Modelleisenbahn Faszination Gotthardbahn, Model railway museum in Reichelshofen, Germany.
Modelleisenbahn Faszination Gotthardbahn is a museum featuring a detailed H0 scale reproduction of the Gotthard railway's northern ascent. The layout covers 250 square meters with 930 meters of track representing the final 30 kilometers approaching the summit tunnel.
The layout grew out of a family's H0 model collection assembled over more than fifty years. In 2000 the operators bought an agricultural building in Reichelshofen and converted it for the exhibition; construction of the layout began in 2001, and from 2002 a dedicated visitor car park was available. The exact public opening date is not documented.
The collection displays how trains operated on Swiss railways during the 1960s and 1970s. Visitors can observe the types of locomotives and train formations that ran on these lines during that era.
The museum is located in Reichelshofen and operates on specific days with set visiting hours. Advance planning helps ensure you arrive when the layout is actively running.
The three spiral tunnels at Wassen are modelled with their real gradients, so trains take the actual time to pass through them. The Pfaffensprung tunnel is a full circle, while the Wattinger and Leggistein tunnels form a double loop. The Intschireuss bridge marks the point where the line switches sides of the valley.
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