Enrico7676 Posted January 25, 2020 Just realized I never posted this project of mine on this forum. Bahnbetriebswerk Neukirche a 3 year long, layout project. A couple of pictures showing the Bahnbetriebswerk Neukirche in action at LegoWorld 2019. It was really busy in at the Bahnbetriebswerk. A lot of quest locomotives and wagons including 3 TRAXX locomotives. by Enrico Lussi, on Flickr A Bahnsbetriebswerk is the German equivalent of a railway depot. But since its German it’s bigger, and more efficient. A Bahnsbetriebswerk (Bhw for short) comes in different sizes and with different functions, but most of them have at least some type of turntable with an engine shed or roundhouse. Mostly they also house a few factories, the obvious storage and cranes for coal and of course water towers. So, in short, a Bhw houses everything a locomotive needs to be able to fully function as a main line steam engine. A couple of pictures showing the Bahnbetriebswerk Neukirche in action at LegoWorld 2019. It was really busy in at the Bahnbetriebswerk. A lot of quest locomotives and wagons including 3 TRAXX locomotives. by Enrico Lussi, on Flickr A couple of pictures showing the Bahnbetriebswerk Neukirche in action at LegoWorld 2019. It was really busy in at the Bahnbetriebswerk. A lot of quest locomotives and wagons including 3 TRAXX locomotives. by Enrico Lussi, on Flickr I decided to first start working on a turntable that would get a prominent feature in my Bhw. In total I have built 5 versions with the first 2 being motorized. However, the biggest problem with motorizing the turntable was that I was still building in the MILS standard, and that my engines are so heavy that it would need a lot of power. After the first attempt I decided to give up the MILS standard and go for MILS+ 1 brick in height. After the second attempted left me with broken technic parts and a lot of frustration I decided to build a “dummy” version with the ability to motorize it sometime in the future. A couple of pictures showing the Bahnbetriebswerk Neukirche in action at LegoWorld 2019. It was really busy in at the Bahnbetriebswerk. A lot of quest locomotives and wagons including 3 TRAXX locomotives. by Enrico Lussi, on Flickr I have spent a total of 3 years on this project, and I did mutiple revisit's to this project. But now it's time to do a major revisit, so I dicided to break down the entire layout and start something new, more about that in the near future. The End of Bahnbetriebswerk NeuKirche. by Enrico Lussi, on Flickr For more behind the scene story check out the BMR article: https://brickmodelrailroader.com/index.php/2019/06/06/the-design-of-bhw-neukirche-by-enrico-lussi/ For more pictures, showing the progress and the Bhw in action: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paperinik77pk Posted January 26, 2020 It's ...simply...GORGEOUS!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enrico7676 Posted January 27, 2020 12 hours ago, Paperinik77pk said: It's ...simply...GORGEOUS!!! Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baard Posted January 27, 2020 I like it, and it is huge I have myself built something similar with motorized points and turntable, all PF controlled. Still sitting in some boxes somewhere, as the project lost momentum. But that is the beauty of this hobby. When the wind blows in the other direction, it is time to demolish some old moc for a brighter future of a new one.... Happy building Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zephyr1934 Posted January 28, 2020 Wow, that is an amazing layout, very impressive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enrico7676 Posted January 28, 2020 On 1/27/2020 at 3:42 PM, baard said: I like it, and it is huge I have myself built something similar with motorized points and turntable, all PF controlled. Still sitting in some boxes somewhere, as the project lost momentum. But that is the beauty of this hobby. When the wind blows in the other direction, it is time to demolish some old moc for a brighter future of a new one.... Happy building Thanks! Really like the look of your turntable, looks really smooth and realistic, got any more pictures of it? 12 hours ago, zephyr1934 said: Wow, that is an amazing layout, very impressive Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaL Posted January 30, 2020 Hi Enrico, a very nice Layout! Just a short remark from my side: The correct abbreviation for “Bahbetriebswerk” is “Bw”, not “bhw”. https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnbetriebswerk Cu Carsten Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baard Posted January 30, 2020 On 1/28/2020 at 7:24 PM, Enrico7676 said: Thanks! Really like the look of your turntable, looks really smooth and realistic, got any more pictures of it? Thanks! Have a look at my Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/115097068@N03/with/13356483985/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Man with a hat Posted January 31, 2020 Very impressive, and not only because of the size of it. It looks very complete and detailed. I really like the catenary and the signalling tower. They make it perfect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Enrico7676 Posted January 31, 2020 20 hours ago, baard said: Have a look at my Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/115097068@N03/with/13356483985/ Thanks! 3 hours ago, Man with a hat said: Very impressive, and not only because of the size of it. It looks very complete and detailed. I really like the catenary and the signalling tower. They make it perfect. Thank you! The details is one of most important things in my opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
