2019 Marklin, TRIX and LGB New Items

Here are the 2020 New Items from Marklin

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29338 - M„rklin my world - "Thalys" Starter Set
Pre-order price: $ 59.00
Märklin my world - Thalys Starter Set

Prototype: Prototype: A high-speed train based on a Thalys.

Model: Model: The train has a battery drive and magnetic couplers between the individual cars. It also has a permanently coupled unit consisting of a powered end car and a passenger car with a built-in battery pack. The train has 3 speed levels in forward and reverse, 3 sound functions, and dual headlights. Train length 63 cm / 24-3/4".Contents: 15 sections of curved plastic track, 10 sections of straight plastic track, 1 left turnout, 1 right turnout, and a handy wireless M„rklin Power Control Stick. A rerailer and 4 each AA and 2 each AAA batteries are included. This set can be expanded with the plastic track from the M„rklin my world assortment.

Highlights:

Operation easy as child‘s play thanks to the M„rklin Power Control Stick.
5-part train with a length approximately 63 cm / 24-3/4"
Different sounds and lights included.
Childproof magnetic couplers.
Very realistic train design
Rugged and battery-driven.

More track, more fun!If you would like to run on even more and different routes, you can expand this starter set the way you want with the plastic track from the M„rklin my world assortment.

29342 - M„rklin my world - "Harbor Logistics" Starter Set
Pre-order price: $ 79.00
Märklin my world - Harbor Logistics Starter Set

Prototype: Prototype: Freight train consisting of an electric locomotive, a container transport car loaded with two 20-foot containers and an auto transport car loaded with two autos.

Model: Model: The locomotive has a battery drive and a magnetic coupler on the back. The motor, rechargeable battery and all of the electronics are not accessible to children. The locomotive can be recharged with the charging cable included with the set. The locomotive has 3 speed levels in forward and reverse as well as 3 sound functions and dual headlights. These can all be controlled using the infrared locomotive controller designed for children. The container transport car and auto transport car have magnetic couplers. The sturdy containers are designed for children and they can be opened and loaded. A permanent piece of metal in the containers allows magnetic loading, using the 72223 harbor crane and freight ship. The auto transport car has a hinged loading ramp at one end of the car. Two autos are included as a load. Train length 55 cm / 21-5/8".Contents: 14 sections of curved plastic track, 12 sections of straight plastic track, 1 left turnout, 1 right turnout, and a handy wireless infrared M„rklin Power Control Stick. A USB charging cable and 2 each AAA batteries are included. In addition, a sheet of stickers is included with different railroad companies and stickers for the theme of harbor logistics for putting on the locomotive. This set can be expanded with the plastic track from the M„rklin my world assortment.

Highlights:

Operation easy as child‘s play thanks to the M„rklin Power Control Stick.
Fast recharging with the rechargeable battery and the USB charging cable.
3-part train with a length approximately 55 cm / 21-5/8"
Modern electric locomotive with different sounds and lights.
Sheet of stickers with different labels for the locomotive.
Containers for loading.
Auto transport car with a hinged loading ramp.
Autos for additional play options.

A harbor crane and freight ship are available under item number 72223 to go with the theme world of harbor logistics. Ideal expansion is with the 44110 auto transport car.

29406 - M„rklin my world - "TGV Duplex" Starter Set
Pre-order price: $ 59.00
Märklin my world - TGV Duplex Starter Set

Prototype: Prototype: A high-speed train based on a TGV Duplex.

Model: Model: The train has a battery drive and magnetic couplers between the individual cars. It also has a permanently coupled unit consisting of a powered end car and a bi-level car with a built-in battery pack. The train has 3 speed levels in forward and reverse, 3 sound functions, and dual headlights. Stickers are included for different TGV train designs. Train length 63 cm / 24-3/4".Contents: 15 sections of curved plastic track, 10 sections of straight plastic track, 1 left turnout, 1 right turnout, and a handy wireless M„rklin Power Control Stick. A rerailer and 4 each AA and 2 each AAA batteries are included. This set can be expanded with the plastic track from the M„rklin my world assortment.

Highlights:

Operation easy as child‘s play thanks to the M„rklin Power Control Stick.
5-part train with a length approximately 63 cm / 24-3/4"
Different sounds and lights included.
Childproof magnetic couplers.
Very realistic train design
Rugged and battery-driven.
Stickers for different train designs.

29430 - M„rklin my world - "ICE 3" Starter Set
Pre-order price: $ 59.00
Märklin my world - ICE 3 Starter Set

Prototype: Prototype: A high-speed train based on an ICE 3.

Model: Model: The train has a battery drive and magnetic couplers between the individual cars. It also has a permanently coupled unit consisting of a powered end car and a passenger car with a built-in battery pack. The train has 3 speed levels in forward and reverse, 3 sound functions, and dual headlights. Train length 63 cm / 24-3/4".Contents: 15 sections of curved plastic track, 10 sections of straight plastic track, 1 left turnout, 1 right turnout, and a handy wireless M„rklin Power Control Stick. A rerailer and 4 each AA and 2 each AAA batteries are included. This set can be expanded with the plastic track from the M„rklin my world assortment.

Highlights:

Operation easy as child‘s play thanks to the M„rklin Power Control Stick.
5-part train with a length approximately 63 cm / 24-3/4
Different sounds and lights included.
Childproof magnetic couplers.
Very realistic train design
Rugged and battery-driven.

More track, more fun!If you would like to run on even more and different routes, you can expand this starter set the way you want with the plastic track from the M„rklin my world assortment.

29952 - M„rklin Start up – Auto Transport Train Starter Set
Pre-order price: $ 199.00
Goes with: 44952
Märklin Start up – Auto Transport Train Starter Set

Prototype: Prototype: Henschel DHG 500 design diesel locomotive and two bi-level auto transport cars loaded with Porsche autos.

Model: Model: The locomotive has a light function and a digital decoder. It can be controlled digitally. 1 axle powered. Traction tires for optimal pulling power. The locomotive has triple headlights that change over with the direction of travel and a warning light on the cab roof. The locomotive has coupler hooks for easy coupling to cars. The two-axle auto transport cars have a bi-level superstructure for transporting two autos. The upper platform can be tipped for loading autos. Two Porsche 911 GT3 RS and two Porsche 934 autos are included as loads. The cars have Relex couplers for fast and easy coupling. Train length 36 cm / 14-3/16". A loading ramp is included for loading autos from the street to the auto transport cars on the track and vice versa. Contents: 12 sections of 24130 curved track, 1 section of 24188 straight track, 1 Base Station, 4 sections of 24172 straight track, 1 section of 24224 curved track, 1 each 24611 left turnout, and a loading ramp. A switched mode power pack is included. Also included is an ergonomic Power Control Stick for controlling up to 4 locomotives as well as 5 functions. This set can be expanded with the C Track extension sets and the entire C Track assortment. The 74492 electric mechanism can be installed in the turnout.

The 44952 auto transport car is ideal to add to this set.

36083 - Class 280 Diesel Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 279.00

Prototype: Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 280 diesel locomotive with diesel hydraulic drive and universal joint drive shaft power transmission. The locomotive looks as it did at the beginning of the Seventies.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has a special motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. 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 at Locomotive End 2 and 1 can be turned on/off separately in digital operation. When the headlights are off at both ends of the locomotive, the double "A" light is on at both ends. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has new Telex couplers front and rear that can be controlled separately and digitally. The locomotive has a representation of the cab interior. Length over the buffers 14.7 cm / 5-3/4".

Highlights:

mfx+ digital decoder.
Extensive sound functions.
Triple headlights and dual red marker lights.
Double "A" light can be turned on/off.
Coupler maneuver function.
Locomotive constucted of metal.
New Telex coupler front and rear included.

36435 - Class 232 Diesel Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 269.00
Goes with: 47146 T24146 48872 48873 48874 48875

Prototype: Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG), business area DB Cargo, class 232 diesel locomotive "Ludmilla". Traffic red basic paint scheme with a large warning "bib" on the ends of the locomotive. Road number: 232 241-0. The locomotive looks as it did around 2015.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder and extensive sound functions. 4 axles powered using 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 at Locomotive End 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. When the headlights are off at both ends of the locomotive, then double "A" light function is on at both ends. Maintenance-free, warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. Length over the buffers 23.9 cm / 9-3/8".

Highlights:

Special "Ducth version" paint scheme with white front. originally intended for operation in Holland.

36656 - Super Heroes Diesel Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 189.00
Goes with: 44825 44826 44827

Prototype: Prototype: Class 285 diesel locomotive from the TRAXX type program.

Model: Model: The model is a class 285 diesel locomotive in a great design with different super heroes. The locomotive is constructed of metal with many built-in details. It can be controlled in digital operation and includes light and sound functions. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel and will work in conventional operation. Warm white LEDs are used for lighting. Two sound functions independent of the locomotive's speed are included to go with the super hero characters. The locomotive has a digital decoder. One powered axle has traction tires for optimal pulling power. Length over the buffers 22 cm / 8-5/8".

Highlights:

Diesel locomotive in a unique design with different super heroes
Locomotive constructed of metal, can be controlled digitally.
Light and sound functions.
Warm white LEDs for lighting.

The 44825 Superman freight car, the 44826 Batman freight car, and the 44827 Aqua Man tank car are ideal add-ons for this locomotive.

37025 - Class 1200 Electric Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 349.00
Goes with: 43862 43863 43845 43864 43894

Prototype: Prototype: Dutch State Railways (NS) class 1200 electric locomotive. Road number 1220. The locomotive looks as it did in the mid-Seventies.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. The locomotive also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 4 axles powered. 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. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The switching light can also be controlled. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. Brake hoses can be mounted on the buffer beam. Length over the buffers approximately 20.8 cm / 8-3/16".

Highlights:

New design for vent arrangement.
Prototypically equipped with yellow and white headlights.
mfx+ decoder with World of Operation mode.
Model includes one-piece vents based on "Krap and Lex"

A freight car set to go with this locomotive can be found under item number 46306.

37174 - Class V 142 Diesel Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 299.00

Prototype: Prototype: Servizi Ferroviari (SerFer) class V 142 diesel locomotive. Former DB class V 100. Road number V 142-23. The locomotive looks as it did in 2002.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, centrally mounted. All 4 axles powered by cardan shafts. Traction tires. 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 at Locomotive Ends 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. When the headlights are off at both ends of the locomotive, then the double "A" light function is on at both ends. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has detailed buffer beams. Brake hoses that can be installed on the locomotive are included.Length over the buffers 14.1 cm / 5-9/16".

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 22368.

37244 - Class Di5 Diesel Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 289.00

Prototype: Prototype: Norwegian State Railways (NSB) class Di5 diesel switch engine. Diesel hydraulic drive with a jackshaft. Road number Di5 870. The locomotive looks as it did around 1988.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high efficiency propulsion. 3 axles and a jackshaft powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has new Telex couplers front and rear that can each be controlled separately in digital operation. It also has coupler maneuvers. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The double "A" light function can be controlled. The handrails are made of metal. Length over the buffers 12.0 cm / 4-3/4".

Highlights:

New Telex couplers front and rear that can be controlled speartely in digital opration.
Coupler maneuvers included.
mfx+ World of Operation digital decoder with light and sound functions.

37340 - Class 421 Electric Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 339.00
Goes with: 47223 47224

Prototype: Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) class Re 4/4 II electric locomotive as a class Re 421, used for the SBB Cargo freight area. Fire red / ultra marine blue basic paint scheme. Road number 421 378-1. The locomotive looks as it did around 2018.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered using cardan shafts. Traction tires. The triple headlights and one white marker light (Swiss headlight / marker light code) change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The light code can be switched to a red marker light when the locomotive is running "light". The headlights at Locomotive End 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. When the headlights are off at both ends, then the double "A" light function is on as a red emergency stop light. Maintenance-free, warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. The couplers can be replaced by end skirting included with the locomotive. Length over the buffers 17.1 cm / 6-3/4".

Highlights:

Hig-efficieny propulsion as a centrally mounted motor.
All 4 axles powered using cardan shafts.
mfx+ World of Operation decoder and extensive operations and sound functions included.
Long-distance headlights, cab lighting, and engine room lighting can be controlled digitailly.

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 22846.

37425 - Class 143 Electric Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 339.00
Goes with: 37425 43567 43568 43569

Prototype: Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 143 electric locomotive. Traffic red basic paint scheme with round buffers. The locomotive looks as it did in 2016.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The cabs have interior details. 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 at Locomotive Ends 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. When the headlights are off at both ends, the double "A" light function is on at both ends. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. Length over the buffers approximately 19.1 cm / 7-1/2".

Highlights:

Motor in the center of the locomotive.
More traction power -- all axles driven.

Passenger cars to go with this locomotive can be found in the M„rklin H0 assortment under item numbers 43567, 43568, and 43569.

37515 - Class Ae 3/6 II Electric Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 329.00

Prototype: Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) class Ae 3/6 II express locomotive. Dark brown paint scheme. Road number 10435. The locomotive looks as it did around 1927.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 3 axles and 2 jackshafts powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights and one white marker light (Swiss headlight code) change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The lighting can be switched to a red marker light. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. An informative booklet about the history of the locomotive is included.Length over the buffers 16 cm / 6-5/16".

Highlights:

LED lighting included.
mfx+ digital decoder included.
Booklet about the history of the locomotive included.
In custom designed packagin.

37518 - Class 56 Steam Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 419.00

Prototype: Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 56.2-8 steam freight locomotive. Rebuilt Prussian G 8.1 with a pilot truck. German State Railroad lanterns on the locomotive and tender, without a bell. Type 3T 16,5 coal tender. Road number 56 814. The locomotive looks as it did starting in 1950 at the N”rdlingen maintenance facility.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal. A 72270 smoke unit can be installed in the locomotive. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel. They and the built-in smoke unit will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. There is a permanent close coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and tender. The rear of the tender and the front of the locomotive have a close coupler with an NEM pocket. The locomotive has many separately applied details such as piping and sand pipes. Protective piston rod sleeves, brake lines, and imitation prototype couplers are included.Length over the buffers 21.1 cm / 8-5/16".

37602 - Class 55 Diesel Locomotive as a Double Unit
Pre-order price: $ 499.00
Goes with: 49956

Prototype: Prototype: Belgian State Railways (SNCB/NMBS) class 55 diesel locomotive as a double unit. TVM towing locomotive for the TGV, Thalys, etc.

Model: Model: The two locomotives function as a double unit. One locomotive has a digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 3 axles powered. 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 second locomotive has headlights and marker lights at one end that change over with the direction of travel.Length over the buffers approximately 45 cm / 17-3/4".

Highlights:

Digital decoder with extensive sound functions
Class 55 as a double unit to serve as a towing locomotive for the TGV, Thalys, etc.

37793 - TGV Euroduplex High-Speed Train
Pre-order price: $ 649.00
Goes with: 43423 43433 43443

Prototype: Prototype: French State Railways (SNCF) TGV Euroduplex (train à grande vitesse) high-speed train, in the version for service between Paris and Munich. 2 powered end cars (TK1 and TK2), 1 bi-level transition car (R1), 1st class, 1 bi-level transition car (R8), 2nd class. Powered rail car train road number 4709. The train looks as it does in Era VI.

Model: Model: This is 4-part basic set. Both end cars (TK1 and TK2) are powered. The train has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It has controlled, high-efficiency propulsion in both powered end cars, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered using cardan shafts in each end car. Traction tires. The train has factory-installed interior lighting. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel. They and the interior lighting will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The third headlight for the French headlight code can be turned off separately in digital operation (light function). Maintenance-free, warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The cabs in the powered end cars have interior details. The train has separately applied metal grab irons. A powered end car and a transition car are permanently coupled together in pairs and have special close couplings with a guide mechanism. There is an additional guide mechanism in the Jakobs truck. 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. The interior lighting is powered through a continuous electrical connection through the entire train. Each powered end car has two single-arm pantographs in different versions with a contact strip on one for the DB and on the other for the SNCF. The pantographs work mechanically but are not wired to take power. The train is a scale reproduction. The minimum radius for operation is therefore 360 mm / 14-3/16", when there is sufficient clearance on both sides. Length of the 4-part powered rail car train approximately 102 cm / 40-1/8".

Highlights:

New tooling for the version as a TGV EUroduplex for the route Paris-Munich.
Scale 1:87 reproduction.
Factory-installed LED interior lighting.
Extensive sound functions.
Both end cars powered.

This powered rail car train can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 22381.

Comment: As usual, a TGV Duplex also consists of two powered end cars and eight intermediate cars connected to each other by Jakobs trucks. The most striking feature was the new version of the powered end cars with rounded shapes, single-piece end windshield, engineer's control desk arranged in the center, and improved crash protection. The aerodynamic design of the new powered end car nose and the improved transition between the cars resulted now in only a 4% air resistance at a speed of 300 km/h / 188 mph compared to a normal single-level TGV. The intermediate cars are built mostly of aluminum extrusions in order not to exceed the permissible wheelset load of 17.5 metric tons. Many other small details such as seating reduced in weight, wiring with thinner sheathing, hollow wheelset axles, and altered brake disks contributed significantly to maintaining the permissible total weight. With the beginning of the new millennium, the recognition prevailed at the SNCF that in the future TGV trains would be ordered from Alstom only with IGBT-controlled three-phase asynchronous propulsion technology and only in bi-level versions.In the summer, the SNCF ordered 55 sets of a third generation of bi-level TGV trains as the TGV Euroduplex/2N2. Here the intermediate cars underwent extensive overhauls and now offered a higher level of comfort including a modern passenger information system, accessibility for handicapped people, and wider corridors. These units (801-825, 4701-4730) are all equipped with three-system powered end cars (such as on the TGV POS). However, only the units 4701-4730 are equipped with the signal systems ERTMS-2, LZB-PZB, and Signum for service to Germany and Switzerland. The other 25 bi-level TGV trains (units 801-825) were initially given powered end cars with only the signal technical equipment for French routes. They are given priority to replace old PSE sets on routes with high-volume demand. The powered end cars are however already equipped for the installation of train safety systems for use in Germany and Switzerland as the need arises. Follow-up orders for the construction of up to 71 additional trains (units 826-896) were given by the SNCF starting in the spring of 2012, most of which were delivered recently and which are to replace the TGV Atlantique in coming years.

39004 - Class 01 Steam Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 475.00

Prototype: Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 01 express steam locomotive with a type 2´2´T34 coal tender and Witte smoke deflectors. Road number 01 105. The locomotive looks as it did around 1965.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal. A 7226 smoke unit can be installed in the locomotive. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel. They and the smoke unit that can be installed will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has firebox flickering that can also be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. There is a permanent close coupling with a guide mechanism between the locomotive and tender. The rear of the tender has a guide mechanism and a close coupler with an NEM pocket. Protective piston rod sleeves and brake hoses are included. Length over the buffers 27.5 cm / 10-13/16".

Highlights:

Firebox flickering can be controlled digitally.
mfx+ digital decoder and a variety of operation and sound functions included.
Another M„rklin classic.

39065 - Class 77 Diesel Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 429.00

Prototype: Prototype: Type JT42CWRM diesel electric freight locomotive, better known as Class 77. Crossrail, Inc. diesel locomotive. The locomotive looks as it did in 2012.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound and light functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered using 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 at Locomotive End 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. When the headlights are off at both ends, the "Double 'A' Light" function is on. The cab lighting can be controlled digitally. The control desk lighting can be controlled digitally. Other light functions such as special switching signs, and emergency stoplights can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free, warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has a factory-installed smoke generator with dynamic smoke exhaust. It also has many separately applied details. The locomotive has detailed buffer beams. Brake hoses that can be installed on the locomotive are included. End skirting is included that can also be installed on the buffer beam. Length over the buffers approximately 24.7 cm / 9-3/4".

Highlights:

New tooling.
Cab lighting can be controlled digitally.
Control desk lighting can be controlled digitally.
Factory-installed smoke generator with dynamic smoke exhaust.
Dynamic smoke exhaust included.

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 22697.

Comment: Tighter EU exhaust gas regulations starting on January 1, 2009 forced the American builder Electro-Motive Division (EMD) starting in 2005, to overhaul fundamentally the Class 66 (EMD JT42CWR) built for the European market. The history of this class began in 1985, when EMD (at that time a 100% subsidiary of General Motors) built an affordable diesel locomotive for the British market. Out of this came a six-axle, diesel-electric unit, the type EMD JT26CW-SS in an angular design and with a 2,460 kilowatt / 3,299 horsepower diesel motor, the GM 16-645E3C. The locomotive was designated as the Class 59. EMD used as a basis the American diesel locomotive, type SD40-2, built in large quantities due to its proven, simple construction, which had turned out very reliable. Initially for British railroads, EMD then overhauled and improved the Class 59 in the mid-Nineties as externally largely unchanged locomotives with a 2,350 kilowatt / 3,151 horsepower GM-Motor 12N-710G3B-EC as the Class 66 (type JT42CWR), which initially went into operation starting in 1998 at the British company EVU. Its diesel motor powered a three-phase generator, type M AR8/CA6, which provided electrical energy to the six series-wound commutator traction motors installed in the trucks and geared to the wheelsets using an axle-hung gearbox. The locomotive engineer sat on the left side instead of the right because the locomotives were planned only for use in Great Britain.By the end of 2005, the lower emissions variant emerged due to tighter EU exhaust gas regulations as type JT42CWRM (in Great Britain: JT42CWR-T1) with an improved and overall reliable 2,420 kilowatt / 3,299 horsepower diesel motor, type 12-710G3B-T2, for fuel efficiency. On several railroads, it was no longer rostered as the Class 66 but as the Class 77. These improved locomotives were given better sound insulation in the cab, improvements to safety and comfort for the engineer as well as optional air conditioning. Additional external accessories were now two-part cab side windows, larger vent louvers, as well as a third door on one side due to partial removal of the continuous side corridor in the locomotive body. Increased safety, improved adhesion, and a longer maintenance interval were achieved with the "EMD HTCR-E" radial truck. In addition, there was the "EM2000TM" microprocessor control system for load control, motor control, and adhesion control, whereby a diagnosis system and the memory storage of past runs was implemented at the same time.A total of 244 units were delivered of the improved variant JT42CWR(M/-T1) by the end of production in 2016. Many of these units belong to leasing firms such as the Porterbrook Leasing Company (5 units), Eversholt Rail (26 units), Beacon Rail Leasing (40 units), Macquarie European Rail (24 units), or Alpha Trains (7 units), which leased the locomotives to third parties in numerous European countries. There is thus a variety of paint schemes and lettering and they change constantly. Forty-one units went in 2009 to the roster of the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) and in 2011/12, six units enriched the Societé d´Exploitation Transgabonais (SETRAG) for service in Gabon in Africa. The Euro Cargo Rail (ECR), part of the DB group, acquired the most units currently with 60 JT42CWRM locomotives. They currently run for the most part as the class 247 for DB Cargo in Germany. Privately held EVU belongs to the owners of these locomotives such as the Belgian Crossrail (8 units), the French Akiem (10 units), and the British GB Railfreight (17 units).

39068 - Class 66 Diesel Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 429.00
Goes with: 47138

Prototype: Prototype: Type JT42CWR diesel electric freight locomotive, better known as Class 66. RushRail, Sweden, diesel locomotive. The locomotive looks as it did in 2012.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound and light functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered using 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 at Locomotive End 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. When the headlights are off at both ends, the "Double 'A' Light" function is on. The cab lighting can be controlled digitally. The control desk lighting can be controlled digitally. Other light functions such as long-distance headlights, special switching signs, and a blinking light can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free, warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has a factory-installed smoke generator with dynamic smoke exhaust. It also has many separately applied details. The locomotive has detailed buffer beams. Brake hoses that can be installed on the locomotive are included. End skirting is included that can also be installed on the buffer beam. Length over the buffers approximately 24.7 cm / 9-3/4".

Highlights:

Tooling change.
Cab lighting can be controlled digitally
Control desk lighting can be controlled digitally
Factory-installed smoke generator with dynamic smoke exhaust.

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 22997.A freight car set to go with this locomotive can be found in the M„rklin H0 assortment under item number 47138.

39089 - Class 1189 Electric Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 549.00
Goes with: 46231 T24121

Prototype: Prototype: Austrian Federal Railways (™BB) class 1189 "Austrian Crocodile" electric locomotive. Version in a fir green basic paint scheme. Road number 1189.04. The locomotive looks as it did at the beginning to mid-Seventies.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound and light functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, centrally mounted. Two each driving wheels in both driving frames are powered using cardan shafts. Traction tires. The locomotive has articulated running gear to enable it to negotiate curves. The triple headlights and a red marker light change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The lighting can be changed to a white marker light. The headlights at Locomotive Ends 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. When the headlights are off at both ends, the switching light is on (1 each white at both ends of the locomotive). The cab and engine room lighting can be controlled separately in digital operation. Maintenance-free, warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has highly detailed metal construction with many separately applied details, such as cooling pipes for the transformer oil. The cabs and engine room have interior details. The locomotive has detailed roof equipment. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Brake hoses and imitation prototype couplers are included. Length over the buffers approximately 23.4 cm / 9-3/16".

Highlights:

Completely new tooling in highly detailed metal construction.
mfx+ decoder with extenive operation and sound functions included.
Cab and engine room lighting can be controlled digitally

Freight car sets to go with this locomotive can be found under item number 46231 and under item number 24121 in the Trix H0 assortment with information about the respective replacement wheelsets.This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 25089.

39126 - Class E 10.12 Electric Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 369.00
Goes with: 43881 43882

Prototype: Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class E 10.12 electric locomotive. Express locomotive with aerodynamic ends ("Bgelfalte" / "Pants Crease"), high-performance trucks, and end skirting. Paint scheme in cobalt blue / ivory as motive power for the legendary Rheinpfeil. Road number E 10 1267. The locomotive looks as it did in 1963.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered. 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 at Locomotive Ends 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. When the headlights are off at both ends, the double "A" light function is on at both ends. The cab lighting can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The pantographs can be raised and lowered as a digital function. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. Brake hoses, a prototype coupler, and closed end skirting are included. There is a figure of a locomotive engineer in Cab 1. Length over the buffers approximately 18.9 cm / 7-7/16".

Highlights:

"Bgelfalte" / "Pants Crease" for the first time with pantographs that can be raised and lowered digitally.
Cab lighting can be controlled digitally
mfx+ digital decoder with extensive light and sound functions.
Locomotive Cab 1 has a locomotive engineer in it

Two "Rheinpfeil" car sets to go with this locomotive can be found under item numbers 43881 and 43882.

Comment: 39126 – "Rheinpfeil" with a Class E 10.12 Electric LocomotiveThe DB introduced a high-quality second daily train as early as 1952 through the picturesque Rhine Valley to satisfy immense demand by passengers for the "Rheingold Express" (Hook of Holland – Basle) brought back to life again in May of 1951 by the German Federal Railroad: the F 21/22 "Rhein-Pfeil" (Rhine Arrow) between Munich and Dortmund. Yet the name "Rhein-Pfeil" only had one year in the schedules. The name did not reappear until the summer schedule of 1958. It was now F 21/22 "Rheinpfeil" on the same route as previously. A familiar author expressed it this way, "Rheingold and Rheinpfeil are to be spoken of in terms of relationships, brothers, the Lorelei is the niece of both." In order to link up with the earlier luxury, the DB decided in 1960 to build an exclusive and quite special, comfortable pool of cars for the "Rheingold" and the "Rheinpfeil" related to it. It announced its future top offering enthusiastically in 1962, "A great name in European railroading is being given new glamor."The DB purchased four new types of cars for its two prestigious trains. In addition to the familiar compartment cars with a side corridor from normal express trains (type Av4m-62/63) for the first time there was now open seating cars (type Ap4m-62/63) in long-distance service. A special feature were the dome observation cars (dome cars – type AD4m-62/63), in which passengers enjoyed an open view of marvelous scenery in raised, fully glassed observation domes. Here und in the open seating cars, the seats could be turned so that passengers could always ride with a view in the direction of travel. The bar in the dome observation car invited you to while away time with beverages and small snacks. Business passengers could have their work done in the secretary's compartment. The new dining car (type WR4m-62/63) had a bi-level galley, which soon gave it the nickname "humpbacked dining car". Bi-level to enable more seating in the dining area. The gold-coated windows and of course air conditioning provided pleasant temperatures in the cars. The locomotives and cars were easy to recognize externally from the elegant two-color paint scheme with cobalt blue below the waistline and beige-colored window band. In addition, the lettering "DEUTSCHE BUNDESBAHN" in gold letters beneath the observation dome was resplendent on both of the dome observation cars purchased for the "Rheinpfeil".Both the "Rheingold" and the "Rheinpfeil" could be pulled by electric locomotives in German territory due to progressive electrification. The DB decided on a modified version of the proven class E 10 as motive power, which in the future was to have a more streamlined body ("Bgelfalten" E 10 or "Pants Crease" E 10). Since the first of these units was not available until the fall of 1962 at the earliest, the railroad made do initially with units of the boxy standard design with modified gearing for 160 km/h / 100 mph. In 1963/64, the planned "Bgelfalten" / "Pants Crease E 10 units for 160 km/h / 100 mph were completely available.

39173 - Class 103.1 Electric Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 359.00

Prototype: Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 103.1 electric locomotive. Version with "long" cabs, single-arm pantographs, end skirting, and buffer cladding. Fictitious paint scheme for the anniversary "50 Years of IC Trains in Germany". Road number 103 050-1.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has 5-pole controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, centrally mounted. Two axles in each truck powered using 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 at Locomotive Ends 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. The cab and engine room lighting can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has separately applied windshield wipers. It also has separately applied metal grab irons and roof conductors. Closed skirting, brake lines, plugs, and prototype couplers that can be mounted on the locomotive are included.Length over the buffers 23.2 cm / 9-1/8".

Highlights:

Paint scheme inspired by the current long-distance DB locomotives and cars.
Cab and engine room lighting can be controlled digitally.
Production limited to 2,499 pieces worldwide.
8 Different IC passenger cars from current program available to make a full train.

IC cars to go with this locomotive can be found in the M„rklin H0 assortment under item numbers 43630, 43660, 43680, 43751, 43765, 43766, 43775, and 43895.This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 25050.

39260 - Class RAe 4/8 Double Powered Rail Car
Pre-order price: $ 549.00

Prototype: Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) class RAe 4/8 "Churchill Arrow" electric double powered rail car. Used as a charter train for excursion and business runs. Fire red basic paint scheme. Powered rail car road number RAe 4/8 1021. The unit looks as it currently does in real life.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound and light functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel. Both axles in the external truck of Vehicle Part 1 are powered. Traction tires. The unit has a Swiss headlight / marker light code of triple headlights and one white marker light, which change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The light code can be switched to a red marker light. The model has factory-installed interior lighting, which will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The cab lighting can also be controlled digitally. The table lamps can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free, warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. Four external truck frames are included to replace the current frames for use on large radius curves or displays. Length over the buffers approximately 53 cm / 20-7/8".

Highlights:

Completely new tooling.
Factory-installed nterior lighting.
Can be switched to a red marker light.
Cab lighting can be controlled digitally.
Table lamps can be controlled digitally.
Running authorization lgihts cna be controlled digitally.
mfx+ decoder with a variety of light and sound functions.

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 25260.

Comment: The current class RAe 4/8 1021 ("Double Red Arrow") acquired its unforgettable fame in 1946, when the train was made available to the former British prime minister at that time for his painting vacation on Lake Geneva. Since then, this train has become known as "Churchill Arrow" thanks to its runs with Sir Winston Churchill. Churchill visited among others Bern and Zrich, where he was greeted by the cheering population. On September 19, 1946, Churchill gave a visionary speech at the University of Zrich, in which he called for the establishment of a kind of United States of Europe with his key sentence, "Let Europe arise."Even before it was put into operation, the double red powered rail car planned for business trips was presented in 1939 at the unforgettable "Landi" national exhibition in Zrich as road number Re 4/8 301 (starting in 1948 as road number RBe 4/8 651, starting in 1959 as road number RAe 4/8 1021). SLM (mechanical parts), SWS (interiors) as well as the three electrical firms BBC, MFO, and SAAS (all electrical parts) participated in the building of the unit. No technically new territory was attempted in order to produce a reliable unit in as short a construction time as possible. Recourse was had to already familiar parts and construction methods as much as possible from the single-unit "Red Arrow" recently placed into service. The double powered rail car consists of two equally long cars independent of each other, each with two two-axle trucks, of which the inner one in each case is equipped with one motor each per wheelset. A large part of the electrical equipment and auxiliary systems such as transformers, controls, compressors, and brake equipment was installed in the low hoods. However, the special controls using so-called "Wander Transformers" always caused problems with longer layovers in the Zrich main workshops responsible for the unit.After 1946, the train was henceforth called "Churchill Arrow" and continued in use for excursions and special runs in Switzerland until it suffered damage from a fire in 1979 and later was sold for scrap. In 1996, the Mittelthurgau Railroad (MThB) acquired the unit and it was overhauled with newer electrical components. Due to the insolvency of the MThB, the "Churchill Arrow" ended up back in the hands of the SBB in 2002. Since then, it has been used as an operational component of SBB passenger service. It is the oldest powered rail car on the railroad. It is used around 50 to 70 times a year and it accumulates about 20,000 km / 12,500 miles per year as part of custom charter runs and public adventure trips.

39445 - Class E 44.5 Electric Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ TBA
Goes with: 43144

Prototype: Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class E 44.5 electric passenger locomotive. Used mainly on the rail line between Freilassing and Berchtesgaden. Bottle green basic paint scheme. Version from the 2nd production series, with prototypical openings on the side sills. Locomotive road number E 44 507. The locomotive looks as it did around 1960.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, centrally mounted. 2 axles driven in each truck with cardan shafts. Traction tires. 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 at Locomotive End 2 and 1 can be turned off respectively and separately in digital operation. When the headlights are off at both ends of the locomotive, then the "Double A Light" function is on at both ends. The cab lighting can be controlled separately in digital operation. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are using for the lighting. Both double-arm pantographs can be raised and lowered as a digital function. The locomotive has separately applied grab irons. The cabs have interior details. The engine room has interior details in relief. Brake hoses, coupler hooks, and heating lines, which can be mounted on the locomotive, are included separately. Length over the buffers 16.4 cm / 6-1/2".

Highlights:

Completely new tooling.
Intricate metal construction with many separately applied details.
Double-arm pantographs, which can be raised and lowered in digital operation.
Cab lighting can be controlled in digital operation.
The part of the roof on the locomotive visible to passengers is prototypically set off in color.
mfx+ World of Operation decoder and extensive operations and sound functions included.

This model can be found in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 22394 exclusively for Club members.

Comment: In 1930/31, the builders Siemens, Maffei-Schwartzkopff, and Bergmann built a test locomotive at their own cost as a test unit for an electric locomotive with single-axle drive and without pilot trucks. The last of the three B-B experimental locomotives appeared in April of 1931 from Maffei-Schwartzkopff (MSW, electrical parts) and BMAG (mechanical parts), road number E 44 101. To be sure, it had just about the same running gear design as the two other prototypes, but differed in the box-shaped superstructure without hoods. Compressed air cylinders provided an equalized load to all wheelsets when starting. The installation of electric resistance brakes took into account the locomotive's use on steep graded lines. On test runs in Silesia and most of all on the curving line Freilassing – Berchtesgaden with grades of up to 4%, this locomotive put its excellent qualities to the test. In 1932, the DRG therefore acquired it as road number E 44 101 and ordered another four units. The regular production locomotives, road numbers E 44 102-105, differed only slightly from the prototype. The electrical equipment had to be completed in part by AEG since MSW had gone bankrupt.For final replacement of side rod locomotives between Freilassing and Berchtesgaden, the DRG ordered four more units in 1934 as road numbers E 44 106-109. Their performance was to be increased from 1,600 to 2,200 kilowatts / 2,145 to 2,949 horsepower without an increase in the locomotive's weight. More powerful traction motors and an improved transformer required lengthening the wheelbase and the body. The increase in weight had to be compensated again by the design of a new frame with its characteristic openings in the side sills. Road numbers E 44 108 and 109 were given gearing for 90 km/h / 56 mph due to their good running characteristics. When the normal E 44 neared the ordinal number 100 in 1938, road numbers E 44 101-109 were now rostered as road numbers E 44 501-509. With a few short exceptions, the remained faithful to their original route and managed all of the rail service there for many years. In addition, there were also trains on the schedule running farther to nearby Salzburg as well as passenger and freight service in the direction of Rosenheim and farther to Munich. As a temporary replacement, the class E 44.5 even pulled express trains now and then to Munich, whereby the "fast" E 44 508 and 509 were preferred. The experimental locomotive, road number E 44 501, was the first to be retired in 1959. It still served until 1982 as object of integration. The regular production locomotives were retired between 1977 and 1983. Road numbers E44 502 and 508 remained preserved as exhibits at the museum "Lokwelt Freilassing" / "Freilassing World of Locomotives", while road number E 44 507 found it place at the Thuringia Railroad Association (TEV) in Weimar.

39462 - Class 465 Electric Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 349.00

Prototype: Prototype: Class 465 electric locomotive in the new design for the Bern-L”tschberg-Simplon Railroad (BLS). The locomotive looks as it did in 2020. Road number 465 011-5.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered. Traction tires. The triple headlights and a white marker light (Swiss headlight / marker light code) change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights at Locomotive Ends 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. Long-distance headlights can be controlled digitally. You can switch between the Swiss headlight / marker light code and a white headlight / red marker light code. The switching lights, warning lights, and running authorization lights can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. The cabs have interior details.Length over the buffers approximately 21.3 cm / 8-3/8".

Highlights:

Numerous lighting functions can be controlled separately.
New design for the BLS.

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 22830.

39511 - Class Be 4/6 Electric Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 519.00

Prototype: Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) class Be 4/6 electric locomotive. Locomotive from the first production series. Fir green basic paint scheme with gray running gear. With older design buffers, cab doors at the ends of the locomotive with walkover plates, with sanding equipment, with an oncoming train light, and with an inductive magnet. Lengthwise cooling lines with 6 vertical mounting brackets. Road number 12306. The locomotive looks as it did around 1950.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound and light functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, centrally mounted. Both driving wheels and jackshafts in each group of driving wheels powered using cardan shafts. Traction tires. The locomotive frame is articulated to enable the locomotive to negotiate sharp curves. Triple headlights and 1 white marker light (Swiss headlight / marker light code) change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. When the locomotive is running "light" the lighting can be changed to 1 red marker light. The running authorization lights can be controlled separately in digital operation. The headlights at Locomotive Ends 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. The locomotive has the double "A" light function. The cab lighting and engine room lighting can be turned off separately in digital operation. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. This locomotive has highly detailed metal construction with many separately applied details, such as cooling pipes for the transformer oil. The cabs and engine room are modelled. Sanding equipment is included on the groups of driving wheels. The roof equipment is detailed with heating resistors, roof conductors, insulators, lightning arrester coils, and roof walk boards as well as double-arm pantographs with a simple contact strip. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Brake hoses, imitations of prototype couplers, and access ladders are included.Length over the buffers 18.9 cm / 7-7/16".

Highlights:

Highly detailed metal construction.
mfx+ World of Operation decoder and extensive operations and sound functions included.
Cab lighting and engine room lighting can be controlled digitally
Additional red running authorization lights can be controlled in digital operation.
The protective covers for the resistors are set off elegently from the green of the locomotive.
The cooling lines on the sides for the transformer oil are highly detailed.

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 25511.

Comment: In June of 1917, the SBB ordered two test locomotives (road numbers Be 4/6 12301 and 12302) from the Swiss industry for use in heavy express train and passenger train service in electric operation on the Gotthard. While the test locomotives were still being built, the SBB decided in May of 1918 on a first modified regular production order to SLM and BBC, which included road numbers Be 4/6 12303-12312. They clearly formed a further development of the aforementioned road number 12302. As early as July of 1918 there was a first subsequent order for road numbers Be 4/6 12313-12318, followed by two other orders in 1920/21 as road numbers Be 4/6 12319-12328 and road numbers 12329-12342. These first electric Gotthard express locomotives then took up their duties between February of 1920 and April of 1923. Their external appearance was defined by a box-cab superstructure on a sturdy frame reinforced at critical points. The frame was mounted, using a pivot bearing on both driving wheel frames, each with a Bissel pilot truck wheelset. Two traction motors were geared in each power truck respectively to a deep-mounted jackshaft, which was linked to the driving wheelsets by a simple coupling rod.By 1929, the class Be 4/6 units were pulling all important express trains on the electrified lines and of course chiefly across the Gotthard. The new class Ae 4/7 units did not begin until then to make the field more competitive and by 1938, the use of the class Be 4/6 units in express train service across the Gotthard was largely over. They now carved out an existence pulling regional and freight trains, which finally ended in 1962 with increasing use of the class Ae 6/6. The class Be 4/6 units moved to somewhat "flatter" fields and were assigned again to the depots Biel, Lucerne, and Winterthur. Yet now they made their age noticeable, because their susceptibility to repair and their maintenance intensity clearly increased. In April of 1965, road number Be 4/6 12312 was the first to be taken, but in the following years increasingly more retirements opened up gaps in the time-honored Gotthard express locomotives. Road number Be 4/6 12339 was retired as the last of the Mohicans on February 29, 1976. Three units are still preserved: Road number Be 4/6 12320 underwent a major overhaul in 1975 after being retired with restoration largely to its original condition. For many years, it then functioned as an operational SBB museum locomotive and now belongs to SBB Historic. After intermediate stations as a memorial locomotive in Baden and as an exhibit at the Lucerne Transportation Museum, road number Be 4/6 12 332 went to the depot in Erstfeld under the care of the SBB Historic Team in Erstfeld. Road number Be 4/6 12339 was acquired at the end of 2009 by the "Association Swisstrain" after a stay of many years in Italy and it is now again in Swiss custody at the depot in Le Locle.

39543 - ROBEL Powered Track Car
Pre-order price: $ 389.00

Prototype: Prototype: ROBEL class 54.22 powered track car as ARAIL 70004 "Pernille" for the Danish track construction firm Aarsleff Rail A/S. With a movable loading crane. Used for maintenance and monitoring. The unit looks as it did in 2020.

Model: Model: The model has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. The model has a compact design maintenance-free motor. 2 axles powered. The model has separately applied grab irons on the cab. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel and can be controlled digitally. The headlights at Locomotive Ends 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. The model has the double "A" light function. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The cab has interior details and controllable interior lighting. The loading crane can be turned by a motor and can be controlled digitally.Length over the buffers 13.4 cm / 5-1/4".

Highlights:

Loading crane can be controlled digitally
mfx+ digital decoder and full sound features included.

A freight car to go with this unit can be found under item number 46933.This product was done in cooperation with the firm Viessmann Modelltechnik GmbH.

39544 - ROBEL Powered Track Car
Pre-order price: $ 389.00

Prototype: Prototype: ROBEL powered track car based on the class 700 of the Luxembourg State Railways (CFL). With a movable loading crane. Used for maintenance and monitoring. The unit looks as it did in 2020.

Model: Model: The model has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. The model has a compact design maintenance-free motor. 2 axles powered. The model has separately applied grab irons on the cab. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel and can be controlled digitally. The headlights at Locomotive Ends 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. The model has the double "A" light function. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The cab has interior details and controllable interior lighting. The loading crane can be turned by a motor and can be controlled digitally.Length over the buffers 13.4 cm / 5-1/4".

Highlights:

Loading crane can be controlled digitally
mfx+ digital decoder and full sound features included.

A freight car set to go with this unit can be found under item number 46307.

39777 - Rail Zeppelin
Pre-order price: $ 319.00

Prototype: Prototype: Propeller-driven Kruckenberg Rail Zeppelin. A legendary classic of the Thirties.

Model: Model: Reproduction of a M„rklin classic. The unit has an mfx digital decoder with extensive sound functions. It also has built-in interior lighting as well as dual headlights and a red marker light that will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The propeller in the rear can be controlled digitally and will work in conventional operation. During switching maneuvers and going in reverse, an electric motor can be heard and the propeller is off. There is a figure of a locomotive engineer in the cab. The interior has miniature figures as passengers.Vehicle length approximately 28.5 cm / 11-1/4".

Highlights:

Retro packaging inspired by the historic packaging.
mfx digital decoder with extensive sound functions.
White LED headlights / red marker light, which changes over with the direction of travel.
First time with a marker light.
Factory-installed LED interior lighting.
Cab lighting can be controlled digitally.
Pwered propellr on the rear of the unit can be controlled digitally.
Interior has miniature figures as passengers.

One-time series.

Comment: Gasoline/benzene as well as diesel motors had certainly been discovered long before, but truly mature application of them in rail service had to wait until the end of the Twenties / beginning of the Thirties, whereby many missteps were made. The engineer Franz Kruckenberg, a former airship builder, and Curt Stedefeld came close to the goal. By 1930, they had put together a fast propeller powered rail car with the nickname "Rail Zeppelin" in Hannover. This silver-painted vehicle with an intentional similarity to a Zeppelin on rails ran on only two single-axle sets of running gear. Its rear was flattened for streamlining and the most remarkable thing to strike the observer about it was the large, double-blade propeller on its upper area, which was driven by a twelve-cylinder aircraft motor from BMW with 600 horsepower, mounted on the rear. An astonishing advantage when in operation was that the propeller allowed smooth and thereby ideal speed control by simply stepping on the gas. Since there was no gearbox or other weight, it was possible to build the 25.85 meter / 84 foot unit using lightweight methods. It only weighed 18.6 metric tons and accommodated 40 people.After the first test runs in the Hannover area, Kruckenberg wanted to test this propeller car once on a longer line in fast service. He thus stood ready in the early morning hours of June 21, 1931 in Hamburg-Bergedorf around 3:27 AM for the departure to Berlin. The route between Hamburg and Berlin was considered in 1931 by the DRG as one of the fastest lines, since it had a mostly straight course and hardly any grades worth mentioning. After the departure, the speedometer dial quickly swung between 150 to 180 km/h / 94 to 113 mph on the open stretch of track. Soon, the 200 km/h / 125 mph mark was also passed and over a distance of about twelve kilometers, the car raced between Karst„dt and Dergenthin at the peak of 230.2 km/h / 144 mph! This was a record! At around 5:05 AM after a running time of 1 hour, 38 minutes and 19 seconds, it finally rolled up to the platform at the Spandau West station. The "Berliner Tageblatt" newspaper then observed, "Rail Zepp faster than an airplane, Hamburg – Berlin in 102 minutes". In any event, the average speed of this record run at 157.3 km/h / 98 mph was impressive.Starting in August of 1932, this experimental vehicle was completely rebuilt, because it quickly became apparent that the propeller drive was not usable on a conventional railroad network. The BMW motor was now moved to the front of the vehicle and there it was geared to a freshly installed two-axle truck using a F”ttinger System hydraulic transmission for forward and reverse running. Several experimental runs were done with the hydraulic transmission after the vehicle had been sold to the DRG in November of 1934. The vehicle then remained in storage and it was scrapped in the spring of 1939 without further ado.

39787 - Class 78 Steam Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 429.00
Goes with: 43126 43166 43336

Prototype: Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 78 (former Prussian class T18) steam tank locomotive. Version with three boiler domes (D-D-S), and a rectangular sand dome. Riveted water tanks, cab roof with a rectangular top part, triple headlights with DB Reflex glass lamps. Road number 78 507. Based in Essen. The locomotive looks as it did around 1965.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive is constructed mostly of metal. A 72270 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The triple headlights change over with the direction of travel. They and the smoke generator contact will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Dual red marker lights can be controlled separately in digital operation. The cab lighting can also be controlled in digital operation. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has numerous separately applied metal grab irons and piping. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Protective piston rod sleeves and brake hoses are included. Length over the buffers approximately 17 cm / 6-11/16".

Highlights:

Especially intricate metal construction
Many separately applied details
Cab lighting can be controlled digitally
Marker lights can be controlled separately in digital operation
A 72270 smoke generator can be installed.
mfx+ digital decoder and a variety of operation and sound functions included.

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 22877.Passenger cars to go with this locomotive can be found in the M„rklin H0 assortment under item numbers 43126, 43166, and 43336.

39866 - Class 189 Electric Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 349.00

Prototype: Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 189 electric locomotive. Multi-system with 4 pantographs for cross-border freight service. Road number 189 012-8. The locomotive looks as it did around 2018.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered using 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 at Locomotive Ends 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. When the headlights are off at both ends, the double "A" light function is on at both ends. The long-distance headlights can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The cabs have interior details. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. The locomotive is prototypically equipped with different pantographs. Length over the buffers 22.5 cm / 8-7/8".

Highlights:

Long-distance headlights can be controlled.
"World of Ooperaton" mfx+ decoder.
4-System locomotive (with 4 pantographs), and each pantograph is different.

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 22800.

39884 - Class 043 Steam Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 469.00
Goes with: 46213

Prototype: Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 043 heavy freight locomotive, with a type 2´2´T34 standard design oil tender. Black/red basic paint scheme. Cab with two side windows, with standard version Witte smoke deflectors, pilot truck wheelset with spoked wheels, without smokebox door central locking, with inductive magnets on both sides. Road number 043 087-6. The locomotive looks as it did around 1971.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. 5 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and oil tender are constructed mostly of metal. The 7226 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The triple headlights and the smoke generator, which can be installed in the locomotive, will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The cab lighting can also be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free, warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. There is a close coupling between the locomotive and tender. There is an NEM coupler pocket with a guide mechanism and a close coupler on the back of the tender and the front of the locomotive. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Piston rod protection tubes, brake hoses, and imitation prototype couplers are included. Length over the buffers 26 cm / 10-1/4".

Highlights:

Especially intricate metal construction
Partially open bar frame and a mostly open view between the running gear and boiler.
High-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler
Ideal steam freight locomotive for unit trains with the "Erz IIId" hopper cars.

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 22986.

39935 - Unimat 09-4x4/4S E3 Ballast Tamping Machine
Pre-order price: $ 579.00

Prototype: Prototype: Unimat design ballast tamping machine painted and lettered for Plasser & Theurer Construction Machines, Inc. Used for maintaining track, either laying new track or relaying existing track. The unit looks as it did in 2020.

Model: Model: This is a purely digital model with an mfx digital decoder and extensive sound functions. The model is constructed mostly of metal. 4 axles powered using two synchronized motors. The tamping unit can be move vertically and horizontally. It can be controlled individually or in a completely synchronized work mode. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel and can be controlled digitally. The headlights at Locomotive Ends 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. The model has the double "A" light function. The long-distance headlights, brake lights, and blinking roof lights can be controlled. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The cab has interior details and controllable interior lighting. It can be switched prototypically to blue or white lighting. The work cabin lighting can be controlled. The pantograph can be raised and lowered digitally. The automatically changes from diesel to electric running sounds when the pantograph is raised. Length over the buffers 39.3 cm / 15-1/2".

Highlights:

Digial model with a high level of operating enjoyment.
Synchronized process of the tamping movements in the work mode.
Pantograph can be raied and lowered giitally.
Many light and sound functions.
Different operating sounds depending on propulsion (electric vs diesel).
Cooperative production with Viessmann.
Body made completely of metal.

This product was done in cooperation with the firm Viessmann Modelltechnik GmbH.

39958 - Class 724 Powered Rail Car
Pre-order price: $ 329.00

Prototype: Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 724 (former VT 95.9) railroad maintenance car as an inductive test car. Crimson basic paint scheme. Based at the signal maintenance facility in Wuppertal. Powered rail car road number 724 003-9. The unit looks as it did in the mid-Seventies.

Model: Model: The car has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The car has factory-installed interior lighting. 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 at both ends can be turned off separately in digital operation. Warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The car has interior details with several figures. There is an additional powered rail car driver in the cab.Length over the buffers 16 cm / 6-5/16".

Highlights:

World of Operationö mfx+ digital decoder and a variety of sound functions included.
6 Figures installed at the factory, including a powered rail car driver.

39990 - Class 194 Electric Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 439.00
Goes with: 47370 04661

Prototype: Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 194 heavy freight electric locomotive. Chrome oxide green basic paint scheme. Locomotive road number 194 050-1. The locomotive looks as it did around 1982.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It has controlled high efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, centrally mounted. Both outer driving wheels in each truck powered using cardan shafts. Traction tires. The locomotive has an articulated frame to allow it to negotiate curves better. 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 at Locomotive Ends 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. When the headlights are turned off at both ends, the double "A" light function is on. The cab lighting can be controlled separately in each case. An approach light changes over with the direction of travel and can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has separately applied grab irons. The cabs and engine room have interior details in relief. Brake hoses and imitation prototype couplers are included and can be mounted on the locomotive.Length over the buffers 21.4 cm / 8-7/16".

Highlights:

Completely new tooling.
Especially intricate metal construction
Many separately applied details
Approach light can be controlled digitally.
Cab lighting can be controlled digitally
mfx+ World of Operation decoder and extensive operations and sound functions included.

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 25990.

39991 - Class 254 Electric Locomotive
Pre-order price: $ 439.00
Goes with: T24123

Prototype: Prototype: German State Railroad (DR/GDR) class 254 heavy freight electric locomotive. Bottle green basic paint scheme with a black frame and red trucks. Locomotive road number 254 106-8. The locomotive looks as it did around 1989.

Model: Model: The locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It has controlled high efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, centrally mounted. Both outer driving wheels in each truck powered using 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 at Locomotive Ends 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. When the headlights are turned off at both ends, the double "A" light function is on. The cab lighting can be controlled separately in each case. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive has separately applied grab irons. The cabs and engine room have interior details in relief. Brake hoses and imitation prototype couplers are included and can be mounted on the locomotive.Length over the buffers 21.4 cm / 8-7/16".

Highlights:

Completely new tooling.
Especially intricate metal construction
Many separately applied details
Cab lighting can be controlled digitally
mfx+ World of Operation decoder and extensive operations and sound functions included.
"DR" (East German" version of the DB 194.
Same paint scheme used as late as 1989.

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 25991.