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[quote user="PJM20"]This small railroad is 600mm gauge and is run mostly by children, which is quite common on park railroads in Europe.[/quote] Only in former Eastern Bloc countries. These miniature railways called "pioneer railways" were used to train and educate children 12 years and above in the rules and regulations of operating a railway. The engine driver had to be an adult, though. The surviving lines were converted to tourist attractions, like the one in the video at Berlin-Wuhlheide. I am slowly expanding my collection of vintage Marklin locos. <img src="http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv185/SirMadig/E%2041%204_zpsycwvujwh.jpg" alt=" " /> This one will be my wife´s present to me for my upcoming birthday in August, so I could only take a sneak look at it. The quality of that old Marklin stuff is still stunning. The loco was first released in 1956 and this one is also 30 years old, but in mint condition. Detail is not up to today´s standard, but the lettering is opaque. With a little care, these engines are literally indestructible.
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