The train operator 1 040 digitally controlled trains 15 715 meters 51 560 feet of track length 3 454 switches 1 380 signals 9 250 cars 52 aircraft and all this on 1 499 square meters 16 135 square feet at Miniatur Wunderland Miniature Wonderland in Hamburg the world s largest model railroad display What seems like a playground to some is a normal place of work for Lars Rösenberg He s a master industrial electrician and in charge of system control The railroad operation as Rösenberg calls it encompasses everything from moving trains to cars to marine traffi c 45 people work on his team albeit not all of them full time We re responsible for ensuring that everything rotates and moves says Rösenberg The tourist attraction is open seven days a week Every morning the system has to be rebooted which takes between 30 and 45 minutes the most critical phase of the day Rösenberg You have to watch how smoothly the system reboots where faults appear or if a computer crashes How he got this job Very simple Two weeks after completing his apprenticeship as an electrical technician he privately visited Miniatur Wunderland and decided to ask for a job He was only 21 at the time During the job interview the electronics chief asked him if he had a model railroad at home When he said that he didn t he got the job The reason is that a fascination with model railroads is one thing and a highly professional technology standard another If you ask the 38 year old today what the best thing is about his job he pauses for a while and then shouts It s awesome We keep such a mass of things in motion and it s a miracle that it works Big picture of a small world have been invested in the construction of the facility since 2000 construction stages have been completed to date A bridge to an adjacent building serves to develop new areas The sections Provence South and Middle America and Asia are planned to follow 35 million 9 Miniatur Wunderland is one of the main attractions in the port city of Hamburg and a highly fascinating workplace for Lars Rösenberg below 22

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