Hey everyone,
It has been a long time since the Carstenbahn One blog was updated. I suspect there will be some additional updates in the near future as I step up some other projects, but today's post is about laying the benchwork and the track for the Koenigstein station, the end point on the branch line...
You can see the branch line coming in from the left. This is the first of the three six-foot-by-three-foot tables supporting Koenigstein. I spent last night getting all three boards installed. The main line passes below. In the shot you can see the KM-1 BR50. In retrospect I should have moved it before I stared working on the table above it, lest something fall on it!
here is a view from the 'end' of the station. In the back of the picture you can see the branch line coming in from the left. The track at the front right is the 'dead end' of the branch line.
Here is the two-stall steam locomotive shed, located in front of the incoming branch line. It's the Marklin 1-scale model, 5617. I repainted much of it. I'll add a blog entry that talks more about that, but here is a picture of the original for comparison:
Below is what the original looked like in the 1980's. Obviously neither shed is close to the original, so maybe at some point I'll attempt to scratch-build something, but for now I'll stick to the Marklin model.
Looking in the other direction on the layout you'll find the larger railcar shed and maintenance building for the diesel railcars that run to Koenigstein from Frankfurt. In the 1980's this was a three-track shed, which has since been expanded to four tracks. I used a modified version of the Piko locomotive shed and made a two-track version.
Again I'm kitbashing three of the Piko 63003 kits together to create this long shed. When completed it should be able to hold the longest train cars and locomotives I will ever own. I have a little more work to do to get this model finished.
Above is a shot of the current shed. Again, it's a mch different design than mine, as was the 1970's version. But sacrifices must be made...
Here is one last shot of the steam locomotive shed at the 'west' end of the station, if you use the orientation of the original. A freight depot will sit next to the siding on the right. Stay tuned as more of this comes together!
