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| Brand | |
| Noch | |
| product type | |
| buildings | |
| technical & model details | |
| scale | 1:87 |
| gauge | HO gauge |
| Age notice | not suitable under 14 years |
| country | |
| Germany | |
Dimensions of building: 28 x 16 cm, 15 cm high
Dimensions ramp: 17.5 x 9 cm, 1.5 cm high
The station "Honau" stood at a central point: Here began with a slope of 100 ‰ the steepest standard gauge cog railway in Germany to Lichtenstein. Mainly locomotives of BR 97.5 were used. After the Second World War, the route until its closure in 1953 again played an important role in freight transport. Since it was completely in the French-occupied part of Wuerttemberg, military transports could be made across the route to the training area Münsingen, without having to drive through the American sector. Because of the enormous slope had to be used in freight trains, which at that time the BR 50, BR 52, BR 57.10 and rarely also the BR 93.5 were biased, a BR 97.5 gear locomotive at the end of the trains in overrun.
Architecturally, the reception building "Honau" with its two annexes is remarkable: The entire station was built in the Swiss chalet style and served as a prototype for the Württemberg unitary station Type III and later IIIa.
The beautiful Krüppelwalm roof construction as well as many of the lovely details on beams, wood paneling and stems remained exclusively reserved for the train station »Honau« and were later not implemented in the unit buildings for reasons of cost. After the closure of the route in the mid-1950s, the building fell into disrepair until the Förderverein Bahnhof Honau e. V. the station in 2003 on a voluntary basis. Since then a lot has happened and the building now shines again in "old splendor".
The company was founded in 1911 as a plumbing business in Saxony and has survived two world wars and also the flight from nationalisation in the GDR during the last 100 years. Noch has been dealing with accessories for model railways for 75 years. Initially, the company traded in model railway articles on the side, and later established its own factory, which slowly but steadily developed into the company it is today. We have now been at home in Wangen im Allgäu for 50 years. It is still owner-managed in the 4th generation and currently employs over 80 people.
In the 100-year company and product history, you will find many technical innovations and products that revolutionised model landscaping. The best examples are the deep-drawn prefabricated terrain in 1961, the first electrostatically flocked grass mat in 1963, super-realistic hard foam portals from 1983 and the Grass Master, which has been providing perfect grassing for everyone since 2005. In its anniversary year, Noch also ventured into the field of modern technology and innovative production methods: The new laser-cut building models mark the turning point for modern building model construction. It is not surprising that decisive innovations in this field come from Noch of all companies: The first model buildings were handmade at Noch as early as 1949.