2009 Marklin New Items

Here are the 2009 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 provides your best chance to get these.

Note: Prices indicated as "Pre-order Price" are valid only for orders placed before February 28, 2009. For orders after that date, the higher price (if shown) will prevail.
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00773 - Display with 20 "Oppeln" Feight Cars

Pre-order price: $ 519.00
Display with 20 Oppeln Feight Cars

Prototype: Different type Ghs "Oppeln" interchange design freight cars built with welding technology, used on the German Federal Railroad (DB). Versions with a short frame without a brakeman's platform or brakeman's cab and versions with a long frame with a brakeman's platform or brakeman's cab.

Model: The car designs are included in an attractive display with 10 each of the cars with short frames, 5 each of the cars with a long frame and a brakeman's platform, and 5 each of the cars with a long frame and a brakeman's cab. All of the cars have different car numbers. Each of the cars comes packaged individually and marked. Length over the buffers for each car 10.4 cm / 4-1/8" and 11.3 cm / 4-7/16". DC wheel set for each car 2 x 700580.

Highlights:

Completely new tooling for the Oppeln family of freight cars.
Available individually at your authorized dealer in this well-arranged display.
Road numbers for long trains

One-time series.

Comment: Fast Freight Cars. The general efforts to make rail service more attractive and faster also influenced the German State Railroad Company's (DRG) purchasing policy regarding freight cars. Slow freight trains blocked the increasingly faster passenger trains in many places and the utilization of the routes thereby did not achieve the desired mass. The decision was therefore made to develop new freight cars in the medium term that could run fast. A condition for increasing the speed was to improve the operational smoothness provided by the longer wheelbases. After several experiments at the beginning of the Thirties with freight cars from the "Dresden" family of cars with a wheelbase of 7.7 meters / 25 feet 3-1/8 inches, the green light was given for development of a new car type that would not cause problems in everyday use. Most of the DRG's track scales could only handle a length of 7 meters / 22 feet 11-5/8 inches, so the engineers were required to design the ideal mean for a freight car on the basis of length, speed, load capacity, and suitability for operation. The result was a car built entirely using welding technology, with a wheelbase of 7 meters / 22 feet 11-5/8 inches, a load surface of 24.2 square meters / 260.49 square feet, and a tare weight of 15 metric tons. The new car family name "Oppeln" was created for these new, fast boxcars, and 1,663 units were built between 1934 and 1937.

00774 - Display with 16 Umbaouwagen / Rebuild Cars 7329

Pre-order price: $ 589.00 / $149.00 (quarter set)
Goes with: 39230 39235 39390

Prototype: 16 different German Federal Railroad (DB) 4-axle passenger cars. Type AB4yge "Umbauwagen" / "Rebuild" car, 1st/2nd class, type B4yge "Umbauwagen" / "Rebuild" car, 2nd class, and type BD4yge "Umbauwagen" / "Rebuild" car, 2nd class with a baggage area. The cars look as they did in Era III in the mid-Sixties.

Model: The 16 cars come with different car numbers in an attractive display, 4 each of type AB4yge and 4 each of type BD4yge, and 8 each of type B4yge. The cars have a reproduction of the Minden-Deutz trucks. Each car comes individually packaged and marked. Length over the buffers for each car 22.4 cm / 8-13/16". DC wheel set for each car 4 x 700580.

Highlights:

16 cars to choose from.
All of the models come highly detailed.
Different car numbers.

The "Umbauwagen" / "Rebuild" cars go particularly well with the class 23, item no. 39230, and with the class 39, item no. 39390.

00776 - Blauer Enzian / Blue Gentian TEE 55/56 Car Display 73400

Pre-order price: $ 519.00 / $269 (half set)
Goes with: 37575

Prototype: 4 type Avümh 111 TEE compartment cars, 1st class, with roofs rounded on the ends, 4 type Apümh 121 TEE open seating cars, 1st class, with roofs rounded on the ends, 2 type TEE ARDümh 105 bar cars, 1st class, with roofs with vertical ends, and 2 type WRümh 132 TEE dining cars with roofs with vertical ends, all painted and lettered for the German Federal Railroad (DB). The cars look as they did in the fall of 1967.

Model: This set is 12 TEE cars with different lettering in an attractive display. The cars have the new, longer length. The underbodies and skirting are specific to the cars. The trucks are Minden-Deutz design and have regular brake shoes or disc brakes with separately applied generators according to the prototype and the type of car. The 7319 current-conducting couplings or the 72020 / 72021 current-conducting couplers that can be uncoupled as well as the 73400 / 73401 (2 per car) lighting kit, the 73406 pickup shoe, and the 73407 marker light kit can be installed in the cars. Each of the cars comes individually packaged. Length over the buffers for each car 28.2 cm / 11-1/8". DC wheel set for each car 4 x 700580

Highlights:

Authentic reproduction of the "Blauer Enzian" / "Blue Gentian" TEE 55/56
from Hamburg Altona to Munich Main Station and from Munich Main Station

One-time series.

Comment: The "Blauer Enzian" / "Blue Gentian" TEE. In the old German Federal Republic the North-South connection was the most important principal route and the route from Hamburg to Munich enjoyed the greatest priority. The "F-Zug" network of long distance express trains introduced in 1951 used the latest cars and locomotives on this route and a contest is the reason why one of the most famous trains on this routing was christened "Blauer Enzian" / "Blue Gentian" in 1953. The "Blauer Enzian" / "Blue Gentian" was upgraded to TEE status in 1965 with the completion of electrification for the route to Hamburg and its cars were adapted to the Trans Europe Express standards. A new type WRmh 132 dining car, built starting in 1964, was assigned to the train as well as a bar car, the latter being dropped from the train from 1969 on. In the South the train's route was extended to Klagenfurt, Austria and in the winter also as a parallel train via Kufstein to the ski areas in the Tyrol up to Zell am See near Salzburg, Austria. The train's TEE status was given up in 1971 with the introduction of the German Federal Railroad's InterCity concept; from 1979 on the DB offered the popular North-South routing with 2nd class cars too. This routing has remained attractive with the introduction of the EuroCity trains in 1987, but the name "Blauer Enzian" has disappeared and along with it a part of German railroad history.

00778 - Set with 12 Heavy-Duty Flat Cars in a Display

Pre-order price: $ 445.00 / $119 (quarter set)
Goes with: 39502

Prototype: Different type Sahmms 709 and type Samms 709 6-axle heavy-duty flat cars, painted and lettered for the German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG).

Model: The cars come in an attractive display of 4 each of a car type with different lettering and different car numbers. Each car comes individually packaged and marked, 4 type Sahmms 709 heavy-duty flat cars with load equipment for transporting coils of. Length over the buffers 18.7 cm / 7-3/16" per car. 4 type Samms 709 heavy-duty flat cars loaded with reproductions of layers of steel plates. Length over the buffers 18.7 cm / 7-3/16" per car. 4 type Samms 709 heavy-duty flat cars loaded with reproductions of aluminum pipe. Length over the buffers 18.7 cm / 7-3/16" per car. DC wheel set for each car 6 x 700580.

Highlights:

A large selection in Era V.
Well-arranged presentation in an attractive display.
Different car numbers for long trains.

41730 - DB AG Class 648.2 Cummuter Rail Car (unpowered unit)

Pre-order price: $ 209.00

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 648.2 (LINT 41) diesel powered commuter rail car. Current version with low platform steps. Used in the service area of Braunschweig - Harz - Göttingen.

Model: This is an unpowered dummy unit with a permanently mounted 5-pin coupling on one side of the powered rail car, for extending the motorized diesel powered rail car, item no. 37730, to a 2-part or 3-part unit. An additional 5-poliges 5-pin coupling for plugging into the motorized unit is included. There are triple headlights and red maker lights only at the non-coupled end of the dummy unit, and they change over with the direction of travel. The coupled end of the dummy unit does not have lighted headlights. The rail car has factory-installed interior lights. The headlights and the interior lighting are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The destination signs are prototypically correct with yellow LEDs. The headlights, interior lights, destination signs, and dual red marker lights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally from the motorized unit. The running gear and the body are well detailed and there is a clear view through the windows. The rail car has interior details, and a closed diaphragm and a guide mechanism on the Jakobs truck between the two halves of the unit. Center buffer couplers are represented at the ends of the powered rail car. Total length 48.1 cm / 18-15/16".

This non-powered dummy unit is the ideal addition to expand the motorized diesel powered rail car, item no. 37730, to prototypical double or multiple unit consist.

41874 - TEE (INOX) Express Train Passenger Car Set (4 cars) 73400

Pre-order price: $ 219.00
Goes with: 39404 41875

Prototype: INOX cars (constructed of stainless steel) for the Trans Europe Express between Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam (TEE PBA). 2 type A8tu 41 and A8tu 42 open seating cars, painted and lettered for the Belgian State Railways (SNCB/NMBS). Type A5rtu 21 dining car with galley and type A2Dx 4 generator car with a service compartment, painted and lettered for the French State Railways (SNCF). All of the cars are 1st class. Built starting in 1964. Used for the "L'Oiseau Bleu" TEE train.

Model: The cars are reproduced to scale without compromise in all of the dimensions. Minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16" (with sufficient clearance). The cars have underbodies specific to the various types of cars. The cars have type Y24 trucks. The cars have a special paint finish to represent the INOX surface. The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler, the 73405 pickup shoe and the 73400/73401 (2 per car) lighting kit can be installed in the cars. Total length over the buffers 113 cm / 44-1/2".

Highlights:

Full scale length.
Precise detailing; perfect INOX finish..
Multiple color interior details.
Complete series of cars available.

One-time series.

Comment: The L'Oiseau Bleu TEE - The Blue Bird. The name of one of the most famous TEE trains goes back to the year 1929, when the "Compagnie International des Waggons Lits" (CIWL) christened its new deluxe train from Paris via Brussels to Antwerp with the name "The Blue Bird", in the original "L'Oiseau Bleu". With a short interruption during World War II, the train took up its original route again in 1947, but this time only between Paris and Brussels. In 1957, the age of the TEE was ushered in and the famous "L'Oiseau Bleu" train connection was a core TEE route right from the beginning. Like all TEE locomotives and cars, the newest motive power and rolling stock was used here to offer passengers a swift, comfortable trip in 1st class only. For a long time the characteristic PBA design INOX cars were typical for the "L'Oiseau Bleu" and the motive power was usually either the French class CC 40100 or the Belgian class 18, which were essentially the same locomotives. With reorganization of the connection between Paris and Brussels TEE service was stopped between these two metropolitan areas and with it the prestigious name "L'Oiseau Bleu" disappeared on June 3, 1984 after 55 years.

DC wheel set per car 4 x 700580. These TEE cars have been designed to scale without compromises for clearance. These models will run on curves with a minimum radius of 360 mm / 14-3/16" or more, but a suitable spacing must be maintained between the track and catenary masts, bridge railings, or signals. The addition of the bar car and the compartment car in the 41875 set to the 41874 set brings the latter up to a prototypical train composition for the "L'Oiseau Bleu" TEE. The locomotives to go with this train are the 39401 (France) and 39402 and 39403 (Belgium) models. A similar TEE with PBA cars is offered by Trix for the DC system.

41875 - TEE (INOX) Express Train Passenger Car Set (3 cars) 73400

Pre-order price: $ 175.00
Goes with: 39404 41874

Prototype: INOX cars (constructed of stainless steel) for the Trans Europe Express between Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam (TEE PBA). 2 type A8u 31 and A8u 33 compartment cars and 1 type A3rtu 15 bar car, painted and lettered for the French State Railways (SNCF). All of the cars are 1st class. Built starting in 1964. Used for the "L'Oiseau Bleu" TEE train.

Model: The cars are reproduced to scale without compromise in all of the dimensions. Minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16" (with sufficient clearance). The cars have underbodies specific to the various types of cars. The cars have type Y 24 trucks. The cars have a special paint finish to represent the INOX surface. The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler, the 73405 pickup shoe and the 73400/73401 (2 per car) lighting kit can be installed in the cars. Total length over the buffers 88.0 cm / 34-5/8". DC wheel set per car 4 x 700580.

Highlights:

Full scale length.
Precise detailing; perfect INOX finish..
Multiple color interior details.
Complete series of cars available.

One-time series.

Comment: The L'Oiseau Bleu TEE - The Blue Bird. The name of one of the most famous TEE trains goes back to the year 1929, when the "Compagnie International des Waggons Lits" (CIWL) christened its new deluxe train from Paris via Brussels to Antwerp with the name "The Blue Bird", in the original "L'Oiseau Bleu". With a short interruption during World War II, the train took up its original route again in 1947, but this time only between Paris and Brussels. In 1957, the age of the TEE was ushered in and the famous "L'Oiseau Bleu" train connection was a core TEE route right from the beginning. Like all TEE locomotives and cars, the newest motive power and rolling stock was used here to offer passengers a swift, comfortable trip in 1st class only. For a long time the characteristic PBA design INOX cars were typical for the "L'Oiseau Bleu" and the motive power was usually either the French class CC 40100 or the Belgian class 18, which were essentially the same locomotives. With reorganization of the connection between Paris and Brussels TEE service was stopped between these two metropolitan areas and with it the prestigious name "L'Oiseau Bleu" disappeared on June 3, 1984 after 55 years.

These TEE cars have been designed to scale without compromises for clearance. These models will run on curves with a minimum radius of 360 mm / 14-3/16" or more, but a suitable spacing must be maintained between the track and catenary masts, bridge railings, or signals. The addition of the 41875 set to the open seating cars and dining car in the in 41874 set brings the latter up to a prototypical train composition for the "L'Oiseau Bleu" TEE. The locomotives to go with this train are the 39401 (France) and 39402 and 39403 (Belgium) models. A similar TEE with PBA cars is offered by Trix for the DC system.

42229 - DB "Hapag-Lloyd" Passenger Car Set 73400

Pre-order price: $ 199.00
Goes with: 37193
DB Hapag-Lloyd Passenger Car Set

Prototype: 4 different German State Railroad Company (DRG) express train passenger cars. 1 type A4ü "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars" compartment car, 1st class, 2 type B4ü "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars" compartment car, 2nd class, and 1 type Pw4ü "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars" baggage car. The baggage cars look as they did at the end of the Twenties.

Model: The car is constructed with many details and comes in the full length for the scale. The trucks for the baggage car are specific to that car and the "swan neck" trucks are specific to the passenger cars. The cars are reproduced to look as they did in Era II. The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler, the 73400/73401 (2 per car) lighting kit, and the 73405 pickup shoe can be installed in the cars. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". Total length over the buffers 92.8 cm / 36-1/2". DC wheel set 16 x 700580.

Highlights:

The "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars" family is totally new tooling.

One-time series.

Comment: Hapag-Lloyd Trains - Long-Distance Travel and Emigration. After World War I maritime ship service and the overseas trips associated with it almost succumbed to the high inflation and the draconian reparations obligations. The great steam ships of the prewar period were handed over to the victors and the German shipping lines began pretty much at the "Zero Hour". The overseas ship cruise gradually became good business again due to the large number of people in Germany ready to emigrate. Among the companies for whom this became good business again was Hapag-Lloyd, which brought countless Germans to the New World from Bremerhaven and also from Cuxhaven; their baggage often consisted of nothing more than a little bit of hope for a better life. The German State Railroad Company (DRG) reacted quickly to the stream of "one-way" travelers and placed special trains in operation that ran from Bremen to Bremerhaven and from Hamburg to Cuxhaven. The upswing in the economy revived travel and more and more people could once again afford a trip abroad. The German State Railroad Company (DRG) purchased on their own pure 1st and 2nd class "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars" in order to make the trip to the deluxe cabins on ships such as the legendary "Bremen" as pleasant as possible. These cars were arranged in trains with ‚migr‚s, who crowded into the 3rd class cars. Motive power was often a class 17, the former Royal Prussian State Railways (K.P.E.V.) class S 10. They were by design the motive power for the Imperial Court Train of Wilhelm II and were being increasingly replaced by more powerful standard design locomotive such as the class 01. The Hapag-Lloyd special trains were the beginning of a challenge for all travelers, the start of the unknown, for some because of a lark and a love of adventure, for the others due to the bitter necessity to begin a new life in the hope of finding good fortune in the new world.

The class 17 locomotive goes well with this set of cars and can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 37193.

42230 - DB Express Train 1st Class Passenger Car 73400

Pre-order price: $ 51.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars" compartment car, 1st class. Type A4ü. The car looks as it did around 1959.

Model: The car is constructed with many details and comes in the full length for the scale. The underbody and the "swan neck" trucks are specific to this car. The car is made to look as it did in Era III with a "bottle green" paint scheme. The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler, the 73400/73401 (2 per car) lighting kit, and the 73405 pickup shoe can be installed in the cars. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". Length over the buffers 23.7 cm / 9-5/16". DC wheel set 4 x 700580.

Highlights:

The "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Car" family is completely new tooling.

Comment: "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars" - The First Standard Design Cars on the German State Railroad. At the start of the Twenties, when the decision was made to merge the individual state railroads into the German State Railroad Company (DRG), the managers were confronted with an almost unmanageable variety of rolling stock, which caused problems and higher costs in daily operation of a tightly managed firm. The decision was made to standardize both in the awarding of contracts for new locomotives and the purchase of new cars that were urgently necessary in the aftermath of the extreme demands placed on them in the war years. Emphasis was placed on massively lowering costs. Quick results were achieved in the area of passenger cars and as early as 1922 and 1923 the first all-German, newly developed family of cars was ready to be presented to the public: the family of "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars" constructed of iron. The name for these very reliable cars came from the wedge-shaped tapering car ends that were already in use on the Saxon State Railroad. However, it turned out that this unusual form was not an improvement either visually or technically and they were discarded in the building plans as early as 1928. In addition to being constructed of iron, another common feature of these cars was the use of wood for interior walls and for lining the ceilings. The cars were laid out with compartments with a side corridor, a sturdy barrel-shaped roof instead of the Prussian clerestory type of roof, ladders on the ends of the cars, and side windows with rather rounded corners. The cars were equipped with electric lighting and "Knorr Kunze S" type air brakes. In 1922, the car program included type A4ü-23 car, 1st class, type B4ü-22 cars, 2nd class, (both types were initially planned only for the "Hapag-Lloyd trains"), type AB4ü-23a/b/c cars, 1st/2nd class, type C4ü-23 cars, 3rd class, and type Pw4ü-23 baggage cars. The latter did not have the standard length of 20,610 mm / 67 feet 7-7/16 inches; they were only 18,840 mm / 61 feet 9-3/4 inches. The baggage cars also differed in having Prussian standard design trucks. The other cars were equipped with trucks of an American design. The "Hechtwagen" or "Pike Cars" could be seen in daily service in express trains all over Germany. Their robust construction was so reliable that in addition to the German Federal Railroad taking over these cars after World War II, other railroads such as the German State Railroad (DR) or the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) also incorporated into their rolling stock the cars still in their areas. The German Federal Railroad retired the originally "German" "Hechtwagen" or "Pike Cars" by the mid-Sixties. Similar designs of Polish origin were still in use for a few more years. Several "Hecht" cars were converted to maintenance cars and were even painted in ocean blue.

The class 23 and 39 are appropriate motive power for these cars and can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item nos. 39230 and 39390.

42250 - DB Express Train 2nd Class Passenger Car 73400

Pre-order price: $ 51.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars" compartment car, 2nd class. Type B4üwe. The car looks as it did around 1959.

Model: The car is constructed with many details and comes in the full length for the scale. The underbody and the "swan neck" trucks are specific to this car. The car is made to look as it did in Era III with a "bottle green" paint scheme. The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler, the 73400/73401 (2 per car) lighting kit, and the 73405 pickup shoe can be installed in the cars. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". Length

Highlights:

The "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Car" family is completely new tooling.

42251 - DB Express Train 2nd Class Passenger Car 73400

Pre-order price: $ 51.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars" compartment car, 2nd class. Type B4üwe. The car looks as it did around 1959.

Model: The car is constructed with many details and comes in the full length for the scale. The underbody and the "swan neck" trucks are specific to this car. The car is made to look as it did in Era III with a "bottle green" paint scheme. The car has a different car number from item no. 42250. The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler, the 73400/73401 (2 per car) lighting kit and the 73405 pickup shoe can be installed in the cars. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". Length over the buffers 23.7 cm / 9-5/16". DC wheel set 4 x 700580.

Highlights:

The "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Car" family is completely new tooling.

42260 - DB Express Train Passneger Baggage Car 73400

Pre-order price: $ 51.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars" baggage car. Type Pw4ü. The car looks as it did around 1959.

Model: The car is constructed with many details and comes in the full length for the scale. The underbody and the trucks are specific to this car. The car is made to look as it did in Era III with a "bottle green" paint scheme. The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler, the 73400/73401 (2 per car) lighting kit, and the 73405 pickup shoe can be installed in the cars. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". Length over the buffers 21.7 cm / 8-1/2". DC wheel set 4 x 700580.

Highlights:

The "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Car" family is completely new tooling.

42269 - "Eilzug" / "Fast Passenger Train" Car Set 73400 73150

Pre-order price: $ 259.00
Eilzug / Fast Passenger Train Car Set

Prototype: E 554 "Eilzug" / "Fast Passenger Train" Münster - Lünen - Dortmund - Essen-Altenessen - Düsseldorf - Colognen - Gerolstein - Trier - Saarbrücken. This "Eilzug" / "Fast Passenger Train" consists of a type D4ü "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars" baggage car, a type A4üe "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars" passenger car, 1st class, a B4üwe "Schürzenwagen" / "Skirted Car" passenger car, 2nd class, and two type B4n "Silberlinge" / "Silver Coins"

Model: "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars": The cars are constructed with many details and come in the full length for the scale. The underbodies are specific to the cars. The cars are made to look as they did in Era III with a chrome oxide green paint scheme. The trucks on the baggage car are specific to that car and the "swan neck" trucks are specific to the passenger cars. The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler, the 73400/73401 (2 per car) lighting kit and the 73405 pickup shoe can be installed in the cars. "Schürzenwagen" / "Skirted Car": This car comes in the full length for the scale. The car is made to look as it did in Era III with a chrome oxide green paint scheme. The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler, and the 73150 lighting kit can be installed in the car. "Silberlinge" / "Silver Coins" cars: These cars have the new longer length. The underbodies are specific to the cars. The cars have a white aluminum/black paint scheme. The trucks have brake shoes. The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler, the 73406 pickup shoe, and the 73400/73401 (2 per car) lighting kit, and the 73409 marker light kit can be installed in the cars. Total length over the buffers 126.1 cm / 49-5/8". DC wheel set per car 4 x 700580.

Highlights:

Reproduction of an authentic Era III "Eilzug".
Appropriate motive power for an "Eilzug"is the class 39 locomotive.
Completely new tooling for the "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Car" family.

The 42269 car set is being produced in 2009 in a one-time series only for Insider members.

Comment: Great "Hechte" / "Pike" in the "Eilzug" / "Fast Passenger Train". The "Eilzug" / "Fast Passenger Train" concept introduced in 1902 in Bavaria designated as a rule a fast train run over medium distances with few, short stops at the most important stations. Over the years it was customary to use older express train passenger cars in "Eilzug" trains, hence the use of the "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars" in the Fifties and Sixties that were formerly used in high quality express train service. The Der "Eilzug" train was particularly interesting for commuters, who streamed daily in and out of the large metropolitan areas. Many "Eilzug" runs were therefore done in the large metropolitan areas themselves on short routes and also in the surrounding areas on less frequented branch lines routes; the latter were popularly known as "Heckeneilzüge" / "Hedge Fast Passenger Trains" and had for all intents and purposes a long-distance service function. The modernization of the German railroad had no more use for the name "Eilzug" / "Fast Passenger Train". The "City Bahn" / "City Railroad", the "Interregio" or even more the Regional Express epitomizes best the task of the "Eilzug" / "Fast Passenger Train" of the past.

The German Federal Railroad class 39 is the right motive power for the E 554 "Eilzug" / "Fast Passenger Train" and can be found as an Insider model for 2009 in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 39390.

42652 - NS (Netherlands) Express Train 1st Class Passenger Car 7330

Pre-order price: $ 55.00
Goes with: 37268 42653 42654

Prototype: Dutch State Railways (NS Inter-City car. Type ICR-A10 open seating car, 1st class.

Model: The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler can be installed in the car. Length over the buffers 26.4 cm / 10-3/8". DC wheel set 4 x 700580.

One-time series.

42653 - NS (Netherlands) Express Train 2nd Class Passenger Car 7330

Pre-order price: $ 55.00
Goes with: 37628 42652 42654

Prototype: Dutch State Railways (NS Inter-City car. Type ICR-B10 open seating car, 2nd class.

Model: The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler can be installed in the car. Length over the buffers 26.4 cm / 10-3/8". DC wheel set 4 x 700580.

One-time series.

42654 - NS (Netherlands) Express Train 2nd Class Passenger Car 7330

Pre-order price: $ 55.00
Goes with: 37628 42652 42653

42726 - OBB EC Express Train Passenger Car Set

Pre-order price: $ 209.00
Goes with: 39836

Prototype: 5 different Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) EC express train passenger cars. 2 type Ampz 18-71.0 open seating cars, 1st class, 2 type Bmz 21-71.0 compartment cars, 2nd class, and 1 type Bmpz 29-91 open seating car, 2nd class. The cars are in the current Austrian Federal Railways Eurocity paint and lettering scheme. They look like the cars currently in use.

Model: The cars have adjustable buffers. The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler can be installed in the cars. Total length over the buffers 132.0 cm / 52". DC wheel set 20 x 700580.

One-time series.

42954 - "ALEX" Express Train Passenger Car 7330

Pre-order price: $ 43.00
Goes with: 26552
ALEX Express Train Passenger Car

Prototype: Type Bm compartment car, 2nd class, painted and lettered for the "ALEX" Arriva Provincial Railroad Express.

Model: The car has interior details, and the 7319 current-conducting coupling can be installed in it. The car also has adjustable buffers. Length over the buffers 27.1 cm / 10-5/8".

This express train passenger car is the ideal add-on for the 26552 train set.

43500 - DB AG Express Train 1st Class Passenger Car 7330

Pre-order price: $ 39.00
Goes with: 43501 43550

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) type Aim 260 InterRegio car. 1st class.

Model: The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler can be installed in the car. The car has adjustable buffers. Length over the buffers 27.0 cm / 10-5/8". DC wheel set 4 x 700580.

43501 - DB AG Express Train 2nd Class Passenger Car 7330

Pre-order price: $ 39.00
Goes with: 43500 43550

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) type Bim 263 InterRegio car. 2nd class.

Model: The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler can be installed in the car. The car has adjustable buffers. Length over the buffers 27.0 cm / 10-5/8". DC wheel set 4 x 700580.

43550 - DB AG Express Train 2nd Class Cab Control Passenger Car 73150

Pre-order price: $ 75.00
Goes with: 43500 43501

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) type Bimdzf 269.0 InterRegio cab control car. 2nd class with an engineer's cab for shuttle train operation.

Model: The engineer's cab has interior details. The car has a detailed buffer beam. It also has separately applied end skirting. The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler can be installed in the car. Length over the buffers 27.5 cm / 10-13/16". When operated cab control car first, white triple headlights shine on the cab control car. When operated cab control car last, dual red marker lights shine on the cab control car.

43808 - "City-Bahn" Car Set 73400

Pre-order price: $ 179.00
Goes with: 39182 43818
City-Bahn Car Set

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) "City-Bahn" type Bnrzb 778.1 commuter car, 2nd class, "City-Bahn" type ABnrzb 772.1 commuter car, 1st/2nd class, and "City-Bahn" type BDnrzf 784 commuter cab control car, 2nd class.

Model: The cars have the new, longer length. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". The cars have underbody details specific to the different cars. The trucks have disk brakes. The cars are ready for installation of the 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting couplers, 73406 pickup shoes, the 73400/73401 (2 per car) lighting kit, and the 73409 marker light kit. The cab control car has triple headlights that change over to dual red marker lights by means of a friction switch; these lights will work in analog and digital operation. The cab control car has maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. All of the cars come individually packaged in a master package. Length over the buffers for each car 28.2 cm / 11-1/8". DC wheel set: 4 x 700580 for each car.

One-time series.

Comment: City-Bahn. Branch lines have always been problem children for the German railroad. In 1984, the German Federal Railroad took a new approach to increase the attractiveness of service on little used routes. The project went under the name "City-Bahn" and initially one route for selected for this service: Cologne - Gummersbach. "Silberlinge" / "Silver Coins" commuter cars were used as rolling stock and were rebuilt to the latest standard at that time. A train caf‚ was set up in one of the cars and the exterior of these trains was borrowed from the paint scheme for the S-Bahn in the Rhine/Ruhr area. The paint scheme for the locomotives was adapted to that of the trains in order to achieve a high level of recognition for the "City-Bahn" product. Class 218 diesels were used on the route Cologne - Gummersbach. The railroad was able to register a clear increase in passengers thanks to the "City-Bahn", and this increase was the result of the dense service at regular intervals. Without a doubt the "City-Bahn" concept kept rail service alive on routes threatened with abandonment until it was replaced by its successor, the "Stadt-Express" or "City Express".

The class 218 "City-Bahn" locomotive and a "City-Bahn"" car to go with this car set can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item nos. 39182 and 43818. This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item no. 23434.

43809 - CFL (Luxembourg) Commuter Car Set

Pre-order price: $ 139.00
Goes with: 37334

Prototype: 3 different "Silberling" / "Silver Coin" commuter cars painted in an ivory/green color scheme for the Luxembourg State Railways (CFL). 1 commuter car, 1st/2nd class, and 2 commuter cars, 2nd class.

Model: The cars have the new longer length. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". The underbodies and trucks are specific to the cars. The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler, the 73406 pickup shoe, and the 73400/73401 (2 per car) lighting kit, and the 73409 marker light kit can be installed in the cars. Total Length over the buffers 84.6 cm / 33-5/16". DC wheel sets 12 x 700580.

One-time series.

The class 3600 is the right motive power for these cars and can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 37334.

43818 - "City-Bahn" Add-On Car 73400

Pre-order price: $ 49.00
Goes with: 39182 43808
City-Bahn Add-On Car

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) commuter car, 1st/2nd class (type ABnrzb 772.1). "Silberling" / "Silver Coins" design with a rounded roof painted and lettered for "City-Bahn", with a cafeteria area.

Model: The car has the new longer length. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". The car has underbody details specific to this design. The trucks have disk brakes. The car is ready for installation of the 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting couplers, 73406 pickup shoes, the 73400/73401 (2 per car) lighting kit, and the 73409 marker light kit. Length over the buffers 28.2 cm / 11-1/8". DC wheel set: 4 x 700580.

One-time series.

Comment: City-Bahn. Branch lines have always been problem children for the German railroad. In 1984, the German Federal Railroad took a new approach to increase the attractiveness of service on little used routes. The project went under the name "City-Bahn" and initially one route for selected for this service: Cologne - Gummersbach. "Silberlinge" / "Silver Coins" commuter cars were used as rolling stock and were rebuilt to the latest standard at that time. A train caf‚ was set up in one of the cars and the exterior of these trains was borrowed from the paint scheme for the S-Bahn in the Rhine/Ruhr area. The paint scheme for the locomotives was adapted to that of the trains in order to achieve a high level of recognition for the "City-Bahn" product. Class 218 diesels were used on the route Cologne - Gummersbach. The railroad was able to register a clear increase in passengers thanks to the "City-Bahn", and this increase was the result of the dense service at regular intervals. Without a doubt the "City-Bahn" concept kept rail service alive on routes threatened with abandonment until it was replaced by its successor, the "Stadt-Express" or "City Express".

The class 218 "City-Bahn" locomotive and a "City-Bahn" car set to go with this car can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item nos. 39182 and 43808. This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item no. 23435.

44150 - "Full Steam Ahead into the Future" freight car
Pre-order price: $ 25.00

44198 - Refrigerator Car

Pre-order price: $ 16.00

Prototype: Privately owned car painted and lettered for Bionade GmbH, Ostheim/Rhön.

Model: The car has Relex couplers. Length over the buffers 11.5 cm / 4-1/2". DC wheel set 2 x 700580.

44199 - Refrigerator Car

Pre-order price: $ 16.00

Prototype: Privately owned car painted and lettered for Dinkelacker-Schwaben-Bräu GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart, Germany.

Model: The car has Relex couplers. Length over the buffers 11.5 cm / 4-1/2". DC wheel set 2 x 700580.

45097 - "Airplane Transport" Car Set

Pre-order price: $ 169.00
Goes with: 37023
Airplane Transport Car Set

Prototype: 6 flat cars and 1 freight train baggage car painted and lettered for the German State Railroad Company (DRG). 3 Messerschmitt ME 109 airplanes, disassembled for transport by rail. The cars and airplanes look as they did in the Thirties.

Model: The set has 3 long-wheelbase flatcars and load frames for transporting airplane fuselages, 3 short-wheelbase flatcars with brakeman's platforms or brakeman's cabs and load frames for transporting pairs of wings, and 1 freight train baggage car. 3 airplane models (Busch) are included. The fuselage and Tragflächen for each plane are preassembled and secured with load frames. The railroad cars and the airplanes are not available separately. Total length over the buffers 94.7 cm / 37-1/4". DC wheel set 14 x 700580.

One-time series.

The appropriate motive power for the car "Airplane Transport" car set is the class 53 steam freight locomotive, which can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 37023.

45250 - K.Bay.Sts.B (Bavaria) Beer 3-Car Set

Pre-order price: $ 95.00

Prototype: 3 different privately owned beer cars painted and lettered for the breweries "Löwenbräu", "Franziskaner-Leistbräu", and "Eberlbräu" of Munich, used on the Royal Bavarian State Railways (K.Bay.Sts.B.). Version with a brakeman's cab.

Model: The cars have authentic paint and lettering for Era I. The car frames and bodies are well detailed. The cars have spoked wheels. The cars have NEM coupler pockets with a close coupler mechanism. Total length over the buffers 21.0 cm / 8-1/4". DC wheel set 6 x 36669200.

45260 - K.Bay.Sts.B (Bavaria) Freight 2-Car Set

Pre-order price: $ 65.00

Prototype: Different, short Bavarian freight cars painted and lettered for the Royal Bavarian State Railways (K.Bay.Sts.B.). One boxcar with a brakeman's cab and one livestock car, version without brakes and a brakeman's cab. The cars look as they did around 1896.

Model: The car frames and bodies are well detailed. They also have spoked wheels. The cars have different car numbers. The cars come individually packaged and there is also a master package for the cars. The cars have NEM coupler pockets with a close coupler mechanism. Length over the buffers per car 8.1 cm / 3-3/16". DC wheel set per car 2 x 36669200.

Highlights:

First time for the car types in the Märklin H0 assortment.
Finely detailed construction.
Authentic paint schemes.

Similar cars with other car numbers can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item nos. 24101 and 24100.

45649 - American Freight 10-Car Display Set

Pre-order price: $ 389.00
Goes with: 37993

Prototype: 10 different freight cars from several American railroads. 1 caboose, 3 tank cars, 2 boxcars, 2 hopper cars, and 2 refrigerator cars.

Model: 45649-1 UP caboose, 45649-2 "Hooker Chemicals" tank car, 45649-3 "Baker's Chocolate" tank car, 45649-4 "Dupont Metallic Sodium" tank car, 45649-5 "Missouri Pacific Eagle" boxcar, 45649-6 "Southern Pacific Overnight" boxcar, 45649-7 "Burlington" hopper car, 45649-8 "Baltimore & Ohio" hopper car, 45649-9 "NYC - Merchant's Dispatch" reefer, and 45649-10 "Pacific Fruit Express" reefer. The frames and/or floors are constructed of metal. The cars have detailed trucks with special wheel sets. The ladders and other details are separately applied. The sliding doors can be opened. The couplers can be replaced with other types. Length of the car set over the couplers 150.6 cm / 59-5/16". DC wheel set 40 x 320552 (NEM), 40 x 320389 (RP25).

This display is ideal to go with the Union Pacific "Big Boy" that can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 37993. Products bearing (insert marks, e.g. Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, Chicago and North Western) are made under trademark license from the Union Pacific Railraod Company.

46206 - Refrigerator Car

Pre-order price: $ 32.00

Prototype: Beer car used on the German Federal Railroad (DB). Privately owned car painted and lettered for Fürstlich Fürstenbergischen Brauerei, Donaueschingen, Germany. Design with walls of horizontal boards.

Model: Length over the buffers 13.9 cm / 5-1/2". DC wheel set 2 x 700580.

46303 - Lime Transport Car Set

Pre-order price: $ 189.00
Goes with: 26551

Prototype: 6 German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) type Tds 930 side dump cars. Version with hinged roofs above the load area. Used to transport lime. The cars look as they did around 2005.

Model: The cars are finely constructed with many separately applied details. They have separately applied chute extensions. The hinged roofs can be swung open. The cars have different car numbers. They also have authentic, extensive weathering. All of the cars come individually packaged. Total length over the buffers 68.0 cm / 26-3/4". DC wheel set 12 x 700580.

Highlights:

The hinged roofs can be opened.
Ideal for use in unit trains.
Very fine construction.
Authentic weathering.

One-time series.

freight train for this set of cars can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 26551.

46331 - SBB "Weiacher Kies" / "Weiacher Gravel" Dump Car Set

Pre-order price: $ 99.00
SBB Weiacher Kies / Weiacher Gravel Dump Car Set

Prototype: 3 privately owned cars painted and lettered for the Swiss firm Weiacher Kies AG, Weiach, Switzerland. Type Falls. Used on the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS). The cars look as they did around 2000.

Model: The cars have a reddish brown basic paint scheme with separately applied details. Total length over the buffers 40.8 cm / 16-1/16".

DC wheel set 12 x 700580.

46341 - SNCF (Fran ce) Grain Hopper Car Set

Pre-order price: $ 99.00

Prototype: 2 high-capacity hopper cars with rounded side walls and 1 high-capacity hopper car with smooth side walls for transporting grain (Cerealier), used on the French State Railways (SNCF). Privately owned cars in a gray paint scheme for "GROUPE SOUFFLET".

Model: The cars have a metal insert for a low center of gravity and for smooth running. They also have many separately applied details. The cars have different car numbers and come individually packaged and marked. Total length over the buffers 51.5 cm / 20-1/4". DC wheel set 12 x 700580.

One-time series.

46455 - DSB (Denmark) Pressurized Gas Tank Car

Pre-order price: $ 32.00

Prototype: Pressurized gas tank car, used on the Danish State Railways (DSB). Privately owned car painted and lettered for the firm Kosan Tankers a/s, Copenhagen, Denmark. The car looks as it did at the beginning of the Eighties.

Model: The car has a detailed, partially open frame. The side sills are "U" shapes with cable eyelets. The trucks are Minden-Dorstfeld designs. The car has a separately applied brakeman's platform. Length over the buffers 14.6 cm / 5-3/4". DC wheel set 4 x 700580.

46541 - DB AG Tank 5-Car Set

Pre-order price: $ 189.00

Prototype: 5 different petroleum oil tank cars, used on the German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG). Privately owned cars painted and lettered for the Swiss firm Wascosa AG, Zug, Switzerland. Non-insulated tank, "Zans" design. The cars look as they currently do in the prototype.

Model: The cars have detailed, partially open frames. They also have rectangular buffers. The cars have type Y 25 welded trucks. They also have separately applied details. All of the cars come individually packaged with a master package. Length over the buffers per car 18.0 cm / 7-1/16". DC wheel set per car 4 x 700580.

One-time series.

46618 - Powdered Freight Transport Car

Pre-order price: $ 32.00

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) type Ucs 908. Advertising for the firm akw Amberger Kaolinwerke GmbH, Hirschau, Germany. The car looks as it did around 2004.

Model: The car has metal ladders. Length over the buffers 10.0 cm / 3-15/16". DC wheel set 2 x 700580.

47012 - CFL (Luxembourg) Flat Car with Stakes

Pre-order price: $ 49.00

Prototype: Luxembourg State Railways (CFL) type Rs. European standard design with a length of 19.90 meters / 65 feet 3-7/16 inches. Version with a stop brake, stakes, and rectangular buffers.

Model: The car has type Y 25 welded trucks. The car has a metal insert for good running characteristics. The stakes can be turned down. The underbody is specific to this type of car. The car has many separately applied details. The car has a reproduction of steel plates as a load. Length over the buffers 22.9 cm / 9". DC wheel set 4 x 700580.

One-time series.

47017 - CFL (Luxembourg) Set with 2 Sliding Tarp Cars

Pre-order price: $ 69.00

Prototype: Luxembourg State Railways (CFL), "CFL Cargo" business area, type Rils. European standard design with a length of 19.90 meters / 65 feet 3-71/6 inches.

Model: The two cars have different car numbers. They also have type Y25 trucks. The cars have metal inserts for good running characteristics. The underbodies are specific to the cars. The cars have many separately applied details. Total length over the buffers 45.9 cm / 18-1/6". DC wheel set 8 x 700580.

One-time series.

47041 - DB Type Sgs 693 Flat Car

Pre-order price: $ 49.00

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Sgs 693 flat car for "Combined Load Service". European standard design with a length of 19.90 meters / 65 feet 3-71/6 inches. Version with round buffers without a flat area. The cars look as they did around 1992.

Model: The car has type Minden-Siegen trucks. The underbody is specific to the car. The partially open flat car floor is constructed of metal. The convertible truck transport units can be removed. Stands are included for prototypical storage of the convertible truck transport units. Length over the buffers 22.9 cm / 9". DC wheel set 4 x 700580.

47070 - Container Car Set with Convertible Truck Transport Units

Pre-order price: $ 149.00

Prototype: 3 different Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS), "SBB Cargo" business area, type Sgns four-axle flat cars for transporting containers. Each car loaded with 2 each convertible truck transport units painted and lettered for the firm Crossrail.

Model: The cars have type Y25 trucks. They also have prototypical partially open flat car floors constructed of metal with striking fish belly style side sills. Each car comes loaded with 2 each convertible truck transport units. Stands are included for the convertible truck transport units. The cars and loads have different car numbers / registration numbers and come individually packaged. There is also a master package. Total length over the buffers 68.1 cm / 26-13/16". DC wheel set 12 x 700580.

Highlights:

Completely new tooling the type Sgns car.
Interesting load.
Ideal for unit trains.

One-time series.

47071 - "Winner" Container Car Set

Pre-order price: $ 149.00
Winner Container Car Set

Prototype: 1 type Sdgkms 707 four-axle deep well flat car and 2 different type Sgns 691 flat cars for containers, painted and lettered for the German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG). Loaded with a semi-truck trailer and 4 convertible truck transport units painted and lettered for the moving firm Spedition Winner.

Model: Deep well flat car: The frame, floor, and load area are constructed of metal. The car has special design low riding trucks. It also has many separately applied details. The load restraints are adjustable. The car comes loaded with a model of a semi-truck trailer. Flat cars for containers: The cars have type Y25 trucks. The cars also have prototypical partially open flat car floors constructed of metal with striking fish belly style side sills. Each car comes loaded with 2 each convertible truck transport units. Stands are included for the convertible truck transport units. The cars and loads have different car numbers / registration numbers and come individually packaged. There is also a master package. Total length over the buffers 64.3 cm / 25-5/16".

Highlights:

Completely new tooling for the type Sgns flat car for containers.
Interesting load.

One-time series.

47072 - DB AG Flat Car for Containers

Pre-order price: $ 47.00

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) type Sgns 691 four-axle flat car for containers. 3 "Eurotainer" 20 foot tank containers with continuous support and protective frames.

Model: The car has type Y25 trucks. The car also has a prototypical partially open flat car floor constructed of metal with striking fish belly style side sills. The "Eurotainer" 20 foot tank containers can be removed and have different registration numbers. Length over the buffers 22.9 cm / 9". DC wheel set 4 x 700580.

Highlights:

Completely new tooling the type Sgns flat car for containers.
Interesting load.

47562 - "BP" Petroleum Oil 4-Axle Tank Car

Pre-order price: $ 39.00
BP Petroleum Oil 4-Axle Tank Car

Prototype: Privately owned car painted and lettered for German BP, Inc., Bochum, Germany. Funnel-flow tank car with a ladder at one end, used on the German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG).

Model: The tank car has a finely detailed, partially open frame. The platform and walkway are separately applied. The tank car has type Y25 trucks. Length over the buffers 18.0 cm / 7". DC wheel set 4 x 700580.

48009 - H0 Museum Car Set for 2009

Pre-order price: $ 55.00

Prototype: Type Gllmghs 37 "Leig-Einheit" pair of cars, privately owned cars lettered for the firm Märklin, used on the German Federal Railroad (DB). The cars look as they did in 1959 for the 100th anniversary of the firm Märklin, Göppingen, Germany. Magirus curved-hood "Merkur" truck with a flatbed and a tarp.

Model: Both cars are permanently coupled together and connected with a diaphragm. They have finely detail construction with large format lettering "Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH" on one side and "Fabrik Feiner Metallspielwaren" ("Manufacturer of Fine Metal Toys") on the other side. Total length over the buffers 26.6 cm / 10-1/2". The model truck is largely constructed of metal with separately applied plastic detail parts, also painted and lettered for the firm Märklin, Göppingen, Germany. DC wheel set 4 x 700580.

One-time series. Only available at the Märklin World of Adventure in Göppingen.

The packaging design borrows from the historic Märklin packaging at that time.

48159 - H0 Insider Annual Car for 2009

Pre-order price: $ TBA

Prototype: Boxcar used on the German Federal Railroad (DB). Privately owned car painted and lettered for the firm Ford Works, Inc. in Cologne, Germany. The car looks as it did in the Seventies.

Model: H0 car kit as a reproduction of the former Märklin item no. 4937. This freight car was in the Märklin assortment from 1970 to 1977 as a car kit. Exact instructions included. Length over the buffers for the built-up car 13.5 cm / 5-5/16".

Highlights:

Reproduction of the "Ford" car kit from the Seventies.
Marked as a reproduction.
New car number.

The 48159 car being produced in 2009 in a one-time series only for Insider members.

48719 - DB Type SSy 45 4-Axle Heavy-Duty Flat Car Set

Pre-order price: $ 99.00

Prototype: 3 different German Federal Railroad (DB) type SSy 45 four-axle heavy-duty flat cars with brakeman's platforms. Loaded with steel slabs. The cars look as they did in Era III at the beginning of the Sixties.

Model: The car frames are constructed of metal. Stakes that can be installed on the cars are included. Steel slabs are included as a load. The cars have different car numbers. The cars come individually packaged. Total length over the buffers 37.2 cm / 14-5/8". DC wheel set 12 x 700780.

One-time series.

48811 - SJ (Sweden) Freight 3-Car Set

Pre-order price: $ 95.00

Prototype: 3 different Swedish State Railways (SJ) freight cars. 1 spherical container car, 1 flat car with telescoping covers, and 1 high side gondola. The cars look as they did in Era IV.

Model: Spherical container car: This car has a partially open frame. The piping, platform, and other details are separately applied. Flat car with telescoping covers: This car has fixed end walls and 3 sliding telescoping covers. Inside are 5 load wells with movable load restraints. 3 coils are included as freight. Hide side gondola: This car comes loaded with real wood. All of the cars come individually packaged and marked. There is also a master package. Total length over the buffers 42.5 cm / 16-3/4". DC wheel set 10 x 700580.

One-time series.

48948 - SNCB (Belgium) Container 2-Car Set

Pre-order price: $ 55.00

Prototype: 2 Belgian State Railways (SNCB/NMBS) type Bt 10 container cars for medium size containers in the "Van Huis tot Huis" system. The cars look as they did around 1960.

Model: The 2 cars have different car numbers. They have separately applied destination boards. They each come loaded with 3 removable type Efkr "pa" fine bulk freight containers with different registration numbers. Both cars come individually packaged and marked. Total length over the buffers 22.8 cm / 9". DC wheel set 4 x 700630.

One-time series.