2007 Marklin New Items

Here are the 2007 New Items from Marklin

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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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80018 - "Strassacker" Z Gauge Museum Car Set for 2007

Pre-order price: $ 39.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type SSym 46 heavy duty flat car. VW Transporter delivery truck. Bronze statue based on Michelangelo's "David".

Model: The flat car has stakes that can be installed on it. Length over the buffers 60 mm / 2-3/8". A die-cast metal model of the bronze statue is included as a load in a suitable transport frame. The figure is 40 mm / 1-9/16" high. The truck model is made of metal and is painted and lettered for the "Kunstgiesserei Strassacker Süssen" / " Strassacker Art Casting Foundry – Süssen". Length 20 mm / 13/16".

Highlights:

Scuplture of "David" cast in metal.

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.

80317 - Z Insider Annual Car for 2007

Pre-order price: $ TBA
Z Insider Annual Car for 2007.

Highlights:

Heating oil tank car, used on the German Federal Railroad (DB).
The car has a separately applied brakeman's platform and end ladder. Length over

One-time series in 2007 for Märklin Insider members.

81035 - SBB/CFF/FFS "Old-Timer" Train (L)

Pre-order price: $ 359.00

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) passenger train. Class A 3/5 steam locomotive with a tender. 1 type AB4ü express train passenger car, 1st and 2nd class, 1 type C4ü express train passenger car, 3rd class, and 1 type F4ü baggage car.

Model: The locomotive has a 5-pole motor and all driving axles are powered. It also has dark nickel plated wheel treads and valve gear. These models are not available separately. Train length 360 mm / 14-3/16".

Highlights:

The most popular Swiss steam locomotive: the A 3/5.
Locomotive constructed of metal.

One-time series for the anniversary "125 Years of the Gotthard Line".

81439 - DB "Rheinpfeil" Trans Europe Express Train (L)

Pre-order price: $ 359.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class E 10.2 express locomotive and 5 TEE long distance express train passenger cars, 1st class: type Av4üm-62 compartment car, type WRümh-62 dining car, and type ADüm-62 vista dome car in the original blue / beige "Rheinpfeil" paint scheme, and type Avüm 111 compartment car and type Apüm 121 open seating car in the new TEE red / beige paint scheme. Version from around 1967, transition from Era III to Era IV.

Model: The locomotive has a 5-pole motor. Both trucks are powered. The locomotive and car wheels have dark nickel plated wheel treads. The locomotive and cars come in a special version and are not available separately. Total length over the buffers 690 mm / 27-3/16".

Highlights:

The great TEE names: Rheingold, Rheinpfeil, Rheinblitz.
Typical features: "Pants Crease" locomotive, vista dome car, and "hump back" din

One-time series for the theme "50 Years of the TEE".

87564 - KPEV Passenger 3-Car Set (L)
Pre-order price: $ 119.00

Prototype: Royal Prussian Railroad Administration (KPEV) four-axle compartment cars. 2 type C cars, 3rd class (Plan Sheet Ib4), 1 type ABC car, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class (Plan Sheet Ib2). All of the cars look as the prototype originally looked with a brakeman's cab.

Model: The car frames have truss rods and underbody details. The steps, ladders, and grab irons are separately applied. Total length 258 mm / 10-3/16".

Highlights:

Attractive provincial railroad paint scheme.

One-time series.

Comment: Prussia on Wheels. Around the next to the last turn of the century Prussian passenger cars were also gaining in speed and comfort. The classic, hard three-axle cars no longer met the needs of the new age. The KPEV therefore decided to purchase compartment cars with trucks. These cars featured many side doors with continuous steps as well as a clerestory roof and a high-mounted brakeman's cab. The procurement of the regular production cars began in 1895 and extended to 1920. A total of over 3,400 cars were built, with different arrangements of the different classes of seating and with design changes. More than half of the cars were 3rd class units with 9 compartments and seating for 76 on wood benches. The other cars had mixed

The 87583 baggage and mail car set can be added to the 87564 compartment car set, and a suitable locomotive for these cars is the class P 10 available as item no. 88093.

87583 - KPEV Mail Car & Baggage Car w/Trucks (L)

Pre-order price: $ 79.00

Prototype: Two Royal Prussian Railroad Administration (KPEV) cars with trucks. Royal Prussian Railroad Administration (KPEV) type P baggage car with a roof cupola and without diaphragm connections. Imperial Postal System mail car with a brakeman's cab (Plan Sheet Bp35). The cars look as the prototypes originally did.

Model: The car frames have truss rods and underbody details. The steps, ladders, and grab irons are separately applied. Total length 171 mm / 6-3/4".

Highlights:

Attractive provincial railroad paint scheme.

One-time series.

The 87583 baggage and mail car set can be added to the 87564 compartment car set, and a suitable locomotive for these cars is the class P 10 available as item no. 88093.

87933 - DB TEE Intermediate 3-Car Set (L)

Pre-order price: $ 209.00

Prototype: Intermediate cars for the German Federal Railroad (DB) class VT 11.5 "Saphir" TEE powered rail car train. Type Ay open seating car, 1st class, type Aü compartment car, 1st class, and type ARy bar car with a dining area.

Model: Intermediate cars to add to the 88733 TEE train. The lighting for the cars is maintenance-free LED's. The cars have special close coupled connections, which work only with this train. Lengthens the train by 246 mm / 9-11/16".

Highlights:

Prototypical consist for the complete TEE "Saphir".
Train length for 88733 and 87933 together: 593 mm / 23-3/8".

One-time series for the theme of "50 Years of the TEE".

Additional cars appropriate for the 88733 train.

88053 - DRG cl 53.0 Steam Locmotive w/Condensation Tender

Pre-order price: $ 359.00

Prototype: Heavy freight locomotive, planned as the German State Railroad Company (DRG) class 53.0. Study for a prototype by the builder Borsig-Werke in Berlin, with the addition of a condensation tender from Henschel in Kassel. Mallet design with high and low pressure cylinders. Version for long runs, with a boiler water recovery system in the tender.

Model: The locomotive has a 5-pole motor. Both groups of driving wheels are mounted to pivot and all 7 driving axles are powered. The headlights are maintenance-free LED's. Minimum radius for operation 145 mm / 5-11/16". Length over the buffers 143 mm / 5-5/8".

Highlights:

Completely new tooling.
Both groups of driving wheels are powered.
Locomotive body constructed of metal.
Length over the buffers 143 mm / 5-5/8".

The 88053 condensation tender locomotive is being produced in a one-time series only for Insider members.

Comment: After a short call for bids, the German State Railroad granted development contracts in 1943 for one of the last projects, which was already utopian for its time: a very heavy, fast freight locomotive for operation over long routes on rough terrain. The design presented by Borsig envisioned a Mallet design articulated locomotive with 4 cylinders. With an output of almost 3,000 horsepower and an axle load of under 20 metric tons, it would have been able to reach a speed of 80 km/h / 50 mph in both directions and pull a train of 1,700 metric tons over an 8% grade at 20 km/h / 13 mph, even on curves with a radius of 360 meters / 1,181 feet. The Borsig engineers were never able to prove these theoretical performance data; a working prototype was never built. At the end of 1943 at least the running gear, the frame and boiler were supposed to have been built for the first unit of this immense locomotive; the large tender had not been built yet, however. The construction of such a prototype surely was a lesser priority than the ongoing production of other locomotives. At this time in Germany, for all practical purposes only the heavy class 42 locomotives and particularly the maneuverable class 52 locomotives were still being built in considerable quantities. Moreover, the war damage at Borsig in Berlin was so devastating that regular production was no longer possible – in 1944 just 2 more Borsig locomotives were finished. The current orders as well as many still usable machines and material were finally moved for the most part to Henschel in Kassel. This gave new potential again for the project for the large Mallet locomotive. Instead of the high-capacity tender planned for the locomotive, the high demand for water for the four cylinders could also have been covered by the existing Henschel condensation tender, type 3´2´T16. The condensation process would also have enabled a synthesis of high performance and relative economy in this super large locomotive. The class 53 was never converted into a condensation locomotive; the required design changes for this secret project have also not been documented. Additional work and thought was probably finally stopped, when no more 5-axle tenders were available after the delivery of the first series of the class 52 condensation locomotives was completed. The locomotives that followed could only be equipped with the type 2´2`T13,5 tender, and this tender was much too small for the Borsig locomotive. So, it remained an idea, a second concept for the largest German steam locomotive, which after a pause in development of 63 years is still being realized at least in the scale of 1:220.

88075 - NYC class J-2 "Commodore Vanderbilt" Express Locomotive (L)

Pre-order price: $ 295.00

Prototype: New York Central System (NYC) class J-2 express locomotive "Commodore Vanderbilt". With aerodynamic full streamlining.

Model: The locomotive has a 5-pole motor. All 3 driving axles powered. The trailing truck has wheels with different diameters. Length 130 mm / 5-1/8".

Highlights:

New tooling.
Locomotive with a metal body.

One-time series.

88093 - KPEV cl P 10 Passenger Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 239.00

Prototype: Royal Prussian Railroad Administration (KPEV) class P 10 passenger locomotive. Version with a standard paint scheme.

Model: The locomotive has a 5-pole motor. All driving axles powered. Length over the buffers 112 mm / 4-7/16".

Passenger cars based on Prussian prototypes that go well with this locomotive for the typical KPEV fast trains are in sets 87564 and 87583.

88123 - DRG cl 58 Freight Locomotive (L)

Pre-order price: $ 279.00

Prototype: German State Railroad Company (DRG) class 58 freight locomotive. Former Prussian G 12.

Model: All driving axles powered. The wheel treads and valve gear are dark nickel plated. Length over the buffers 85 mm / 3-3/8".

One-time series.

88575 - DB cl E 50 Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 239.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class E 50 freight locomotive. The locomotive looks as it originally did around 1960.

Model: Both trucks powered. The wheel treads are dark nickel plated. Length over the buffers 88 mm / 3-7/16".

Highlights:

New tooling based on the prototype of the "Power House".

Comment: 50 Years of the E 50 ... The German Federal Railroad's new construction electric locomotive program at the beginning of the Fifties also envisioned a heavy freight locomotive in the E 50, which was intended as a replacement for the E 94. The E 50 was designed first for heavy freight service on steeply graded routes; hence, it was supposed to provide performance that exceeded all electric locomotives previously built in Germany. Embedded in the total program of development for the new standard design electric locomotives, the lead management for the E 50 was given to the consortium of Krupp/AEG. The nominal power at 80 km/h / 50 mph was 4,500 kilowatts / 6,035 horsepower; the continuous power at 70 km/h / 44 mph was 4,218 kilowatts / 5,656 horsepower. With a view to the future, the E 50 was already designed for a maximum speed of 100 km/h / 63 mph, which could not be used to advantage for a long time in freight service because of older freight cars not suitable for such speeds. The higher performance requirements could only be achieved with appropriately larger designs of the essential components compared to the components for the other standard design electric locomotives. The transformer and the blower motors in particular required more room in the E 50. Three-axle trucks (C-C wheel arrangement) had to be installed so the axle load of 21 metric tons was not exceeded. The long trucks meant that the frame for the body had to be longer, so that the E 50 was about 3 meters / approximately 10 feet longer than the E 10/E 40. The first units were placed into service beginning in April of 1957; the last E 50 locomotive was placed into service in July of 1973. A total of 194 locomotives were built. As with the other standard design electric locomotives, the E 50 (designated as the class 150 starting January 1, 1968) underwent numerous structural changes and improvements. The most noticeable changes externally were the removal of the rain gutters, the handrails on the ends with grate-style footrests, as well as the equipping of the locomotives with the "Klatte" design vent grills. The technical progress on the E 50/150 did not stop at the turn of the century with the class 152 and 185 electric locomotives being placed into service. In 2003, the last of the class 150 was taken out of service. Only two units remain preserved as museum locomotives for future generations.

88631 - CFL cl 1600 Diesel Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 229.00

Prototype: Luxembourg State Railways (CFL) class 1600 general-purpose locomotive. Diesel electric Europa locomotive resulting from the cooperation of GM/NOHAB/AFB.

Model: Both trucks powered. The wheel treads are dark nickel plated. Length over the buffers 88 mm / 3-7/16".

88733 - DB cl VT 11.5 "Saphir" TEE Diesel Powered Railcar Train (L)

Pre-order price: $ 569.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class VT 11.5 "Saphir" TEE powered rail car train. 2 type Dü powered end cars with service areas, 1 type Aü compartment car, 1st class, and 1 type WRy dining car with galley. The train looks as the prototype originally looked.

Model: Both powered end cars have a 5-pole motor and all 4 axles are powered. The headlights / marker lights and lighting for the powered end cars and the lighting for the intermediate cars are maintenance-free LED's. The cars have special close coupled connections, which work only with this train. The ends of the train have a representation of the covered Scharfenberg coupler (non-working). Train length 347 mm / 13-11/16".

Highlights:

LED's for the headlights, marker lights, and interior lights.
Special couplings for close car spacing.
Both powered end cars have motors.

One-time series for the theme of "50 Years of the TEE".

Comment: 50 Years of the Trans Europe Express". The Trans Europe Express "Saphir" was a European train of the first rank. TEE 75/76 ran between Dortmund and Ostend starting in June of 1957 as the newest DB express powered rail car train. A year later, this route was lengthened as TEE 19/20 to Frankfurt. Starting in 1966, Brussels was the turnaround point. Between 1971 and 1978 the train ran as TEE 20/21 in Germany as far as Nürnberg. 1979 was the last year in service for the "Saphir"; the route Frankfurt - Brussels was run on schedule as in the past in 5 hours.

The 87933 car set contains 3 additional intermediate cars to make up a prototypical model of the "Saphir".

88872 - DB cl SVT 04 Diesel Powered Rail Car Train (EX)

Pre-order price: $ 339.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class SVT 04 express powered rail car. Former German State Railroad Company (DRG) class SVT 137 "Hamburg" design. Version as FT 231 / Long Distance Powered Rail Car 231 "Montan Express".

Model: The powered rail car has a 5-pole motor. One end truck has both axles powered. A Jacobs truck serves as the connection between the two cars permanently coupled together. The headlights / marker lights and interior lighting are maintenance-free LED's. The non-powered car is lighted. Train length 202 mm / 7-15/16".

Highlights:

First DB postwar paint scheme.

One-time series for the Märklin "Exclusiv" program.

88881 - ÖBB cl 2016 Diesel Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 239.00

Prototype: Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) class 2016 general-purpose locomotive. Diesel electric propulsion. Nicknamed "Hercules".

Model: The locomotive has a 5-pole motor. Both trucks powered. The headlights / marker lights are maintenance-free LED's. Length over the buffers 87 mm / 3-7/16".

Highlights:

New tooling for the modern "Hercules" diesel locomotive.

88882 - ER 20 Eisenbahn-Romantik/Railroad Romance Diesel Locomotive (L)

Pre-order price: $ 239.00

Prototype: Siemens Dispolok GmbH class ER 20 general-purpose locomotive. Diesel electric propulsion. Special version painted for the televison series "Eisenbahn-Romantik" / "Railroad Romance".

Model: The locomotive has a 5-pole motor. Both trucks powered. The headlights / marker lights are maintenance-free LED's. Length over the buffers 87 mm / 3-7/16".

Highlights:

New tooling for the modern "Hercules" diesel locomotive.