion
and will soon disappear
into the tunnel.
Size:
(length x width x height)
10.4 m x 3.0 m x 3.5 m (34.1 x 9.8 x 11.5 ft.)
Construction:take-apart, 25 single pieces + 10 boxes
Construction
time:
approx. 15,000 hours / 6 years
Vehicles:
12 trains
2 cogwheel trains
1 Märklin Miniclub
1 light railway
1 cable railway
Material:
approx. 100 m² (1,076 sq. ft.) wallboard
approx. 100 m (328 ft.) track
23 turnouts
Electrical: approx. 2 kW power consumption
20 transformers
approx. 5,000 m (16,404 ft.) wire
approx. 400 small lightbulbs
approx. 8,000 solder joints
Scenery:
approx. 600 figures
approx. 350 trees
...
back of the layout in areas not normally visible.
Here there is a barbeque taking place, or
the washing is being taken down. To the left
of the station is the freight station and the
model railroading club premises. Garden railroad meets garden railroad here: A Märklin Z
in operation around the club premises and
members of the club are at work in the shed
on the next layout at the club. The "minis" can
get together in the small recreation room or
sit outside on the benches when the weather
is kind. But usually they have no time because
they are busy working... Scrap iron and other
metals are brought to the scrap yard on the
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Arrival of a RhB passenger train at the lower level of the
main station.
View of the incline on a section of the cogwheel railroad. Alternatively, the summit can
be reached by cable railway.
A lot is happening
at the hotel where
new guests have
just arrived.
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far right. The simple folk are at work or are
taking a break in the hut next door. There
is of course a crate of beer underneath the
table here. Lime rock is mined at the quarry.
Heavy-duty vehicles and a light railway take
the blocks of stone away.
On the right there is a gorge that has been
dammed. The terrain is then steep up into
the mountains. The visitor has to crouch to
admire the small power-station building at
the base of the dam, the impressive bridge
construction over the gorge and the idyllic
grazing pastures under the bridge.
There is a large railroad bridge over the gorge.
Soon after, the tracks disappear into a tunnel –
just like on new routes being built these days.
The tunnel is open in places where the interior
can be seen. Particularly exciting: With its
upper and lower main lines, the layout is
depicting two different periods of railroad
history. Whereas the upper main line is rather
nostalgic in its construction and track planning, the lower main line is more modern.
There are young people at the reservoir active
in all kinds of sports. The nearby transformer
station is humming from the electricity being
taken from the power station through the
high-voltage power lines. An alternative to
the cogwheel railroad is the cable railway to
bring the holidaymakers to the upper station
though of course, not without having purchased a ticket beforehand for the convenience
of this. On arrival at the upper station, they
can put on their skis and enjoy the winter fun.
When they are tired, they can then take the
cogwheel railroad down again over the several
bends.
While this is happening, a lumberman is pulling trunks by horse. This is because machines
cannot be used on such steep terrain.
Just about every corner of the layout is packed
full of details. Hundreds of figures bring this
unique model railroad layout to life. Most figures have been painted by the Club members
and the characters thereby given are widely
different. Plant life, like trees, bushes and other
vegetation, has been realized just like in reality. The standard saying is: "We need some
nettles here!" Even the stone has not been
overlooked. Various surface finishes have
been applied to the paths and roads: Gravel,
paved or tarred. For the bridges, original
constructions in the vicinity have been used
and their construction and materials copied.
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Overview of the LGB layout: good view
of the upper and lower level of the main line
How for example, do you realize different
types of stone on the scale 1:22.5? Take some
edge veneer with pattern to match from the
local hardware, cut to size and glue piece by
piece to piers and walls!
Our resume
Track planning
The track planning for this LGB layout is actually quite clear.
Variety in the train traffic is provided as well. From top to bottom: main line lower level, main line upper level,
section of the cogwheel railroad.
This layout that the Neumarkt model railroading club has built has exceptional diversity
to offer for this scale. On a relative small area
by LGB standards, the visitors can admire
the scenery that you can hardly get enough
of. Unfortunately though, the layout is now
aging somewhat. Renovation is an ongoing
process.
The layout is currently in Neumarkt in the Upper
Palatinate and open all year in conjunction
with Wölpi-Spielfabrik (www.woelpiland.de).
There are demonstrations given every second
Sunday of the month from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. or
by arrangement (on +49 (0) 9181 / 442 281).
Text and photographs: Johann Gmelch
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There is a lot to be done at the coal bunkers. The 99 7234-0 has a big tender and this has to be filled.
Planning and fitting out: layout indoors
LGB – the first model railroad
for indoors and outdoors
Traditionally LGB trains are running above all on outdoor routes. However Even in
winter the model railroading enthusiast doesn't have to go without this hobby: the
heated hobby room as a welcome play area is already waiting.
The resonance from the media was enormous
when the LGB era began and the first models
were launched: The first model railroad
for having fun outdoors celebrated a world
premiere at the Toy fair in Nuremberg in 1968.
When the snow came the LGB trains then
used to run in front of the hall. Professionals
and normal visitors were thrilled because up
to that time, there was neither such a largescale model railroad nor was there one that
was suitable for outdoor operations. In fact is
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that the LGB has lived up to its name of being
the "Open-air model railroad" to this day.
Many garden railroading enthusiasts thus
still refer to LGB as the Lehmann Gartenbahn
even though the official name is Lehmann
Großbahn. Only few know that the G in LGB
was originally for "Garden" because it was
the explicit wish of its inventor in those days,
to relocate the model railroad from the hobby
room to the outdoors. Caution was called
for with the name as this was venturing into
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new territory from the technical viewpoint.
That's why the G is for Groß. And the LGB
is without doubt big in comparison with the
other commercially available model railroads.
Incidentally, it was only in this decade that
the caption for the selected advertising slogan
was changed and is now as follows: LGB
– the first model railroad for outdoors and
indoors. So much about the past. The fact is
there are many garden railroaders and just
as many again who operate a layout indoors.
Thanks to radius R1 and many short locos
and cars, the railroad dream in maxi format
can be realized in the hobby room without
needing a garden.
From the garden into the apartment
Yet even the owner of a garden railroad who
has a lot of space outside the house tends to
prefer to have a hobby in the fall and winter
that is inside a warm home rather than working outside when the weather is not at all
favorable. What is then more obvious than to
think about constructing a nice indoor layout?
There area many interesting aspects to this
idea. Regardless of the weather, the trains
can run any time of day or night. And this in
a position for the enthusiast that is gentle
on the back and at on a level with the models,
so-to-speak. Let's make that journey but starting from the other end by going back to the
colder times of the year – the comfort of the
hobby room is already awaiting us.
The workers shovel in the coal. That's the less romantic side of the steam locomotive times.
The idea
We LGB enthusiasts are collectors and often
have many more models than we can have
running on our layout. For most of us it is not
just the styling the outdoors down to the
last detail that is foremost but rather the
entertainment when the trains are running. It
is for these two reasons that the LGB layout
we show you in this issue has rather a lot
of track. There is an oval with two tracks, a
station with a refuge siding, a small oldtimer
loco shed with water standpipe and coal feed,
and also a three-lane loco shed as well as a
freight shed.
There is thus everything we need for a model
railroad. Three trains can run at the same
time. Also, the four loco shed tracks make it
possible to use other power cars as well.
This means changing locos for train can take
place just like in reality. Radius R1 has been
used for the inside circuit and R2 for the circuit
View of the track layout at Rosenbach station together with the three-lane loco shed.
It's mainly employees of the railroad company who live in Station Road.
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Figure, dog, automobile and planters in front of the house – small items that bring the
scene to life.
in parallel to this. R1 is even used for the
turnouts. This saves space - twice, once in the
depth and again in the length of the layout.
Even when the larger models from LGB
are shown in the images, we want to keep to
the typically shorter models: Heidi, 99 6001,
box-type steam locomotive, Stainz in the DRG
version, or even the Rügen loco 99 4632-8
from the current LGB program would be the
suitable steam locomotives here. Diesel
traction could be represented here by the
HSB-Köf, the Wismar rail bus VT 133 525 or
even the SBB-Tractor Tm 598. And as the
electric loco, the RhB Ellok Ge 2/4 203 would
be a suitable short locomotive. Those using
short two-axle passenger and freight cars
would get "more train" than by using the
four-axle models. It is of course our choice
in this model world we are creating. We can
concentrate on railroad management and
simulate a museum railroad as well where
locos and cars from the different railroads
can run together in harmony. Just leave it up
to your imagination!
The surroundings
Not much is needed for the area around the freight shed either. Workers, drums and boxes
as well as a few pallets are well suited for the purpose.
One example for styling the surroundings. Whereas the street is quite a simple scene, the
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looks very lively thanks to the figures here.
The location does not take up much space.
Yet the scenery could at least be indicated.
The station has a small station building as
well as the freight shed, the two loco sheds
with loco servicing facilities and a signal
tower, as already mentioned. Operated from
signal tower are not only the turnouts but
also the two railroad crossings, each with
barriers. The layout is rounded off by adding
a few houses. All the buildings are from the
program of a renowned accessories manufacturer.
Weathering resistance is hardly considered
for a layout indoors. And if you want to try
out something different, you can also use
buildings from the program of the small-series
producers to give your layout a very individual
note. The roads are simulated by applying
a coat of gray paint in the required areas on
the board for the layout. You can of course be
much more creative than we have been in the
example given here. The LGB program has
a lot to offer for the details: Station platforms,
lamps, railroad crossings, signals, bridges
and figures. Trees and greening materials are
available from the well-known suppliers.
Those who do not want to use any of the few
model cars that are available in 1:22.5 can
think about using appropriate vehicles in 1:24.
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There are all sorts of miniatures available
here in the model railroading and toy outlets.
Let the images of this LGB layout have their
effect. You can realize your very own dream
layout to fit the space you have available. The
only really important thing here is that your
layout "is alive": place the figures and create
small scenes that will always be worthwhile
looking at.
There is one major advantage that the LGB
has as an indoor layout: there are not normally
any animals or weather conditions to disturb
our intact model world. This means you
can add a little more detail than you would
normally do for an outdoor layout. The images
given here show just a few examples of what
is possible with a little effort.
Text: Thomas Bradler
Photos: Rainer Ippen
Several railroad crossings with barriers, and the many turnouts used here make a signal
tower necessary.
View of the station at Rosenbach with travelers and railroad employees. Yet there are figures all around as well: a mailman, a car driver and people passing
by as well.
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Highlight: Saxon steam locomotive IV K
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The Saxon Queen and the LGB model
• In total, 96 of these Meyer articulated locos were ordered for
the Royal State Railroads of Saxony. Many of these are now
running on the numerous museum railroads.
• The IV K was used for pulling for passenger and freight trains.
The four-axle steam locomotive was in service on all of the
750-mm narrow-gauge routes.
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• The LGB model (item no. 25841) of the IV K is a replica of the
royal loco from era I.
• All axles driven from two powerful motors, smoke generator,
painted in green like the original, selection switch for the mode
of operation, traction tires, DCC interface.
• Lights that change with the direction of travel, length over
buffers 47.5 cm (19").