{"id":4087,"date":"2026-08-12T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T08:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faszination-spur1.de\/?p=4087"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T10:00:38","slug":"spur-01-modellbahnen-ceases-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faszination-spur1.de\/en\/aktuelles\/spur-01-modellbahnen-stellt-betrieb-ein\/","title":{"rendered":"Spur 01 Modellbahnen ceases operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frank Elze is stepping down completely for health reasons. However, there is good news for those who have pre-ordered three Gauge 1 carriage projects:<\/strong> BMB\/Bee\u2019s Modellbahn is continuing the designs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following another hospital stay, Frank Elze will announce today the difficult decision he has made to close down his company, Spur 01 Modellbahnen. With this, Elze is making a definitive and complete withdrawal from the model railway industry \u2013 affecting his activities in both O gauge and Gauge 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continuation of the track 1 projects secured<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

However, for collectors and model railway enthusiasts who had already ordered vehicles from Spur 01 Modellbahnen, the news also brings a sense of relief: Tom Steiner from\u00a0BMB \/ Bee\u2019s Modellbahn<\/strong>\u00a0has agreed to take over and complete three key Track 1 projects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • The E36 class express train coaches<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Bci branch-line carriages<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The Krupp tank wagons<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Through this acquisition, Tom Steiner ensures that the work was not in vain and that the purchasers of the respective models will have them built and delivered as planned. The Class 628 railcar project, on the other hand, will not be pursued further due to a lack of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Thanks and get well wishes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The withdrawal of Frank Elze leaves a gap in the large-scale model railway scene. We thank Frank Elze for his dedicated work over recent years and wish him good health and all the best for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Symbolic of the situation \u2013 the E36 and Bci coaches are being transhipped from Spur 01 Modellbahnen to BMB\/Bee\u2019s Modellbahnen. (Shipping of former DB Type E36 wagons to Algeria, taken in the Port of Hamburg in October 1982. Photo: Krieger\/Tom Steiner Collection)<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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    Frank Elze zieht sich aus gesundheitlichen Gr\u00fcnden vollst\u00e4ndig zur\u00fcck. F\u00fcr die Vorbesteller von drei Spur-1-Wagenprojekten gibt es jedoch gute Nachrichten …<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4088,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,12],"tags":[88,175,90,716,712,185,81,713,72,707,708,61,89,719,715,714,709,182,42,710,718,174,711,163,706,84,27,187,717],"class_list":["post-4087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aktuelles","category-titelbeitrag","tag-1-gauge","tag-1-scale","tag-90","tag-aufgabe","tag-bci","tag-bees-modellbahn","tag-bmb","tag-ci","tag-faszination","tag-frank-elze","tag-gabriele-elze","tag-gauge-1","tag-gauge-one","tag-gesundheit","tag-kesselwagen","tag-krupp","tag-mbw","tag-messing","tag-modellbahn","tag-muelheim","tag-rueckzug","tag-scale-1","tag-schnellzugwagene36","tag-spur-0","tag-spur-01","tag-spur-01-modellbahnen","tag-spur-1","tag-tom-steiner","tag-unternehmen"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t