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<p> There must be at least a dozen layouts claiming to be the biggest in the world. Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg also claims to be the biggest, but even if it isn´t the biggest, it is most impressive!</p><p>Here are some stats:</p><div class="csc-header csc-header-n2"><h1><font size="2">General Wunderland Facts</font></h1></div> <table class="contenttable contenttable-0"><tbody><tr class="tr-even tr-0"> <td class="td-0"> </td> <td class="td-1">After final construction phase 2014</td> <td class="td-last td-2">Current May 2007</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-odd tr-1"> <td class="td-0">Leased Floorspace</td> <td class="td-1">6,000 <abbr xml:lang="de" title="Quadratmeter" lang="de">m²</abbr></td> <td class="td-last td-2">4,000 <abbr xml:lang="de" title="Quadratmeter" lang="de">m²</abbr></td> </tr> <tr class="tr-even tr-2"> <td class="td-0">Model Area</td> <td class="td-1">over 1,800 <abbr xml:lang="de" title="Quadratmeter" lang="de">m²</abbr></td> <td class="td-last td-2">900 <abbr xml:lang="de" title="Quadratmeter" lang="de">m²</abbr></td> </tr> <tr class="tr-odd tr-3"> <td class="td-0">Construction Areas</td> <td class="td-1">10</td> <td class="td-last td-2">4</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-even tr-4"> <td class="td-0">Track Length</td> <td class="td-1">approx. 20,000 Meters</td> <td class="td-last td-2">9,000 Meters</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-odd tr-5"> <td class="td-0">Trains</td> <td class="td-1">approx. 1,300 </td> <td class="td-last td-2">approx. 700</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-even tr-6"> <td class="td-0">Wagons</td> <td class="td-1">15,000</td> <td class="td-last td-2">over 10,000</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-odd tr-7"> <td class="td-0">Longest Train</td> <td class="td-1">14.51 Meters</td> <td class="td-last td-2">14.51 Meters</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-even tr-8"> <td class="td-0">Signals</td> <td class="td-1">1,900</td> <td class="td-last td-2">900</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-odd tr-9"> <td class="td-0">Switches</td> <td class="td-1">4,000</td> <td class="td-last td-2">1,900</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-even tr-10"> <td class="td-0">Computers</td> <td class="td-1">64</td> <td class="td-last td-2">33</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-odd tr-11"> <td class="td-0">Lights</td> <td class="td-1">over 500,000</td> <td class="td-last td-2">approx. 250,000</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-even tr-12"> <td class="td-0">Buildings and Bridges</td> <td class="td-1">6,000</td> <td class="td-last td-2">2,800</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-odd tr-13"> <td class="td-0">Figures</td> <td class="td-1">300,000</td> <td class="td-last td-2">160,000</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-even tr-14"> <td class="td-0">Cars</td> <td class="td-1">10,000</td> <td class="td-last td-2">4,000</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-odd tr-15"> <td class="td-0">Trees</td> <td class="td-1">330,000</td> <td class="td-last td-2">165,000</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-even tr-16"> <td class="td-0">Work Hours</td> <td class="td-1">approx. 850,000</td> <td class="td-last td-2">475,000</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-odd tr-17"> <td class="td-0">Staff</td> <td class="td-1">170</td> <td class="td-last td-2">162</td> </tr> <tr class="tr-even tr-last"> <td class="td-0">Construction Cost</td> <td class="td-1">approx. 15,000,000 €</td> <td class="td-last td-2"><p>7,300,000 <br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> Should you travel to Hamburg, make sure to go there.<br></p>
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