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

Meter gauge tram with trailer. Kölner Str. / Wuppertal

Ravensberger Str. / Wuppertal

Hochstr. Wuppertal

Tram 105 at the Museum in Wuppertal Kohlfurt.

A drawing from Bill Tuckwell.

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

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

The floor and door parts are milled and glued.

The first steps have been taken.
Peter