Trade show · Karlsruhe, Germany · Major show
Echtdampf-Hallentreffen - Indoor Steam Engine Meeting and Exhibition 2015
Hobby, Do-it-Yourself · Biochemistry
Key numbers
- Exhibitors
- 500this edition, organiser's figure
- Visitors
- 20,000this edition, organiser's figure
- Floor space
- 20,000 sqm.this edition, organiser's figure
- Editions on record
- 9first in 2010
About Echtdampf-Hallentreffen - Indoor Steam Engine Meeting and Exhibition
The world's largest indoor steam meeting takes you on a fascinating journey through the era of the steam engine. Here you can gain nostalgic insight into the technology of steam model engineering and marvel at over 1,000 steamships, steam engines, steam-powered road vehicles and steam locomotives in action. Over 500 international exhibitors, model owners and clubs transform the Karlsruhe exhibition halls into an inspiring experience for the whole family attracting around 20,000 visitors every year.
What you can look forward to:
The worldwide largest indoor 5 inch layout with a total track length of almost 6 kilometres (walkable)
A unique model landscape with stunting yard, traverser, switches, turntable and loading terminal
A combined 5 inch / 7¼ inch track layout for the 'really big' models
Numerous guest drivers with their models from Germany and abroad
Busy true-to-life loading and unloading activity
A ride on a steam train (for a fee)
Hours of railway action on tabletop layouts totalling over 700 metres of track for engines in the smaller gauges 0, H0, I, II and IIm
From our listing of this edition. Details may have changed since.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Where | Exhibitors | Visitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 5–7 Nov 2027 Dates announced | Messe Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Germany | — | — |
| 2019 | 1–3 Nov 2019 | Messe Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Germany | — | — |
| 2017 | 3–5 Nov 2017 | Messe Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Germany | — | — |
| 2015 | 9–11 Jan 2015 | Messe Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Germany | 500 | 20,000 |
| 2014 | 10–12 Jan 2014 | Messe Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Germany | — | — |
| 2013 | 11–13 Jan 2013 | Messe Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Germany | — | — |
| 2012 | 13–15 Jan 2012 | Karlsruhe Trade Fair Center Karlsruhe, Germany | 80 | 20,000 |
| 2011 | 14–16 Jan 2011 | Koelnmesse - Cologne Exhibition Center Cologne, Germany | — | — |
| 2010 | 8–10 Jan 2010 | Messe Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Germany | — | — |
Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.