Notes

In model railroading, TT means a scale of 1:120 and a gauge of 12 mm, which places it directly between H0 (that’s a zero, by the way) with 1:87 and 16.5 mm on the one hand and N, with 1:160 and 9 mm, on the other. It used to be my favorite, but there’s nothing with american prototypes, and the market isn’t all that big (yet).

It used to be mainly popular in eastern germany, due to most TT being produced in the former GDR, but is now making inroads further west. This is at the booth of Tillig, TT’s only major producer.

In the foreground, there’s a DR-V100 with so-called Modernisierungswagen (modernised cars). The models used to be built by JATT before they got bought by Tillig. I’ve never understood the difference between Modernisierungswagen and Rekowagen (reconstructed cars). They look the same, their history is the same, but the Modernisierungswagen costs the same as three Rekowagen when you buy it as a model from Tillig. In the background, there’s an Alex, which is a bavarian Interregio-replacement train, by the way pulled by a non-Tillig locomotive. I’m fond of this image because of the different kinds of blur here, but I’m not too convinced that it’s really good. What do you think?