At least three people were killed and dozens were seriously injured after a passenger train derailed in the southwest German ...

The fancy model trains produced by renowned toymaking company Maerklin were a hit with GIs in the aftermath of World War II when U.S. forces set up shop around the German town of Goppingen.

He never owned a model railway, and had only travelled twice on Germany's high-speed ICE trains before deciding to start living permanently on the network just after he turned 16.