Category Archives: History
A Legacy of Austria’s Semmering Railway
A Legacy of Austria’s Semmering Railway … … That you can use on your layout By Ernest H. Robl Austria’s Semmering Railway is so much part of the country’s history and culture
Austria’s ÖBB class 1822
Austria’s ÖBB class 1822 An orphan series that may just give you the perfect train to model By Ernest H. Robl As happens elsewhere in life, the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) class
The BR 81 Steam Locomotive
The BR 81 Steam Locomotive By Roger Heid The Class BR 81 was introduced in 1928. It was intended to gradually replace the BR 80 which had just been introduced the year
The BR 23 Steam Locomotive
The BR 23 Steam Locomotive By Roger Heid The DRG BR 23 was conceived to be a replacement for the venerable Prussian P8, later dubbed BR 38. This was back in 1941.
The Bavarian D VI Steam Locomotive
The Bavarian D VI Steam Locomotive By Roger Heid This little locomotive was first introduced in 1880. As you can see from the pictures, it is a 2-axle affair. It was intended
The Austrian Serie 3071 Steam Railcar
The Austrian Serie 3071 Steam Railcar By Roger Heid During my travels in Austria, back in the 60’s, I ran across this odd looking steam locomotive. It caught my attention as
The Rheingold Express
The Rheingold Express By Roger Heid The ‘Rheingold Express’ was a very famous long distance passenger express train. It was named after the opera ‘Das Rheingold’ by Richard Wagner. This opera romantically
The DB Class E 10 Electric Locomotive Series
The DB Class E 10 Electric Locomotive Series By Roger Heid Here is a brief description of the DB Class E 10 Electric Locomotive series, famed for hauling the post-war ‘Rheingold’ and
The E 194 Electric Locomotive
The E 194 Electric Locomotive By Roger Heid This locomotive started out as the Class E 93. In 1933, the line between Stuttgart and Ulm was electrified. The Geislingen Grade was part
