The Swiss Steam Model Club

I went to visit the Swiss Steam Model Club ( https://www.dmc-ch.ch/ ) on the outskirts of Zürich. It’s a nicely laid out 5” gauge ground level system. Once a year around the Accension day holiday they have a gala with visiting locos from around Switzerland and Germany (looking at the registration plates).

They have packed a good length of run into quite a small space with several bridges and tunnels. There was a selection of live steam locos of various origins and some battery electrics.

Interestingly they had a rail cleaning wagon to deal with the oil dripped from live steamers which slowly wiped the rail heads with cotton bands impregnated with a solvent as well as an automatic ballast tamper with a PLC controlled pneumatic system.

With someone doing the barrier tape dance in the background of the last picture 

Looked like a great day at the club run! Some fine maintenance of way equipment there, and some beautiful engines and rolling stock too. Thanks for the pictures. 

If there were a track as nice as that near me, I am sure I could get interested in locos.

Mike

Beautiful layout there! I love the arched bridge too. Wonderful day out!

Looks like a very fun day! 

And that rail maintenance car looks very cool! 

Kim

beautiful tracks and equipment around, and magnificent live steam locos !
certainly a great day at the club !

Hi Roger,
Thanks for posting the pictures!
It’s 6 years ago that we tried to meet up there, were has the time gone!
The gent from Germany that told me about there fun weekend was going to be on when we were in Zurich & I are still in contact.
It sure is a fabulous track, there guys I meet were great & keen to compare Model Engineering from down under with what they were upto!

Cheers Kerrin

Members of my steam train club were also there last weekend.

That looks like a lot of fun.