The why and wherefore
Grafenwalde does not exist, it is merely a tiny collection of locos, rolling stock and three buildings which occasionally replace those on Pottendorf, a 4,8m modular layout based on the DB Ep3 whilst the DB stock and buildings are removed and stored.
However,
In order to imagine a backstory, there is a subtle mix of minor railways that have become Grafenwalde. The line to Königsee has been extended towards Gehren but only as far as Grafenwalde, the trains and services were inspired by Die Laura which ran from Rennsteig to Fruenwalde, finally a Wismar Tyb B has migrated from Boizenburg.
The line to Grafenwalde from Königsee was
completed in 1910, it was classed as a Kleinbahn with an initial weight
limit of just 12t, which was upgraded in 1917 to 16,8t in order to
accommodate the T9.3 and later a BR64 that supplemented the line's T3
which pulled a BCPwPosti that Lindner built in 1912 for the line's
owners. From 1962, Wismar TypB railbus locally known as Molly operated until the closure.
Buildings
The
‘inspiration’ for the station was not located in Thuringia but it is
built in the Prussian style, common enough in many areas. On such a small layout there are just a few complete structures, the station group and loco shed.
Archive
Grafenwalde Mk1 at Uckfield click here
Grafenwalde Mk1 on Youtube
Unfortunately, Grafenwalde Mk1 was dismantled and broken up by its new owner
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