2007 Marklin New Items

Here are the 2007 New Items from Marklin

Authorized Marklin Digital Dealer .

If you see something you like, email me: RJFtrains@aol.com

If you have an interest in any of the items listed below, let me know ASAP, even if they are scheduled for 3rd or 4th quarter delivery, and especially if the items are MHI, Limited, Export, or even car sets. These almost always sell out in the US and ordering early is your best assurance of getting these items!

Note: Prices indicated as "Pre-order Price" are valid only for orders placed before February 28, 2007. For orders after that date, the higher price (if shown) will prevail.
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(E)	Export	Items generally only available for one year -- limited availability
(EX)	Exclusive	Available only by subscription -- very limited availability
(L)	Limited production	One-year only runs; often sold out early in the year

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Note: items designated by item numbers beginning with the letter 'T'

19041 - Reproduction Model Automobile

Pre-order price: $ 595.00
Reproduction Model Automobile.

Prototype: Streamlined Coupé from the 1930s.

Model: Ready-to-run model in a scale of about 1:16. The chassis and bodywork are made of metal. The shape, technical construction, and dimensions are the same as the 1101 C Basic Chassis Construction Set and the 1103 Add-On Bodywork Construction Set with the 1109 M windup motor, and the 1110 B Headlight Set. The windup mechanism is connected to the rear axle by means of a cardan shaft. The steering works and can be locked in place. The headlights will light up (AA battery, not included). The driver's door can be opened. The car has interior details with a driver's seat, dashboard, and steering wheel. The car has an exclusive paint job typical of the 1930s. The radiator grill and bumpers are bright nickel plated. Certificate of authenticity included. Length 37.5 cm / 14-3/4".

Highlights:

Reproduction as an authentic design.
Ready-to-run model made of metal.
Exclusive paint job.

One-time series.

Comment: Timelessly Beautiful Sport Coupe for Sale. The Märklin automobile / truck construction sets were in the Märklin catalog from 1933 to 1955. You could assemble a "new car" à la carte from the construction set program: All of the bodywork design fit on a universal chassis in a scale of 1:16 – from the sports car to the tank truck, from the race car to the fire truck. A mechanism and an electrical system could be installed later – the final assembly took place at home. The "Streamlined Limousine" had the most modern design, a sporty vehicle that today would be called a "Coupe". Streamlined shape, elegant two-tone paint job, and bright chrome parts provided the spirit of the times both in the building of the real life automobile and in the construction of the model automobile. This automobile, carefully manufactured now as a regular production model, not only represents a piece of Märklin tradition, it also is a tangible document of the exciting history of the automobile.

54293 - DB class 144 Passenger Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 1,195.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 144 passenger locomotive. Former class E 44, built starting in 1932.

Model: The locomotive is constructed of metal with applied plastic parts. It has an mfx digital decoder, controlled high-efficiency propulsion, and a sound effects generator. The locomotive can be operated with AC power, DC power, or with Märklin Delta, Märklin Digital, or Märklin Systems. 2 motors. 2 axles powered. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The electric locomotive operating sound effects, a whistle, and the Telex couplers can be controlled digitally with a 6021 Control Unit or Marklin Systems. Additional operating sound effects as well as the acceleration and braking delay can be controlled with Marklin Systems. The locomotive has older design pantographs. The engineer's cabs have interior details and doors that can be opened. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. Minimum radius for operation 600 mm / 23-5/8". Length over the buffers 47.8 cm / 18-13/16".

Highlights:

Metal construction.
Remote-controlled uncoupling with Telex couplers.
Realistic sound functions.

Comment: 77 Years of the E 44. After an interruption due to the great economic crisis, the electrification of the German State Railroad’s network was continued starting in 1930. New, powerful locomotives were needed for the new routes. In the meantime, the German railroad industry had developed new concepts and prototypes for modern general-purpose locomotives. This design from Siemens showed clear progress compared to the provincial railroad designs of before that had been merely developed further. This unit was designed as a lightweight, general-purpose locomotive and was built on a welded frame, mounted on trucks with integrated buffer beams and powered with axle-suspended motors. This gave this compact locomotive a total weight of 78 metric tons without the need for pilot trucks and still below the critical 20 metric ton limit for axle loads. The modern motors’ output of 2,200 kilowatts / 2,950 horsepower was available directly at the axles without the need for an expensive mechanism. The maximum speed reached on level track was 90 km/h / 56 mph. The first unit was successfully tested and placed into service by the German State Railroad as early as 1930 as the E 44 001. Additional regular production locomotives with a maximum speed of 80 km/h / 50 mph were ordered immediately, initially for the route from Stuttgart to Augsburg (with the Geislingen Grade). The German State Railroad purchased a total of 174 regular production locomotives, of which 45 remained in East Germany. Seven more locomotives were built new for the German Federal Railroad and several were equipped with push/pull controls or resistance brakes. The indestructible E 44 was in regular use well into the 1980s – at the end as the 144 (DB) and 244 (DR).

55004 - Live Steam Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ TBA
Live Steam Locomotive.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 44 heavy freight locomotive with a tender. Standard design locomotive in the early postwar version with large smoke deflectors.

Model: The frame, locomotive body, and tender are constructed of metal with separately applied parts of suitable materials. The locomotive has a real steam boiler and propulsion with working cylinders. 5 axles powered through drive and side rods. The water boiler is fired with a burner fed with gas for cigarette lighters or camping stoves and has Piezo ignition. The gas tank in the locomotive can be refilled externally. The locomotive has a built-in safety valve and a manometer. It also has remote control for direction of travel and smooth, controllable speed. The locomotive receiver is built into the tender, and the sender is included with the locomotive. Eight and four regular batteries or rechargeable batteries (AA size, not included with the locomotive) are required to operate the sender and the receiver. These batteries also power the LED headlights on the locomotive and the tender. The engineer's cab has interior details. The locomotive has many separately applied details. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 71.0 cm / 27-15/16".

Highlights:

Live Steam: real live steam operation outdoors.
The "Jumbo" shows basic power.
Scale and detailed like the "electric" version.
Control of the locomotive with wireless remote control.

One-time series.

Important Notes: This locomotive may only be operated outdoors. This locomotive may only be operated by adults. The locomotive boiler must never be fired up without a sufficient supply of water in it. Dirty track caused by residues of steam and oil cannot be avoided. Depending on the load, a full boiler of water allows you to run the locomotive from about 20 to 30 minutes. Cars with regular Märklin claw couplers can be coupled to the locomotive. This model can be used in most countries in Europe.

55036 - "Freight Train" Digital Starter Set

Pre-order price: $ 1,195.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) branch line freight train: class 91.3 tank locomotive, type X 05 low side car, type Omm 55 gondola, type Gmms 44 boxcar.

Model: The locomotive has a body and frame constructed mostly of metal. It has an mfx digital decoder mfx with controlled high-efficiency propulsion, a smoke generator, a Telex coupler on the rear, and a sound effects generator. The locomotive can be run with AC power, DC power, Märklin Delta, Märklin Digital, or Märklin Systems. 3 axles powered. 2 traction tires. The headlights are LED's and change over with the direction of travel. The headlights and the smoke generator will work in conventional operation and with Märklin Delta, and can be controlled digitally. The Telex coupler, steam locomotive operating sounds, and a locomotive whistle sound can be controlled with a 6021 Control Unit or Märklin Systems. Additional operating sounds as well as the acceleration and braking delay can be controlled with Märklin Systems. Locomotive length over the buffers 33.5 cm / 13-3/16". The boxcar has sliding doors that can be opened. Total length of the cars 90.0 cm / 35-7/16". Contents: 7 no. 5903 straight track, 1 no. 5916 and 1 no. 5917 straight track. 17 no. 5935 curved track, one no. 5977 right turnout (without the additional adjustment section) as well as 1 track bumper. 60 VA transformer. Mobile Station digital controller. Hardware for electrical connections and track clips. Required space for the track layout is about 310 x 240 cm / 123" x 95".

Highlights:

Complete basic set: train, track, and modern controls.
Locomotive with high-efficiency propulsion, remote controlled coupler.
Many digital functions with Märklin Systems and the Mobile Station.
Real locomotive sounds.

55037 - Digital Mega Starter Set, with 2 Trains

Pre-order price: $ 2,695.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class V 60 diesel switch engine and German Federal Railroad (DB) class 78 tank locomotive. Commuter train consisting of 2 type B3yg 761 and AB3yg 756 rebuild cars. Freight train consisting of 1 type OOtz 50 hopper car and 1 type Omm 53 gondola.

Model: Both locomotives come with mfx digital decoders, controlled high-efficiency propulsion, and a sound effects generator. They can be operated with AC power, DC power, Märklin Digital, Märklin Delta, or Märklin Systems. The diesel locomotive has a body and frame constructed mostly of metal. 3 axles and a jackshaft powered. 2 traction tires. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The diesel motor sound effects, air compressor sounds, a horn sound, as well as the acceleration and braking delay can be controlled digitally. Additional operating sounds can be controlled with Märklin Systems. The engineer's cab has interior details, and the doors can be opened. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. Minimum radius for operation 600 mm / 23-5/8". Length over the buffers 32.5 cm / 12-13/16". The steam locomotive has a heavy metal frame and detailed boiler. The built-in smoke generator and headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The steam locomotive operating sounds, the locomotive whistle sound, as well as the acceleration and braking delay can be controlled digitally. Additional operating sounds can be controlled with Märklin Systems. Figures of a locomotive engineer and fireman are included. The locomotive has sprung buffers. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 46.5 cm / 18-5/16". The passenger cars both have a 3-axle frame, and the outer axles are controlled by the center wheel set. The cars have doors that can be opened. They have imitation rubber diaphragms at the ends of the cars and roll-down barriers that can be opened and closed. The compartments and restroom have detailed interiors. Length over the buffers for each car 41.6 cm / 16-3/8". The four-axle hopper car has side hatches that can be opened and closed. It has a brakeman's platform at both ends. Length over the buffers 37.0 cm / 14-9/16". The 2-axle high side gondola has a standard frame with truss rods. Length over the buffers 31.5 cm / 12-3/8". Contents: 4 each no. 59033, no. 5903, and no. 5916 straight track. 16 no. 5935 curved track as well as 1 pair of no. 5976 and 5977 turnouts (without the additional adjustment section). 60 VA transformer. Märklin Systems Central Station digital controller. Hardware for electrical connections, track clips, and extensive instructions are included.

Highlights:

Getting started with 2 trains on a large digital model railroad.
High-tech Central Station digital controller for all functions and expansion.
Both locomotives come with high-efficiency propulsion and full sound features.

55961 - DRG cl 96 Heavy Tank Locmotive Insider Model

Pre-order price: $ 2,995.00

Prototype: German State Railroad Company (DRG) class 96 steam freight locomotive. Mallet design with articulated running gear as well as high and low pressure cylinders. Former Bavarian class Gt 2 x 4/4, first production run from 1913.

Model: The body and frame are constructed mostly of metal. Different, separately applied parts are made of suitable materials. The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder, controlled high-efficiency propulsion, and a sound effects generator with many functions. The locomotive can be run with AC power, DC power, Märklin Digital, and Märklin Systems. 8 axles in both groups of driving wheels powered. The locomotive has a built-in smoke generator. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel, and they and the smoke generator will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The steam locomotive operating sounds, the locomotive whistle sound, as well as the acceleration and braking delay can be controlled digitally with a 6021 Control Unit or Märklin Systems. The sounds of brakes squealing, and other steam locomotive operating sounds can be controlled with Märklin Systems: the sound of coal being shoveled and the sound of steam being let off. Still more sound effects can be controlled with the Central Station: injectors, compressed air, the grate being shaken, as well as the sound of the locomotive being coupled to a train, with the attendant sound of the buffers striking each other. The standard coupler can be replaced by a prototype coupler included with the locomotive. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 54.8 cm / 21-9/16".

Highlights:

Completely new tooling.
Metal frame, boiler and other subassemblies.
Digital high-efficiency propulsion on all axles.
Sound effects circuit with detailed steam locomotive sound.

The 55961 locomotive is being produced in 2007 in a one-time series only for Insider members.

Comment: There Once Was a Class 96 ... Three steeply graded routes with grade of 2 to 2.5 percent forced the Bavarian State Railways to purchase extraordinarily powerful steam locomotives at the start of the twentieth century. The boiler had to be made rather large due to the required power output; the axle loads could not exceed 15 metric tons, however. The total mass of around 120 metric tons had to be distributed over eight wheel sets. The Munich locomotive builder J. A. Maffei finished the first of the new Bavarian class Gt 2x4/4 in November of 1913. This locomotive had the road number 5751. In the Twenties, it was given the designation 96 001. This locomotive was equipped with a group of driving wheels with high pressure cylinders and a group of driving wheels with low pressure cylinders, and it produced up to 1,300 horsepower. On a 2 percent grade it was able to haul a train of 800 metric tons at a speed of 20 km/h / 13 mph. A Gt 2x4/4 replaced up to three of the pusher locomotives in use up to then. In 1913 and 1914, Maffei delivered 15 locomotives with the road numbers 5751 to 5765. In 1922, another ten improved locomotives followed with the 5766 to 5775. They appeared in the German State Railroad's numbering scheme as 96 001 to 96 025. These locomotives were always used in service on steep grades. The last 16 units of the class 96 in existence in West Germany were retired in October of 1948 in the Nürnberg District. Two were still in use up to 1949/50 at the Stendal maintenance center.

58402 - SBB/CFF/FFS type K3 Swiss Freight 3-Car Set (L)

Pre-order price: $ 549.00

Prototype: Different car types used on the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS). Type K3 boxcar with a brakeman's cab. Type L6 gondola with a brakeman's cab. Type P wine barrel car, privately owned car painted and lettered for the firm C.A. Egli AG Zürich. Older designs as they looked in the Thirties.

Model: The frames and bodies on all of these cars are finely constructed with many separately formed and applied details. Numerous other details are separately applied. Each car is safely packaged separately and identified on the packaging. 58401.1 The boxcar has sliding doors that can be opened. Length over the buffers 31.0 cm / 12-3/16". 58402.2 The wine barrel car has barrels made of real wood, a machinery cab and a walkway with a ladder. Length over the buffers 26.0 cm / 10-1/14". 58402.3 The gondola has side doors that can be opened. Length over the buffers 31.0 cm / 12-3/16". Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16".

One-time series.

Comment: The classic SBB 2-axle freight cars were built from the turn of the last century to the Fifties using similar designs. Improvements in load capacity, the running gear, or the brakes were introduced as the level of railroad technology progressed. Long freight trains made up of short cars left their stamp on Swiss railroad freight service over the decades – naturally, also on the Gotthard line, pulled by the famous "Crocodile".

These old-timer freight cars make up a typical train for the brown "Crocodile", item no. 55562.

58568 - "Strassacker" 1 Gauge Museum Car Set for 2007

Pre-order price: $ 249.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type SSy 45 heavy duty flat car. Bronze statue based on Michelangelo's "David".

Model: The flat car has a sturdy side sill and a finely modeled load surface. Length over the buffers 33.5 cm / 13-3/16". A die-cast metal model of the bronze statue is included as a load in a suitable transport frame. The figure is 185 mm / 7-5/16" high.

Highlights:

Reproduction of the statue of "David" in metal.
Realistic transport frame made of wood.

One-time series. Available only at the Märklin World of Adventure in Göppingen.

Comment: One of the most famous sculptures in the world is the "David" in Florence, which Michelangelo created 500 years ago. In addition to the original preserved down to this day, there are numerous copies existing in different sizes and materials. The Strassacker art casting foundry in Süßen near Göppingen was founded in 1919 and is today one of the leading international manufacturers for sculptures and architectural elements of cast bronze.