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April 2024
Volume 20 • Issue 225
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Building a House with Vinyl Foil
On traXS in Utrecht
Country Railway Station in Pattscheid
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Introduction
Dear Readers,
Much too late, in my opinion, this edition is (finally) going online. It is the result of a
lot of hard work and equally hard pushing ahead with projects. As spring was a long
time coming, we all used the time to tinker and push ahead with open construction
projects.
Looking back over the past thirty days, I can see that a lot has been achieved that
we want to benefit from in the coming months. However, I am also self-critical and
realise that my schedule has not worked out. There are still unfinished tasks.
Holger Späing
Editor-in-chief
Nobody can do anything about that, because sometimes it's family commitments, other times my job
demands more time and finally, unfortunately, there are also unplannable events that I won't go into here.
It is more important to recognise the role that model railways in all their facets play in this mix. It is a
balance to the daily hassles, the decisive moment that we want to look forward to in the evening. We
create something that we like and relax while doing so.
One result of such processes which impresses me immensely is the customised construction of buildings
with vinyl foils. Almost exactly a year ago, our dedicated reader Reinder Rutgers from the Netherlands
presented his narrow-gauge small railway projects, realised with T gauge parts. Vinyl was already used
as a material here, which sparked the curiosity of our readers.
Today and in a subsequent article, we will be able to answer these questions, because thanks to ongoing
photo documentation, we have received a huge number of explanations and instructions. You can look
forward to this article, which is very long, and also very instructive!
Dirk Kuhlmann has put together a separate article to give you an idea of how you can implement what
you have learnt in a landscaping project. This provides information about the original Pattscheid railway
station and its special features to provide ideas for a model realisation.
The historic station, the building of which has been preserved to this day, was practically on Dirk's
doorstep on the railway line to Bergisch Born, popularly known as the ‘Balkan Railway.’ It is also attractive
because many of the new vehicles that we received or will soon receive from Märklin can be operated
here in an absolutely prototypical manner.
Last but not least, I don't want to forget the visit to this year's On traXS. ‘Hopefully we'll see each other
again next year,’ is still ringing in my ears. And indeed, I agree with this wish. The exhibition and museum
are special, and model railway fairs in the Benelux countries also have their very own charm, which we
find extremely appealing.
Please enjoy the exciting pages with us which are complemented by book tips, the latest news, and
letters to the editor. In the meantime, we'll try to make up a few days for May...
Sin-Z-erely,
Holger Späing
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Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 2
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An unusual Overland Railway Station ............................................................................................... 4
Modelling with Vinyl Film ...................................................................................................................14
(not translated - only in German)
Rare Motifs in Colour .........................................................................................................................37
A Series Closure .................................................................................................................................39
A Show of Superlatives ......................................................................................................................41
Zetties and Trainini in Dialogue .........................................................................................................54
Imprint .................................................................................................................................................65
We thank FdE Burscheid, Eisenbahnstiftung and Helmut Dahlhaus for their photo support as well as Reinder
Rutgers for his guest contribution.
Date of publication of the German language version of this issue: 29 April 2023
Cover photo:
The half-timbered part of this station building and the walls
of the narrow-gauge railcar were made from self-adhesive
vinyl. Four layers were required for the house, three for the
railway vehicle – today our reader explains how to build such
masterpieces. Photo: Reinder Rutgers
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Pattscheid on the “Balkan Railway”
An unusual Overland Railway Station
The ETA 150 battery-powered railcar no longer seems far away. One of the routes it travelled was
the “Balkan railway,” which is also the subject of a route portrait book. Dirk Kuhlmann was
inspired by his regional ties, childhood memories and that book to create an unusual layout
proposal.
From Dirk Kuhlmann. In keeping with the book “The Balkan Express” by Kurt Kaiß and the class 515
battery railcar from Märklin that will be released in the near future, we present you with the track plan of
the former “Pattscheid Commercial Station”.
This station was in operation from 1902 to 1991 on the line built in 1881 from Opladen to Remscheid -
Lennep, commonly known as the “Balkan railway”. At its largest extent, Pattscheid had the lower tracks
with platforms 1 and 2, as well as track 3, which was around 5.50 metres higher, with the house platform.
For a long time, the line from Remscheid-Lennep to Opladen was characterised by push-pull trains with silverlings. Here, N 7134 to
Opladen arrived at Pattscheid station on 7 May 1979. Photo: Wilfried Sieberg, Eisenbahnstiftung
It was worth noting that a gradient of 1:43 over approx. 500 metres for the upper track was a constant
challenge for the locomotive crew.
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In the model, however, we are looking more at the condition in the mid-1960s, track 3 had already been
converted back into a stub track, and a siding was used by the locally based Illbruck company to load its
products.
In October 1975, a unit consisting of VT 959 and VB 142 enters Pattscheid station as N 7131 coming from Opladen. Photo: Franz A.
Keck / FdE Burscheid
Rolf Knipper, who sadly passed away far too early, had already presented the track plan of Pattscheid
many years ago in Miba Spezial 31. What connects us was or is our membership in the FdE Burscheid
e.V., as well as our proximity to the 411 route and the existing stations and stops.
As a youngster, I was often on site here and was even able to witness the Köf supporting a local goods
train with a leader, the V 60 probably ran out of power on the incline to Burscheid.
I also know from my grandfather that until around 1965, repaired V 20s and V 36s from the Opladen
works completed their test runs on this line. Even a red V 36 of the German Federal Post Office was
among them. This at least gives us a realistic run-out for the Märklin Z gauge model (from the package
81341).
The main load in passenger transport at this time was carried by the VT 95 and VT 98, as well as the V
100 with conversion coaches. Freight transport was also carried out by the V 100 and, less frequently,
the V 90, which entered service in 1964/65.
In some cases, a V 60 was also used for line services, or even two of the same type. If you were lucky,
you could even still see steam locomotives, usually the class 050, until the beginning of 1970.
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