Large Scale Central

World's biggest "G scale" railway?

General Discussion
#21
mike omalley said:
I can't believe the US of A is getting snookered by a bunch of socialist Europeans!

The Swiss miniatures site has a little over 2.1 miles of track–although are there any trains at the swiss site? I looked as well and could only see buildings.

Tony’s site in Holland, Madurodam, has just over 2.4 MILES of track–reportedly. There are no pictures of track or trains on their website. Puzzling

It looks like the title goes to Madurodam, although our judges find the lack of trains disturbing


Very funny! :lol: :lol:

SM said:
............... For the fans of the railways-models we have more than 3500 m of rails with no less than 18 trains, funiculars, rack-railways, cable-cars and boats in motion. All the models of our exhibition are built on the scale of 1:25.
Looks like they apply some Swiss marketing :D, you wanna see trains? come and have a look!

BTW there a lot more buildings and scenes - get this: all in the same scale! - than trains on that display. Didn’t prevent them from putting down all that track to run through or by most of the scenes. I guess that is a different concept, could it be they hadn’t heard of Disney Land back in '59? :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :lol:

#22

Hans-Joerg Mueller said:

mike omalley said:
I can’t believe the US of A is getting snookered by a bunch of socialist Europeans! The Swiss miniatures site has a little over 2.1 miles of track–although are there any trains at the swiss site? I looked as well and could only see buildings. Tony’s site in Holland, Madurodam, has just over 2.4 MILES of track–reportedly. There are no pictures of track or trains on their website. Puzzling It looks like the title goes to Madurodam, although our judges find the lack of trains disturbing

Very funny! :lol: :lol:

SM said:
… For the fans of the railways-models we have more than 3500 m of rails with no less than 18 trains, funiculars, rack-railways, cable-cars and boats in motion. All the models of our exhibition are built on the scale of 1:25.

Looks like they apply some Swiss marketing :D, you wanna see trains? come and have a look! BTW there a lot more buildings and scenes - get this: all in the same scale! - than trains on that display. Didn’t prevent them from putting down all that track to run through or by most of the scenes. I guess that is a different concept, could it be they hadn’t heard of Disney Land back in '59? :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :lol:

Swissminiatur was opened to the public in 1959. Wossa matter with you guys? Why does Yoorup have to rely on North American Invention before they can do anything? Do you REALLY think that Madurodam and Swissminiatur, and the one here in England that nobody has so far noted, Bekonscot, have all this track with no trains just to piss you guys off? Please get real. Look at THIS pic and tell me that it’s all a fake -

(http://sabin.ro/sabinnew/album214/247_4720_IMG.jpg)

or this one in Madurodam…

(http://www.starreveld.com/Photos/d/1404-2/20070808-14_35_28.jpg)

Or just do what I did and google image it. BTW - not wishing to labour the point, but I noticed a marked lack of MOUNTAINS, 20 FOOT LONG SHIPS, PORTS AND HARBOURS, FUNICULAR AND CABLE CAR MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS, and a few CITIES on the US sites…and the little matter of over thirty thousand figures on the Swissminiatur site… tac

#23

Hey, how the hell did I put that pic in to my post?

I just posted the link… :open_mouth:

#24

Sure looks real to me…nice!

#25
Terry A de C Foley said:
BTW - not wishing to labour the point, but I noticed a marked lack of MOUNTAINS, 20 FOOT LONG SHIPS, PORTS AND HARBOURS, FUNICULAR AND CABLE CAR MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS, and a few CITIES on the US sites....and the little matter of over thirty thousand figures on the Swissminiatur site....

tac


It’s all about the trains, pal. Don’t try to work the refs with figures and scenery. Anyone can lay 2.4 miles of non-working track. Well, actually, not anyone can. But the judges are trying to figure out how many yodeling 1:25 heidi figures equal one mikado, and I can tell, you, it’s going to take a lot of yodeling and tiny dutch windmills to stay on the leader board.

#26
mike omalley said:
Terry A de C Foley said:
BTW - not wishing to labour the point, but I noticed a marked lack of MOUNTAINS, 20 FOOT LONG SHIPS, PORTS AND HARBOURS, FUNICULAR AND CABLE CAR MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS, and a few CITIES on the US sites....and the little matter of over thirty thousand figures on the Swissminiatur site....

tac


It’s all about the trains, pal. Don’t try to work the refs with figures and scenery. Anyone can lay 2.4 miles of non-working track. Well, actually, not anyone can. But the judges are trying to figure out how many yodeling 1:25 heidi figures equal one mikado, and I can tell, you, it’s going to take a lot of yodeling and tiny dutch windmills to stay on the leader board.

Mike,

Since next year will be the 50th for the guys in Melide aka Swissminiatur I suspect they have a mix which really works. Especially in Switzerland where you can’t help but see trains - all as a part of a transportation system that moves more than just freight in unit trains.

Can you imagine having auto-free tourist locations in NA - with road access for emergencies. All the auto slaves would be moaning, groaning and cursing … and writing letters to their representatives wherever they believe they represent them! It’s the culture, Mike, the auto culture! As far as I’m aware that’s what drives the NA continent, autos and defence expenditures!

#27

What is good for General Motors is good for America. I heard that somewhere… :lol:

#28
Steve Featherkile said:
What is good for General Motors is good for America. I heard that somewhere.... :lol:
Unfortunately that is not far from the truth. And we know how GM is doing lately. Ralph
#29

Oh dear, another US -v- The rest of the lying world pissing match.

I’m out of this thread.

tac

#30
Terry A de C Foley said:
Oh dear, another US -v- The rest of the lying world pissing match.

I’m out of this thread.

tac


Say what?
Am I missing something here?
Oh, I did miss something. I must start paying more attention.
Ralph

#31
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
mike omalley said:
Terry A de C Foley said:
BTW - not wishing to labour the point, but I noticed a marked lack of MOUNTAINS, 20 FOOT LONG SHIPS, PORTS AND HARBOURS, FUNICULAR AND CABLE CAR MOUNTAIN RAILWAYS, and a few CITIES on the US sites....and the little matter of over thirty thousand figures on the Swissminiatur site....

tac


It’s all about the trains, pal. Don’t try to work the refs with figures and scenery. Anyone can lay 2.4 miles of non-working track. Well, actually, not anyone can. But the judges are trying to figure out how many yodeling 1:25 heidi figures equal one mikado, and I can tell, you, it’s going to take a lot of yodeling and tiny dutch windmills to stay on the leader board.

Mike,

Since next year will be the 50th for the guys in Melide aka Swissminiatur I suspect they have a mix which really works. Especially in Switzerland where you can’t help but see trains - all as a part of a transportation system that moves more than just freight in unit trains.

Can you imagine having auto-free tourist locations in NA - with road access for emergencies. All the auto slaves would be moaning, groaning and cursing … and writing letters to their representatives wherever they believe they represent them! It’s the culture, Mike, the auto culture! As far as I’m aware that’s what drives the NA continent, autos and defence expenditures!


Not only can I imagine HJ,
I’ve been there.
http://www.mackinac.com/

Fine place. In the great State of Michigan.
By the way, Swissminiatur is very cool. I’ll probably never get the chance to see it in person. So thanks for the link.
Ralph

#32

I would love to be able to ditch my car and walk–a fond dream. Years ago I lived in Manhattan and loved very minute of it.

But this is reality and we have yet to name the winner of the world’s largest garden railway. The Dutch appear to be in the lead, despite the glaring absence of actual trains on the website. Surely the British have something to say about this? Mr de C. Foley’s abrupt departure leaves us wondering why the British team hasn’t made a more robust entry.

What about that guy in New York, long island I think, who spent more than a million dollars on his layout, and laid the straights with a laser level–someone posted about him but I can’t remember the details. He may have gone down in the mortgage crisis–he was some kind of big finance cheese, as I recall.

#33

Wonder why Terry left?

#34
Steve Featherkile said:
Wonder why Terry left?
Things were getting too US centric, perhaps? :D ;) :D
#35

Remember, these (in Europe) are considered miniature villages, not model railway layouts.

The trains are there as a function of the village, not the focal point.

#36

Yep Garrett, just like in real life. Things happen in the villages, towns and cities. You get there on the train or other public transportation. Speaking of which, can you imagine having scheduled service of lake steamers (not ferries!), that ties in with the other modes?!?

#37
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
Can you imagine having auto-free tourist locations in NA - with road access for emergencies. All the auto slaves would be moaning, groaning and cursing ....... and writing letters to their representatives wherever they believe they represent them!
Or simply staying away in droves. I for one do not go to any public place that doesn't have good automobile access.
#38

For those that missed the convention Dennis Sirrine RR was out of site with 4000 ft of track with yards capable of making up 50 car trains. Later RJD

#39
Hans-Joerg Mueller said:
Yep Garrett, just like in real life. Things happen in the villages, towns and cities. You get there on the train or other public transportation. Speaking of which, can you imagine having scheduled service of lake steamers (not ferries!), that ties in with the other modes?!?
I have thought of that, with my interests in boats, and our railway we had in the 1980s had a pond with the idea of boat (Railway and Navigation Company) service....but it never came.

Also of interest (to me alone maybe) was a website of a garden railway in the UK with a canal (long) boats and, if memory seves, a functional lock. While we lost the majority of our canals stateside, while many have survived elsewhere. Not the world’s greatest form of transport, but one none the less.

Case in point…my six year old daughter loves this vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHx0S3VYONg

#40
R.J. DeBerg said:
For those that missed the convention Dennis Sirrine RR was out of site with 4000 ft of track with yards capable of making up 50 car trains. Later RJD
Dennis Sirrine--that's the guy I was thinking of. 4000 ft, pretty dern good, and he's got a LOT of trains going, no yodeling--not that there's anything wrong with that.

Here’s a link:

http://www.elmassian.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=260&Itemid=302

How to determine the largest? If you went with a formula of track footage times number of units of rolling stock, he’d be your guy