Engine No. 6 of the Bergedorf-Geesthacht Railroad (BGE)
About this creation
My hometown once had an interesting railway called the "Bergedorf-Geesthachter Eisenbahn (BGE)" = Bergedorf Geesthacht Railroad.
The railroad was a branch line which connected Bergedorf, a town at the main line Hamburg to Berlin, with Geesthacht, a town in the nearby countryside of Hamburg.
As a branch line, it was single-tracked railroad with simplyfied operation.
But due to a large explosives factory it was transferred in WW1 and WW2 into a double-track main line, because otherwise it would not have been possible to cope with the enormous traffic increase.
The passenger transport ended in October 1953, because the competion of the bus lines was overwhelming.
Luckily an atomic power plant was built in Geesthacht, so they did not destroy the tracks, for they still need it for some cargo trains to the power plant.
So in 1975 a museum railroad club was founded and their first train rode between Bergedorf and Geesthacht in Decmber 1976.
The project I´m currently working on is a model of this branch line displaying the line at about 1935/36.
The first step into this project is the steam engine No. 6 of the BGE, the only one with a name.
The engine was named "Gleim" after the founder and first director of the BGE Dr.Eng. C.O.Gleim.
The engine was built 8-wide, using wheels from BigBenBricks and a 9V LEGO technic motor.
A problem is the non-existance of a slider to collect energy from the 9V track.
So at the moment I always need an additional railway car with a battery box to run the engine :(
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September 13, 2011 |
I love the creation, there is just one problem. The wheels are a bit small in comparison to the picture. |
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THATS SO COOL!!!!! I almost made some thing like that!! ps put a light on it! |
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August 19, 2008 |
This train rocks. |
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Andrew Harvey May 25, 2008 |
What a fantastic model! I love the attention to detail. Especially all the stuff on top of the boiler. Check out my trains also. |
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February 21, 2008 |
Sieht cool aus Carsten!!! Baust du alle deine Züge in 8er-Breite? Hab damit noch keine Erfahrung gemacht in bezug auf Züge...
Was hälst du von meinen Kreationen?
Viele Grüße,
Steffen |
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Rolf Lipinski January 19, 2008 |
Perfekt, besser geht es nicht |
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January 6, 2008 |
Der ist ja stark.Wenn Du nichts dagegen hast,bau ich den mal nach.:-) |
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December 5, 2007 |
This is amazing! The new BBB work well! |
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December 5, 2007 |
DUDE!! I'm a HUGE fan of trains, the resemblance between the MOC and the pic is astounding!! i wish i could, i just dont have enough legos to do so…… |
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December 5, 2007 |
Nice. Really nice. This is the best train I've seen up here yet. |
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December 5, 2007 |
awesome! I love the design and colours, keep up the good work! |
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