On Saturday September 17, starting at 10 am, Beda’s Biergarten will be the location for an official Guinness World Records attempt: Cologne Germany native, Bernd Schumacher, who has been a collector for over twenty years will attempt to break the prior world record of the world’s largest model train collection. Bernd’s engines and rolling stock are in z gauge, 1 in 220, the world’s smallest serially produced model railroad system. Maerklin of Goeppingen, Germany, invented z gauge (Maerklin Mini-Club) in 1972, when it was introduced at the world-famous Nuremberg Toy Fair. Come join Beda and Bernd for some unique model railroad fun, where whole layouts fit into a regular briefcase. Beda will serve Guinness beer on tap as well as his entire regular food and drink menu staring at 10 am. A representative of Maerklin USA will be on hand to answer questions about their amazing assortment of model railroads which they have been manufacturing in Germany since 1859.
On Saturday September 17, starting at 10 am, Beda’s Biergarten will be the location for an official Guinness World Records attempt: Cologne Germany native, Bernd Schumacher, who has been a collector for over twenty years will attempt to break the prior world record of the world’s largest model train collection. Bernd’s engines and rolling stock are in z gauge, 1 in 220, the world’s smallest serially produced model railroad system. Maerklin of Goeppingen, Germany, invented z gauge (Maerklin Mini-Club) in 1972, when it was introduced at the world-famous Nuremberg Toy Fair. Come join Beda and Bernd for some unique model railroad fun, where whole layouts fit into a regular briefcase. Beda will serve Guinness beer on tap as well as his entire regular food and drink menu staring at 10 am. A representative of Maerklin USA will be on hand to answer questions about their amazing assortment of model railroads which they have been manufacturing in Germany since 1859.