I was envisioning a little village of houses with trains, but peeking from the satellites, it looks like one fork and only one guesthouse has rail service (Familie Siefert - Hallig Nordstrandischmoor). There seem to be a couple of guesthouses, a "Glockenturm" which is a school/church servicing three students, and one private house on the island.
Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland
21–30 of 100 posts
Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland
#22This reminds me of Austria's Reisseck-Hoehenbahn which sadly closed down a few years ago. It was a 600mm narrow gauge train high up in the mountains originally used for the construction of a power plant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7XrOfSNdO4
Thank you. A remarkably clear youtube video. I wonder what kind of camera/lens was used.
Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland
#23Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland
#24Private train cars are the most interesting part. I wonder how signaling works? Does each house/"station" have its own fork in the tracks for getting their private train car home?
There are only a few houses (approx 15 residents) on the island.
Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland
#25What is it about guys and trains? I reflexively upvoted before even reading the article, and after reading the article, I realize it is a pretty standard narrow gauge railroad. Don’t care! Would vote again if I could!
I think it's nerds and trains, rather than guys and trains. I know at least one woman who is pretty excited about trains too, and she is a colossal dork.
EDIT: and what it is about nerds and trains is that trains are wicked sweet.
Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland
#26What is it about guys and trains? I reflexively upvoted before even reading the article, and after reading the article, I realize it is a pretty standard narrow gauge railroad. Don’t care! Would vote again if I could!
I don't think this is restricted to the male population tbh
Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland
#27Private train cars are the most interesting part. I wonder how signaling works? Does each house/"station" have its own fork in the tracks for getting their private train car home?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lüttmoorsiel-Nordstrandischm... has a schematic of the track.
Looking at the map, it seems there are only two endpoints to the line on the island.
On the other hand, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordstrandischmoor claims there are only 4 households on the island, so even assuming each has its separate fork, “each house” isn’t that much.
I wonder what system they have to prevent the two locomotives from meeting each other half-way through and to get one of the locomotives to a home when needed.
Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland
#28While in Japan last summer, we rode the Kurobe Gorge Railway deep into the Japanese Alps. It's a 762 mm narrow gauge railway, originally build as industrial railway for dam construction, but now open to the public. It goes through 42 tunnels and on the crazy steep sides of the deep V shaped Kurobe Gorge. It was a really nice trip - breathtaking views & nice outdoor hot springs to bathe in. :)
Some links: http://www.kurotetu.co.jp/en/railway/index.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeo7Qxw88P4
Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland
#29What is it about guys and trains? I reflexively upvoted before even reading the article, and after reading the article, I realize it is a pretty standard narrow gauge railroad. Don’t care! Would vote again if I could!
I think it's nerds and trains, rather than guys and trains. I know at least one woman who is pretty excited about trains too, and she is a colossal dork. EDIT: and what it is about nerds and trains is that trains are wicked sweet .
[deleted]
Re: Tiny Trains: Neat Narrow-Gauge Rail Connects German Island to Mainland
#30What is it about guys and trains? I reflexively upvoted before even reading the article, and after reading the article, I realize it is a pretty standard narrow gauge railroad. Don’t care! Would vote again if I could!
Totally true! Something about trains of pretty much all kinds. Must be something genetic :D