H0 tram module system ÜSTRA in Hanover 1:87 by Dirk Diekmann at exhibition Vaterstetten 6/2024

In this video, Dirk Diekmann from the "Diekmann tram family" shows and explains to me a six-meter-long H0 tram module system on a scale of 1 to 87 based on models from the ÜSTRA transport company in Hanover - his birthplace and former home. The system is controlled digitally with a Z21 control center from Roco and a smartphone. The track material comes from Piko (A-track system). My interview took place on June 8, 2024 as part of an exhibition by the Vaterstetten Railway Friends in the Reitberger Hof event hall in Vaterstetten.
The video consists of the following sections, which can be accessed directly with the mouse and can also be selected in the timeline:
00:00 Why Dirk Diekmann is building a tram system
00:30 ÜSTRA control center in the Leinhausen depot
00:52 E-bus charging station and entrance to the depot
01:14 Typical ÜSTRA elevated tramway station in Hanover
01:34 No more stops for folding steps
01:59 Mini stop display in real time
02:22 Depot entrance and two-way excavator
02:48 ATw 5231 and ATw 840 grinding vehicle
03:15 Stöcken near Hanover with relief buildings
03:36 Overhead line, Stöcken-Hemelingstraße loop
04:12 Fasanenkrug stop with turning loop
04:55 Turning loops could soon be history
05:15 Tw 601 in Use
05:51 Digital operation with Roco Z21 and smartphone
06:17 Digitalized railcars, Tw 6122
06:45 Tw 413 self-built model
07:20 Tw 504 railcar from Roco
08:10 Length of the modular system, farewell
Information about the real transport company ÜSTRA:
www.uestra.de/en/
Videos of Dirk Diekmann can be found on his UA-cam channel at:
/ @dirkdiekmann1234

[@hurz.6968]

Tolle beitrag. Schöne Anlage! Sinnvolle Fragen

[@PeterPernsteiner]

Ja, ich hoffe sehr, dass meine Fragen in meinen Interviews immer halbwegs passen.

[@Bubensteyn]

Das mit den Haltestellenanzeigen ist schon echt strange!

[@PeterPernsteiner]

Ich hab leider genau in dem Moment, wo das Display auf die nächste Minute wechselte, die Kamera hochgezogen ... deshalb sieht man das fast nicht mehr.