2009 Marklin New Items

Here are the 2009 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 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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(E)	Export	Items generally only available for one year -- limited availability
(EX)	MHI / 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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26551 - Lime Transport Freight Train

Pre-order price: $ 365.00
Goes with: 46303

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 232 "Ludmilla". 6 German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) type Tds 930 side dump cars. Version with a hinged roof over the load area. Used to transport lime. The train looks as it did around 2005.

Model: The locomotive is constructed of metal. It has a digital decoder and a special can motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlight change over with the direction of travel, work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free LEDs. The cars are finely constructed with many separately applied details. The chute extensions on the cars are separately applied. The hinged roofs on the cars can be opened and closed. The cars have different car numbers. The cars are strongly weathered, which is authentic. Total length over the buffers 91.9 cm / 36-3/16".

Highlights:

Locomotive constructed of metal.
Powerful four-axle propulsion.
Engineer's cab interiors reproduced.
Authentic car weathering.

One-time series.

An add-on set to go with this train can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 46303.

26552 - "Alex" Train Set 7330

Pre-order price: $ 265.00
Goes with: 42954
Alex Train Set

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Bavarian "ALEX" (Arriva Provincial Railroad Express) commuter train. Operated by the Regental Railroad, Inc. Arriva Provincial Railroad Express "ALEX" class ER 20 diesel locomotive. Diesel electric design. 1 type Bm compartment car, 2nd class, 1 type Bn open seating car, 2nd class, and 1 type ARmh "ALEX Treff" dining car.

Model: The locomotive is constructed of metal with many cast-on details. The locomotive has a digital decoder and a special motor. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free LEDs. The cars have interior details and are ready for installation of current-conducting couplers or couplings. Total length over the buffers 102.3 cm / 40-1/14".

The 42954 express train passenger car is the ideal add-on for this train.

26553 - "Claas" Train Set

Pre-order price: $ 265.00
Claas Train Set

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: class 185.2 electric locomotive and 2 flat cars loaded with farm machinery.

Model: The locomotive is constructed of metal with many cast-on details. It has a digital decoder and a special can motor. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free LEDs. The locomotive has 2 mechanically working pantographs (they are not wired to take power from catenary). The train has one flat car loaded with 2 Claas model tractors (Claas Axion 850) and a flat car loaded with 1 model of a Claas large hay bailer (Claas Quadrant 3400). Total length over the buffers 53.4 cm / 21".

Highlights:

Locomotive constructed of metal.
Sturdy farm machinery models constructed of metal.
A wide variety of play options.

26555 - Branch Line Passenger Train w/ DB 89.70

Pre-order price: $ 409.00

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Branch line passenger train as it looked in early Era III around 1955. The train consists of a German Federal Railroad (DB) class 89.70-75 tank locomotive (former Prussian T3), 1 type PwPost4i postal baggage car, 1 type BC4i passenger car, 2nd/3rd class, 1 type C4itr passenger car with a baggage area, 3rd class, and 1 type C4i passenger car, 3rd class.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder. It also has controlled propulsion with a miniature can motor in the boiler. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has detailed running gear with a representation of the Allan valve gear. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. There is a clear view through the engineer's cab. The locomotive has many separately applied details. The German Federal Railroad (DB) Langenschwalbach design passenger cars with trucks come in a "bottle green" paint scheme with closed and/or open vestibules. The trucks are specific to the types of cars. The steps, grab irons, and walkover plates are separately applied. The 7319 current-conducting couplings or the 72020/72021 current-conductor couplers, the 73405 pickup shoe (1 for the train), and the 73400/73401 lighting kit (1 per car) can be installed in the cars. Total length of the train over the buffers 70.2 cm / 27-5/8". DC wheel set for each car 4 x 700580.

26556 - Wurttemberg Express Train 7333

Pre-order price: $ 769.00

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Steam locomotive operating sounds X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Sound of coal being shoveled X X
Air pump / compressor X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Injectors X X
Letting off steam / air X
Operating sounds X

Prototype: : Royal Württemberg State Railways (K.W.St.E.) express train from around 1910. The train consists of: 1 class C express steam locomotive in in a grayish blue paint scheme, 1 type BCCi open platform coach, 2nd/3rd class, 1 type Cci open platform coach, 3rd class, 1 type Cci open platform coach, 3rd class, 1 type C4 open platform coach, 4th class, 1 type Gep baggage car, with a service area and a pet compartment, and 1 type P mail car.

Model: : The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. It has a powerful can motor with a bell-shaped armature, mounted in the boiler. 3 axles powered through side rods. Traction tires. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The tender is constructed of metal. There is a close coupling between the locomotive and the tender. The passenger car floors have replaceable truss rods and separately applied details. The end platforms with railings and the roof supports are constructed of metal. The baggage car has sliding doors that can be opened and a cupola. Total length of the train over the buffers 129.8 cm / 51-1/8".

One-time Series.

28590 - "Le Capitole" Express Train

Pre-order price: $ 569.00
Le Capitole Express Train

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: French State Railways (SNCF) "Le Capitole" express train. The train consists of a class BB 9200 express locomotive and 4 express train passenger cars in the typical paint scheme of the "Le Capitole". The train looks as it did at the start of the Seventies.

Model: This is a reproduction of classic Märklin models in metal and "tin-plate" construction. The train comes in the elegant ruby red paint scheme of the "Le Capitole" express train. The locomotive has a metal body and frame. It also has a digital decoder. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel. There are coupler hooks with advance uncoupler tabs at both ends of the locomotive. The express train passenger cars have "tin-plate" construction. They are 1st class cars, have interiors and different car numbers. They also have RELEX couplers. Total length of the train 119 cm / 46-7/8".

Highlights:

Reproduction of classic Märklin models constructed of metal.
The locomotive is up-to-date with a digital decoder.

One-time Series.

29011 - Passenger Train Digital Starter Set

Pre-order price: $ 519.00

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Smoke generator contact X X X
Steam locomotive operating sounds X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Running gear lights X X
Whistle for switching maneuver X X
Air pump / compressor X X

Prototype: Class 01.10 express locomotive. Standard design oil-fired locomotive. 1 compartment car, 1st class (A4üm-63), and 2 compartment cars, 2nd class (B4üm-63).

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound effects generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The 7226 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The triple headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The cars have different car numbers. The 7319 current-conducting couplings or the 72020 current-conducting couplers and interior lighting can be installed in the cars. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". Total train length 112.3 cm / 44-3/16". Contents: 14 no. 24130 curved track, 9 no. 24188 straight track, 11 no. 24172 straight track, 1 pair of a no. 24671 left turnout and a no. 24671 right turnout, 1 no. 24612 right turnout, 1 no. 24224 curved track, and 1 no. 24977 track bumper. 230 volt / 60 VA transformer. Mobile Station with a back-lit black/white full graphic display. An illustrated instruction book with many tips and ideas is included in this set. The set can be expanded with the entire C Track program. The 74490 electric turnout mechanism can be installed on the turnouts.

Highlights:

New Mobile Station with back-lit black/white full graphic display.
Large C Track layout with advanced expansion options.
Typical train composition from the DB steam era.
New road number for the class 01.10.

Item nos. 43910, 43920, 43930, 43940, and 43950 from the Märklin H0 assortment make a prototypically realistic addition to this train.

29015 - Special Digital Mega Starter Set w/3 Trains 73150

Pre-order price: $ 1,199.00

Digital Functions for: VT 98 / VS 98 Rail Bus

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Marker light(s) X X X
Diesel locomotive operating sounds X X X
Direct control X X X
Horn X X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Sound of doors closing X X
Bell X X
Locomotive whistle X X

Digital Functions for: E 18 Electric Locomotive

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Digital Functions for: BR 41 Steam Locomotive

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Smoke generator contact X X X
TELEX coupler(s) X X X
Steam locomotive operating sounds X X X
Direct control X X X
Locomotive whistle X X
Air pump / compressor X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Letting off steam / air X
Sound of coal being shoveled X
Sound of the grate being emptied X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 41 steam locomotive, class E 8 electric locomotive, and class VT 98 rail bus with a class VS 98 trailer. 3 "Schürzenwagen" / "Skirted Cars" express train passenger cars and 5 freight cars, all painted and lettered for the German Federal Railroad (DB).

Model: : The locomotives have mfx digital decoders. They also have controlled high-efficiency propulsion. The rail bus has controlled Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion and a compact design, maintenance-free motor. The lights for all of the locomotives and the sound effects generators in the steam locomotive and the rail bus can be controlled. The steam locomotive also has connections for a smoke generator that can be installed in it. These cars are included in the set: 1 "Schürzenwagen" express train passenger car, 1st/2nd class, 2 "Schürzenwagen" express train passenger cars, 2nd class; 1 freight train baggage car, 1 pressurized gas tank car with a heat shield, 1 side dump car, 1 type BT container car, and 1 loaded low side car. Train lengths 92.7 cm / 36-1/2", 92.4 cm / 36-3/8", and 32.2 cm / 12-11/16". Contents: 12 no. 24130 curved track, 12 no. 24230 curved track, 34 no. 24188 straight track, 4 no. 24172 straight track, 2 no. 24611 left turnout and 4 no. 24612 right turnout, and 2 no. 24977 track bumper. 2 Mobile Station digital controllers and a track connector box. An illustrated instruction book with many tips and ideas is included in this set. The set can be expanded with the C Track extension sets and the entire C Track program. The 74490 electric turnout mechanism can be installed on the turnouts.

Highlights:

Getting started in digital model railroading with 3 trains.
Mobile Station controller with many auxiliary functions.
All of the locomotives come with mfx decoders and high-efficiency propulsion.
Great sound: diesel motor, steam chuffing, and more.

29019 - Swiss Digital Mega Starter Set w/2 Freight Trains

Pre-order price: $ 749.00

Digital Functions for: Re 4/4 IV Electric Locomotive

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Blower motors X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Main Relay X X

Digital Functions for: Ae 6/6 Electric Locomotive

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Blower motors X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Main Relay X X

Prototype: 2 Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) freight trains. 1 class Ae 6/6 electric locomotive in a pine green paint scheme, 1 class Re 4/4 IV electric locomotive in a blazing red paint scheme, 4 depressed floor flat cars with truck loads, privately owned cars painted and lettered for the firm HUPAC S.A. for the "Rollende Landstraáe" / "Rolling Road" transit service, 2 four-axle high side gondolas, 1 flat car with telescoping covers, and 1 silo container car for powdered bulk freight.

Model: Both locomotives have mfx digital decoders and sound effects generators. They also have controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 3 or 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights change over with the direction of travel, have the Swiss headlight / marker light code (triple headlights / 1 white maker light), will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. Train lengths 113.8 cm / 44-13/16" and 74.2 cm / 29-3/16". Contents: Contents: 14 no. 24130 curved track, 9 no. 24188 straight track, 11 no. 24172 straight track, 1 pair of a no. 24671 left turnout and a no. 24671 right turnout, 1 no. 24612 right turnout, 1 no. 24224 curved track, and 1 no. 24977 track bumper. 2 Mobile Stations and a track connector box. An illustrated instruction book with many tips and ideas is included in this set. The set can be expanded with the C Track extension sets and the entire C Track program. The 74490 electric turnout mechanism can be installed on the turnouts.

Highlights:

Getting started in digital model railroading with 2 trains.
New Mobile Station controller with many auxiliary functions.
Locomotives come with mfx decoders and high-efficiency propulsion.
Sound generators.

29150 - Era IV Digital Freight Train Starter Set

Pre-order price: $ 469.00

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Blower motors X X X
Horn X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: : German Federal Railroad (DB) class 151 electric locomotive. Five different German Federal Railroad freight cars. Two "Unimog" vehicles in different paint schemes.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound effects generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The set has 1 flat car with stakes, 1 gondola with a sliding roof, 1 sliding wall boxcar, 1 petroleum oil tank car, and 1 stake car. Train length: 113.2 cm / 44-9/16". The set has 2 different Unimog models. Contents: 14 no. 24130 curved track, 9 no. 24188 straight track, 11 no. 24172 straight track, 1 pair of 24671 and 24672 curved turnouts, 1 no. 24612 right turnout, 1 no. 24224 curved track, and 1 no. 24977 track bumper. 230 volt / 60 VA transformer. Mobile Station with a back-lit black/white full graphic display. An illustrated instruction book with many tips and ideas is included in this set. The set can be expanded with the entire C Track program. The 74490 electric turnout mechanism can be installed on the turnouts. The set comes with an illustrated instruction book with many tips and ideas. This set can be expanded with the C Track extension sets and with the entire C Track program. The 74490 electric turnout mechanism can be installed in the turnouts.

Highlights:

New Mobile Station with back-lit black/white full graphic display.
New road number for the class 151.

All of the Era IV freight cars in the Märklin H0 assortment make a prototypically realistic addition to this train.

29161 - "My Start with Marklin" Starter Set

Pre-order price: $ 139.00
My Start with Marklin Starter Set

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 74 tank locomotive. German Federal Railroad (DB) type El-u 061 gondola and type Kbs stake car, privately owned type Ichus-u 377 refrigerator car (used on the DB).

Model: The locomotive comes with a digital decoder. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has NEM coupler pockets. 1 each gondola, stake car, and refrigerator car. All of the cars come with Relex couplers. Train length 47.2 cm / 18-1/2". Contents: 12 no. 24130 curved track, 2 no. 24172 straight track, 1 no. 24188 straight track, 1 no. 24089 base station, 230 volt / 18 VA transformer and a wireless infrared controller. A "freight shed" cardstock cut-out sheet is also included. This set can be expanded with the C Track extension sets and the entire C Track program. C Track oval 112 x 76 cm / 45" x 30'.

Highlights:

Digital infrared controller for control of up to 4 trains.
With the wireless infrared controller you have freedom to move around your layou
Easy-to-set-up C Track layout.

Comment: My Start with Märklin. The classic steam powered train operations were still indispensable as motive power on the German Federal Railroad well into the Seventies. These heavy locomotives created an incomparable atmosphere with their impressive background of sounds, fascinating running gear movement, and immense clouds of smoke and steam. The "My Start with Märklin" steam freight train starter set provides a living impression in model form of this unforgettable era.

Almost all of the current Era III cars from Central European railroad prototypes go well with this train set.

29181 - "Construction Site" Starter Set

Pre-order price: $ 189.00
Construction Site Starter Set

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Light function 1 X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: : Type DHG 700 industrial diesel locomotive. Krupp-Ardelt crane car with a crane tender car. Low side car for transporting a power shovel.

Model: The locomotive has a metal frame. It also has a digital decoder and a special motor. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel and can be controlled. There is a warning light on the roof of the engineer's cab. The crane car has a cab that can be turned, a boom that can be raised and lowered, and a hand crank for the crane line. The crane tender car has a boom support. The low side car comes with a metal model of a power shovel. All of the cars have Relex couplers. Train length approximately 48.0 cm / 18-7/8". Contents: 12 no. 24130 curved track, 9 no. 24172 straight track, 4 no. 24188 straight track, 1 no. 24089 base station, 3 no. 24224 curved track, 2 no. 24612 right turnout, and 1 no. 24611 left turnout. 230 volt / 18 VA transformer and a wireless infrared controller. A "Construction Site" cardstock cut-out sheet is included. This set can be expanded with the C Track extension sets and the entire C Track program. The 74490 electric turnout mechanism can be installed in the turnouts.

Highlights:

Construction train with a locomotive, crane car, and a power shovel.
Digital locomotive with a warning light and headlights.
Digital infrared controller for control of up to 4 trains.
With the wireless infrared controller you have freedom to move around your layou

The 78080 theme extension set makes a prototypically realistic addition to this train.

29477 - "Regional Express" Digital Starter Set

Pre-order price: $ 289.00
Regional Express Digital Starter Set

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 218 diesel locomotive and 2 bi-level commuter cars, 2nd class.

Model: The locomotive has a digital decoder and controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The cars have tinted windows. Train length 71.9 cm / 28-5/16". Contents: 14 no. 24130 curved track, 9 no. 24188 straight track, 11 no. 24172 straight track, 1 pair of no. 24671 and no. 24672 curved turnouts, 1 no. 24612 right turnout, 1 no. 24224 curved track, and 1 no. 24977 track bumper. 230 volt / 18 VA transformer. Mobile Station II. The set comes with an illustrated instruction book with many tips and ideas. A "Station Platform" cardstock cut-out sheet is also included. This set can be expanded with the C Track extension sets and with the entire C Track program. The 74490 electric turnout mechanism can be installed in the turnouts.

Highlights:

Modern passenger train.
The way to get started in the digital world of Märklin.
New Mobile Station included.

Item nos. 43470 and 78055 make a prototypically realistic addition to this train set.

29482 - "Swiss Freight Train" Digital Starter Set

Pre-order price: $ 349.00
Swiss Freight Train Digital Starter Set

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Long distance headlights X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways, Freight Service Area (SBB Cargo) class 421. Four different Swiss freight cars: a type Eaos four-axle gondola and a two-axle stake car. Four-axle tank car and an SBB two-axle sliding wall boxcar.

Model: The locomotive is constructed of metal. It comes with an mfx digital decoder. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights and 1 white marker light change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The cars have close couplers. Train length 84.7 cm / 33-3/8". Contents: 14 no. 24130 curved track, 9 no. 24188 straight track, 11 no. 24172 straight track, 1 pair of no. 24671 and no. 24672 curved turnouts, 1 no. 24612 right turnout, 1 no. 24224 curved track, and 1 no. 24977 track bumper. Track connector box. 230 volt / 18 VA transformer. Mobile Station II. The set comes with an illustrated instruction book with many tips and ideas. This set can be expanded with the C Track extension sets and with the entire C Track program. The 74490 electric turnout mechanism can be installed in the turnouts.

Highlights:

The way to get started in the digital world of Märklin.
Mobile Station II included.
Detailed locomotive constructed of metal.
mfx digital decoder.

29534 - "Freight Train" Digital Starter Set

Pre-order price: $ 289.00
Freight Train Digital Starter Set

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
TELEX coupler(s) X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Federal Railroad (DB) class 86 tank locomotive and 5 freight cars.

Model: The locomotive has a digital decoder, controlled high-efficiency propulsion, and Telex couplers for remote-controlled switching. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The train comes with 1 boxcar, 1 stake car, 1 gondola, 1 tank car, and 1 baggage car. The cars have Relex couplers. Train length 75.5 cm / 29-3/4". Contents: 14 no. 24130 curved track, 9 no. 24188 straight track, 11 no. 24172 straight track, 1 pair of no. 24671 and no. 24672 curved turnouts, 1 no. 24612 right turnout, 1 no. 24224 curved track, and 1 no. 24977 track bumper. Track connector box. 230 volt / 18 VA transformer. Mobile Station. The set comes with an illustrated instruction book with many tips and ideas. A "Warehouse" cardstock cut-out sheet is also included. This set can be expanded with the C Track extension sets and with the entire C Track program. The 74490 electric turnout mechanism can be installed in the turnouts.

Highlights:

The way to get started in the digital world of Märklin.
New Mobile Station included.
Locomotive includes controlled high-efficiency propulsion
Includes TELEX couplers for switching maneuvers.

29610 - "Looney Tunes" Starter Set

Pre-order price: $ TBA
Looney Tunes Starter Set

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Class 246 diesel locomotive in a fictitious "Looney Tunes" design. 1 refrigerator car, 1 low side car, and a 2-axle passenger car. The cars are designed with "Looney Tunes" themes.

Model: The locomotive is constructed of metal. It comes with a digital decoder and a special motor. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. 1 passenger car, 1 low side car loaded with "Looney Tunes" figures, and 1 refrigerator car. All of the cars have Relex couplers. Train length 55.7 cm / 21-15/16". Contents: 12 no. 24130 curved track, 7 no. 24172 straight track, 4 no. 24188 straight track, 1 no. 24089 base station, 2 no. 24224 curved track, and 1 pair of no. 24611 and 24612 turnouts. 230 volt / 18 VA transformer and a wireless infrared controller. This set can be expanded with the C Track extension sets and the entire C Track program. The 74490 electric turnout mechanism can be installed in the turnouts.

Highlights:

An attractive train with merry "Looney Tunes" themes.
Digital infrared controller for control of up to 4 trains.
With the wireless infrared controller you have freedom to move around your layou
Easy-to-set-up C Track layout with a passing siding.

Due to licensing legalities, this model is only available in the following countries: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Please inquire if you would like to special-order this set.

29757 - "Fire Department" Digital Starter Set

Pre-order price: $ 189.00
Fire Department Digital Starter Set

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Light function 1 X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Class 212 diesel locomotive, an equipment car, a low side car, and a stake car in an attractive fire department paint scheme.

Model: The locomotive has a digital decoder, controlled high-efficiency propulsion, and controllable lighting. It has a blue warning light on the cab roof. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The train comes with 1 equipment car, 1 low side car loaded with 2 fire department helicopters, and 1 stake car loaded with a mobile emergency headquarters. The cars have Relex couplers. Train length 54.0 cm / 21-1/4". Contents: 14 no. 24130 curved track, 4 no. 24188 straight track, 1 no. 24089 base station, 9 no. 24172 straight track, 2 no. 24612 right turnout, 1 no. 24611 left turnout, 3 no. 24224 curved track, and 1 no. 24977 track bumper. 230 volt / 18 VA transformer and a wireless infrared controller. The set comes with an illustrated instruction book with many tips and ideas. A "Fire Station" cardstock cut-out sheet is also included. This set can be expanded with the C Track extension sets and with the entire C Track program. The 74490 electric turnout mechanism can be installed in the turnouts.

Highlights:

Locomotive in fire department paint scheme with a digitally controlled blue ligh
A world of play with action: fire department emergency train with helicopters.
Digital infrared controller for control of up to 4 trains.
With the wireless infrared controller you have freedom to move around your layou

The 78051 theme extension set makes a realistic addition to this train set.

29791 - "ICE 2" Digital Starter Set

Pre-order price: $ 349.00
ICE 2 Digital Starter Set

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Horn X X X
Station announcement(s) X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 402 InterCity Express. Four-car train set: powered end car, open seating car, 1st class, BordRestaurant dining car, cab control car, 2nd class.

Model: The powered end car has a digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has a special motor. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights will work in conventional operation and they can be controlled digitally in the powered end car (they are on constantly in the cab control car. The pantographs work mechanically but have no electrical connections. Train length 102.7 cm / 40-7/16". Contents: 14 no. 24130 curved track, 9 no. 24188 straight track, 11 no. 24172 straight track, 1 pair of 24671 and 24672 curved turnouts, 1 no. 24612 right turnout, 1 no. 24224 curved track, and 1 no. 24977 track bumper. Track connector box. 230 volt / 18 VA transformer. Mobile Station digital controller. An Illustrated instruction manual with all sorts of tips and ideas for setting up the starter set is included. This set can be expanded with the C Track extension sets and the entire C Track program. The 74490 electric turnout mechanism can be installed on the turnouts.

Highlights:

The modern way to get started in digital model railroading
New Mobile Station included.
Horn and station announcement sound effect included.

31859 - "150 Years of Marklin" Crocodile Set

Pre-order price: $ TBA
150 Years of Marklin Crocodile Set

Digital Functions for: White (New York Central Lines)

Digital Functions
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Direct control X X X

Digital Functions for: Brown Crocodile

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Marker light(s) X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X

Digital Functions for: Green Crocodile

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: 3 different class Ce 6/8 III Swiss "Crocodile" freight locomotives. Design with Winterthur diagonal drive rod propulsion. 1 white version lettered for the New York Central Lines, based on a hand sample produced by Märklin as a unique item in the Thirties for the USA, 1 brown version lettered for the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) as it originally looked around 1930, and 1 pine green version lettered for the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) as it looked in early Era III before 1956.

Model: White Crocodile: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder. It has controlled propulsion. The locomotive also has a large, centrally mounted motor. 6 axles and 2 jackshafts powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has articulated running gear for better negotiation of curves. It has a 3-part metal body with hoods that can swing out. The triple headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has the Swiss headlight / marker light changeover. This locomotive is a heavy metal version based on the legendary Märklin model 3015. Length over the buffers 26.6 cm / 10-1/2". Green Crocodile: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder. It has controlled propulsion. The locomotive also has a large, centrally mounted motor. 6 axles and 2 jackshafts powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has articulated running gear for better negotiation of curves. It has a 3-part metal body with hoods that can swing out. The triple headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has the Swiss headlight / marker light changeover. This locomotive is a heavy metal version based on the legendary Märklin model 3015. Length over the buffers 26.6 cm / 10-1/2". Brown Crocodile: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It has controlled Softdrive Sine propulsion and , a maintenance-free compact design motor. 3 axles and a jackshaft powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has articulated running gear for better negotiation of curves. It has a 3-part metal body with hoods that can swing out. The locomotive has detailed roof equipment. The headlights / marker light are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The triple headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has the Swiss headlight / marker light changeover. Length over the buffers 23.0 cm / 9-1/16".

Highlights:

Reproduction of a Märklin classic for the 150th anniversary of Märklin.
Metal construction.
Prestigious collector case.
Certificate of authenticity included.

One-time series.

Comment: "Crocodiles". The Swiss mountain locomotives that pulled heavy freight trains over the Gotthard grades were known as "Crocodiles". The design (articulated hoods, extended shape) and the color green was the source of the name. When traversing combinations of turnouts and "S" curves, these locomotives "snaked" through the curves like a reptile. "Six-axle full gauge locomotive, only for large curves, true reproduction of the 'Crocodile locomotive' _", this was the way the reproduction of the latest Swiss locomotive was presented in the 1933/34 Märklin catalog. The design and the pulling power of the original locomotive impressed people so much at that time that it became a synonym for progress and power. A mystique that henceforth lingered on in the history of Märklin. This legendary piece of motive power was in all of the scales offered by Märklin. First in 1 Gauge and 0 Gauge, then H0 and even in Z Gauge Mini Club. It was the top product offered everywhere in the assortment and thus became the unofficial "heraldic animal" of Märklin. The color green dominated over the longest period of its service life on the Gotthard grades and left the original color brown almost forgotten. Märklin did not bring out a "Crocodile" in brown on the market until 1984 in a limited quantity in 1 Gauge as an offering for the 125 anniversary of the company. There never was a white "Crocodile" in reality. Despite that, a large Märklin dealer in New York ordered single samples of large 0 Gauge locomotives in special paint schemes. He chose the color white, which is totally atypical in the prototype. It can't be denied that the locomotives in this fantasy paint scheme had a special effect on observers. Despite this, there was only the one order for some unknown reason. These locomotives were thereby one-off pieces seen by only a few people. Amazingly, they became very well known in collector circles. Perhaps, because who could imagine a "Crocodile", the Swiss mountain locomotive, which was typically green, in a white paint scheme?

All of the Crocodile sets are consecutively numbered for a worldwide edition of 1859 units. A certificate that is also consecutively numbered is proof of the authenticity of this exclusive set for the 150th anniversary of the firm Märklin. The locomotives come in a prestigious collector case.

36216 - DB AG Class 216 Diesel Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 149.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 216 diesel locomotive. Version in a Chinese red paint scheme.

Model: The locomotive has a digital decoder and controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has close couplers. Length over the buffers 18.2 cm / 7-3/16".

36422 - NS Class 232 Heavy Diesel Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 179.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Railion Netherlands class 232 "Ludmilla". Former German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 232.

Model: The locomotive is constructed of metal. It has a digital decoder and a special can motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free LED's are used for the headlights. Length over the buffers 23.9 cm / 9-7/16".

One-time series.

36600 - DB AG Class 185.2 Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 125.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 185.2 general-purpose locomotive. Used for the freight railroad Railion Deutschland/DB Logistics. Dual system locomotive built by Bombardier as a regular production locomotive from the TRAXX program.

Model: The locomotive is constructed of metal with many cast-on details. The locomotive has a digital decoder and a special motor. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free LEDs. 2 pantographs that can be raised and lowered (they are not wired to take power from catenary). Length over the buffers 21.7 cm / 8-1/2".

Highlights:

New tooling.
Locomotive constructed of metal.
Detailed, affordable beginner's model.

Comment: The Class 185.2 and Class 485.2. The locomotive classes 185.2 for the DB AG and the 485.2 for the BLS originated in Bombardier's TRAXX (Transnational Railway Applications with eXtreme fleXibility) family. These locomotives are used for medium heavy passenger and freight domestic service as well as for cross-border operations. New regulations forced Bombardier to make changes to the locomotives from 2005 on: these locomotives have been equipped with a locomotive body better able to sustain crashes, which makes them look brawnier and more powerful compared to the predecessor classes 185.1 and 485.1. Other changes involve the electric power converter system, which does not affect the looks of the locomotives. Other railroads are also making use of these innovative locomotives, since individual wishes and requirements are relatively easy to satisfy with innovative "package" solutions.

36601 - SBB Class 185.5 Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 125.00

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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Class 185.5 general-purpose locomotive painted and lettered for the firm Angel Trains, used on the BLS Lötschberg Railroad, Inc. (Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon). Dual system locomotive with 4 pantographs, built by Bombardier as a regular production locomotive from the TRAXX program.

Model: The locomotive is constructed of metal with many cast-on details. The locomotive has a digital decoder and a special motor. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free LEDs. 4 pantographs that can be raised and lowered (they are not wired to take power from catenary). Length over the buffers 21.7 cm / 8-1/2".

Highlights:

New tooling.
Locomotive constructed of metal.
Detailed, affordable beginner's model.

36602 - SJ CLass 241 "Hectorrail" Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 125.00
SJ CLass 241 Hectorrail Electric Locomotive

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Class 241 general-purpose locomotive painted and lettered for the Swedish railroad Hectorrail. Dual system locomotive with 2 pantographs, built by Bombardier as a regular production locomotive from the TRAXX program.

Model: The locomotive is constructed of metal with many cast-on details. The locomotive has a digital decoder and a special motor. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free LEDs. 2 pantographs that can be raised and lowered (they are not wired to take power from catenary). Length over the buffers 21.7 cm / 8-1/2".

Highlights:

New tooling.
Locomotive constructed of metal.
Detailed, affordable beginner's model.

36650 - DB Class 246 "Metronom" Diesel Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 125.00
DB Class 246 Metronom Diesel Locomotive

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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Class 246 diesel electric road engine painted and lettered for the Metronom Railroad Company, Inc., Uelzen, Germany. Built by Bombardier as a regular production locomotive from the TRAXX program.

Model: The locomotive is constructed of metal with many cast-on details. The locomotive has a digital decoder and a special motor. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free LEDs. Length over the buffers 21.7 cm / 8-1/2".

Highlights:

New tooling.
Locomotive constructed of metal.
Detailed, affordable beginner's model.

Comment: The Class 246 - Diesel TRAXX. In 2006, the firm Bombardier presented the class 246 at the Innotrans show. This class is a diesel electric locomotive derived and developed directly from the electric locomotives in the TRAXX family. This locomotive has a maximum speed of 160 km/h / 100 mph, weighs 82 metric tons, has a nominal performance of 2,200 kilowatts / 2,991 horsepower, and is planned for passenger service. The state of Lower Saxony ordered 11 units that have again been leased to the Railroad Company. These locomotives have the attractive blue and yellow paint scheme of the Metronom trains und together with the modern bi-level cars they stand for modern, punctual, reliable service on regular schedules.

36741 - Prussian (KPEV) Class T12 Tank Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 119.00

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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Royal Prussian State Railways (K.P.E.V.) class T 12.

Model: The locomotive has a digital decoder and a special motor with a flywheel. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has many separately applied details. Length over the buffers 12.7 cm / 5".

Highlights:

Built-in digital decoder.
Detailed, affordable beginner's model.

36742 - SNCF (France) Class 130TB Tank Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 119.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: French State Railways (SNCF) class 130TB, former Royal Prussian State Railways (K.P.E.V.) class T 12.

Model: The locomotive has a digital decoder and a special motor with a flywheel. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has many separately applied details. Length over the buffers 12.7 cm / 5".

Highlights:

Built-in digital decoder.
Detailed, affordable beginner's model.

36743 - SNCB (Belgium) Class 96 Tank Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 119.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Belgian State Railways (SNCB/NMBS) class 96 tank locomotive. Former Royal Prussian State Railways (K.P.E.V.) class T 12.

Model: The locomotive has a digital decoder and a special motor with a flywheel. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has many separately applied details. Length over the buffers 12.7 cm / 5".

Highlights:

Built-in digital decoder.
Detailed, affordable beginner's model.

37023 - DB Class 53 "Borsig" Steam Locmotive w/Tub-Style Tender

Pre-order price: $ 569.00
Goes with: 45097
DB Class 53 Borsig Steam Locmotive w/Tub-Style Tender

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Smoke generator contact X X X
Steam locomotive operating sounds X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Air pump / compressor X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Whistle for switching maneuver X X
Letting off steam / air X X
Sound of coal being shoveled X
Sound of the grate being emptied X

Prototype: Heavy freight locomotive based on a design by Borsig in 1943. Planned as the German State Railroad (DRG) class 53.0. The largest German steam locomotive design, never finished due to the war.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. Two of the 7226 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. Length over the buffers 31.4 cm / 12-3/8".

Highlights:

Rerun of a model on wish lists for years.
Version with a tub-style tender.
mfx decoder and a sound generator included.

One-time Series.

37052 - DB Class 05 Streamlined Steam Locomotivew w/Tender

Pre-order price: $ 659.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Smoke generator contact X X X
Steam locomotive operating sounds X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Light(s) for Oncoming Train X X
Sound of coal being shoveled X X
Whistle for switching maneuver X X
Letting off steam / air X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X
Air pump / compressor X
Sound of the grate being emptied X

Prototype: German State Railroad Company (DRG) class 05 express locomotive. Version with full streamlining.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion can motor with a flywheel and a bell-shaped armature, in the locomotive's boiler. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has closed side streamlining without added cutouts. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". The headlights and other lighting are maintenance-free, warm white LED's. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. A 7226 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The tender is constructed of metal. There is a permanent close coupling between the locomotive and the tender. The decoder can be accessed by pushing back the cover on the tende

Highlights:

Carl Bellingrodt Edition 4.
Appropriate collector's case for each model in the edition.
Metal locomotive boiler, streamlining, and metal tender body.
Road no. 05 002 as it looked in May of 1936 for the world record run.

One-time edition in a limited series (model 4 of 5).

Comment: Road No. 05 002 World Record in the Olympic Year. In 1936, the highest level of performance was expected of and offered by more than the Olympic Games in Berlin; the German State Railroad Company (DRG) also made everyone sit up and take notice with a world record for steam locomotives. On May 11, 1936, the streamlined steam locomotive with road number 05 002 reached a speed of 200.4 km/h / 125.25 mph on a level route between Hamburg and Berlin near Friesack with a performance measured at 3,400 horsepower. This unbelievable act of power was the consequence of bitter competition between the types of motive power, a competition that broke out due to the fast combustion powered rail cars and the increasingly more powerful electric locomotives. The Borsig designers in Berlin were responsible for the class 05, of which only two units were built however. A third, modified unit came later. These 26,265 mm / 86 foot 2 inch long and 129.9 metric ton heavy locomotives with a driving wheel diameter of 2,300 mm / 90-1/2 inches were given a full streamlined cladding, i.e. the sleek outer skin surrounded the entire locomotive and tender and extended down almost to the railhead. The running gear was accessible by means of roll-down covers. A striking red paint scheme with discrete striping enhanced this immense locomotive visually, and it quickly became a symbol for progress and speed. The prestigious world record for road no. 05 002 was broken two years later however by the British locomotive "Mallard" (LNER class A4) with 201.2 km/h / 125.75 mph and a short term peak of 202.6 km/h / 126.63 mph on a lightly sloping route. After World War II, the three class 05 locomotives lost their streamlining and were indispensable for a few more years as motive power for F-Zug long distance expresses; the final end came only with the introduction of the V 200.

In Honor of the Old Master. Carl Bellingrodt, born April 7, 1897 in Cologne, was undoubtedly one of the most famous German railroad photographers. He began to photograph various subjects as early as before World War I, but soon specialized in landscapes and above all railroad photography. Although he was a government official and pursued photography as a hobby, he amassed more than 30,000 images over the course of his activity, and many of them rank among the classic masterpieces. In addition to his systematically generated groups of images of entire classes of locomotives, his images of the railroad in a landscape as well as his extremely dense photographs of stations with their typical environment achieved near cult status. In this manner Carl Bellingrodt set the style for many other railroad photographers, many of whom still make the pilgrimage to the beloved "Bellingrodt photography sites" in order to photograph the trains of our time in the classic perspective of the old master. Märklin has been carrying out plans for a special five-part series of sought-after H0 models in memory of this railroad photograph pioneer, who died on September 24, 1971 in Wuppertal and who will certainly live on in the memory of many people for a long time. One locomotive per year has been produced as a limited series in exquisite detailing and with premium technical features. Each of these models is delivered with a decorated display case with the Bellingrodt photograph of the locomotive in question mounted on the back wall of the case. In front of this in the lower part of the case is a glass display floor on which the model can be attractively presented. This allows a direct comparison between the Bellingrodt photograph of the prototype locomotive and the exquisite reproduction as a model. The glass front wall offers effective protection against dust.

37097 - DB Class 85 Heavy Tank Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 365.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Smoke generator contact X X X
Steam locomotive operating sounds X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Air pump / compressor X X
Whistle for switching maneuver X X
Letting off steam / air X X
Sound of coal being shoveled X
Sound of the grate being emptied X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 85 heavy tank locomotive. Version with Witte smoke deflectors and spelled out ownership lettering "Deutsche Bundesbahn". The locomotive looks as it did around 1959/1960.

Model: : the locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 5 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive is ready for installation of the 7226 smoke generator. The locomotive has numerous separately applied details. The ladders to the coal bunker are made of metal. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel. The headlights as well as the 7226 smoke generator that can be installed on the locomotive are on continuously in conventional operation and can be controlled in digital operation. The acceleration and braking delay can be control in digital operation. Length over the buffers 18.6 cm / 7-15/16".

Highlights:

mfx digital decoder and a sound generator.
Frame and most of the body are constructed of metal.
Articulated frame for better running on curves.

37193 - DRG Class 17.0 Express Loocomtive w/Tender

Pre-order price: $ 449.00
Goes with: 42229

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Smoke generator contact X X X
Steam locomotive operating sounds X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Air pump / compressor X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Letting off steam / air X X
Sound of the grate being emptied X X
Sound of coal being shoveled X

Prototype: German State Railroad Company (DRG) class 17.0. Former Prussian class S 10.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also h as controlled propulsion. The locomotive has a powerful motor with a bell-shaped armature and a flywheel, in the boiler. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The engineer's cab has interior details. There is a permanent coupling between the locomotive and tender. The locomotive has many separately applied details. Length over the buffers 24.0 cm / 9-7/16".

One-time series.

The "Hapag-Lloyd" passenger car set goes well with the DRG class 17.0 and can be found under item no. 42229 in the Märklin H0 assortment.

37225 - DB "German Crocodile" Electric Locomotive Double Set

Pre-order price: $ 449.00
DB German Crocodile Electric Locomotive Double Set

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: 2 different versions of the legendary "German Crocodile". One as the class E 94 in the "bottle green" basic color scheme as it looked around 1950, and one in the "chrome oxide green" basic color scheme as the class 194 as it looked around 1981.

Model: Both locomotives have digital decoders. They also have controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. Both locomotives have articulated frames for better negotiation of curves. They also have separately applied grab irons. The headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free LEDs. Both locomotives come individually packaged and marked. There is also a master package. Length over the buffers for each locomotive 21.0 cm / 8-1/4".

One-time Series.

37226 - OBB (Austria) Heavy Electric Freight Lcoomotive

Pre-order price: $ 269.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Warning Sound X X X
Direct control X X X
Lights Cab 2 End X X
Lights Cab 1 End X X

Prototype: Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) class 1020 (former E 94). Last version in the "traffic red" paint scheme with light gray stripes ("Valousek" paint scheme) as it looked at the beginning of the Nineties.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has an articulated frame for better negotiation of curves. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs and the marker lights are maintenance-free LEDs. The locomotive has separately applied grab irons. Length over the buffers 21.0 cm / 8-1/4".

One-time Series.

37256 - DRB Class CidT "Kittel" Steam Powered Rail Car

Pre-order price: $ 235.00
DRB Class CidT Kittel Steam Powered Rail Car

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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: German State Railroad (DRB) class CidT "Kittel" design steam powered rail car with the road number "4 Karlsruhe". Built starting in 1915, originally for the Grand Ducal Baden State Railways. The rail car looks as it did in Era II in the typical red/cream paint scheme for powered rail cars. The car looks as it did at the end of the Thirties.

Model: The car has an mfx digital decoder. It also has a controlled miniature can motor. The frame is constructed of die-cast metal. 2 axles powered. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The car has NEM coupler pockets. It also has many separately applied details. There is a clear view through the area of the engineer's cab, and the car has a reproduction of the boiler. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Length over the buffers 13.0 cm / 5-3/16".

Highlights:

Tooling change version with gas lighting.

37268 - NS (Netherlands) Class 1600 Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 339.00
Goes with: 42652 42653 42654

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Warning Sound X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: : Dutch State Railways (NS), Railion Business Area, class 1600 general-purpose locomotive. Road number 1601 with the coat-of-arms for the city of "Amsterdam".

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Length over the buffers 22.5 cm / 8-1/4".

Highlights:

7-part edition for "150 Years of Märklin".
Appropriate collector's display case for each model in the edition included.

One-time Series.

This model is part of the 7-piece Märklin H0 special edition for the "150th Anniversary of Märklin" and represents one of the main markets for our company history with its rich tradition. The image of the display case is only a suggestion of what the final product may look like.

37293 - DB Class 191 Electric Articulated Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 379.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 191. Rebuilt version with small lamps and a chrome oxide green paint scheme. The locomotive looks as it did around 1970.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The engine room has interior details. The locomotive has separately applied grab irons and roof walk boards. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. Length over the buffers 19.9 cm / 7-7/8".

Highlights:

Metal construction.
mfx decoder included.
Locomotive whistle module included.
Many separately applied details.

37308 - OBB (Austria) Class 1012 High Performance Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 265.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Long distance headlights X X X
Direct control X X
Lights Cab 1 End X X X
Lights Cab 2 End X X X

Prototype: Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) class 1012 express locomotive. Built in 1997 by SGP, ELIN, and Siemens as a series of 3 prototypes. Road number 1012.002-0.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder. It also has a 5-pole skewed can motor with a flywheel, centrally mounted. The frame is constructed of die-cast metal. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The headlights are maintenance-free warm white LEDs, and they will work in conventional operation. The locomotive has separately applied grab irons and many other details. It also has detailed roof equipment. The engineer's cabs have interior details; the front one has a figure of a locomotive engineer. The locomotive has NEM coupler pockets and a close coupler mechanism. The couplers can be replaced by closed end skirting. Brake hoses can be installed on the locomotive. Length over the buffers 22.2 cm / 8-3/4".

Highlights:

mfx digital decoder included.
5-pole skewed can motor with a flywheel.
Headlights are maintenance-free warm white LEDs.
Figure of a locomotive engineer included.

One-time Series.

Comment: The high performance class 1012 electric locomotive was specially designed for the Austrian railroad network. The mountainous terrain with sharp curves and steep grades but also long straight routes such as in the Inn Valley or on the West Railroad / Westbahn pose great challenges in the design of locomotives for the Austrian Federal Railways. The class 1012 locomotive was originally intended for use as an express locomotive with a maximum speed of 230 km/h / 144 mph and was supposed to replace the class 1044. It was used for several years in regular scheduled service as general-purpose motive power with an output of 6.4 megawatts / 8,582 horsepower for express passenger and freight service on the point of trains for the "Rollende Landstrasse" / "Rolling Road" on the Innsbruck - Brenner line. Technically, the class 1012 was designed to haul trains of 660 metric tons on .5% grades at 220 km/h / 138 mph and of 600 metric tons on 2.8% grades at 100 km/h / 63 mph. It was designed to be able to haul express passenger trains on flat terrain and heavy freight trains in mountainous territory and with double-heading. The locomotive strongly resembled the SBB's class 460 in the design of its superstructure with the side walls of fluted sheet steel and the engineer's cab elements of fiberglass components. The mechanical part of the locomotive came from Simmering-Graz-Pauker, and the electric part was delivered by ELIN, Siemens, and ABB. The top management of the Austrian Federal Railways changed while the first three locomotives were being built, and new regulations were effected for announcing requests to tender bids in the EU region. Initially, the ÖBB no longer wanted to take delivery of the locomotives as a result, but in the end an agreement was reached and the locomotives were accepted by the ÖBB in 1997. These locomotives were stationed in Innsbruck during their entire service life. The class 1016/1116 "Taurus" locomotives soon represented a more economical alternative, and the class 1012 locomotives with their attractive shape remained a splinter class.

This model is available with 2 road numbers: Item no. 37308 is 1012.002-0, item no. 37309 is 1012.003-8.

37309 - OBB (Austria) Class 1012 High Performance Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 265.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Long distance headlights X X X
Direct control X X X
Lights Cab 1 End X X X
Lights Cab 2 End X X X

Prototype: Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) class 1012 express locomotive. Built in 1997 by SGP, ELIN, and Siemens as a series of 3 prototypes. Road number 1012.003-8.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder. It also has a 5-pole skewed can motor with a flywheel, centrally mounted. The frame is constructed of die-cast metal. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The headlights are maintenance-free warm white LEDs, and they will work in conventional operation. The locomotive has separately applied grab irons and many other details. It also has detailed roof equipment. The engineer's cabs have interior details; the front one has a figure of a locomotive engineer. The locomotive has NEM coupler pockets and a close coupler mechanism. The couplers can be replaced by closed end skirting. Brake hoses can be installed on the locomotive. Length over the buffers 22.2 cm / 8-3/4".

Highlights:

mfx digital decoder included.
5-pole skewed can motor with a flywheel.
Headlights are maintenance-free warm white LEDs.
Figure of a locomotive engineer included.

One-time Series.

This model is available with 2 road numbers: Item no. 37308 is 1012.002-0, item no. 37309 is 1012.003-8.

37320 - SBB Re 10/10 Electric Locomotive Double Motive Power Consist

Pre-order price: $ 649.00

Digital Functions for: Re 4/4 II Electric Locomotive

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X
Lights Cab 2 End X X X
Lights Cab 1 End X X X

Digital Functions for: Re 6/6 Electric Locomotive

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Air pump / compressor X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Rear Headlights off X X
Front Headlights off X X

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) Re 10/10 double multiple unit locomotive consist, one each class Re 6/6 electric locomotive with the city coat-of-arms for "Bischofszell" and a class Re 4/4 II electric locomotive. Used mainly on the Gotthard route for long, heavy freight trains. The locomotives look as they did around 1980.

Model: Both locomotives have mfx digital decoders, and the Re 6/6 also has a sound generator. Both locomotives have controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 2 axles powered on each locomotive. Traction tires. The headlights change over with the direction of travel, have the Swiss headlight / marker light code (triple headlights / 1 white maker light), will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The lighting is maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The locomotives have separately applied metal grab irons. The couplers can be replaced by detailed end skirting. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". Total length over the buffers 39.4 cm / 15-1/2".

Highlights:

New tooling for the class Re 6/6.
Metal frame and body.
mfx decoder with sound functions, can be controlled digitally.
Impressive, prototypical double unit consist.

Comment: The Re 10/10 - Double Pack on the Gotthard. Transporting freight over the Gotthard route has always represented on of the greatest challenges to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). One of the most remarkable solutions in recent years has been the introduction of the Re 10/10 double unit motive power consist. This is not an immense locomotive but the use of a Re 6/6 and a Re 4/4 II or Re 4/4 III in pairs. Such a tandem motive power combination transports the maximum train load of 1,300 metric tons over the 2.6k% grades on the Gotthard route. An additional pusher locomotive must be used for trains up to 1,600 metric tons, since otherwise the coupling hooks on the train's cars would no longer stand the load. The two locomotives are controlled from the engineer's cab at the front by means of multiple unit control systems. The main area of use for this power package is the Gotthard route, but it is also employed on other steeply graded routes in the Swiss Confederation.

37321 - SBB Class Re 620 Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 349.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Long distance headlights X X X
Blower motors X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Lights Cab 2 End X X
Lights Cab 1 End X X

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) class Re 620. Version in the fire red / ultramarine blue basic paint scheme for SBB Cargo, with the coat-of-arms for the city of "Auvernier". Rebuilt version with rectangular headlights. The locomotive looks as it currently does in real life.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights change over with the direction of travel, have the Swiss headlight / marker light code (triple headlights / 1 white maker light), will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The lighting is maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. The couplers can be replaced by detailed end skirting. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". Total length over the buffers 22.2 cm / 8-3/4".

Highlights:

New tooling for the class Re 620.
Metal frame and body.
mfx decoder with sound functions, can be controlled digitally.

Comment: The Re 6/6 - 3 Trucks on the Gotthard. The beginning of the Seventies marked the end of the legendary class Ae 6/6 on the Gotthard route. The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) therefore had the firms SLM Winterthur, BBC Baden, and SAAS GenŠve develop a successor design: the class Re 6/6. The difficult conditions on the Gotthard required a locomotive with 6 powered axles. In order to keep wear to a minimum, the designers for the project decided against two trucks such as for the Ae 6/6. Instead, they went with three trucks, with the middle one having a great deal of side play. The trucks are linked with each other with elastic transverse couplings to guarantee optimum operation on curves. Four prototypes of the Re 6/6 were initially built, of which two were equipped with divided locomotive bodies that move vertically thus adapting to conditions in an optimal manner. Test runs showed that this was not necessary for the regular production locomotive and all 85 regular units built from 1975 to 1980 were equipped with a one piece locomotive body. The engineer's cabs on the Re 6/6 borrowed heavily from the design for the Re 4/4 II as did the electrical equipment for the transformers, of which the Re 6/6 has two. These locomotives are 19,310 mm / 63 feet 4-3/16 inches long, weigh 120 metric tons, and have a maximum speed of 140 km/h / 87 mph; their performance is 7,850 kilowatts / 10,527 horsepower. One particular technical feature is the locomotives' acceleration under optimal conditions: from 0 to 100 km/h / 63 mph in 5.8 seconds. The Re 6/6 locomotives have had to undergo several paint variations and overhauls. Thirty locomotives were equipped with remote radio control starting in 2000; these units are used with the designation Ref 6/6. The UIC designation for the class Re 6/6 is the class 620, which can be seen with increasing frequency on the locomotives. The 88 units still in service (one was lost to an accident in 1990) all belong to the SBB Cargo business area and haul heavy freight trains to all corners of Switzerland, also over the Gotthard route with a Re 4/4 II or Re 4/4 III in tandem motive power consists. The class Re 6/6 locomotives were even an alternative to a Re 4/4 II double motive power combination in heavy passenger service. After the modern class 460 was mainly assigned to passenger service, the impressive Re 6/6 with its three trucks once again dominates freight service on the Gotthard.

37334 - CFL (Luxembourg) Class 3600 Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 339.00
Goes with: 43809

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Marker light(s) X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Luxembourg State Railways (CFL) class 3600. Version is a basic color of wine red. The locomotive looks as it did at the beginning of the Nineties. French design similar to the BB 12 000.

Model: The locomotive has a digital decoder and controlled high-efficiency propulsion. It also has a special motor with a fly wheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are warm white LEDs. The pantographs are mounted on free-standing frames. The locomotive has numerous separately applied grab irons. Brake hoses and reproduction prototype couplers can be installed on the buffer beams. Length over the buffers 17.5 cm / 6-7/8".

Highlights:

Metal construction.
All axles powered.

One-time Series.

37335 - SNCF (France) Class BB 12 000 Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 339.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Marker light(s) X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: French State Railways (SNCF) class BB 12 000. Version in a grayish blue basic paint scheme.

Model: The locomotive has a digital decoder and controlled high-efficiency propulsion. It also has a special motor with a fly wheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The dual headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are warm white LEDs and the marker lights are red LEDs. The pantographs are mounted on free-standing frames. The locomotive has numerous separately applied grab irons. Brake hoses and reproduction prototype couplers can be installed on the buffer beams. Length over the buffers 17.5 cm / 6-7/8".

Highlights:

Metal construction.
All axles powered.

One-time Series.

37356 - SBB Class Re 4/4 Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 339.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Long distance headlights X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) class Re 4/4 II. Rebuilt version in a red paint scheme. Road number 11239 with the coat-of-arms for the city of "Porrentruy". The only class Re 4/4 II locomotive with a coat-of-arms.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights change over with the direction of travel, have the Swiss headlight / marker light code (triple headlights / 1 white maker light), will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The lighting is warm white LEDs. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. The couplers can be replaced by detailed end skirting. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". Total length over the buffers 17.1 cm / 6-3/4". An appropriate collector's display case made of wood and glass, with a reproduction of a photograph of the prototype on the background is included.

Highlights:

7-part edition for "150 Years of Märklin".
Appropriate collector's display case for each model in the edition included.

One-time series.

This model is part of the 7-piece Märklin H0 special edition for the "150th Anniversary of Märklin" and represents one of the main markets for our company history with its rich tradition. The image of the display case is only a suggestion of what the final product may look like.

37416 - SJ (Sweden) Class Rc 3 Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 265.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Warning Sound X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Swedish State Railways (SJ) class Rc 3. Version in a black basic paint scheme. The locomotive looks as it did around 2005.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has 2 different pilots and pantographs. Length over the buffers 18.0 cm / 7".

One-time Series.

37501 - DB Class 420 S-Bahn Powered Rail Car Train

Pre-order price: $ 399.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Front Headlights off X X X
Rear Headlights off X X X
Operating sounds X X X
Direct control X X X
Station announcement(s) X X
Sound of doors closing X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Horn X X
Interior lights X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 420 S-Bahn powered rail car train. Original version of the 4th production series for the Stuttgart S-Bahn network. The train looks as it did at the end of the Seventies. Road numbers 420 312-1, 421 312-0, 420 812-0.

Model: The train has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has a 5-pole skewed armature motor with a flywheel, centrally mounted. Four axles on the intermediate car are powered through cardan shafts. The frame for the intermediate car is constructed of die-cast metal. The lighting is done with warm white LEDs, and it will work in conventional operation. Triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel. The end cars have a pickup shoe changeover feature so that the pickup shoe at the front of the train is the one picking up power. Lighted destination signs along with the headlights / marker lights can be controlled digitally. There is a close coupler guide mechanism and electrical connections between the cars. The special coupling included with the train allows it to be coupled to other ET 420 units for prototypical operation. The train has factory-installed interior lighting. The bodies for the train are made of highly detailed plastic with many separately applied details such as grab irons, electrical connections, windshield wipers, antennas, whistles, and horns. The train has a multi-color interior. The ends of the train have a detailed representation of the Scharfenberg coupler (a dummy coupler). Different authentic destination signage is included with the train. Length over the couplers 77.5 cm / 30-1/2".

Comment: ET 420 - Powered Rail Cars with the Status of a Cult. The era of the ET 420 powered rail car train began in Munich in 1972 with the introduction of the S-Bahn service at the same time that the Olympic Games were taking place. In the period following this, the use of this proven, three-part design (whose middle car was designated as the class 421) was expanded to other S-Bahn networks such as Frankfurt and Stuttgart. These were modern, fast units at that time. They were to play a significant role in commuter service and made it easier for millions of commuters to get to work faster. One unit offers space for 448 passengers, of which 194 had to be content with standing room. There is no passage way between the three cars constructed of aluminum, and an ET 420 has two electrical layouts independent of each other, hence two main relays, two transformers, etc. Each car has two power trucks, i.e. all 12 axles on a train are driven by means of nose-suspended, single-axle traction motors. The 67.40 meter / 221 foot 1-9/16 inch long train has an hourly rating of 2,400 kilowatts / 3,218 horsepower and reaches a maximum speed of 120 km/h / 75 mph. The ET 420 can be separated and coupled quickly and easily by means of the Scharfenberg coupler at the ends of the trains. Up to three coupled units are run in S-Bahn service and they enable the flexible use of a powered rail car train configured in this way. The large number of doors, 24 per unit, allows fast boarding and disembarking of passengers and enables short dwell times in stations. Over time, the second pantograph has been removed and on some S-Bahn networks 1st class has been eliminated to increase capacity. The ET 420 was bought in 8 production groups, which naturally differ from one another and which have different paint schemes. The Munich trains originally had a blue window band; the well-known orange / light gray paint scheme quickly spread everywhere. Today, the trains are all in the "traffic red" scheme customary for commuter service. The ET 420 opened up a new, successful chapter in commuter service in the urban areas; for many people it simply is the S-Bahn! And although it was still partially in service, one unit has already been transferred to the Nürnberg Transportation Museum to remain preserved for future generations.

37502 - DB Class 420 S-Bahn Powered Rail Car Train

Pre-order price: $ 339.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Front Headlights off X X X
Rear Headlights off X X X
Direct control X X X
Interior lights X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 420 S-Bahn powered rail car train. Original version of the 5th production series for the Stuttgart S-Bahn network. The train looks as it did at the end of the Seventies. Road numbers 420 339-4, 421 339-3, 420 839-0 with "Schwabenbräu" advertising.

Model: The train has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has a 5-pole skewed armature motor with a flywheel, centrally mounted. Four axles on the intermediate car are powered through cardan shafts. The frame for the intermediate car is constructed of die-cast metal. The lighting is done with warm white LEDs, and it will work in conventional operation. Triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel. The end cars have a pickup shoe changeover feature so that the pickup shoe at the front of the train is the one picking up power. Lighted destination signs along with the headlights / marker lights can be controlled digitally. There is a close coupler guide mechanism and electrical connections between the cars. The special coupling included with the train allows it to be coupled to other ET 420 units for prototypical operation. The train has factory-installed interior lighting. The bodies for the train are made of highly detailed plastic with many separately applied details such as grab irons, electrical connections, windshield wipers, antennas, whistles, and horns. The train has a multi-color interior. The ends of the train have a detailed representation of the Scharfenberg coupler (a dummy coupler). Different authentic destination signage is included with the train. Length over the couplers 77.5 cm / 30-1/2".

Comment: ET 420 - Powered Rail Cars with the Status of a Cult. The era of the ET 420 powered rail car train began in Munich in 1972 with the introduction of the S-Bahn service at the same time that the Olympic Games were taking place. In the period following this, the use of this proven, three-part design (whose middle car was designated as the class 421) was expanded to other S-Bahn networks such as Frankfurt and Stuttgart. These were modern, fast units at that time. They were to play a significant role in commuter service and made it easier for millions of commuters to get to work faster. One unit offers space for 448 passengers, of which 194 had to be content with standing room. There is no passage way between the three cars constructed of aluminum, and an ET 420 has two electrical layouts independent of each other, hence two main relays, two transformers, etc. Each car has two power trucks, i.e. all 12 axles on a train are driven by means of nose-suspended, single-axle traction motors. The 67.40 meter / 221 foot 1-9/16 inch long train has an hourly rating of 2,400 kilowatts / 3,218 horsepower and reaches a maximum speed of 120 km/h / 75 mph. The ET 420 can be separated and coupled quickly and easily by means of the Scharffenberg coupler at the ends of the trains. Up to three coupled units are run in S-Bahn service and they enable the flexible use of a powered rail car train configured in this way. The large number of doors, 24 per unit, allows fast boarding and disembarking of passengers and enables short dwell times in stations. Over time, the second pantograph has been removed and on some S-Bahn networks 1st class has been eliminated to increase capacity. The ET 420 was bought in 8 production groups, which naturally differ from one another and which have different paint schemes. The Munich trains originally had a blue window band; the well-known orange / light gray paint scheme quickly spread everywhere. Today, the trains are all in the "traffic red" scheme customary for commuter service. The ET 420 opened up a new, successful chapter in commuter service in the urban areas; for many people it simply is the S-Bahn! And although it was still partially in service, one unit has already been transferred to the Nürnberg Transportation Museum to remain preserved for future generations.

One-time series.

37503 - DB Class 420 S-Bahn Powered Rail Car Train

Pre-order price: $ 399.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Front Headlights off X X X
Rear Headlights off X X X
Operating sounds X X X
Direct control X X X
Station announcement(s) X X
Sound of doors closing X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Horn X X
Interior lights X

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 420 S-Bahn powered rail car train. Rebuilt version with a pantograph for the Stuttgart S-Bahn network. The train looks as it currently does in the "traffic red" commuter service paint scheme. Road numbers 420 379-0, 421 379-9, 420 879-9.

Model: The train has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has a 5-pole skewed armature motor with a flywheel, centrally mounted. Four axles on the intermediate car are powered through cardan shafts. The frame for the intermediate car is constructed of die-cast metal. The lighting is done with warm white LEDs, and it will work in conventional operation. Triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel. The end cars have a pickup shoe changeover feature so that the pickup shoe at the front of the train is the one picking up power. Lighted destination signs along with the headlights / marker lights can be controlled digitally. There is a close coupler guide mechanism and electrical connections between the cars. The special coupling included with the train allows it to be coupled to other ET 420 units for prototypical operation. The train has factory-installed interior lighting. The bodies for the train are made of highly detailed plastic with many separately applied details such as grab irons, electrical connections, windshield wipers, antennas, whistles, and horns. The train has a multi-color interior. The ends of the train have a detailed representation of the Scharfenberg coupler (a dummy coupler). Different authentic destination signage is included with the train. Length over the couplers 77.5 cm / 30-1/2".

Comment: ET 420 - Powered Rail Cars with the Status of a Cult. The era of the ET 420 powered rail car train began in Munich in 1972 with the introduction of the S-Bahn service at the same time that the Olympic Games were taking place. In the period following this, the use of this proven, three-part design (whose middle car was designated as the class 421) was expanded to other S-Bahn networks such as Frankfurt and Stuttgart. These were modern, fast units at that time. They were to play a significant role in commuter service and made it easier for millions of commuters to get to work faster. One unit offers space for 448 passengers, of which 194 had to be content with standing room. There is no passage way between the three cars constructed of aluminum, and an ET 420 has two electrical layouts independent of each other, hence two main relays, two transformers, etc. Each car has two power trucks, i.e. all 12 axles on a train are driven by means of nose-suspended, single-axle traction motors. The 67.40 meter / 221 foot 1-9/16 inch long train has an hourly rating of 2,400 kilowatts / 3,218 horsepower and reaches a maximum speed of 120 km/h / 75 mph. The ET 420 can be separated and coupled quickly and easily by means of the Scharfenberg coupler at the ends of the trains. Up to three coupled units are run in S-Bahn service and they enable the flexible use of a powered rail car train configured in this way. The large number of doors, 24 per unit, allows fast boarding and disembarking of passengers and enables short dwell times in stations. Over time, the second pantograph has been removed and on some S-Bahn networks 1st class has been eliminated to increase capacity. The ET 420 was bought in 8 production groups, which naturally differ from one another and which have different paint schemes. The Munich trains originally had a blue window band; the well-known orange / light gray paint scheme quickly spread everywhere. Today, the trains are all in the "traffic red" scheme customary for commuter service. The ET 420 opened up a new, successful chapter in commuter service in the urban areas; for many people it simply is the S-Bahn! And although it was still partially in service, one unit has already been transferred to the Nürnberg Transportation Museum to remain preserved for future generations.

37546 - SBB "Gray Mouse" Powere Rail Car Train

Pre-order price: $ 895.00
SBB Gray Mouse Powere Rail Car Train

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Station announcement(s) X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) class RABe four system electric powered rail car train. 6-car unit with 1 cab control car, 1st class, 1 open seating car, 1st class, 1 motor car with galley, 1 bar car with a 2nd class open seating area, 1 open seating car, 2nd class, and 1 cab control car, 2nd class. Rebuilt version in the typical SBB light and dark gray EC paint scheme. The train looks as it did when delivered in 19993 as Euro City train 154 "Killesberg".

Model: The power car is behind the 1st class open seating car in the 6-car train. It has an mfx digital decoder and a sound effects generator. It also has a 5-pole skewed armature motor with a flywheel, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The headlights (they change over with the direction of travel) and interior lights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs; the marker lights are maintenance-free red LEDs. The lights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The train has four different pantographs in an offset arrangement and detailed roof equipment. The train also has separately applied metal grab irons. The engineer's cabs and the passenger areas have interior details. There is a special close coupled mechanical and electrical connection between the cars. Both end cars have pickup shoes, and the power pickup switches automatically to the pickup shoe at the front of the train. The ends of the train have a representation of the Scharfenberg coupler (non-working). Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". Train length approximately 161.0 cm / 63-3/8".

Highlights:

6-car unit.
Prototypical changes to the bodies and interiors.
mfx decoder and sound generator.
5-pole skewed armature motor with a flywheel.

Comment: The EC RABe - A Gray Mouse in Cheese Land. After the end of TEE service and the beginning of Eurocity connections in 1987, the 5 class RAe powered rail car trains now operating as 6-car trains were rebuilt. Second class seating was installed, the class designation was therefore changed to RABe, these powered rail car trains were given a light gray / dark gray paint scheme in keeping with the EC look, but one that was rather monotone compared to the elegant TEE paint scheme. These trains were run on the routes Zürich-Milan and Zürich-Stuttgart and were soon known as "Gray Mice". The trains' age however became increasingly noticeable, and when transformer damage and axle breaks mounted up, they were reduced to TGV feeder service between Bern and Frasne and were retired by 1999. One of the trains was overhauled and restored in 2003 to the original TEE paint scheme; it is now an historic, operational train belonging to the group "SBB Historic".

37556 - SNCF (France) Class 040D Steam Freight Locomotive w/Tender

Pre-order price: $ 409.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Smoke generator contact X X X
Steam locomotive operating sounds X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Air pump / compressor X X
Whistle for switching maneuver X X
Letting off steam / air X X
Sound of coal being shoveled X
Sound of the grate being emptied X

Prototype: French State Railways (SNCF) class 040D EST. Former Prussian class G 8.1.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a can motor with a bell-shaped armature and a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. 4 driving axles powered. Traction tires. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel, and they and the smoke generator contact will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. A 72270 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The engineer's cab has interior details. There is a close coupling between the locomotive and the tender. The locomotive has many separately applied details. Length over the buffers 21.0 cm / 8-1/4".

Highlights:

Frame, boiler, and tender constructed of metal.
Motor and gear drive built into the locomotive.
Motor with a bell-shaped armature and a flywheel.
mfx decoder and a sound generator included.

One-time series.

37575 - DB Class E 03 Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 349.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Interior lights X X X
Electric locomotive operating sounds X X X
Horn X X X
Direct control X X X
Main Relay X X
Lights Cab 2 End X X
Lights Cab 1 End X X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class E 03 express locomotive. Preproduction version in crimson/beige TEE paint scheme, with a single row of side vents, striping, end skirting, and single-arm pantographs. Built in 1965.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The engineer's cabs have interior details. The locomotive has 18 separately applied metal grab irons. It also has detailed roof equipment. The open end skirting and couplers can be replaced by closed end skirting with brake hoses and a reproduction prototype coupler that can be installed on the locomotive. Length over the buffers 21.9 cm / 8-5/8".

One-time series.

The class E 03 is the ideal motive power for the "Blauer Enzian" TEE, which you can find in the display under item no. 00776 in the Märklin H0 assortment.

37626 - NS (Netherlands) Type MaK 1206 Diesel Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 319.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X
Lights Cab 2 End X X X
Lights Cab 1 End X X X

Prototype: Type MaK 1206 general-purpose locomotive. Privately owned locomotive painted and lettered for the firm ACTS with large format lettering "PORTFEEDERS", used on the Dutch State Railways (NS).

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. It also has a powerful can motor with a bell-shaped armature and a fly wheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs and the marker lights are maintenance-free LEDs. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The platform railings are all 4 sides of the locomotive are constructed of metal. Length over the buffers 16.5 cm / 6-1/2".

One-time series.

37671 - SNCB/NMBS (Belgium) Class 204 General Purpose Diesel Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 299.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Belgian State Railways (SNCB/NMBS) class 204 general-purpose locomotive. Diesel electric Europe locomotive from the cooperation of the firms GM/NOHAB/AFB.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. Length over the buffers 20.5 cm / 8-1/16". An appropriate collector's display case made of wood and glass, with a reproduction of a photograph of the prototype on the background is included.

Highlights:

7-part edition for "150 Years of Märklin".
Appropriate collector's display case for each model in the edition included.

37723 - DB AG Class 212 Diesel Hydraulic General-Purpose Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 235.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG), DB Cargo business area, class 212. Version in "traffic red" paint scheme. The locomotive looks as it did around 2002.

Model: : The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. The locomotive has a metal frame. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has metal grab irons. It also has scale narrow hoods. Length over the buffers 14.1 cm / 5-9/16".

37732 - DSB (Denmark) Class VT 2020/2129 Diesel Powered Commuter Rail Car

Pre-order price: $ 409.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Interior lights X X X
Light function 1 X X X
Diesel locomotive operating sounds X X X
Direct control X X X
Horn X X
Sound of doors closing X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X

Prototype: Vestsjaellands Lokalbaner A/S class VT 2029/2129 (class 648.2) diesel powered commuter rail car der. Current version with low-platform entries.

Model: The powered rail car has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. The powered rail car has a powerful full motor with a bell-shaped armature and a flywheel, mounted in the Jacobs truck. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The powered rail car has factory-installed interior lighting. The headlights and the interior lighting are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The train destination signs are yellow LEDs, which is prototypical. The headlights, train destination signs, and 2 red marker lights will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The powered rail car has detailed running gear and bodies, an open view into the interior, interior details, and a closed diaphragm and a guide mechanism on the Jakobs trucks between the two car halves. There is a representation of the center buffer couplers at the ends of the powered rail car. Total length 48.1 cm / 18-15/16".

Highlights:

Factory-installed interior lighting included.
mfx decoder with a sound generator.
Lighted train destination signs.

One-time series.

37941 - SJ (Sweden) Class T44 Heavy Diesel Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 319.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Swedish State Railways (SJ) class T44 heavy diesel locomotive. Version in a blue paint scheme.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder. It also has controlled Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion. The locomotive has a maintenance-free, compact design motor, centrally mounted, with a flywheel and 2 cardan shafts. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The headlights and marker lights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has a representation of the engineer's cab interior. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. Length over the buffers 17.7 cm / 6-15/16". An appropriate collector's display case made of wood and glass, with a reproduction of a photograph of the prototype on the background is included.

Highlights:

7-part edition for "150 Years of Märklin".
Appropriate collector's display case for each model in the edition included.
Correct headlights / marker lights for the Swedish prototype.

One-time series.

37993 - Union Pacific "Big Boy" Steam Locomotive w/Tender

Pre-order price: $ 895.00
Goes with: 45649
Union Pacific Big Boy Steam Locomotive w/Tender

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Smoke generator contact X X X
Steam locomotive operating sounds X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Engineer's cab lighting X X
Bell X X
Warning Sound X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Air pump / compressor X
Injectors X
Blower motors X
Sound of Couplers Engaging X
Rail Joints Sounds X
Operating sounds 2 X
Cab Radio X

Prototype: Union Pacific Railroad (UP) class 4000 "Big Boy" heavy freight locomotive. The locomotive looks as it did with road no. 4006.

Model: The locomotive comes with an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion, a powerful motor with a bell-shaped armature and a fly-wheel, mounted in the boiler. 8 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has an articulated frame enabling it to negotiate sharp curves. It also has Boxpok driving wheels. The middle driving axles are spring-loaded. The headlights, backup light on the tender, and the number board lights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. 2 smoke generators (Seuthe no. 11) can be installed in the locomotive. The headlight, backup light on the tender, the number board lights, and the engineer's cab lighting will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. There is a powerful speaker in the tender and the volume can be adjusted. Coupler hooks can be inserted in the pilot on the front of the locomotive. There is a close coupling between the locomotive and tender. Steam lines are mounted to swing out and back with the cylinders. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. There are many separately applied details. Figures of a locomotive engineer and fireman for the engineer's cab are included. Length over the couplers 46.5 cm / 18-5/16". The locomotive comes in a wooden case.

Comment: Class 4000 - The Big Boy in America. The double-heading of locomotives or the use of locomotives in pusher service was cost intensive and used a lot of crews. From the Forties on, the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) needed an extremely powerful freight locomotive especially for use on the grades of the Rocky Mountains in order to reduce to a minimum or even avoid using locomotives in situations as mentioned above. The new locomotives had to be capable of relatively high speeds so that long routes could be covered without changing locomotives. Otto Jabelmann, an experienced designer at American Locomotive Company (ALCO), developed a gigantic, articulated locomotive that entered the annals of railroad history as the "Big Boy" and that more than earned its nickname. Twenty-five units of this 40,500 mm / 132 foot 10-7/16 inch, 350.2 ton, 4,560 kilowatt / 6,115 horsepower, and 112 km/h / 70 mph fast 4-cylinder locomotive steamed through the wide expanses of the USA between 1941 and 1957. The Big Boys had a 4-8-8-4 wheel arrangement and the equally massive looking tender carried 24.5 tons of coal and 94.6 cubic meters / 24,991 gallons of water. The Big Boy show its strengths on the notorious grades in the Wastach Mountains or on Sherman Hill (1.14% and 1.55% maximum grade), and the locomotive fulfilled all of the expectations set for it. Six thousand ton freight trains were not rare in everyday operation and an experiment on level terrain showed that "Big Boy" was capable of pulling a 25,000 ton train on its own. Even on Sherman Hill this immense locomotive could still haul 3,600 tons on its own over this difficult route. With a full load the coal consumption was naturally also gigantic. A stoker automatically fed enough coal from the tender to the 14 square meter / 150.70 square foot grate in the firebox. No fireman would have been in a position to master this with pure muscle power. By the mid-Fifties, powerful diesel locomotives were gradually replacing the class 4000 steam locomotives, which has already become legendary in their "life times", so that it's not surprising that a total of 8 "Big Boys" , unfortunately not operational, have been preserved in museums to remind people of the great past for steam motive power in the USA.

Notes for operating the locomotive: The locomotive can be used on curved track with a radius of 360 mm / 14-3/16" (R1, 5100, etc.) or more. However we recommend larger radii. Signals, catenary masts, bridge railings, tunnel portals, etc. must have installed for sufficient clearance on curves. The track must be well mounted due to the heavy weight of the locomotive. The locomotive can only be run through a turntable or transfer table. 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.

39012 - DB Class 001 Express Steam Locomotive w/Tender

Pre-order price: $ 449.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Smoke generator contact X X X
Steam locomotive operating sounds X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Flickering Light in Fire Box X X
Whistle for switching maneuver X X
Air pump / compressor X X
Letting off steam / air X
Sound of coal being shoveled X
Sound of the grate being emptied X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 001 steam locomotive. The locomotive looks as it did around 1969 with Witte smoke deflectors.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has a controlled Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion system and a compact design, maintenance-free motor. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal. There is an adjustable close coupling between the locomotive and tender for different curves. A 7226 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The lighting is warm white LEDs. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel. They and the smoke generator that can be installed in the locomotive will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. There is a close coupler with a guide mechanism and an NEM pocket on the tender. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Length over the buffers 27.5 cm / 10-13/16".

39110 - DB Class E 10 Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 309.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Air pump / compressor X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Lights Cab 2 End X X
Lights Cab 1 End X X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class E 10. Express locomotive in a steel blue basic paint scheme. With a continuous rain gutter, Schweiger vents with vertical fins and 3 headlights. The locomotive looks as it was delivered about 1958.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion and a compact design, maintenance-free motor, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The triple headlights (maintenance-free, warm white LEDs) and dual red marker lights (maintenance-free red LEDs) will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The upper headlight is the original design with a large lamp diameter. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. The engineer's cabs have interior details including a separately applied speed control wheel. The locomotive has separately applied roof walks. Length over the buffers 18.9 cm / 7-7/16".

Highlights:

Completely new tooling for the class E 10 / E 40.
Metal construction.
High efficiency, compact design Softdrive Sine propulsion.
mfx decoder and a sound generator included.

Comment: The E 10 - 50 Years and Still Not Tired. After the founding of the German Federal Railroad, the most important goal for the new firm was to renew the worn out motive power roster. An essential objective was to replace economically expensive steam motive power with diesel and electric locomotives. For that reason the German Federal Railroad's committee responsible for motive power decided in 1950 on a standardization program that comprised 4 different types with essentially the same components. After intensive testing with 5 pre-production class E 10.0 locomotives, the class E 10.1 to E 10.3 was selected for express train service. A total of 379 units were to be delivered to the German Federal Railroad and were built starting in 1956 in several production runs by the firms Krauss-Maffei, Krupp, Henschel-Werke (mechanical part) as well as SSW (Siemens-Schuckert-Werke), AEG, and BBC (electrical part). A welded box-style body with simple, later double lamps, and vent grills rested on welded trucks of box-style construction with truck center pins. Starting with road number E 10 288, the elegant "pant's crease" locomotive body of the E 10.12 was also used with the standard E 10, which was then designated as the class E 10.3. The locomotives were equipped with indirect working Knorr design air brakes; for switching they were equipped with direct working auxiliary brakes and also with electric resistance brakes coupled to the air brakes. The E 10 was also equipped with the rubber ring spring propulsion proven on the pre-production locomotives and four type WB 372 14-pole traction motors, which were used on later locomotive classes such as the class 111 and class 151. The transformers were the first regular production units in Germany to have high voltage control and were cooled with oil. A relay system with 28 speed steps was connected to the transformers. The E 10 was also equipped with a form of automatic control, i.e. the locomotive engineer selected the speed step, and the relay system accelerated up to the desired setting. The engineer's cabs also had mechanical and electrical safety equipment that was adapted to new standards over the years; the engineer could also now sit down in the cab to run the train. These locomotives weighed 85 metric tons, measured 16,490 mm / 54 feet 1-3/16" in length, had a maximum speed of 140 km/h / 87 mph, and had a continuous performance rating of 3,700 kilowatts / 4,961.78 horsepower. Over the course of many years of use the external appearance of the locomotives changed due to numerous rebuilding and modernization programs as well as because of new paint schemes, the designation of the class (from 1968 on as the class 110), and the area of use. In the first years the E 10 was the backbone of the express train service until faster, more powerful locomotives such as the class E 03/103 and then the class 101 supplanted them. Currently, the majority of the remaining units are used in regional service.

39123 - DB Class E 10.12 Electric Locomitve

Pre-order price: $ 339.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Station announcement(s) X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class E 10.12. Express locomotive with aerodynamic ends, high-performance trucks, and end skirting. Version in the TEE paint scheme. The locomotive looks as it did in 1967.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion and a compact design, maintenance-free motor, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs, and the marker lights are maintenance-free red LEDs. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. The engineer's cabs have interior details including a separately applied speed control wheel. The locomotive has separately applied roof walks. Length over the buffers 18.9 cm / 7-7/16". An appropriate collector's display case made of wood and glass, with a reproduction of a photograph of the prototype on the background is included.

Highlights:

7-part edition for "150 Years of Märklin".
Appropriate collector's display case for each model in the edition included.

One-time series.

39140 - DB Class E 40 Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 309.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Air pump / compressor X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Lights Cab 2 End X X
Lights Cab 1 End X X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class E 40. Freight locomotive in a chrome oxide green basic paint scheme. With a continuous rain gutter, Schweiger vents with vertical fins and 3 headlights. The locomotive looks as it did around 1965.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion and a compact design, maintenance-free motor, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The triple headlights (maintenance-free, warm white LEDs) and dual red marker lights (maintenance-free red LEDs) will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The upper headlight is the rebuilt design with a small lamp diameter. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. The engineer's cabs have interior details including a separately applied speed control wheel. The locomotive has separately applied roof walks. Length over the buffers 18.9 cm / 7-7/16".

Highlights:

Completely new tooling for the class E 10 / E 40.
Metal construction.
High efficiency, compact design Softdrive Sine propulsion.
mfx decoder and a sound generator included.

39182 - DB Class 218 General-Purpose Diesel Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 299.00
Goes with: 43808 43818

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Front Headlights off X X X
Rear Headlights off X X X
Diesel locomotive operating sounds X X X
Direct control X X X
Locomotive whistle X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 218 general-purpose locomotive. Diesel hydraulic locomotive with electric train heating. Version in a pure orange / light gray paint scheme as the "City-Bahn" locomotive on the route Cologne - Gummersbach.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion and a compact design maintenance-free motor. 4 axles powered by means of cardan shafts. Traction tires. The headlights are maintenance-free warm white LEDs, they will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons on the sides and ends. It also has detailed buffer beams. Length over the buffers 18.9 cm / 7-7/16".

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".

One-time series.

39230 - DB Class 23 Steam Passenger Locomotive w/Tender

Pre-order price: $ 419.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Smoke generator contact X X X
Steam locomotive operating sounds X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Air pump / compressor X X
Sound of coal being shoveled X X
Whistle for switching maneuver X X
Letting off steam / air X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X
Sound of the grate being emptied X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 23 passenger steam locomotive. 2-6-2 wheel arrangement, from the first production run. Built starting in 1950. The locomotive looks as it did around 1958. The boiler bands are the version with polished bare metal.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion, and a compact design, maintenance-free can motor. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal. There is a close coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and the tender. A 7226 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel. The headlights and the smoke generator contact will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The front of the locomotive and the back of the tender have a close coupler with a guide mechanism and an NEM coupler pocket. Minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Separate parts for brake hoses and piston rod protection sleeves are included. Length over the buffers 24.5 cm / 9-5/8".

Highlights:

Completely new tooling.
Especially well detailed metal construction.
Compact design Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion.
A wide variety of operation and sound functions that can be controlled digitally

Comment: The Class 23. Right after World War II the new German Federal Railroad still had to rely on steam motive power. Henschel developed the class 23 to cover the demand for passenger and lightweight steam locomotives. The 105 units built from 1950 to 1959 had a 2-6-2 wheel arrangement and were equipped with a welded frame, boiler, and tender. The maximum speed was 110 km/h / 69 mph forward and 85 km/h / 53 mph in reverse, which was enough to equip several locomotives with shuttle train controls. These locomotives performed their task without a great deal of fanfare in the areas of service planned for them. On January 1, 1968, the class 23 was changed to the computer designation class 023 and the last units of this class remained in service on the German Federal Railroad network until 1976. During this period they were assigned to the Crailsheim District. Road number 23 105 also wrote German railroad history. It was the last German Federal Railroad steam locomotive put into service, which lent it museum status. However, it was a victim of the catastrophic fire on October 17, 2005 at the Transportation Museum in Nürnberg, where it was heavily damaged. There are several examples of the class 23 preserved as museum locomotives, some of them even operational, due to the good condition of all of these locomotives, when they were retired from regular service.

39235 - DB Class 23 Steam Passenger Locomotive w/Tender

Pre-order price: $ 365.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Smoke generator contact X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 23 passenger steam locomotive. 2-6-2 wheel arrangement, from the first production run. Built starting in 1950. The locomotive looks as it did around 1959. The boiler bands are the version with black painted metal.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder. It also has controlled Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion, and a compact design, maintenance-free can motor. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal. There is a close coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and the tender. A 7226 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel. The headlights and the smoke generator contact will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The front of the locomotive and the back of the tender have a close coupler with a guide mechanism and an NEM coupler pocket. The locomotive has a different road number from that for item no. 39230. Minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Separate parts for brake hoses and piston rod protection sleeves are included. Length over the buffers 24.5 cm / 9-5/8".

Highlights:

Completely new tooling.
Especially well detailed metal construction.
Compact design Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion.
Different road number from that for 39230.

39390 - DB Class 39.0 Steam Passenger Locomotive w/Tender

Pre-order price: $ 549.00
Goes with: 42269

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Smoke generator contact X X X
Steam locomotive operating sounds X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Air pump / compressor X X
Flickering Light in Fire Box X X
Whistle for switching maneuver X X
Letting off steam / air X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X
Sound of coal being shoveled X
Sound of the grate being emptied X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 39.0-2 passenger steam locomotive, 2-8-2 wheel arrangement. Built starting in 1922 as the class P 10 for the Prussian State Railways. The locomotive looks as it did around 1964. Use: Standard passenger trains and light express and fast passenger trains.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion, and a compact design, maintenance-free can motor. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal. There is a close coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and the tender and it can be adjusted for curves. A 7226 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel. The headlights and the smoke generator, which can be installed in the locomotive, will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The back of the tender has a close coupler with a guide mechanism and an NEM coupler pocket. Minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Piston rod protection sleeves are included. Length over the buffers 26.6 cm / 10-1/2".

Highlights:

Completely new tooling.
Particularly fine metal construction.
Compact design Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion.
A wide variety of operation and sound functions that can be controlled digitally

The 39390 steam locomotive is being produced in 2009 in a one-time series only for Insider members.

Comment: The Class P10 / BR 39 - A Powerful Locomotive in the Mittelgebirge Region. In 1919, development began at the firm of Borsig in Berlin for a passenger locomotive with a 2-8-2 "Mikado" wheel arrangement. Its job was chiefly to master heavy express train operation in the Mittelgebirge region. It could often be seen on the Main-Weser line, the Eifel line, the Schwarzwald or Black Forest line, the Gäu line, and in Saxony. Between 1922 and 1927, a total of 260 units of this locomotive with four driving axles left the builder's halls that the German State Railroad Company (DRG) designated as the class 39 and that were indispensable after World War II in both of the German states. These locomotives measured 22,890 mm / 75 feet 1-3/16 inches long and weighed 100.4 metric tons. They reached a maximum speed of 110 km/h / 68 mph with their three-cylinder running gear and had an indexed performance of 1,620 horsepower. However, the class 39 exceeded the required axle load of 17 metric tons considerably so that several of these powerful locomotives could not be used until the rail lines had been improved. The P 10 was considered to be the most powerful passenger locomotive among the provincial state railroads. On the German Federal Railroad most of these locomotives were equipped with Witte smoke deflectors and the type 2'2' T 34 tender, which replaced the type pr2'2' T 31,5 tender. The DB retired the class 39 in Stuttgart, where the last three units disappeared from service in 1967. For the German State Railroad of East Germany the 85 locomotives remaining there were indispensable and they were included in the rebuilding program there and afterwards designated as the class 22. Road number 39 230 on the German Federal Railroad was preserved and you can currently see this impressive locomotive in the German Steam Locomotive Museum in Neuenmarkt in Upper Franconia at the foot of the famous/infamous "Schiefe Ebene" grade.

39403 - SNCB (Belgium) Class 18 Electric Express Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 345.00

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Marker light(s) X X X
Electric locomotive operating sounds X X X
Horn X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Belgian State Railways (SNCB/NMBS) class 18 express locomotive. Four-system locomotive for the Benelux, France, and Germany. The locomotive looks as it did around 1980. Version in yellow/blue "Chiquita" paint scheme.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion and a compact design, maintenance-free motor, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs; they will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. It also has separately applied steps. The locomotive has detailed roof equipment and different pantographs. The engineer's cabs have interior details including a figure of a locomotive engineer at the front. Accessory parts are included for installation on the buffer beams. Length over the buffers 25.3 cm / 9-15/16".

One-time series.

39404 - SNCF (France) Class CC 40100 Express Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 399.00
Goes with: 41874 41875

Digital Functions
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Headlight(s) X X X X
Marker light(s) X X X
Electric locomotive operating sounds X X X
Horn X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: French State Railways (SNCF) class CC 40100 express locomotive. Four-system locomotive for the Benelux, France, and Germany. The locomotive looks as it did around 1975. Version with the road number "40107" and the coat-of-arms for "COMPIEGNE".

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has controlled Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion and a compact design, maintenance-free motor. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. Traction tires. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs; they will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. It also has separately applied steps. The locomotive has detailed roof equipment and different pantographs. The engineer's cabs have interior details including a figure of a locomotive engineer at the front. Accessory parts are included for installation on the buffer beams. Length over the buffers 25.3 cm / 9-15/16". An appropriate collector's display case made of wood and glass, with a reproduction of a photograph of the prototype on the background is included.

Highlights:

7-part edition for "150 Years of Märklin".
Appropriate collector's display case for each model in the edition included.

One-time series.

39502 - DB AG Class 150 Heavy Freight Electric Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 345.00

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
TELEX coupler(s) X X X
Locomotive whistle X X X
Direct control X X X
Rear Headlights off X X
Front Headlights off X X

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 150 heavy freight locomotive. The largest class of the standard design electric locomotives from the new construction program of the Fifties. The locomotive looks as it did around 2000 in the "traffic red" paint scheme as a pusher locomotive on routes with steep grades.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It has controlled Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion and a compact design, maintenance-free motor. 4 axles powered by means of cardan shafts. Traction tires. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs. The headlights and marker lights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons on the sides and ends. The engineer's cabs and engine room have interior details in relief. Length over the buffers 22.4 cm / 8-13/16".

Highlights:

Headlights with maintenance-free, warm white LEDs.
Digitally controlled lights at the ends of the locomotive.
Telex couplers.

Comment: The Class 150 - Pusher Service in the Mittelgebirge Region. The class 150 was without a doubt the most powerful locomotive from the standard design locomotive program of the Fifties. For decades it was not only the backbone of heavy freight service on the German Federal Railroad, it was also indispensable in pusher service in the Spessart region and on the Geislingen Grade, where class 194 locomotives had been used for this purpose until 1987. The use of a train with an uncoupled pusher locomotive between Geislingen and Amstetten is limited to a speed of 60 km/h / 37 mph; the normal maximum speed on the grade is 70 km/h / 43 mph. The DB AG's intensive new procurement policy was supposed to remove the remaining units of the class 150 from service and thereby also the pusher locomotives by the end of the Nineties, but their retirement was delayed until 2003 due to their reliability. The class 150 was replaced by the class 151 on the Geislingen Grade. The latter class is used primarily for freight trains over the grade; in passenger service the new, powerful electric locomotives usually do not require pusher service.

39682 - OBB (Austria) Class 1018 Express Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 399.00

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) class 1018.101 express locomotive. Rebuilt locomotive constructed between 1950 and 1952 from the former locomotives with road numbers E 18 046 and E 18 206 that were damaged in the war.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder. It also has controlled Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion and a compact design, maintenance-free motor. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The engineer's cabs and the engine room have interior details. The metal grab irons and other details are separately applied. The locomotive has finely detailed running gear with a prototypical reproduction of the quill-drive wheels. The triple headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Length over the buffers 19.5 cm / 7-11/16". An appropriate collector's display case made of wood and glass, with a reproduction of a photograph of the prototype on the background is included.

Highlights:

7-part edition for "150 Years of Märklin".
Appropriate collector's display case for each model in the edition included.

39803 - DB Class V 220 Diesel Hydraulic Locomotive

Pre-order price: $ 449.00

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Long distance headlights X X X
Diesel locomotive operating sounds X X X
Warning Sound X X X
Direct control X X X
Air pump / compressor X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 220 heavy diesel hydraulic locomotive. V 200.0 general-purpose locomotive in the crimson paint scheme as the locomotive looked at the beginning of the Seventies.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has a controlled Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion system and a compact design, maintenance-free motor. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The separately applied side and end grab irons are made of metal. The couplers can be replaced with close end skirting pieces. Length over the buffers 21.0 cm / 8-1/4".

39896 - DB AG/NS (Netherlands) Class 189 Fast General-Purpose Elec. Locmotive

Pre-order price: $ 335.00

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Long distance headlights X X X
Marker light(s) X X X
Warning Sound X X X
Direct control X X X

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc./Railion (DB AG) class 189 fast general-purpose locomotive. Multiple system locomotive with 4 pantographs. Version for service into the Netherlands with warning and contrast areas at the ends. Use: Fast cross-border freight trains.

Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and a sound generator. It also has high-efficiency Softdrive Sine propulsion and a compact-design, maintenance-free motor. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights (warm white LEDs) and marker lights are maintenance-free LEDs, they will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The engineer's cabs have interior details. The locomotive has separately applied grab irons. Length over the buffers 22.5 cm / 8-7/8".

One-time series.

39971 - DB Class TVT 6219 Powered Catenary Maintenance Rail Car w/Parts Car

Pre-order price: $ 379.00

Digital Functions
6020 6021 Mobile Station Central Station

Headlight(s) X X X X
Diesel locomotive operating sounds X X X
Warning Sound X X X
Direct control X X X
Sound of squealing brakes off X X
Surrounding sounds X X

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class TVT 6219 Esn maintenance vehicle as an adjustment/monitoring powered rail car. Movable work platform and double arm pantograph included. A type X 05 low side cart with a brakeman's platform included as a catenary wire parts car. Loaded with cable drums, took boxes, and ladders. Used for servicing and checking catenary.

Model: This model has an mfx digital decoder and a sound effects generator. It also has controlled, high-efficiency Softdrive Sine propulsion and a compact-design, maintenance-free motor. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights (warm white LEDs) and the red marker lights are maintenance-free LEDs, they will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The engineer's cab has interior details. The separately applied details are: skylight, antenna, horn, work lights, and ladders. The work platform can be raised, lowered, and turned mechanically. The double arm pantographs can be raised and lowered mechanically; they are not wired to take power from catenary. The catenary parts car comes loaded with reproductions of cable drums, tool boxes, and ladders. There is a special coupling between the powered catenary maintenance car and the catenary parts car. Total length over the buffers 27.6 cm / 10-7/8".

Comment: Powered Catenary Maintenance Rail Cars. The increasing electrification of railroad routes also necessitated maintenance vehicles for the catenary wires. Between 1955 and 1974, the German Federal Railroad (DB) purchased 92 powered catenary maintenance rail cars (late the class 701) based on the proven Uerdinger VT 98 rail bus. These powered rail cars have a maximum speed of 90 km/h / 56 mph. There is a rest area between the engineer's cabs that is equipped with a small workshop with shelves, a work bench, and places to sit and to wash. The pantograph on the roof is used only for grounding and to check the position of the catenary wire. The hydraulic work platform has a capacity for up to 300 kilograms / 661 pounds and it can be raised and turned. It offers almost unlimited access to the catenary wire. In addition, there is a floodlight on the roof and an observation cupola. The powered catenary maintenance rail cars were originally painted in crimson until the German Federal Railroad prescribed a striking yellow paint scheme for its maintenance vehicles.

One-time series.

Digital Functions	6020	6021	Mobile Station	Central Station

Headlight(s)	X	X	X	X
Direct control		X	X	X