Trams made in Wuppertal / G scale

I converted tram 336 with its sidecar 133 into the ‘Hagen tram’.
The first snow fell on the garden railway and my friend seized the opportunity. A few hours later, the magic was over.weihnachten-2025.jpg

With this photo of my friend, I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
 
And a new 1:22.5 project for three tram trains is going into production. After a lengthy preparation phase involving drawings and photos, one tram train for metre gauge and two identical trains for standard gauge are now being built. There are only very minor differences to note. We are building the latest version of these trains with brake lights and rear lights, as from around 1958.

Based on plans and photos, three of us are building the carriage with many details. One carriage, namely Tw 105, still exists at the Bergische Museumsbahnen. In case of emergency, measurements can be taken there again.

The trains are milled with a CNC milling machine by Reinhard Meier-Diedrich, and multiple parts are built in a rough form and then cast in resin. But until then, a lot of water will flow down the Wupper to the Rhine.

Peter
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Meter gauge tram with trailer. Kölner Str. / Wuppertal

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Ravensberger Str. / Wuppertal

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Hochstr. Wuppertal

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Tram 105 at the Museum in Wuppertal Kohlfurt.

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A drawing from Bill Tuckwell.

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An earlier model built by Michael Schmerenbeck – made from photo cardboard.

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The first housing parts made of 2mm polystyrene, CNC milled. - by Reinhard Meier-Diedrich.

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The floor and door parts are milled and glued.

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The first steps have been taken.

Peter
 

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My friend Reinhard is working hard on the trams for me and other friends. They are planning three motor cars and three identical trailers. Reinhard is developing the components, and we will later build them together: a prototype is currently under construction.
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While the Wuppertal trams are being built in Bielefeld, the Dutch tram 29-20.jpegis being painted in Wuppertal.
 
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