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This is one of the model railway layouts which can be found in many German stations since long ago. The landscape is a ready-made module by Noch, the model railway is H0 scale (with the exotic Trix-Express 3-rail DC system). If you insert money, you can run trains on this layout: the control handles are labeled "Güterzug", "Personenzug", "D-Zug" and "TEE". The "TEE" has been replaced by an ICE, the "D-Zug" is an adventurous consist of a steam locomotive, TEE cars and automobile transporting cars, the "Personenzug" is a double deck train with a class 216 locomotive and the "Güterzug" is a class 211 with a few freight cars. Each train has an own circle and the switches can't be changed, to make things foolproof. A Minitrix scale N locomotive is supposed to go around the globe on top when the layout is in operation (but here in Dresden Hbf, it seemed to be broken). 2001-04-19. Photo: tobias b köhler

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Another view of the coin operated model railway in Dresden Hbf. 2001-05-02. Photo: tobias b köhler

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An attraction for children is this model railway at the station of Muenster. Four different trains can be run from a control desk. Photo taken on october 4th, 1996 by H. Pohlmann <pohlmah@uni-muenster.de>