031190 The main shop of the Bahnbau Robl facility with its roof removed. This is a Kibri kit to which I've added interior detail. Only two of the three bays have tracks; the rearmost bay simply has a paved floor for vehicle access, allowing trucks and wheeled construction machines to be worked on there.

This is an early work-in-progress photo with substantial landscaping remaining to be done. For example, the tracks have not yet been ballasted. Ultimately, a small office annex will be added to the rear of the shop building.

The track in front of the shop holds a catenary construction and maintenance train. The center model is of a diesel-powered self-propelled vehicle with a hydraulically operated platform that provides access to catenary wires. The models are by Kleinbahn of Austria.

The Bahnbau Robl (Railroad Construction Robl) project is an attempt to depict the home base of a fictional European railroad construction contractor. (I model primarily Austrian prototype in HO scale.) For an introductory page with an overview of the project, follow this link.

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