McRuss's blog

Dapol Class 26 in green runs for the first time on the IoS

McRuss — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:16:30 +0000

Hello,

my brand new Dapol Class 26 in British Railways green got it's first run on my IoS modules. She is equipped with a Bachmann 36-558 DCC chip. Today she leds a stopping passanger train from the fiddle yard to Uig.

Markus

FREMO modules at the 25th Railway days at Frankfurt Griesheim

McRuss — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:22:15 +0000

Hello,

two weeks ago some friends of mine and I attended the modelrailway exhibition at Frankfurt Griesheim. Here are some pictures and a short movie from our modular arrangement.

Chemie Anlagen Bau (chemical apparatures works)

Strange Encounter on the Isle of Skye Railway

McRuss — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 11:19:23 +0000

Today a trainspotter wanted to film the new HST service on the Isle of Skye Railway.

But instead something strange happend and he was wittnes to an american freighttrain

travelling along the rails of the IoS.

The new N scale Dapol Class 26

McRuss — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:24:45 +0000

Last week I received my brand new Dapol Class 26 which is nicknamed MacRat by british Railfans.

A short Railbus movie

McRuss — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:37:28 +0000

During the Weinfest (winefair) at Volkach (Frankonia) the Mainschleifenbahn, a heritage railway who owns a VT96 railbus runs a special timetable during the fair. I made a short film.

[url]www.mainschleifenbahn.de[/url]

Markus

More movies from the Great-britN meeting

McRuss — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:16:41 +0000

Here are some more movies from the meeting.

Pictures and movies from the first Great-britN and HafenbahN modular modelrailway meeting

McRuss — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 08:44:04 +0000

Movie from the FREMO meeting at Hanau

McRuss — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:20:28 +0000

Hello,

today I could show you a movie I made during the FREMO meeting.

Markus

Pictures of FREMO N scale modular meeting in Hanau June 2011

McRuss — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 09:14:48 +0000

Hello,

here are some pictures I took during my attendance at the FREMO N scale modular meeting in Hanau from 2nd until 5th of June. Unfortunatly I only could attend it on thursday and friday.
I hope you enjoy the pictures.
The time period was set to the early 1980s. We've got two double track mainlines. which crossed at Karlsruhe Durlach (these is a scale model of the real railway station) On one mainline we've run for the first

Cabride on my layout.

McRuss — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:39:08 +0000

Last week I erected my Borve modules in my hallway for my next operating session in 3 weeks. So I made a short movie along the layout.

Markus

Cabride through my under construction station Borve Junction

McRuss — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 09:54:37 +0000

At the moment I'm building a new station for my Isle of Skye Railway. It's Borve Junction. There the railway diverted into the lines to Uig and Dunvegan. Last week I made a short cabride movie through the station.

Markus

IoS movies now on the Homepage

McRuss — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:50:49 +0000

From today you could watch the IoS movies directly from the IoS Homepage

www.ios-railway.de/iosfilm.html

Markus

The Last train on the IoS

McRuss — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 20:27:10 +0000

These movie was made during the FREMO Meeting at Hanau. It was the last train with modern equipment during the meeting, and so we decided to run a Departmental Train, which could be used for dismantling the track.

Markus

Isle of Skye Railway Gazette is online now in english too

McRuss — Sun, 30 May 2010 17:16:55 +0000

Hello,

since today the new issue of the Isle of Skye Railway Gazette is online. Since the start of it last year, it was only in german, but these have changed. From now on the Gazette is also published in english.

http://www.ios-railway.de/iosgazette.html

Markus

My new Class 27 on its first run on the layout

McRuss — Thu, 20 May 2010 09:23:28 +0000

Last weekend I attended a FREMO meeting in Hanau, with my Isle of Skye Railway modules. There I made a short movie showing my new Class 27 in action.

Markus

Short Movie of the IoS Railway

McRuss — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:04:41 +0000

Last week I made a short movie from my Isle of Skye Railway.

Markus

IoS Operating Session

McRuss — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:51:35 +0000

Here a short movie I made during the operating session these weekend.

Markus

My FREMO module Wuerzburger Strasse

McRuss — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:55:51 +0000

Hello, as you know I build scottish modules, but I also got one FREMO moduel with a german theme. It's an industrial estate which is crossed by a one track branchline. Here are some pictures.

Fictious scottish modular layout build by germans

McRuss — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:14:37 +0000

Hello I want to show you some pictures from a modular layout build by two friends of mine and myself. It's located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.