Micro Model Railway and Narrow Gauge Steam Trains in a Stone Quarry in HOn30 Scale

Narrow gauge field railways, in Germany called “Feldbahnen”, held an important role in the processing industry. They were often used for the transportation of agricultural, forestry and industrial raw materials such as wood, peat, stone, earth and sand. Due to their long tradition, narrow gauge field railways and industrial railways are a very popular subject for railway modelling or model railroading. Dr. Michael Giersberg is one of those railway modellers or model railroaders who specialized in the reproduction of narrow gauge field railways in East Germany. His model train diorama constructed in H0e scale (Europe) or in HOn30 scale (USA) depicts a small village with a quarry in the 1960s. Boulders are transported to a crusher (crushing plant) via narrow gauge field railways. Furthermore, short steam trains arrive and depart at the railway station of the small village. The model railway layout is designed as a shelf layout for exhibitions: The length is 94 cm, the depth 60 cm and the height 60