Comments on: Germany Holidays: Miniatur Wunderland, Hamburg’s model railway https://germanyiswunderbar.com/northern-germany/miniatur-wunderland-hamburg%e2%80%99s-model-railway/ German Travel & Tourism Guide Thu, 23 Jan 2014 15:08:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ann Gassert https://germanyiswunderbar.com/northern-germany/miniatur-wunderland-hamburg%e2%80%99s-model-railway/comment-page-1/#comment-4273 Sat, 14 Dec 2013 19:01:25 +0000 http://germanyiswunderbar.com/?p=878#comment-4273 Does anyone know what happened to the original Model Train museum that was located closed to the Hamburg city center (around Altona)? It certainly was not as elaborate as the current extravaganza at the Miniature Wunderland…..it was in one large room that was on the 2nd floor of a “Hamburg City museum..” that included pictures of Hamburg in bygone eras.

Each scheduled presentation – operated/narrated by a conductor/dispatcher who was located in a raised tower in the middle of the display – operated about 9 trains during the scheduled showings. i remember it operating from about 1970….and the last time I saw it was around 1997……and then travels no longer took me to Hamburg until recently.

Needless to say…nowhere near the grandeur of the current “Wunderland”….but it had its charm and certainly must have given many ‘model train enthusiasts’ ideas for tinkering with their own home-based Maerklin model train setups.

]]> By: Andrew Eames https://germanyiswunderbar.com/northern-germany/miniatur-wunderland-hamburg%e2%80%99s-model-railway/comment-page-1/#comment-3876 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:45:38 +0000 http://germanyiswunderbar.com/?p=878#comment-3876 It’s very impressive. In fact, both are. Sometimes there are arts events in the tunnel, too. What programme was Miniatur Wunderland on? We missed it.

]]> By: dave https://germanyiswunderbar.com/northern-germany/miniatur-wunderland-hamburg%e2%80%99s-model-railway/comment-page-1/#comment-3875 Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:26:17 +0000 http://germanyiswunderbar.com/?p=878#comment-3875 Saw this on TV last night & now on my “to do” list,along with the tunnel under the Elbe.

]]> By: Arnanta https://germanyiswunderbar.com/northern-germany/miniatur-wunderland-hamburg%e2%80%99s-model-railway/comment-page-1/#comment-1281 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:38:07 +0000 http://germanyiswunderbar.com/?p=878#comment-1281 That’s really ftiaincasng. Given that the space shuttle is already an anachronism, I wonder how they’ll handle the rapid changes going on in today’s world. Should they keep the exhibit frozen in time, or try to keep the Miniutur Wunderland up to date?

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