Highlights:

• Equipped with the new mfx+ digital decoder.

• Operation possible in beginner, advanced, and expert modes.

• Simulated operating supplies usage.

• Realistic running characteristics such as constant speed.

• Simulated engineer's cab in the Central Station 2 display.

• Control of the model in the cab mode by means of the touchscreen on the Central Station 2.

• These new functions are only available in conjunction with the Central Station 2 starting with firmware Version 3.0.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 117 older design electric locomotive. Chrome oxide green basic paint scheme. Road number 117 107-3. The locomotive looks as it did around 1975.
 
Model: The locomotive has the new mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The engineer's cabs and the engine room have interior details. Handrails and other details are separately applied. The roof is finely detailed, with transversely mounted support insulators on the pantographs, as well as the bell-shaped insulators and fluted insulators. 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 from each other. When the headlights are turned off at both ends of the locomotive, then the "double A" lights function is on at both ends. The lighting is maintenance-free, warm white and red LEDs. Brake hoses, heating lines, and covers for the pilot trucks are included. Length over the buffers 18.3 cm / 7-3/16".

Prototype: German State Railroad Company (DRG) class elT 1999 "Glass Train" electric powered observation car. Beige / brownish green paint scheme. The car has simple lamps on the ends, Wendler air intake pumps for ventilation, an air whistle on the roof, no railroad radio, and 2 double-arm pantographs. The car looks as it did around 1935.
 
Model: The car has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. A welcoming announcement from the period as well as a list of destinations, a photo stop, and the end station (surrounding sounds 1, 2, 3) can be activated by means of the function buttons. The car also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 2 axles in one truck powered. Traction tires. The car has built-in interior details. The car comes from the factory with a driver and numerous passengers. The car has factory-installed interior lighting. The dual headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The lighting is maintenance-free, warm white and red LEDs. The interior lighting can be dimmed as a digital auxiliary function. The trucks have different wheelbases like the prototype. The panorama windows are inset. The car has double Wendler air intake pumps and an air whistle on the roof. This car is the version with 2 double-arm pantographs. Length over the buffers 23.7 cm / 9-5/16".

Prototype: German State Railroad (DRB) class 05 streamlined express steam locomotive. Version with powdered coal firing and the engineer's cab at the front. Wine red basic paint scheme. Road number 05 003. The locomotive looks as it did around 1937.
 
Model: The locomotive has the new mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. Different sounds of powdered coal being moved with a compressor (Operating Sounds 1, 2, 3) can be activated by means of the function buttons. The locomotive has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, in the boiler. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of metal. Minimum curved for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Cutouts in the side streamlining for smaller track curves can be filled in with add-on fill pieces. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. A third headlight as a headlight for oncoming trains can be controlled separately in digital operation. The engineer's cab lighting can be controlled separately in digital operation. Maintenance-free, warm white LEDs are used for the lighting. The locomotive and tender have numerous, separately applied grab irons. A 7226 smoke generator and a figure of a locomotive engineer are packed at the factory with the locomotive. There is a permanent close coupling between the locomotive and tender. Length over the buffers 31.0 cm / 12-1/4".
 

One-time series.
 
The class 117 electric locomotive, item number 37062, is the ideal add-on for the 43990 and 41322 fast passenger train car sets. It is being offered exclusively for the MHI / "Exclusiv" program in the Märklin assortment.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Bnb 719 commuter car, 2nd class. "Silberling" / "Silver Coins" design. Car number 50 80 22-12 339-4.
 
Model: The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". The car has an underbody specific to the car type. The trucks have brake shoes. The car has factory-installed LED interior lighting. It also has operating current-conducting couplers. The 73409 marker lights and 73406 pickup shoe can be installed on the car. Length over the buffers 28.2 cm / 11-1/8". DC wheel set 4 x 700580.

Highlights:

• Factory-installed LED interior lighting.

• Operating current-conducting couplers.

One-time series.

Add-on car for the 43829 car set.

The car set and the locomotive to go with this car can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item numbers 43829 and 37002.
 

One-time series.

Special freight cars were purchased in Bavaria for milk traffic above all for the transport of milk cans. The railroad transported the milk cans in this manner from Bavarian dairy farmers who brought their products by wagon or tractor to the nearest station. The railroad cars ran in scheduled passenger trains, which in the past enabled the fastest transport of the perishable milk to the dairies in the city. Another typical feature was the two narrow, opposed sliding doors on both sides. Since the cars were not loaded by forklift or hand truck, narrow doors worked out well. A load conductor or local personnel or even the farmer delivering the milk took care of manually loading the 40 liter / 10.5 gallon milk cans. There were several load restraints inside to secure the milk cans. The loading work at the short stops for the passenger trains could be taken care of relatively quickly through the two doors on both sides of the cars. In addition, the milk cans to be unloaded could be pre-sorted during the trip and be placed ready for unloading at one of the doors. Since the milk transport car was run in passenger trains as a rule, it had a Westinghouse design air brake as well as electrical and steam heating lines. This allowed passenger cars running behind the milk car to be heated too. The wooden boards on the ends of the car had slots in them to allow wind to whistle into the car's interior in order to keep the milk somewhat cool during the trip. Riding in a milk transport car thus developed into a drafty experience. The light paint scheme was typical for the cars and was supposed to keep temperatures within limits in the summer. Another typical feature were the narrow, opposed sliding doors on both sides. Since the cars were not loaded by forklift or hand truck, narrow doors worked out well. A load conductor on the train, or local personnel, or even the farmer delivering the milk did the manual loading of the 40 liter / 10.5 gallon milk cans. Several load restraints inside the railroad cars served to secure the milk cans. The loading work at the short stops for the passenger trains could be taken care of relatively quickly through the two doors on both sides of the cars. In addition, the milk cans to be unloaded could be pre-sorted during the trip and be placed ready for unloading at one of the doors. Since the milk transport car was run in passenger trains as a rule, it had a Westinghouse design air brake as well as electrical and steam heating lines. This allowed passenger cars running behind the milk car to be heated too. The wooden boards on the ends of the car had slots in them to allow wind to whistle into the car's interior in order to keep the milk somewhat cool during the trip. Riding in a milk transport car thus developed into a drafty experience.
 

The V 300 - A One-Off Model with 6 Axles. The firm Krauss-Maffei built three type ML 2200 6-axle locomotives for the Yugoslavian State Railroad; they were based on the German Federal Railroad's successful V 200. Probably in the hope of additional orders, a fourth, identical locomotive with the C-C wheel arrangement was built at Krauss-Maffei's own cost as a demonstrator unit. This locomotive was presented and offered in a striking builder's paint scheme to the German Federal Railroad among others. After several tests, the motor performance for this locomotive was increased and was designated internally at Krauss-Maffei as the type ML 3000 C'C'. It took long negotiations to move the German Federal Railroad to buy this one-off model and put it on its roster as road no. V 300 001. It was painted in the elegant crimson / gray color scheme of its four-axle siblings and was used primarily in premium express train service. In 1968, it was given the computer number 230 001-0 and this impressive machine could be seen in its last years in service between Hamburg and Westerland on the Isle of Sylt, where it also pulled the popular auto trains between Niebüll and Westerland. In 1975, road no. 230 001-0 was put in storage, and the German Federal Railroad tried to sell it, unsuccessfully however, to Italy in 1977. In 1978, it came back to Germany and was finally scrapped two years later.