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Episode: End of an era for the largest model railway in southeastern Europe
Description: It’s the end of an era for the largest model railway in southeastern Europe. The Backo Mini Express—a 1.5-kilometer model railway with 150 mini locomotives—has its own museum in Zagreb, Croatia. But despite surviving the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, and two earthquakes that shook the city in 2020, the railway’s aging creator is shutting down the museum for good.
Lovingly built by the museum’s owner Antun Urbic and other modelers over the span of some 15 years, the model railway is up for sale. Due to health issues, Urbic is selling his creation and says the museum will close its doors...