HAMBURG, Germany, December 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

First Reports on the World´S Largest Model Railway Exhibition in all Five Continents

On Tuesday afternoon Miniatur Wunderland, the largest model railway exhibition in the world, launched their new short film. The five minute film gives only a taste of the whole exhibition and became a worldwide YouTube hit almost immediately.

The video has spread to America, with such daily papers as the "Huffington Post" featuring it on their website

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/30/miniatur-wunderland_n_1120465.html

Furthermore there has also been a great response from other continents with the video featuring in Gizmodo in Australia, The Daily Mail in the UK and even as far afield as Hongkong with Next Media posting an article on the video.

All the signs are that the video will become a worldwide hit with it already being the sixth most popular video in Germany

YouTube-Charts: http://www.youtube.com/charts

Link to the Wunderland film: http://youtu.be/ACkmg3Y64_s

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT

    
    AREA
    Leased Floorspace            6,400 qm
    Model Area                   1,300 qm
   
    CONSTRUCTION TIME
    Construction Time            approx. 580,000 hours
    Employees                    230
    Sections                     8
    Construction Costs           12,000,000 Euros
   
    TRAIN INFORMATIONS
    Track Length                 13.,000 meters
    Trains                       930
    Wagons                       more than 14,450
    Longest Train                14,51 meters
    Signals                      1,270
    Switches                     3,050
    Computers                    46
    Lights                       ca. 335,000
    Buildings & Bridges          3,660
    Figures                      215,000
    Cars                         8,850
    Trees                        228,000

If you have any questions or suggestions, or if you would like further information, please don't hesitate to contact us:

Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg GmbH
Kehrwieder 2-4 I 20457 Hamburg
Telephone +49(0)40-300-68-00
Telefax +49(0)40-300-68-99
E-Mail kontakt@miniatur-wunderland.de

YOUR CONTACTS
Frederik Braun,
Sebastian Drechsler,
Theresa Schuette

You will find more information on our website: http://www.miniatur-wunderland.de/presse

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SOURCE Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg GmbH