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chabanais
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Abandoned station houses dark matter research Feb 18, 2015 10:21:43 GMT 1

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Post by chabanais on Feb 18, 2015 10:21:43 GMT 1

In today's MailOnline under the headline: "The abandoned Nazi railway station in the mountains that fell into disrepair... and now hides a secret laboratory researching dark matter". Some terrific photos of this station here:

Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2387682/The-abandoned-Nazi-railway-station-mountains-fell-disrepair--hides-secret-laboratory-researching-dark-matter.html#ixzz3S5QGYnVN
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www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2387682/The-abandoned-Nazi-railway-station-mountains-fell-disrepair--hides-secret-laboratory-researching-dark-matter.html

But, is this the same model station featured in "Expo Orleans 10 oct 2014"? At this link:
picasaweb.google.com/116221430911064359300/ExpoOrleans10nov2014?feat=email#

The model is superb!

What dark secrets lurk below your model railways?

All the best
John

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I am in Chabanais, (16150) 30 min from Limoges, 45 from Angouleme

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Abandoned station houses dark matter research Feb 20, 2015 19:42:00 GMT 1

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Post by reichsbahn24 on Feb 20, 2015 19:42:00 GMT 1

Hi John
I have just read the Daily Mail article and it turns out to be the biggest load of "Daily Mail Nazi" gibberish. The paper seems to affix the term Nazi to any European story.
The station was used by Franco and Hitler for one meeting in 1940 and for year before and after that was just another border crossing. Before the open borders of the EU all main line border crossings had grand railway stations, Strassburg between France and Germany, Geneva and Basel on the France/Swiss border.
The only pity is the run down state of such a lovely building.

chabanais
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Abandoned station houses dark matter research Feb 21, 2015 17:24:32 GMT 1

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Post by chabanais on Feb 21, 2015 17:24:32 GMT 1

Hi Dieter,

Thanks for the update, I did have my reservations about the Mail, and the usual sensational headline, but the building is so splendid, and the model is a very faithful representation, the coincidence of having seen both images (the real and the model) within a day of each other prompted me to post. I am sure other members must be reading news items about unusual or otherwise interesting railway stories, just wish they would post them here!

All the best
John

BUILD IT. THEY WILL COME!
I am in Chabanais, (16150) 30 min from Limoges, 45 from Angouleme