Introducing the gauge 0 model railroad layouts!

Gauge 0: Palatinate branch line

The 0-gauge Palatinate branch line modular layout reflects a single-track branch line in the heart of the Palatinate. It shows the situation around the Siegelbach stop not far from Kaiserslautern on the Bachbahn. Based on original plans, the stop with its imposing station building named “Irmingen” has been reproduced almost faithfully on a scale of 1:43.

This is an alternative siding that provides shunting operations at the stop. Agricultural goods were usually transhipped there at the loading ramp, thus supplying the village with goods.

The “Irmingen” stop is nestled in the Palatinate Forest, with a bridge, a tunnel, green areas and sandstone formations. Scenic areas, including a dilapidated shearing shed, a cow pasture and a paddock round off the entire scenery.

The modular layout is bordered by two fully equipped staging yards, which allow the five trains to be moved. The staging yards resemble a stabling facility for passenger coaches.

Operator: EMK Eisenbahnfreunde Modelleisenbahnclub Kaiserslautern, 67655 Kaiserslautern
Pool size: 12 x 6.5 m

Gauge 0: Depot NORD and La Chapelle Station

The “Chemin de Fer de la Chapelle” model railroad layout consists, in part, of an SNCF locomotive depot from northern France featuring a locomotive ramp. The swing bridge leads to a covered roundhouse with nine tracks.

All of the backdrop scenery is painted. All the elements typical of a locomotive depot are present: a workshop, a locomotive ramp, inspection pits, a sanding station, and, of course, the dormitory for the staff.

On the other side are a curved overpass and a train station with five platform tracks, which are accessible from both ends. A signal box and a track lead into the rear section of the building and to the freight yard.

The village square, dating from the 1950s, overlooks the tracks leading into the station. The network’s signaling systems replicate the mechanical signals of that era.

Operator: Chemin de fer de la Chapelle, France–41190 Valencisse
Pool size: 15 x 5 m