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24-09-2005 |
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On Saturday 24 September 2005 I have been to Rail 2005. Rail
is a yearly fair for model railroad building and in 2005 it took place at the
Groenoordhallen in Leiden (the Netherlands). Here below is a report I have made
of my visit. |
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This is one of the
small halls of the Groenoordhallen. In this hall you
could see this large display. As you can see is this
display manly about the rolling stock. The size of the display is
big, but because the size of the trains is also big this
reduces the size of the display. Picture 1
(left): An overview of the whole display.
Picture 2 (below picture 1): This display has just one station/railway yard, which you can see
here. All junctions are switched manually.
Picture 3 (left below): A steam train is passing by.
Picture 4 (right below): Here you can see a part of
the railway yard. Here you can also see two model Dutch
electric locomotives. You might recognise them. |
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 Picture 5: This small
display was also in the mentioned small hall. |
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 I just entered the main
hall.
Picture 6: On this display you could see scale models of most of the Dutch rolling stock
sorts. |
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Two pictures of a display with a Dutch theme.
Picture 7: Here you can see a part of the display
Picture 8: I tried to get the whole display on the
picture. It almost succeeded, but the camera light was rubbish (the
camera hasn't got the proper functions).
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Here below are five
pictures of a long display in the second small hall. Picture 9
(left top): This is one of the ends of the
display. It has got a big tower at the end (looks
like the CN tower).
Picture 10 (below picture 9): Here is an
different section of the display. This one has got a
small station.
In the right-bottom corner has a car been converted for an onboard
camera. This train has collided onto the train ahead of it. On
the left-top corner you can just see the TV - with the pictures of
the camera on its screen - . From this picture I follow this camera
train.
Picture 11 (below picture 10): This is the same section
of the display. The picture has been taken in a different
direction.You can still see the train with the camera -
the wagons with cars on it - .
Picture 12 (left below): This is yet
another section of the display.You can still see the
camera train (on the left of the picture).
Picture 13 (right below): After the previous
section the display has a corner and the section
next to that has a large station.The camera train has been derailed
and people are trying to get it back on track again. |
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 Picture 14: This display
has not finished yet as you can see.
I think it looks good though.
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Two pictures of another display with a Dutch theme:
Picture 15 (left): Here is one part of the display.
Picture 16 (below): Here you can see a branch of the
display with a railroad yard.
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 Picture 17: This display
has a small scale, but there's a lot to see. |
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Picture 18 (left) and picture 19 (below): Two
pictures of a display with higt and steep mountains. These
mountains are very detaillic.
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 Picture 23: This is the outside of
the building of the Groenoordhallen.
This is also the final
picture of this report. You can find more pictures about Rail via
www.rail.nl |
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