Model railway enthusiasts in Winnenden, West Germany, have built one of the biggest model railways in the world. It covers 150 sq m in a disused brickworks. Seven hundred model trains negotiate two kilometres of track and a computer built into the model can work 40 trains simultaneously.
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Press, 12 February 1979, Page 13
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48Model railway enthusiasts in Winnenden, West Germany, have built one of the biggest model railways in the world. It covers 150 sq m in a disused brickworks. Seven hundred model trains negotiate two kilometres of track and a computer built into the model can work 40 trains simultaneously. Press, 12 February 1979, Page 13
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