03-28-2010, 06:07 AM
The BR94 pulls a pair of cattle cars past the signal box up towards the Irgendheim sausage factory. Or something.
Although it's daytime, someone thought it'd be a good idea to turn on the lights inside. (the varnish made the windows a bit more opaque which nicely hides the big LED inside).
An interesting fact is that at the moment there is no signalling on the layout. That will probably follow eventually when the crews get tired of the crashes.
As for the history of the signal box - earlier Irgendheim had a beautiful old signal box built in the 1890's when the town got it's railroad. You know, the classic German fachwerk-style everyone loves. Well, due to unfortunate circumstances in recent years the upper part was damaged irrepairably, so just like in many other places an old car was put into use as a temporary signal box. Coincidentally, the honour fell upon this car which happened to have visited Irgendheim since the line was first opened.
Although it's daytime, someone thought it'd be a good idea to turn on the lights inside. (the varnish made the windows a bit more opaque which nicely hides the big LED inside).
An interesting fact is that at the moment there is no signalling on the layout. That will probably follow eventually when the crews get tired of the crashes.
As for the history of the signal box - earlier Irgendheim had a beautiful old signal box built in the 1890's when the town got it's railroad. You know, the classic German fachwerk-style everyone loves. Well, due to unfortunate circumstances in recent years the upper part was damaged irrepairably, so just like in many other places an old car was put into use as a temporary signal box. Coincidentally, the honour fell upon this car which happened to have visited Irgendheim since the line was first opened.
-norm