Make a note: 20 years of Trainini

It's hard to believe that our magazine will soon have been around for 20 years! We have been asked time and again what we will come up with to celebrate this anniversary. Now we can reveal a secret: Together with energetic and committed partners, we are organising the Trainini Anniversary Exhibition 2025 on 4 and 5 October 2025. It will be a celebration of model railways, technology and the history of technology as well as everyday culture. Our visitors can look forward to exciting layouts, historical (and probably modern) vehicles in a suitable setting, hands-on activities, technical discussions and a specialist lecture entitled ‘Do you understand railway stations?’, which will provide some humorous insights into railway German and its technical abbreviations.

In the model railway area, not only the Z gauge will be shown - we explicitly invite our readers who are not familiar with the gauge. A well-known rock group from Dortmund has also announced a short visit with musical congratulations to our magazine. A varied programme that provides an entertaining review of the past 20 years seems guaranteed.

Well-known exhibitors from Germany and abroad have already confirmed their attendance, and manufacturers and dealers have also expressed an interest in participating. We are currently organising additional exhibition space in order to be able to confirm every interested party and make this meeting the event of the year - not only in the immediate catchment area of eastern Dortmund, Kamen-Methler (stop of the Rhein-Ruhr-Express RRX lines) and the adjacent district of Unna.

Our central host will be the Sprachhof (Hohes Feld 6, 59174 Kamen, Wasserkurl district). A model railroaders come-together is planned for Saturday evening in Dortmund-Lanstrop - with a view of the only remaining water tower of the Barkhausen type in the Ruhr area - interesting for all friends of steam locomotive depots. Construction day is 3 October 2025 (Day of German Unity).

Our information is updated on an ongoing basis.