Germany: New "world record" for HO model train set (27/08/2008)

[Red_Rattler]

From Miniatur Wunderland

27.08.08, 14:05 hrs

Miniatur Wunderland set new records​

The longest model train of the world originates from the Miniatur Wunderland!

Funny things happened in June at the HSH Nordbank Arena in Hamburg. The lawn was not assaulted by soccer pros but by thousands of small carriages instead. The reason for this was an extraordinary effort to brake a world record. The Miniatur Wunderland intended to let the longest H0-scale model train of the world run 3 1/2 rounds around the field. And they succeeded! The 2,212 carriages even made a lot more rounds around the holy lawn and maybe an eternal record was set this day.

The event was accompanied by Galileo who produced an exiting 20 minute broadcast.

This report (although in German language) can be watched on the Pro Sieben website.

BTW: we also produced a small video. Watch "Heavy Load" here.

It sounds like it was only a temporary track around some sort of park - If so, does it really count?

 

[0099]

Nooooooo now Arid Australia has to break the record at Hurstville

 

[Red_Rattler]

I don't know why, but that last link doesn't seem to work.

 

[Tokkyu40]

I tracked it down on the Miniatur Wunderland site and it's dead in the original location, too.
On the other hand, I did find this clip of a long railway, so we can watch this while we wait for them to get the news piece up.
http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/exhibit/video/fun-video/film/article/the-super-modellrailway-guy/

Claude