Observing my two-year-old son it seems to be obvious that some technical things
like caterpillars, cranes and especially RAILWAYS are most interesting for boys!

So I am waiting for many many railway playing docs to come out of their cellars and present themselves
with their hobby!

One Eye-Doc has come far out of his cellar and he is playing with a historic mountain train in Switzerland!
Click DocPresentation to see below:

First of all you must visit http://www.rigi.ch/index_backup.html  to see the Rigi-Bahn running uphill live!

then the english site http://www.rigi.ch/website/english/index.html .

Now meet RailDoc Dr.med. Dietmar Thumm!

as Doc


as "Heizer"
(the one who makes the fire for the old steam locomotives!)
of the Rigi-Bahn

He is doing model railway in H0 and H0m with theme Göschenen and Disentis (planned).
He likes "Dampfer"-ships, steamships and is member of the steamship association of the Vierwaldstättersee.
He has been singing in the theatre choir in Basel (for lacking time no more...)
He likes wandering, skiing, biking, concert and cinema, normal and popular swiss folk theatre.
He is making videos (maybe we get a sample for DoctorsHobbies.com?), cutting and making soundtrack by himself.
Last not least he is member of the swiss writing physicians association.
Also he likes cooking and spending time with his daughter in nature and playing games like "Die Siedler from Catan..."

His doctors office .

2) SteamDoc Peter Lockwood

DOCTORS DIVERSIONS: Chugging along with  eye-surgeon from City of St. John's/New Foundland!
Since he has worked with steam not only on rails we call him SteamDoc AND RailDoc....

SteamDoc Peter Lockwood, read from his extraordinary report about his hobby!
With this excellent contribution  -thank you, Peter-  he sets a good example what the idea of DoctorsHobbies.com means to me.......!

I am enclosing some pictures of some of the models I have built over several years. Unfortunately, I do not have too many "action" photos, but these will perhaps give you some idea of what I do.

I built my first steamboat model at age nine. I have always 'made' things! From childhood I built boats. As a teenager during the war, I built model aeroplanes. Then after the war, as a med student, I bought my first lathe and built a small workshop in the cellar of our house. I produced several small engines for boats and then started my first locomotive - "Virginia" (American standard 4-4-0), seen in the workshop photo with the unfinished Duchess".

   more......  see his presentation!

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