Tag: PIKO

PIKO strikes again

Posted by Trainphilos on 28 March 2019 in G Scale Trains, Model Trains |No Comments

Model train company PIKO, based in Sonneberg (Germany), just recently released their new Deutsche Bahn 103 electric locomotive for G gauge. Not quite a year ago PIKO announced that production of this particular locomotive would commence and opened pre-orders for this model. I finally received mine a few weeks ago. PIKO is getting more and […]

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Size is everything…or is it?

Posted by Trainphilos on 4 November 2018 in G Scale Trains, HO Train Layouts, Model Train Layouts, Model Train Manufacturer, N Scale |One Comment

As my readers well know, I have two model train layouts called “Chesapeake and Tenleytown Railroad”. One is the G scale size pike in the garden, the other one is the HO scale railway in the attic. So, let us talk about size for a bit. Actually the term “size” is a misnomer. As far […]

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“God’s Wonderful Railway” makes an appearance on the Tenleytown & Chesapeake Railroad

Posted by Trainphilos on 15 April 2018 in HO Train Layouts, Model Train Layouts, Model Train Manufacturer, Model Trains |No Comments

God’s Wonderful Railway tends to be the moniker for the Great Western Railway Company in the UK. The GWR was one of the first railways in the UK and the brainchild of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Brunel was probably one of the most gifted engineers ever and the GWR was one of his crowning successes. The […]

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