Great Little Things
It's time again to let the great little things take center stage!
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The new year is still young, and many new models, miniatures and drives have been completed but not yet advertised. So, without any particular order or claim to completeness, we hope you enjoy browsing through the following articles!
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The famous Tichy-ULF is back! For all those who love the Viennese tram, for all those who missed the first edition and actually for all those who like to eat really good ice cream, we have excellent news this week - the legendary Tichy-ULF is back! The Tichy ice cream parlour, a cornerstone of the Viennese way of life, has had several trams wrapped every year for decades. These extremely smart advertising vehicles have become as much a part of the Viennese cityscape as horse-drawn carriages and coffee houses.
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For 32 men or 4 horses! Today's G/s 106 began its long and eventful career in 1896 as a ‘troop transport’ on the Ybbstalbahn. Today, it has been restored to perfection by the Mh.6 Club and is still in use as a crew and power wagon with the Mh.6 in the nostalgia train of the Mariazellerbahn, making it the longest-serving narrow-gauge freight wagon in Austria.
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The new one! Many of you have been wondering what's next. The fourth candle of the Advent wreath is a brand new H0e model from the brand new brand Mostviertler Schmalspurmodelle. We know from reliable sources that Mostviertler still has a lot planned and has already started production.
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Mariazeller Advent! The quiet time of the year is almost over and we are looking forward to the few days after the festive season that we don't have to fill with all kinds of hectic activities - the unofficial festive days of the company holidays! Speaking of unofficial: the Christmas wagon of the third Advent was never actually an official Christmas wagon.
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A piece of contemporary history and not a bit tired! The Woltersdorf tram is a standard-gauge interurban tram. It runs on the eastern outskirts of Berlin and connects the Berlin-Rahnsdorf railway station with the municipality of Woltersdorf in Brandenburg. Due to the scenic route, the tram also plays an important role in Berlin's excursion traffic. However, it mainly serves as a feeder line from Woltersdorf to the Berlin-Rahnsdorf S-Bahn station.
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Tampereen ratikka! The Tampere tramway, originally Tampereen ratikka, was put into operation in August 2021. Two tram lines with a total length of 16 km and 24 stops are served and trains run every 7 ½ minutes. After a long planning period, construction of the standard-gauge lines began in 2016. This will be Finland's first standard-gauge tramway system.