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February 29, 2016. For orders after that date, the higher price (if shown) will prevail.
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T11133 - "Modern Freight Service" Battery Starter Set  OBB - Austria
            Modern Era (2006 and later)  14 - Contact edge connector  Triple headlights in the front, dual red marker lights in the rear that change over with the direct  Lighting with warm white LED's  Metal locomotive frame  Power supply can be switched to operate from catenary  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 169.00

Modern Freight Service Battery Starter Set

Prototype: Austrian Federal Railroad (ÖBB) class 1016. B-B wheel arrangement, built starting in 1999. Nickname "Taurus". 2 Austrian Federal Railroad (ÖBB) type Sgnss container transport cars each loaded with 3 WoodTainer XXL containers for the firm Innofreight, A-8600 Bruck an der Mur, Austria.

Model: The locomotive has a digital interface connector. It also has a motor with a flywheel. Both trucks are powered. Traction tires. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. The locomotive and cars have close coupler mechanisms. Total length over the buffers 368 mm / 14-1/2". An oval of track 62 x 42 cm / 25" x 17" with a feeder track and a battery controller with 3 speed levels is included. This set can be expanded with the entire Minitrix track program.

One-time series.

A 9 volt transistor battery is required for operation (not included with the set).


T11136 - "Modern Freight Service" Battery Starter Set
Pre-order price: $ 129.00


T11137 - DB "50 Years of the Class 216" Starter Set  DB - Germany
Pre-order price: $ 229.00


T11138 - Dgtl "Freight Service in Europe" Starter Set w/Mobile Station (230V)
Pre-order price: $ 379.00


T11627 - Rheingold "Pants Crease" Train Set  DB - Germany
            Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990  14 - Contact edge connector  Triple headlights in the front, dual red marker lights in the rear that change over with the direct  Interior lighting can be installed  Lighting with warm white LED's  Metal locomotive frame  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 309.00

Rheingold Pants Crease Train Set

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 112 488-2 express locomotive with creased ends ("Bügelfalte" / "Pants Crease"). B-B wheel arrangement. Built starting in 1963. Use: first class long-distance service, here in the Rheingold feeder train of 1984. 3 express train passenger cars consisting of the types Apmz 122, WGm 804, and Avmz 111.1 The cars are painted and lettered completely in the design of the Rheingold train of 1984. Use: first class long-distance service, here in the Rheingold feeder train of 1984.

Model: The locomotive has a digital interface connector. It also has a motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has a close coupler mechanism. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. The express train passenger cars have close coupler mechanisms. Total length over the buffers 598 mm

Highlights:
  • Special book packaging for collectors.
One-time series.

66616 LED Lighting kit.


T11632 - Dgtl "Bavarian Freight Transport" Train Set  DB - Germany
            Private and provincal railroads from the beginning to about 1925  DCC / Selectrix decoder  Dual headlights front and rear that change over with the direction of travel  Metal locomotive frame and body  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 419.00

Dgtl Bavarian Freight Transport Train Set

Prototype: Royal Bavarian State Railways (K.Bay.Sts.B.) class BB II steam locomotive, Mallet design B"B n4v or 0-4-4-0T and a foodstuffs car, a beer refrigerator car with a brakeman's cab, a type Oq gondola, and a tank car.

Model: The locomotive has a built-in digital decoder for DCC, Selectrix, and conventional operation. It also has a 5-pole motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. The headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in analog operation, and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive body is constructed of die-cast metal. Also included is a Bavarian foodstuffs car, a beer car painted and lettered for the brewery "Eberl Bräu", a type Oq gondola with a brakeman's cab and a load insert, and a 2-axle privately owned tank car. All of the cars were used on the Royal Bavarian State Railways (K.Bay.Sts.B.) and have close coupler mechanisms. Total length over the buffers 269 mm / 10-5/8".

Highlights:
  • Beer refrigerator car with a short wheelbase is new tooling.
  • First time for the type Oq gondola with a close coupler mechanism.
One-time series.


T11636 - DB AG "Night Train to the Homeland" Train Set  DB - Germany
            Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990  14 - Contact edge connector  Triple headlights in the front, dual red marker lights in the rear that change over with the direct  Lighting with warm white LED's  Metal locomotive frame  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 319.00

DB AG Night Train to the Homeland Train Set

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) express locomotive, road number 120 140-9 with the advertising printing "Nett hier." / "Nice here." B-B wheel arrangement. Built starting in 1987. Use: First class long-distance service, here arranged as a Talgo night train. 6 German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) Talgo design hotel cars. Version for the DB Nachtzug / Night Train. 2 end cars (Machinery Cars I and II), 2 dining cars (Lounge and Bistro), and 2 sleeping cars (1st class). The cars are completely painted and lettered in the design of the DB Nachtzug / Night Train.

Model: The locomotive has a digital interface connector. It also has a motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. 2 traction tires. The locomotive has a close coupler mechanism. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. The basic paint scheme is "Orient Red", and the paint scheme below the coat-of-arms and the advertising lettering is prototypically done in "Traffic Red". The sleeping cars have articulated running gear with special snap-in coupling between the cars. Total length over the buffers 592 mm / 23-5/16". The train comes in a special book packaging for a stylish presentation including placeholders for the T15551 add-on car set to go with this train.

Highlights:
  • Special book packaging for collectors.
One-time series.

Comment: DB Talgo Night Train. In June of 1992, the German Federal Railroad took a daring, unusual step. It ordered a first series of five trains of the TalgoPendular 200 type at a cost of 124 Million German Marks (= 63.3 million Euros) from the Spanish firm Talgo. All of these trains belong to the sixth generation of Talgo design, of which the Talgo prototype from 1942 is the first generation. The Talgo articulated trains are the discovery of the Spanish engineer Alejandro Goicoechea, who wanted to compensate for the disadvantages of heavy passenger cars that were hard on track by coming up with a new car concept. In 1942, Goicoechea founded together with the financier Oriol the firm Patentes Talgo S.A. in Madrid and presented a first prototype in the shape of the Talgo I with articulated, three-point mounted car elements and single wheels. "Talgo" stands for "Trenarticuladoligero Goicoechea Oriol" (= Lightweight articulated train by Goicoechea and Oriol). With Talgo, each car body has a single wheel truck only at one end, while the other end is supported by an adjoining car. Only the leading end car has two trucks. The short car bodies cause the stub end axles for the wheels to act almost radially on curves so that the wheel flanges rub less against the rails compared to conventional cars and thus cause less rail wear. This design allowed the Talgo trains to roll rather lightly and quietly on curves. The basic concept of the Talgo trains was not changed over the years but was developed further of course. These were radial running gear steering, the passive tilt body ability "TalgoPendular", as well as the "Talgo RD" adjustable running gear for different gauges. The running gear and the tilt body technology on the DB's "TalgoPendular" are closely tied to one another in terms of design. The radial controlled single wheel running gear has air springs beneath the roof. This high-mounted spring arrangement together with the car body suspension leads to a turning of the car body around a virtual pivot axis that is above the roof. The centrifugal forces that occur when negotiating a curve tilts the car body up to 3.5 degrees to the outside of the curve and thereby reduces considerably the side forces affecting the passengers. The first series delivered comprised 112 cars and regularly scheduled Talgo service was initiated in Germany with the start of the summer schedule on May 29, 1994. These Talgo Night Trains ran in Germany initially as InterCityNight (ICN), later as DB Nachtzug (NZ), and at the end as DB CityNightLine (CNL) between Berlin and Munich, between Munich and Hamburg as well as between Bonn and Berlin, and between Stuttgart and Hamburg for a time. Each train consisted of a maximum of 22 cars in the categories Comfort Sleeping Car (with shower and toilet in each compartment), Comfort Seating Car with reclining seats (one of the cars suitable for handicapped passengers), Slumber Coaches, Bistro and Reception Cars, Dining Cars as well as two machinery end cars with baggage compartments, bicycle racks, and ski racks. The Talgo trains replaced conventional, locomotive-hauled overnight trains, and four of them were in operation every night. The fifth set served as a reserve. With the delivery of two additional trains in August of 1996, the DB expanded its Talgo use on September 29, 1996 to a six-day turnaround. In December 2008, operation of the Talgo overnight trains ended after 15 years due to costs and to the upcoming cost-intensive main maintenance deadlines.

This train set can be extended as desired with the 15551 add-on car set.


T14301 - Minitrix Track Extension Set
Pre-order price: $ 99.00


T15367 - "GREEN CARGO" Tank Car for Kerosene  SJ - Sweden
            Modern Era (2006 and later)  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 34.00

 GREEN CARGO Tank Car for Kerosene

Prototype: Tank car for kerosene, privately owned Swedish car, used in the Green Cargo (GC).

Model: The car has close coupler mechanisms. Length over the buffers 106 mm / 4-3/16".

The 12385 is the electric locomotive to go with this car.


T15548 - DB Express Train Passenger 5-Car Set  DB - Germany
            New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970  Special exclusive (MHI) models for the M„rklin Dealer Initiative (  Interior lighting can be installed  Built-in marker light(s)  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 189.00

DB Express Train Passenger 5-Car Set

Prototype: 5 German Federal Railroad (DB) express train passenger cars as train composition D 124 Hof - Munich in Era III. One type AB4üm-63 passenger car, 1st/2nd class, one type A4üm-54 passenger car, 1st class, one type B4üm-54 passenger car, 2nd class, one type B4üm-63 passenger car, 2nd class, and one type BD4üm-61 half baggage car. The cars look as they did around 1965.

Model: All of the cars have close coupler mechanisms. Interior lighting can be installed in the cars. The 1st/2nd class passenger car has LED marker lights. The cars are individually packaged and marked. Total length over the buffers 825 mm / 32-1/2".

One-time series.

66616 LED Lighting kit for the day coaches. A locomotive to go with these cars is the steam locomotive with road number available under item number 16013.


T15566 - Museum Car Set 2016 Minitrix  DB - Germany
            Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 49.00

Museum Car Set 2016 Minitrix

Model: The car has a load frame made of wood and is loaded with a pump for the firm Leistritz in Nürnberg, Germany. The car comes with stakes that can be mounted on it. The car frame is constructed of die-cast metal, and the car has NEM coupler pockets and close coupler mechanisms. Length over the buffers 84 mm / 3-5/16". The model delivery truck is an exclusive version from the firm Wiking.

One-time series. Available only at the Märklin Museum in Göppingen, Germany.


T15610 - SBB "Feldschlösschen" Sliding Wall 2-Boxcar Set  SBB - Switzerland
            Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 69.00

SBB Feldschl”sschen Sliding Wall 2-Boxcar Set

Prototype: 2 sliding wall boxcars with a special paint scheme for the brewery Feldschlösschen, used on the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB).

Model: The cars have close coupler mechanisms. Both cars are imprinted differently on both sides. Total length over the buffers 182 mm / 7-3/16".

One-time series.


T15639 - DB "D796" Passenger 3-Car Set  DB - Germany
            Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990  Built-in LED interior lighting  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 119.00

DB D796 Passenger 3-Car Set

Prototype: 3 German Federal Railroad (DB) express train passenger cars consisting of 1 type 1 ABm compartment car, 1st/2nd class, and 2 type Bm compartment cars, 2nd class. The cars look as they did for D796 with the routing Stuttgart - Bremerhaven (through cars to Cuxhaven).

Model: The cars have close coupler mechanisms and lighting kits can be installed in them. Total length over the buffers 495 mm / 19-1/2".

66616 LED Lighting kit

The class 110 locomotive goes with these cars and is available under item number 16103.


T15694 - SNCF Sliding Tarp Car  SNCF - France
            Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990  Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 35.00

SNCF Sliding Tarp Car

Prototype: French State Railways (SNCF) type Rils. European standard design with a length of 19.90 meters / 65 feet 3-7/16 inches. Version with a one-piece tarp and rectangular buffers.

Model: The car has a close coupler mechanism. It also has type Y 25 trucks. Length over the buffers 124 mm / 4-7/8".

One-time series.


T15711 - "Berlin-Hamburg Express" Passenger 3-Car Set
Pre-order price: $ 119.00


T16013 - DB cl 101 Steam Locomotive w/Tender  DB - Germany
            Special exclusive (MHI) models for the M„rklin Dealer Initiative (  New organization of European railroads and modernization 1945 - 1970  Selectrix2 decoder  DCC / Selectrix decoder  Sound effects circuit  Triple headlights front and rear  Lighting with warm white LED's  Metal locomotive frame
Pre-order price: $ 399.00

DB cl 101 Steam Locomotive w/Tender

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) standard design steam locomotive, road number. 4-6-2 wheel arrangement, built starting in 1925 for the German State Railroad Company (DRG). Version with older design boiler, front skirting removed, and Witte smoke deflectors as it looked in Era III.

Model: The locomotive has a die-cast metal locomotive frame and tender frame and a die-cast metal tender body. The locomotive has a built-in digital decoder and sound generator with the formats DCC, Selectrix, and Selectrix 2. The locomotive and tender are close coupled. The motor and gear drive are in the tender and the motor has a flywheel. 4 axles powered. 4 traction tires. The locomotive has firebox flickering by means of processor-controlled LEDs (red-orange). The triple headlights, cab lights, and running gear lights are warm white LEDs. The smoke box door can be opened. There is a close coupling between the locomotive and tender. The tender has an NEM coupler pocket on the rear end. Length over the buffers 150 mm / 5-7/8".

Highlights:
  • Tooling change with skirting removed
  • Smoke box door can be opened. Running gear lights.
  • Famous locomotive.
One-time series.

Comment: Express locomotives were always the stars among steam locomotives by virtue of their power, elegance, and speed. The class 01 heavy express locomotive was probably for all intents and purposes the personification of the German standard design locomotive. It was reliable motive power for impressive express trains as well as for mundane passenger trains. By 1938, a total of 231 class 01 locomotives had been produced by different German builders. In addition, there were also 10 class 02 locomotives rebuilt between 1937 and 1942 to the class 01. After World War II, 165 of the class 01 locomotives remained in the western occupation zone and 70 in the Soviet zone, of which several had to be retired due to extensive damage. Starting in the Fifties, both German railroads rebuilt their locomotives several times and adapted them to new uses by making use of technical progress. In West Germany, the large Wagner smoke deflectors were replaced by the small Witte versions, the compressor and feed water pump wandered on the DB locomotives from the niche on the smoke box to the center of the boiler, and the front skirting between the buffer beam and the running boards was removed on numerous units. The class 01 was taken out of service on the DB in the middle of the Seventies; on the DR they lasted until the Eighties.

Retrofit kit for brakeman's steps, rail clearance devices, and a front coupler with a pocket included. A car set to go with this locomotive is available under item number 15548.


T16025 - DB AG cl 120 Electric Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990  14 - Contact edge connector  Triple headlights in the front, dual red marker lights in the rear that change over with the direct  Lighting with warm white LED's  Metal locomotive frame  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 179.00

DB AG cl 120 Electric Locomotive

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 120 general-purpose express locomotive. Paint scheme as the 1st Märklin art locomotive "Christmas" in 1996. B-B wheel arrangement. Built starting in 1987. Use: Passenger and freight trains.

Model: The locomotive has a digital connector. It also has a 5-pole motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. The headlights and marker lights are LEDs, and they change over with the direction of travel. The close couplers have a guide mechanism. The locomotive has new roof equipment with individual insulators and wire. New rail clearance devices are cast on to the coupler drawbar. Length over the buffers 120 mm / 4-3/4".

Highlights:
  • 1st Märklin art locomotive "Christmas" of 1996. New roof equipment.
One-time series.

Comment: T16025 - Class 120 Electric Locomotive, "Christmas" Art Locomotive Three-phase asynchronous motors with step-less control were used for the first time worldwide on electric standard gauge locomotives with the five pre-production class 120 locomotives delivered in 1979/80. For a long time the advantages of three-phase motors were up against unsolvable difficulties. The three-phase motor could not be made flexible and thereby useful for practical operations until the advent of electronic switching and control technology. Externally the prototypes were impressive with their length of 19,200 mm / 62 feet 11-7/8 inches that made them come close to the classes 103, 150, and 151. Where they differed was in the use of only two-axle trucks that were completely new designs. A BBC hollow shaft universal joint shaft drive was used to transmit power. The main frame and a lightweight locomotive body formed a self-supporting design. Between 1987 and 1989 regular production locomotives with the road numbers 120 101-160 were built by AEG, BBC, Siemens, Krauss-Maffei, Krupp, and Henschel with numerous improvements such as time- multiplex shuttle train and double motive power lash-up control, reinforced line brakes, additional electro-pneumatic brakes as well as automatic running and brake control with wheel slip protection. Insufficient pressure levels for use on the new construction routes as well as difficulties with the electronics required additional work and delayed placing the units into operation. The pre-production locomotives have been history since 2011 Geschichte, and the regular production locomotives were also cut back. At the beginning of 2005 road numbers 120 153 and 160 went to the DB System Technology as road numbers 120 501 and 502 to serve as test and measurement locomotives. In 2007, five units (120 116, 129, 107, 128, and 121) and in 2010 three other units (120 131, 139, and 117) were equipped with a commuter package (train destination display, train dispatching system, server, etc.). They were designated as road numbers 120 201-208 and were handed over to DB Regio. As early as the mid-Nineties the DB recognized the value of locomotives as advertising mediums, and the class 120 with its smooth locomotive body was particularly suited for this purpose. On November 15, 1996, the DB presented the first advertising locomotive in conjunction with Märklin. Mostly blue-white Christmas motifs were applied to it. Unfortunately, this first "art locomotive" only ran until January 8, 1997, and the overlays were then removed again. However, in the period that followed Märklin provided "art locomotives" with longer lives for a lot of variety in the mostly rather monotone DB railroad world.


T16081 - Dgtl DB AG cl 101 Electric Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Modern Era (2006 and later)  Selectrix2 decoder  DCC / Selectrix decoder  Sound effects circuit  Triple headlights in the front, dual red marker lights in the rear that change over with the direct  Triple headlights front and rear  Lighting with warm white LED's  Metal locomotive frame and body
Pre-order price: $ 279.00

Dgtl DB AG cl 101 Electric Locomotive
Dgtl DB AG cl 101 Electric Locomotive

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) express locomotive, road number 101 113-9. The locomotive looks as it currently does in real life.

Model: The locomotive is new tooling. The locomotive frame and body are constructed of metal. The locomotive has a built-in digital decoder and sound generator for operation with the formats DCC, Selectrix, and Selectrix 2. It also has a motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. Warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. The headlights, marker lights, and cab lighting can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has NEM coupler pockets. Length over the buffers 119 mm / 4-11/16".

Highlights:
  • New tooling.
  • Metal body.
  • Many sound and control functions.
  • Warm white LEDs for lighting.
Comment: T16081 - Class 101 Electric Locomotive In September of 1994, ABB Henschel presented its new locomotive concept "Eco 2000" whose main components had been tested since 1992. The essential new features were the following: dispensing with relay technology, flexi-float trucks with single wheel set control that particularly saved on track wear and an integrated drive system, an "integrated locomotive bus" that saved wiring. Other new features were the MICAS-S processor-controlled guidance system for locomotive control and diagnosis as well as a modular superstructure tailored to the customer and based on tested subassemblies. In November of 1994, the DB ordered the replacement for the class 103 in EC/IC/IR service, 145 four-axle units capable of 220 km/h / 137 mph from the "Eco 2000" family with the new designation 101. Their locomotive bodies were done in sturdy welded steel construction consisting of sheet metal plates and shapes. The three roof hoods including the ventilation grills in the pitch of the roof are removable. Two flexi-float trucks with relatively short wheelbases of 2,650 mm / 104-5/16 inches and low, non-sprung weight provide marvelous running characteristics even on sharp curves. A built-in total drive system (IGA) powers each wheel set. This system includes a three-phase asynchronous traction motor, a gearbox, and the internal ventilated disk brakes, all of it forming a unit. A universal hollow shaft transmits the torque between the gearbox and the wheel set. Speed measurement with radar ensures along with the electronic slip and skid control of the single wheel set control consistent optimal running at maximum adhesion. The main components for the high tension current are the main transformer, at 13 metric tons the heaviest ever used in a DB locomotive, as well as the power converter with the GTO thyristors. The running and brake control are done with the existing MICAS-S guidance system with a 16-bit processor, the entire system being doubled for safety reasons. The DAVIS diagnosis system connected to it ensures the highest level of availability and reduces maintenance costs too. From July 1, 1996 to June 18, 1999 ADtranz delivered (after its takeover of ABB Henschel) road numbers 101 101-145 that are still to be seen exclusively pulling IC and EC trains. Now and then, they may even pull a freight train. With its 6,400 kilowatts / 8,582 horsepower the 101 represents a real all round workhorse. Its smooth boxy body is admirably suited for the application of advertising overlays. Several units are thereby always functioning as mobile advertising mediums and they brighten up the red-white monotony on the German railroad somewhat.


T16103 - Dgtl DB cl 110 "Pants Crease" Electric Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990  Selectrix2 decoder  DCC / Selectrix decoder  Sound effects circuit  Triple headlights in the front, dual red marker lights in the rear that change over with the direct  Triple headlights front and rear  Lighting with warm white LED's  Metal locomotive frame  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 269.00

Dgtl DB cl 110 Pants Crease Electric Locomotive

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) electric locomotive, road number 110 439-7, with creased ends ("Bügelfalte" / "Pants Crease"). B-B wheel arrangement. Built starting in 1963. Use: Long distance service.

Model: The locomotive has a built-in digital decoder and sound generator for operation with the formats DCC, Selectrix, and Selectrix 2. It also has a motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. Warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. The headlights, marker lights, and engine room lighting can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has a close coupler mechanism. All of the functions can also be controlled in the digital format SX2. The locomotive is typical for units rebuilt in Era IV with non-streamlined buffer beams, individual vents on the sides, and altered rain gutters. Length over the buffers 103 mm / 4-1/16".

Highlights:
  • Digital sound with many functions
Comment: The DB standard type program for electric locomotives laid down in 1954 foresaw the use of the class E 10 in express and fast train service. These regular production locomotives were capable of 150 km/h / 94 mph and were designed to pull 500 metric ton express trains up 0.5% grades at 140 km/h / 87 mph. In October of 1954, the DB ordered the first units designated as the class E 10.1. Krauss-Maffei was responsible for the mechanical part of the design and SSW did the electrical part. Henschel, Krupp, AEG, and BBC also participated in the building of the locomotives. On December 4, 1956, the DB the first regular production unit as road number E 10 101. By 1963 another 286 units had followed it (E 10 101-264; E 10 271-287). Starting in October of 1962 the DB placed road numbers E 10 1265-1270 in service as motive power for the flagship train "Rheingold". Thanks to a gear change, they were capable of 160 km/h / 100 mph. The streamlined body with the characteristic "Bügelfalte" / "Pants Crease" on the ends used for the first time on these locomotives was applied starting in 1963 to all class E 10 units. Locomotives designed this way formed the sub-class E 10.3. The first regular production unit with the pants crease was road number E 10 288. The six Rheingold E 10.12 units were followed in 1964 by five more locomotives, road numbers E 10 1308-1312. The last series of 160 km/h / 100 mph units were already delivered in 1968 as road numbers 112 485-504. The DB took delivery of 379 regular production units of the classes E 10.1/E 10.3 as well as 31 units of the class E 10.12. Girder-built underframe and a superstructure framework of steel shapes were a welded design on which the outer "skin" of sheet metal pieces were welded. The outer skin together with a girder-built underframe and roof construction formed a self-supporting unit. The four traction motors provided 3,620 kilowatts / 4,854 horsepower. The SSW rubber ring spring drive was used as a drive system. The pantographs were newly developed and were given the designation DBS 54a. Over time, the appearance of most units changed due to numerous rebuilding projects. All that can be mentioned is the removal of the skirting (E 10.3), the conversion of the vents, the removal of roof gutters, and much more. In the course of their service lives, the paint schemes for the locomotives and quite often their class numbers changed. Road numbers 112 485-504 thus became 114 485-504 in 1988 and starting in 1991 road numbers 110 485-504. The rest of the class 112 units ran as the class 113 starting in 1992. Starting in 2005 several class 110 units were transferred from DB Regio to DB Auto Train (dissolved in September of 2013 and transferred to DB Long Distance Service) and run there as the class 115. The last class 110 units were pushed to the side in February of 2014 and only nine class 115 units are still running, among them five "Pants Creases".


T16161 - DB AG cl 216 Diesel Locomotive, Hobby  DB - Germany
            Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990  14 - Contact edge connector  Triple headlights front and rear that change over with the direction of travel
Pre-order price: $ 105.00

DB AG cl 216 Diesel Locomotive, Hobby

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 216 in the "Traffic Red" paint scheme. B-B wheel arrangement, built starting in 1964. Use: Passenger and freight trains.

Model: The locomotive has a digital interface connector and a 5-pole motor. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. Length over the buffers 100 mm / 3-15/16".

Highlights:
  • Affordable model from the new Hobby program.
Comment: The end of steam motive power becoming apparent as well as greater transportation services caused the DB at the end of the Fifties to order a medium performance (1,900 horsepower) general-purpose locomotive within the framework of its expanded type program. The following were specified as design features: a single-motor, four-axle locomotive with trucks with diesel hydraulic power transmission, a maximum speed of at least 120 km/h / 75 mph as well as sufficient train heating for an express train with ten cars. During test runs with the ten prototypes, it was apparent that different components such as the universal shafts had been made too weak in their dimensions. This was improved with reinforced components during the manufacture of the regular production locomotives delivered starting in 1964. In addition, the ends of road number V 160 010 were simpler to manufacture and were adopted to save costs in the same area. Plans for welded lightweight steel construction of the ends of the locomotive were discarded. Between the two cabs insulated against noise was an engine room with the propulsion layout, cooling group, and oil-fired forced-air boiler for the train heating. The engine room was accessible by means of a side corridor. A Voith fluid transmission was used to transmit the power. It had to be newly developed for motors of this performance class. Since a heavy 1,900 horsepower motor also had to be installed during regular production of the locomotive, the locomotive's weight increased by about three tons. With a wheel load of 20 tons, the V 160 was no longer a practical candidate for use on branch lines. Since there were now enough of the V 100 available for this purpose, this was no longer a problem. By 1969 a total of 214 regular production class V 160 (from 1968 on: class 216) had been delivered by the firms Krupp, Henschel, Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz (KHD), Krauss-Maffei, and Maschinenbau AG Kiel (MaK). Half of them were equipped for multiple unit operation. In time, there were improvements to combat the noise with insulation of the cabs, elastic mounting of the motor and installation of more efficient noise damping insulation. The regular production class 216 locomotives bade farewell in February of 2004 when the last five units were put into storage. Seven units were equipped with Scharfenberg couplers as the class 226 and earned a living as ICE tow locomotives. In addition, the steam generator for the Webasto train heating and the corresponding counterbalance weights had to be removed. The last two of the locomotives modified in this way were taken out of service in July of 2005. Several 216 locomotives began a second career on private railroads or with construction firms (chiefly in Italy).


T16233 - Dgtl DB AG cl 232 Diesel Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990  Selectrix2 decoder  DCC / Selectrix decoder  Sound effects circuit  Triple headlights front and rear that change over with the direction of travel
Pre-order price: $ 199.00

Dgtl DB AG cl 232 Diesel Locomotive

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) diesel locomotive, road number 232 365-7, C-C wheel arrangement, built starting in 1974 in the USSR for the German State Railroad (DR/GDR), nicknamed "Ludmilla". Starting in 1992 re-motored at Cottbus for passenger service at speeds of 140 km/h / 87 mph. Use: Heavy passenger and freight trains.

Model: The locomotive has a built-in digital decoder and sound generator for operation with the formats DCC, Selectrix, and Selectrix 2. It also has a motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. Length over the buffers 126 mm / 4-15/16".

Highlights:
  • Affordable model from the new Hobby program.


T16286 - DB AG cl 218 "City-Bahn" Diesel Locomotive  DB - Germany  Special Toy Fair item - only available to attendees
Pre-order price: $ TBA

DB AG cl 218 City-Bahn Diesel Locomotive


T16413 - Dgtl DR cl 41 "Reko" Express Locomotive w/Tender  DB - Germany
            Lettering on all rolling stock and motive power to standards 1970-1990  Selectrix2 decoder  DCC / Selectrix decoder  Sound effects circuit  Triple headlights front and rear that change over with the direction of travel  Lighting with warm white LED's
Pre-order price: $ 399.00

Dgtl DR cl 41 Reko Express Locomotive w/Tender

Prototype: German State Railroad (DR/GDR) steam locomotive, road number 41 1260-3, 2-8-2 wheel arrangement with a type 2'2'T32 tender, as it looked around 1976.

Model: The locomotive is new tooling for the "Reko" boiler with a mixed pre-heater. The tender is constructed of die-cast metal. The locomotive has a built-in digital decoder and sound generator with the formats DCC, Selectrix, and Selectrix 2. The locomotive and tender are close coupled. 3 axles in the tender powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has firebox flickering by means of processor-controlled LEDs (red-orange). The dual headlights, running gear lights, and cab lights are warm white LEDs. Length over the buffers 150 mm / 5-7/8".

Highlights:
  • New tooling
  • Running gear lights.
  • Processor-controlled firebox flickering.
  • Cab lights.
  • Digital sound with many functions.
Retrofit kit for brakeman's steps, rail clearance devices, and a front coupler with a pocket included.


T16763 - Dgtl SBB cl Re 460 "MIGROS" Electric Locomotive  SBB - Switzerland
            Modern Era (2006 and later)  Selectrix2 decoder  DCC / Selectrix decoder  Sound effects circuit  Triple headlights in the front, one white marker light in the rear that change over with the direct  Triple headlights in the front, dual red marker lights in the rear that change over with the direct  Lighting with warm white LED's  Metal locomotive frame  Power supply can be switched to operate from catenary
Pre-order price: $ 289.00

Dgtl SBB cl Re 460 MIGROS Electric Locomotive

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) class Re 460 fast general-purpose locomotive. Advertising locomotive for the Swiss retailer MIGROS. Road number: 460 080-5. The locomotive looks as it did in 2015. Use: Passenger trains.

Model: The locomotive has a built-in digital decoder and sound generator for operation with the formats DCC, Selectrix, and Selectrix 2. It also has a motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. Warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. The headlights, marker lights, and cab lighting can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has NEM coupler pockets. Length over the buffers 115 mm / 4-1/2".

Highlights:
  • Swiss headlight / marker light changeover
  • Many sound and control functions.
  • Warm white LEDs for lighting.
One-time series.

Comment: T16763 - SBB Class Re 460 "Migros" Electric Locomotive Starting in the mid-Eighties the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) was intensively occupied with the creation of a new electric locomotive with three-phase drive, which was planned for the project "Bahn 2000" / "Rail 2000". The SBB therefore contracted with the in-house builders at that time ABB in Oerlikon and SLM in Winterthur (SLM) to develop such a unit, which was quickly designated as Locomotive 2000 - officially as the class Re 460. The result due to the specifications was a general-purpose high-speed locomotive capable of 230 km/h / 144 mph and an output of 6.1 MW / 8,180 horsepower, which was designed for express and freight train service. A ribbed lightweight locomotive body had to be constructed in order not to exceed the total weight of 84 metric tons. The design studio Pininfarina took on responsibility for the design of the shape. A three-phase asynchronous motor drove each wheel set in the truck. A traction converter with GTO thyristors provided each truck with the necessary traction current. The Re 460 was equipped with radially adjustable wheel sets in order to keep wheel wear as low as possible on the Alpine routes with their many curves. The control technology was new territory because control electronics was installed for both the locomotive and for the drive system. The SBB placed 119 Re 460 units (000-118) in service between 1992 and 1996. They have been the backbone of the SBB long-distance fleet for 20 years und every day as a group they travel the same distance as 2.5 times around the earth. The "Locomotive 2000" has even scored export success: The Norwegian NSB acquired 22 units (El 182241-2262), the Finnish VR bought 46 locomotives in a 1,520 mm / 60 inch wide gauge version (Sr23201-3246), two units found a livelihood with the KCRC in Hong Kong, and 18 lightly modified locomotives went as the class Re 465 to the Swiss BLS (465001-018). Due their symmetrical side walls the Re 460 locomotives have quickly advanced to advertising mediums for all possible institutions. Road number Re 460 080 has been in operation since July of 2014 with the green environmental paint scheme for Migros. One side is lettered in German and the other side in French. The ends are decorated with the Migros logo and on the side walls two children represent the future generation of human beings.


T16873 - Dgtl DB AG cl 186 Electric Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Modern Era (2006 and later)  Selectrix2 decoder  DCC / Selectrix decoder  Triple headlights in the front, dual red marker lights in the rear that change over with the direct  Triple headlights front and rear  Lighting with warm white LED's  Metal locomotive frame  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 179.00

Dgtl  DB AG cl 186 Electric Locomotive

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG), Cargo business area, class 186 electric locomotive. Version with 4 pantographs. Use: Freight service.

Model: The locomotive has a built-in digital decoder for operation with the formats DCC, Selectrix, and Selectrix 2. It also has a motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. The locomotive has a close coupler mechanism. The headlights, marker lights, cab lighting, long-distance lights, and many other light functions (example: running on the wrong side in Switzerland) can be controlled digitally. Length over the buffers 118 mm / 4-5/8".

Highlights:
  • Warm white LEDs for the lighting
  • Cab lighting
  • Many other light functions.


T16895 - Dgtl ES 64 F4-206 "Vincent van Gogh" Electric Locomotive  DB - Germany
            Modern Era (2006 and later)  DCC / Selectrix decoder  Triple headlights in the front, dual red marker lights in the rear that change over with the direct  Lighting with warm white LED's  Metal locomotive frame  Power supply can be switched to operate from catenary  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 199.00

Dgtl ES 64 F4-206 Vincent van Gogh Electric Locomotive

Prototype: ERS Railways "Vincent van Gogh" EW 64 F4-206 (Class 189) multi-system electric locomotive. Manufacturer designation ES 64 F4. B-B wheel arrangement, built starting in 2002.

Model: The locomotive has a built-in digital decoder with the digital formats DCC, Selectrix, and Selectrix 2. It also has a close coupler mechanism. The locomotive has a motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. Warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. The cab lighting and the long distance lights can be controlled in digital operation. The outer pantographs are wired to take power from catenary. Length over the buffers 122 mm / 4-13/16".


T16903 - Dgtl SBB cl Re 482 "Alpäzähmer" Electric Locomotive  SBB - Switzerland
            Modern Era (2006 and later)  Selectrix2 decoder  DCC / Selectrix decoder  Triple headlights in the front, one white marker light in the rear that change over with the direct  Triple headlights in the front, dual red marker lights in the rear that change over with the direct  Lighting with warm white LED's  Metal locomotive frame  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 179.00

Dgtl SBB cl Re 482 Alp„z„hmer Electric Locomotive

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), Cargo business area, class Re 482 electric locomotive. Version of the first production series with 4 pantographs. Advertising locomotive "Alpäzähmer" for the new Gotthard Base Tunnel. Use: Freight service.

Model: The locomotive has a built-in digital decoder for operation with the formats DCC, Selectrix, and Selectrix 2. It also has a motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. The locomotive has a close coupler mechanism. The headlights, marker lights, cab lighting, long-distance lights, and many other light functions (example: running on the wrong side in Switzerland) can be controlled digitally. Length over the buffers 118 mm / 4-5/8".

Highlights:
  • Warm white LEDs for the lighting
  • Cab lighting
  • Many other light functions.
One-time series.

Comment: T16903 - SBB Class Re 482 Electric Locomotive Bombardier is offering its TRAXX platform that has been reworked several times as a "jack-of-all-trades". Due to the lower maximum speed of 160 km/h / 100 mph, all of the TRAXX electric locomotives run with the more affordable axle-suspended drive system with built-in three-phase asynchronous motors. The control of the wheel sets in a truck is done or provided in common by means of current converters. The longitudinal forces between the truck and the locomotive body are transmitted by means of low-linked draw and pressure bars. There has been another reworked TRAXX version since 2005 with an altered, crash-improved locomotive body. The TRAXX locomotives are designed for all power systems and the train safety technology can also be adapted at any time for different railroads. In 2001, Bombardier in Kassel was given a contract from the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) to deliver ten dual system freight locomotives analog to the DB class 185 to the SBB Cargo business unit. Included was an option for 40 additional units that was also executed at once. Starting in the summer of 2002 the first units went into operation as the class Re 482 - beginning with road number 482 000. After the conversion to the TRAXX-2 platform in 2005, SBB Cargo had to be satisfied with the last 15 units (482 035-049) in this TRAXX version. In a departure from the DB class 185 units, the Re 482 units have four pantographs, two each for the German, and 2 each for the Swiss catenary. The Swiss safety systems Signum and ZUB 262 are installed in addition to the German systems Indusi, LZB 80, and PZB 90. Furthermore, cameras are used in place of rear view mirrors on the locomotive body. These locomotives are used primarily on the international North-South axis of Germany - Switzerland, but they are also leased sometimes to other transportation firms. In anticipation of the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel (57 km / 35.63 miles) on December 11, 2016 SBB Cargo presented the first of nine locomotives in the new "Alpäzähmer" look on August 18, 2015. The protected name brand consists of the noun "Alpen" / "Alps" and the verb "zähmen" / "tame". SBB Cargo is thereby showing as the leading Swiss rail transport firm on the North-South Axis the conquest of the Alps as an obstacle for freight service by using the base tunnel.


T16953 - MAV Es 64 U2 Electric Locomotive  OBB - Austria
            Modern Era (2006 and later)  14 - Contact edge connector  Triple headlights in the front, dual red marker lights in the rear that change over with the direct  Metal locomotive frame  Power supply can be switched to operate from catenary  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 179.00

MAV Es 64 U2 Electric Locomotive

Prototype: Hungarian State Railways (MAV) multiple system electric locomotive, road number 91 55 0470 010-4), in the version as the "Gold Team Locomotive". This is the Hungarian National Soccer Team, which was an Olympics champion in 1954. Built starting in 2000.

Model: The locomotive has a 14-pin digital interface connector. It also has a 5-pole motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. They can be turned off by means of a bridge plug. Warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has a close coupler mechanism. It also has a motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The headlights and marker lights change over with the direction of travel. The locomotive has a close coupler mechanism. Cab lighting can be activated with the 66840 decoder. Length over the buffers 122 mm / 4-13/16".

Highlights:
  • Headlights / marker lights can be turned off as an option.
  • Specially designed packaging.
  • Certificate of authenticity.
Limited, one-time series.

Comment: Limited, one-time series.

In cooperation with Loc & More (http://www.locandmore.eu).


T18051 - DB AG IC Express Train Passenger Car, 1st class, Hobby  DB - Germany
            Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990
Pre-order price: $ 19.00

DB AG IC Express Train Passenger Car, 1st class, Hobby

Prototype: : IC type Apm open seating car, 1st class, painted and lettered for the German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) around 2000.

Model: This is a passenger car shortened in scale for the new Minitrix Hobby program. Total length 140 mm / 5-1/2".

Locomotives to go with this car are available under item numbers 16161 and 16233.


T18052 - DB AG IC Express Train Passenger Car, 1st class, Hobby  DB - Germany
            Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990
Pre-order price: $ 19.00

DB AG IC Express Train Passenger Car, 1st class, Hobby

Prototype: IC type Av compartment car, 1st class, painted and lettered for the German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) around 2000.

Model: This is a passenger car shortened in scale for the new Minitrix Hobby program. Total length 140 mm / 5-1/2".

Locomotives to go with this car are available under item numbers 16161 and 16233.


T18080 - DB AG Gondola with Sliding Roof, Hobby  DB - Germany
            Changes in color schemes; origins of high speed networks since 1990  NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism
Pre-order price: $ 17.00

DB AG Gondola with Sliding Roof, Hobby

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) type Taems 892 gondola with a sliding roof. Built starting in 1976.

Model: The car has a close coupler mechanism. This car is for the new Minitrix Hobby program. Length over the buffers 88 mm / 3-7/16".

Locomotives to go with this car are available under item numbers 16161 and 16233.