Highlights:

• Completely new tooling for the class S 2/6

• Very finely detailed construction

• Prototypical detail changes

• Locomotive and tender constructed mostly of metal

• mfx decoder with extensive light and sound functions

One time series.

The Bavarian Class S 2/6 Steam Express Locomotive At the start of the 20th century, experiments by different German state railroads in fast running attracted attention to their systems. The Bavarian State Railroad (K.Bay.Sts.B.) also contracted in 1905 for a fast locomotive as part of this "intoxication with speed". As early as a year later Maffei delivered the S 2/6 with the road number 3201 as designed under the close supervision of chief designer Anton Hammel. The S 2/6 was a 4-4-4- hot steam compound locomotive with a bar frame, 150 km/h / 94 mph maximum speed and 16 metric tons axle load. The running gear was a new concept with the pilot and trailing trucks for guiding the locomotive and the development of the water tank in the tender as a self-supporting design. Although the locomotive did not have a completely streamlined sheathing, there were several elements to the locomotive's appearance intended to reduce wind resistance. In front of the cylinders was a curved sheathing. The smoke box door was conical in shape and the smoke stack and steam dome both had shapes to reduce wind resistance. The cab was also designed to be streamlined, and it transitioned seamlessly into the boiler sheathing. In July of 1907, the locomotive reached the maximum speed of 154.5 km/h / 96 mph with a 150 metric ton experimental train on the route Munich� Augsburg and thereby set a world speed record. The locomotive was initially based in Munich. It came to Ludwigshafen in 1910 and initially ran from there with express trains to Strasbourg and Bingerbrück. In 1922, it came back to Munich, and from 1923 on it was stationed in Augsburg. It never bore its DRG road number 15 001 because as early as 1925 this one-off unit was given a place of honor in the Nürnberg Transportation Museum. The S 2/6 thus played undoubtedly a tragic double role in its history. To be sure, it was technically ahead of its time in 1906 and it met the planned requirements for its realization as a piece of motive power. However, its design was overtaken after a very short time in service by the rapidly changing external conditions. For with the exception of a few years in operation in the Palatine area, the S 2/6 soon saw itself forced into a secondary role as an unloved one-off design. Aside from the record runs in 1907, it remained a design quickly overtaken by the times. It was never built as a production locomotive and disappeared after a few years from regular service. Yet, its historic significance does not lie in its service life but is grounded in its technological and design role as a pioneer, which strongly influenced more than locomotive building.

Highlights:

• Headlight / marker light changeover now with warm white and red LEDs.

• Factory-installed smoke unit included.

• Figure of a locomotive engineer included.

• Current-conducting, operating close couplers included on both ends, for supplying power for the interior lighting in the 43320 passenger car set that goes with this locomotive.

• mfx+ World of Operation decoder and extensive operational and sound functions included.

• For still more operating enjoyment in the Märklin "World of Operation".

One time series.

37069 � Bavarian EP 3/6 20104 (Starting in 1926: E 36 04) The route Salzburg � Freilassing � Berchtesgaden was also part of the first electrification program in Bavaria, and an electric test operation was possible starting April 15, 1914. In 1912, the Bavarian State Railroad ordered four locomotives with a 2-6-4 wheel arrangement for passenger service on this route with its many grades and curves from Krauss in Munich (mechanical parts) and SSW (electrical parts). They were taken into operation in April and June of 1914 as road numbers EP 3/6 20101-20104. Their running gear was designed to correspond to the difficult route characteristics: The front pilot truck together with the first coupled wheel set formed a Krauss-Helmholtz frame. The rear pilot truck together with the last coupled wheel set rested in a Krauss-Lotter frame. The first runs showed the marvelous design of the running gear without a fixed wheelbase. The good running features free of hunting and jerking were praised. A special feature was the steam boiler for train heating located behind the front engineer's cab. Its smoke stack projected from the roof. The front pantograph therefore had to be placed in the middle of the locomotive. Electric test operations to Berchtesgaden ended however as early as August 3, 1914 due to the outbreak of World War I. Electric operations did not resume until April 10, 1916. On the DRG, these locomotives ran starting in August 1926 as road numbers E 36 01-04. Their served was reduced drastically with the introduction of the new E 44.5 starting in 1933/34, and they were finally retired between 1941 and 1943. Road number E 36 02 was then converted to a snowplow and survived. It can be admired today in the Bavarian Railroad Museum (BEM) in Nördlingen.

A passenger car set to go with this locomotive is offered as item number 43320 exclusively for the MHI in the Märklin assortment.

Highlights:

• Extensive sound functions included for the first time in this model

One time series.

Highlights:

• Authentic signs of weathering.

• Presentation board included.

• mfx+ digital decoder and extensive operational and sound functions included.

• For still more operating enjoyment in the Märklin "World of Operation".

• Figures of a locomotive engineer and a fireman included.

• Factory-installed smoke unit included.

• Telex coupler on the tender.

This model is being produced in a one-time series only for the Märklin Dealer Initiative (MHI). The fourth locomotive of a series of 5 locomotives with traces of authentic weathering.

A freight car set to go with this locomotive is being produced under item number 46088 also exclusively for the MHI in the Märklin assortment.

Highlights:

• Newly developed cabin tender.

• Prototypical design changes to the locomotive, shortened running boards included.

• Especially finely detailed metal construction.

• Partially open bar frame and many separately applied details.

• High-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler.

• mfx+ World of Operation decoder and extensive operational and sound functions included.

• For still more operating enjoyment in the Märklin "World of Operation".

Class 50 Steam Freight Locomotive The class 50 locomotive came into being shortly before the start of World War II as the last of the so-called "standard design steam locomotives". From April to July of 1939 Henschel built the first twelve locomotives which was soon destined to become the German State Railroad's most successful design, because this 2-10-0 locomotive with its approximately 1,600 horsepower and 80 km/h / 50 mph speed quickly became a general-purpose, sturdy, reliable unit. The outbreak of war on September 1, 1939 caused a leap in the demand for freight locomotives, and the twelve pre-production locomotives were followed by another 3,152 units over the course of the next few years. After the end of the war the DB had more than 2,000 units, which were gradually equipped with the small Witte in place of the large Wagner smoke deflectors, and which mostly lost the running board skirting. The so-called freight train baggage cars were not available in sufficient quantities and formed a big problem on freight trains in the Fifties. Finally, the idea came about of installing a cabin on the 751 tenders of the class 50 units for the train crews. Two large windows ensured a good view to the rear of the train and inside the cabins, there was still room for large work surfaces with table lamps, upholstered folding seats, two emergency seats, a folding washbasin, a ceiling light, two shelves, steam heating, hot plates for heating meals, a water container, and clothing hooks. The class 50 units with or without cabin tenders remained "the" all-round steam locomotives for freight and passenger trains on main and branch lines right up to the end of the steam locomotive era in 1977.

A tank car set to go with this steam freight locomotive can be found under item number 46536.

Highlights:

• Telex couplers for remote-controlled uncoupling from cars.

• Extensive sound functions.

• Double "A" light can be controlled.

One-time series.

Highlights:

• mfx+ World of Operation decoder included.

• A wide variety of operational and sound functions that can be controlled digitally.

• Especially finely detailed metal construction.

• Partially open bar frame and many separately applied details.

• High-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler.

One-time series.

Highlights:

• mfx+ World of Operation decoder included.

• A wide variety of operational and sound functions that can be controlled digitally.

• Especially finely detailed metal construction.

• Partially open bar frame and many separately applied details.

• High-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel, mounted in the boiler.

One-time series.

Highlights:

• mfx+ digital decoder included.

• Firebox flickering.

• Certificate of authenticity.

One-time limited series.

90 Years of the Class 01 Express Steam Locomotives The class 01 was the epitome of German express steam locomotives for many years almost up to the end of steam motive power in both German states. Neither lay people nor experts could escape the fascination of these locomotives and the manner in which they delivered power, elegance, and speed. A two-cylinder and a four-cylinder compound express locomotive was included in the first type plan for the DRG established in 1920. These units were identical in all other parts. Starting in 1926 exhaustive comparison runs were done with ten each of the two classes that ended up in favor of the two-cylinder units. Regular production of the twin locomotives began with road number 01 012 starting in 1927. Procurement of them did not end until 1938. They were built over a period of more than twelve years which almost inevitably resulted in different design changes. After World War II 171 units remained with the later DB and 70 came to the later DR. Five DB units were equipped in 1950/51 with Henschel mixed pre-heaters and all of the DB 01 units gave up their large smoke deflectors in favor of the small Witte units. Both German state railroads decided at the end of the Fifties to update or rebuild part of their 01 locomotives. On the DB 50 units were equipped starting in 1957 with new welded high-efficiency boilers. The DR's rebuilding program changed 35 locomotives fundamentally as the new class 01.5. Numerous locomotives remain preserved and at least one example of each class are even operational.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) standard design "Donnerbüchsen" / "Thunder Box" passenger cars. Type Abi, 1st and 2nd class, type Bi, 2nd class, and type Pwi baggage car. Bottle green paint scheme. The cars look as they did around 1957.

Model: All of the cars have factory-installed LED interior lighting and current-conducting couplers. The baggage car has built-in marker lights and a pickup shoe installed. The passenger cars have open platforms and crossovers. The baggage cars has sliding doors that can be opened. Total length over the buffers 48.3 cm / 19".

Highlights:

• Factory-installed LED interior lighting.

• Baggage car has built-in marker lights.

• New lanterns on the baggage car.

• Current-conducting couplers.

One-time series.

The diesel locomotive to go with this car set can be found in the Märklin MHI H0 assortment under item number 36082.
 

Prototype: 3 different design Royal Bavarian State Railroad (K.Bay.Sts.B.) 3-axle passenger cars, for use on the route Salzburg-Freilassing-Berchtesgaden. 1 type ABü three-axle passenger car, 1st/2nd class. 1 type Cü three-axle passenger car, 3rd class. 1 type Pü three-axle baggage car. The cars look as they did around 1915.

Model: All of the cars have factory-installed interior lighting with maintenance-free LEDs. Each car has factory-installed current-conducting operating close couplers at both ends. The entire car set can be supplied with power from the EP 3/6 electric locomotive (item number 37069) by means of the built-in current-conducting close couplers. The interior lighting can be controlled digitally from the locomotive. All of the cars are individually packaged and have a master package. Total length over the buffers 47.2 cm / 18-9/16".
Highlights:

• Used on the route Salzburg - Freilassing - Berchtesgaden.

• All of the cars include factory-installed LED interior lighting.

• Current-conducting close couplers between the individual cars.

• The interior lighting for the car set can be controlled digitally from the 37069 locomotive.

One-time series.

The class EP 3/6 electric locomotive goes well with the 43320 passenger car set. It is also being offered exclusively for the MHI in the Märklin assortment as item number 37069.

This passenger car set can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number T24609.

• This car is compatible with the blocks of all well-known manufacturers.

Prototype: 6 different design German State Railroad Company (DRG) freight cars. 1 type Gltr Dresden Interchange Design high capacity boxcar. 1 type Om Königsberg Interchange Design gondola with a brakeman's cab. 1 type O Nürnberg Association Design gondola for coal. 1 beer refrigerator car with a high mounted brakeman's cab, privately owned car painted and lettered for the brewery Erlanger Erichbräu. 1 type K Wuppertal Association Design gondola with hatches and a brakeman's cab. 1 type Rr Stuttgart stake car, Interchange Design with wood stakes. The cars look as they did in the mid-Thirties.

Model: The Om Königsberg and O Nürnberg gondolas are loaded with real coal. The stake car has a load of wood. All of the cars are authentically weathered and have different car numbers. They are individually packaged. Total length over the buffers approximately 66.5 cm / 26-3/16". DC wheel set for the beer car 2 x 700270, for all of the other cars, per car 2 x 700580.

Highlights:

• All of the cars include authentic weathering and different car numbers.

One-time series.

The class 56 steam freight locomotive as item number 37516 goes ideally with the 46088 freight car set. Both items are being offered exclusively for the MHI in the Märklin assortment.

Prototype: Standard design tank cars, used on the German Federal Railroad (DB). Older design with pressed metal trucks and brakeman's platforms. Privately owned cars painted and lettered for VTG United Tank Storage and Transportation, Inc., Hamburg, and BP Gasoline and Petroleum, Inc., Hamburg. The cars look as they did at the start of the Sixties.

Model: The cars have special quiet-running trucks. They also have separately applied ladders and catwalks. The cars have separately applied tank signs. All of the cars have different car numbers, are individually packaged and marked. Length over the buffers per car 14.2 cm / 5-5/8". DC wheel set per car 4 x 32376004.

Highlights:

• Different car numbers.

• Separately applied tank signs.

• Each car individually packaged.

One-time series.

This tank car set is the right add-on for the class 50 steam freight locomotive with a cabin tender that can be found under item number 37835.

• New tooling for the types Tbis 871 sliding roof / sliding wall car.

Prototype: 2 German State Railroad Company (DRG) type Gh "Hannover" (Bavarian design) boxcars. Cars from the first production run with flat roofs. Used as milk cars to ship "fresh milk to Nürnberg Main Station". Grayish white basic paint scheme. Both cars look as they did around 1930.

Model: Each of the boxcars has 6 Grove design vents on the roof. Each car with continuous running board on each side of the car below the sliding doors. The cars have steps at one end. Both boxcars have different car numbers. Total length over the buffers 22.2 cm / 8-3/4". DC wheel set per car 2 x 700580.

Highlights:

• New tooling for the Bavarian design two-axle milk cars with a flat roof.

• Interesting car type for transporting "fresh milk to Nürnberg Main Station".

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. 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.

80825  --  2015 Annual Marklin Magazine Car

Prototype: Type Tms 851 2-axle sliding roof car with a brakeman's cab.

Model: The car is painted and lettered to fit in the series of Märklin Magazin annual cars. Length over the buffers approximately 40 mm / 1-9/16".

One-time series. Märklin Magazin Annual Car for 2015.

87092  --  DB Auto Train, Inc. Auto Travel Train

Prototype: DB Auto Train consisting of two type Avmz compartment cars and 3 type DDm 915 auto transport cars as they looked in Era V.

Model: The cars are finely, prototypically painted and lettered, and all of the cars have individual car numbers. The wheel sets are black nickel-plated. Included with this set are 8 different automobile models that can be loaded on the auto transport cars. Length over the buffers approximately 600 mm / 23-5/8".

The dining car to go with this set is available as item number 87743.

87321  --  Passenger Car Set

Prototype: three K.Bay.Sts.B. type Cu express train passenger cars, 3rd class, 1 K.W.St.E. type ABCCü express train passenger car, 1st/2nd/3rd class, and 1 K.Bay.Sts.B. type PPÜ baggage car.

Model: The baggage car has been reworked to correspond to the prototype. All of the cars have correct finely executed paint schemes. All of the wheels are black nickel-plated. These models are not available individually. Length over the buffers approximately 440 mm / 17-5/16".

One-time series for the MHI.

The express locomotive to go with the 87321 car set can be found under item number 88923.

87743  --  WRmz 135.0 Dining Car

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) type WRmz 135.0 dining car as it looked in Era V.

Model: This car has a fine, prototypical paint scheme and lettering. It has a single-arm pantograph and dark wheel sets. Length over the buffers 120 mm / 4-3/4".

The 87743 dining car can be added to the 87092 car set to make up a prototypical train consist for the theme DB Auto Train.

88113  --  DR class E 244 Electric Locomotive

Prototype: German State Railroad (DR) class E 244.

Model: This is an improved version compared to earlier models of this class. The locomotive has larger buffer plates. The catenary selector screw has been moved to inside the locomotive. The triple headlights are warm white LEDs and they change over with the direction of travel. Both trucks are powered. Length over the buffers 68 mm / 2-11/16".

88626  --  American E8B Diesel Electric Locomotive

Prototype: General Motors EMD class E8B six-axle B unit painted and lettered for Union Pacific Railroad.

Model: The locomotive is completely new tooling. It has a new powerful motor. 2 axles powered on each truck. Traction tires for high pulling power. The locomotive is finely detailed and has extensive, prototypical paintwork and lettering. It also has the Märklin system coupler front and rear. Length approximately 96 mm / 3-3/4".

This model is a cooperative project with the firm AZL.

88626 can be added to 88627 for double the pulling power.

88830  --  DB class 52 Steam Locomotive with Condensation Tender

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 52 with a condensation tender in Era III.

Model: This locomotive model has been reworked in many respects. It has fully detailed, working valve gear. The locomotive now has rail clearance devices, imitations of brakes, and sand pipes. It also has larger buffer plates. The locomotive has a 5-pole Mini-Club motor. All of the driving axles are powered. The locomotive model is equipped with Witte smoke deflectors and dual headlights with warm white LEDs that change over with the direction of travel. For the first time the locomotive tender has headlights. The pilot truck has solid wheels. Length over the buffers 127 mm / 5".

Highlights:

• Complete working valve gear.

• Imitations of brakes and sand pipes.

• Working headlights on the tender that change over with the direction of travel.

• Triple headlights.

• Witte smoke deflectors.

88923  --  Royal Bavarian State Railroad (K.Bay.Sts.B.) class S 3/6 Steam Locomotive.

Prototype: Royal Bavarian State Railroad (K.Bay.Sts.B.) class S 3/6. "Wind Splitter" cab included.

Model: This model has been reworked in many respects. It has dual headlights with warm white LEDs. A signal lamp (non-working) that can be plugged in on the upper front in the prototype is included. The model is finely detailed with imitations of the brakes, rail clearance devices, larger buffer plates, detailed valve gear, and protective piston rod tubes for the inner cylinders are modeled. The model has new older design buffers with larger buffer plates. It also has an extensive paint scheme. The locomotive has a 5-pole motor. All of the driving axles are powered. Due to the filigree nature of the valve gear and the details, the locomotive requires a minimum radius of 195 mm / 7-11/16" or larger for operation. Length over the buffers 84 mm / 3-5/16".

Highlights:

• Reworked finely detailed model.

88923 is the perfect motive power for the 87321 passenger car set.

88953  --  DB class 74 steam locomotive

Prototype: Class 74 steam locomotive.

Model: The class 74 steam locomotive is painted and lettered for the Märklin-Magazin. The model has been largely redesigned and is finely detailed. The locomotive body and frame are constructed of metal. The locomotive has brake imitations, rail clearance devices, etc. modelled on its underbody. It has finely detailed valve gear. The locomotive has enlarged buffer plates. The front of the locomotive now has a plastic coupler hook. Warm white LEDs are used for the triple headlights. The locomotive has a 5-pole motor. All 3 driving axles are powered. The wheels are black nickel-plated. Length over the buffers approximately 55 mm / 2-3/16".

Highlights:

• Locomotive frame and body constructed of metal.

• Finely detailed valve gear.

• Brake rigging and rail clearance devices modelled.

• 5-pole motor.

• Warm white LEDs for headlights.

• Plastic coupler hooks at both ends of the locomotive.

The 88953 steam locomotive can be added to the previous Märklin Magazin cars to make a complete train.

55015  --  DB class E 10.1 Express Electric locomotive

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class E 10.1. Express locomotive with a squared off body, 5 headlights / marker lights, continuous rain gutter, and high-efficiency vents. Cobalt blue basic paint scheme. The locomotive looks as did it around 1964.

Model: The locomotive has a new road number and is extensively weathered. The frame and the truck frames are constructed of metal. The superstructure is constructed mostly of metal. The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder, controlled high-efficiency propulsion, and extensive sound functions. It can be operated with AC power, DC power, Märklin Digital, and DCC. The locomotive has a powerful, centrally mounted motor and drives all of the axles in both trucks by means of cardan shafts. In digital operation, the double arm pantographs can be raised and lowered by motors. The white headlights and red marker lights are LEDs. They will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. White LED lights are on in the engineer's cab at the front of the locomotive, depending on the direction of travel. The doors for the engineer's cab can be opened. The cabs have interior details and Engineer's Cab 1 has a figure of a locomotive engineer. There are metal grab irons and many other separately applied details: DB sign plates, antenna, windshield wipers, a whistle, buffer beams with sprung buffers, and separately applied brake lines. The locomotive comes from the factory with claw couplers mounted on it; they can be replaced by 2 reproduction prototype couplers that are included with the locomotive. The minimum radius for operation is 1,020 mm / 40-1/8". Length over the buffers 51.5 cm / 20-1/4".

Highlights:

• In digital operation, the double arm pantographs can be raised and lowered by motors.

• The model is extensively weathered.

• New road number.

One-time series.

58016  --  DB type A4üm-61 (12 030 München) express train passenger car, 1st class

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type A4üm-61 (12 030 München) express train passenger car, 1st class. Cobalt blue basic paint scheme.

Model: The car body is finely constructed of plastic with many separately applied details. The car has complete interior details and built-in interior lighting. The couplers are mounted in close coupler guide mechanisms. The model is extensively weathered. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 75.0 cm / 29-1/2".

Highlights:

• Model extensively weathered

58027  --  DB type B4üm-61 (19 395 München) express train passenger car, 2nd class

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type B4üm-61 (19 395 München) express train passenger car, 2nd class. Chrome oxide green basic paint scheme.

Model: The car body is finely constructed of plastic with many separately applied details. The car has complete interior details and built-in interior lighting. The couplers are mounted in close coupler guide mechanisms. The model is extensively weathered. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 75.0 cm / 29-1/2".

Highlights:

• Model extensively weathered.

Another model variation with a different car number can be found under item number 58028.

58028  --  DB type B4üm-61 (19 407 München) express train passenger car, 2nd class

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type B4üm-61 (19 407 München) express train passenger car, 2nd class. Chrome oxide green basic paint scheme.

Model: The car body is finely constructed of plastic with many separately applied details. The car has complete interior details and built-in interior lighting. The couplers are mounted in close coupler guide mechanisms. The model is extensively weathered. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 75.0 cm / 29-1/2".

Highlights:

• Model extensively weathered.

Another model variation with a different car number can be found under item number 58027.

58046  --  DB type AR4üm-54 (11 869 München) half dining car.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type AR4üm-54 (11 869 München) half dining car. Crimson / cobalt blue basic paint scheme.

Model: The car body is finely constructed of plastic with many separately applied details. The car has complete interior details and built-in interior lighting. The couplers are mounted in close coupler guide mechanisms. The model is extensively weathered. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 75.0 cm / 29-1/2".

Highlights:

• Model extensively weathered.

58056  --  DB type BD4üm-61 (95 162 München) half baggage car

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type BD4üm-61 (95 162 München) half baggage car. Chrome oxide green basic paint scheme.

Model: The car body is finely constructed of plastic with many separately applied details. The car has complete interior details and built-in interior lighting. The couplers are mounted in close coupler guide mechanisms. The model is extensively weathered. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 75.0 cm / 29-1/2".

Highlights:

• Model extensively weathered.

58803  --  SBB Eaos Gondola

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) type Eaos high side gondola.

Model: The frame and car body are made of plastic with many separately applied details. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 43.8 cm / 17-1/4".

Another variation with its own car number can be found under item number 58804.

58804  --  SBB Eaos Gondola

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) type Eaos high side gondola.

Model: The frame and car body are made of plastic with many separately applied details. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 43.8 cm / 17-1/4".

58810 / 58811 / 58812 / 58813  --  DB type Klm 441 low side car

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Klm 441 low side car.

Model: New car number. This car type is completely new tooling very finely constructed of plastic with very many separately applied details. This is the version without a brakeman's platform, with metal sides, without stakes. The car comes with the system couplers mounted, prototype reproduction couplers, and brake hoses for installation on the cars. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 37.5 cm / 14-3/4".

Highlights:

• New car numbers.

• Finely executed completely new tooling.

• Sprung buffers included.

This new tooling is also available in these variations: 21 80 313 6 089-2 as item number 58811 21 80 313 7 023-0 as item number 58812 21 80 313 6 538-8 as item number 58813

58814 / 58815 / 58816 / 58817  --  DB type Rmms 33 "Ulm" stake car

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Rmms 33 "Ulm" stake car.

Model: New car number. The "Ulm" car type is completely new tooling and is very finely constructed of plastic with very many separately applied details. This is the version with a brakeman's platform, with wood sides, and with wood stakes on the sides and metal stakes on the ends. The stakes are removable and can be stored in the stake box. The car comes with the system couplers mounted, prototype reproduction couplers, and brake hoses for installation on the cars. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 37.8 cm / 14-7/8".

Highlights:

• New car numbers.

• Finely executed completely new tooling.

• Removable stakes.

• Reproduction prototype couplers included.

This new tooling is also available in these variations: 433 148 as item number 58815 433 067 as item number 58816 431 329 as item number 58817

58818 / 58819  --  DRG type Rmm "Ulm" stake car with a Lanz rail vehicle

Prototype: German State Railroad Company (DRG) type Rmm "Ulm" stake car with a Lanz rail vehicle as a load.

Model: New car number. The model is completely new tooling and is very finely constructed of plastic with very many separately applied details. This is the DRG version with wood sides, with wood stakes on the sides and metal stakes on the ends, and with a brakeman's platform. All of the stakes are removable as in the prototype of course and can be stored in the stake box. The car comes with the system couplers mounted, prototype reproduction couplers, and brake hoses for installation on the cars. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 37.8 cm / 14-7/8". The car has a Lanz rail vehicle as a load. The Lanz rail vehicle can be rolled, features metal and real wood construction, and is mounted in place on a real wooden load frame.

Highlights:

• New car numbers.

• Finely executed completely new tooling.

• Removable stakes.

• Reproduction prototype couplers included.

• A model of a Lanz rail vehicle on a real wooden load frame included.

58821 / 58822  --  DB type Gllh III "Leig" unit pair of freight cars

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Gllh III "Leig" unit pair of freight cars with the lettering "Stückgut-Schnellverkehr" ("Less-than-Carload-Lot-Express-Service").

Model: These cars have new car number in order to form prototypical units. This type Gllh 12 pair of cars is completely new tooling and is very finely constructed of plastic with many separately applied details. One car has a brakeman's cab and a hand brake, and one car does not have a brakeman's platform. The doors on the model can be opened and the cars have sprung buffers. In addition, the cars also have interior details. The pair of cars is prototypically coupled together. They come with the system couplers mounted, prototype reproduction couplers, and brake hoses for installation on the cars. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 76.2 cm / 30".

Highlights:

• New car numbers.

• Finely executed completely new tooling.

• Doors that can be opened.

• Sprung buffers.

• Prototype reproduction couplers included.

The DB "Leig" Unit As early as the Mid-Twenties the German State Railroad (DRG) was faced with competition from trucks. The less-than-carload-lot service most of all had to be accelerated in order not to lose more market share. The DRG therefore developed a new transport concept in 1927, whereby less-than-carload-lot freight was hauled in its own trains and was to be sorted in route. This saved time-consuming switching maneuvers for loading and unloading along the route. Actually, these so-called "Leichten Eil-Güterzüge" ("Light Fast Freight Trains") ("Leig" for short) were supposed to be hauled by newly developed powered baggage rail cars but they were not available yet and were never built except for a few individual samples. Initially, use was made of locomotive-hauled short trains and the conversion of existing freight cars as a cost-effective "emergency solution". On each pair of cars, a shock absorption plate replaced a buffer on one side at one end of the cars and the buffer on the other side was replaced by a buffer without a plate in order to achieve two close-coupled cars in this manner. At the close-coupled end with a spacing between the cars of only 54 cm / 21-1/4", large openings were cut into the end walls and the space between the cars was bridged by a walkover plate and a diaphragm. The result was a large connected workspace. The first "Leig" units still consisted of a boxcar and a freight train baggage car. After just a short time, "Leig" units were made from two high-capacity cars. The permissible maximum speed was increased to 100 km/h / 62 mph after changes to the suspension for the cars. The sidewalls for these boxcars bore the lettering "Stückgut-Schnellverkehr" ("Less-than-Carload-Lot Express Service") in different versions, whereby the variation known to everyone and often selected had ascending black lettering on a white background. The "Leigs" were usually coupled together in "Leichtgüterzügen" / "Light Freight Trains" with a maximum of ten axles, sometimes with a gondola for bulky or dangerous freight. With this limitation on the train length, trains could be stopped exactly at station platforms and the freight transfer could be accelerated accordingly. After the end of World War II, the DB at the start of the Fifties stood before the task of replacing and adding to the "Leig" units in the years to come. It purchased the type Gllmehs 52 "Leig" units in large numbers as a result. The DB did not stop running trains of Less-than-Carload-Lot Express Service until the Sixties and the "Leig" units continued to be used only in "normal" freight trains.

58823 / 58824 --  DB type Hkr-z 321 "Leig" unit pair of freight cars

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Hkr-z 321 "Leig" unit pair of freight cars.

Model: These cars have new car number in order to form prototypical units. This type Hkr-z 321 pair of cars is completely new tooling and is very finely constructed of plastic with many separately applied details. One car has a brakeman's platform and a hand brake, and one car does not have a brakeman's platform or a hand brake. The doors on the model can be opened and the cars have sprung buffers. In addition, the cars also have interior details. The pair of cars is prototypically coupled together. They come with the system couplers mounted, prototype reproduction couplers, and brake hoses for installation on the cars. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 76.2 cm / 30".

Highlights:

• New car numbers.

• Finely executed completely new tooling.

• Doors that can be opened.

• Sprung buffers.

• Prototype reproduction couplers included.

58831 / 58832 / 58833 / 58834  --  DB type Gl 11 (Dresden) boxcar

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Gl 11 (Dresden) boxcar.

Model: New car number. The type Gl 11 car is completely new tooling and is very finely constructed of plastic with very many separately applied details. This is the version with end reinforcements, air brakes, and without a hand brake. The doors on the model can be opened and the model has sprung buffers. The car comes with the system couplers mounted, prototype reproduction couplers, and brake hoses for installation on the car. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 37.9 cm / 14-15/16".

Highlights:

• New car numbers.

• Finely executed completely new tooling.

• Doors that can be opened.

• Prototype couplers included.

58842 / 58843 / 58844 / 58845  --  DB type Gl 11 (Dresden) boxcar

Prototype: German State Railroad Company (DRG) type Gl Dresden boxcar. Without a hand brake.

Model: New car number. The type Gl Dresden car is completely new tooling and is very finely constructed of plastic with very many separately applied details. This is the version with end reinforcements, air brakes, and without a hand brake. The doors on the model can be opened and the model has sprung buffers. The car comes with the system couplers mounted, prototype reproduction couplers, and brake hoses for installation on the car. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 37.9 cm / 14-15/16".

Highlights:

• New car numbers.

• Finely executed completely new tooling.

• Doors that can be opened.

• Prototype couplers included.

58846 / 58847  --  DRG type Rmms 33 "Ulm" stake car w/Lanz "Ackerluft" Bulldog tractor

Prototype: German State Railroad Company (DRG) type Rmms 33 "Ulm" stake car with a Lanz "Ackerluft" Bulldog tractor as a load.

Model: New car number. The "Ulm" car type is completely new tooling and is very finely constructed of plastic with very many separately applied details. This is the DB version with steel sides, with pressed sheet metal stakes on the sides and steel stakes on the ends. All of the stakes are removable as in the prototype of course and can be stored in the stake box. The car comes with the system couplers mounted, prototype reproduction couplers, and brake hoses for installation on the cars. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 37.8 cm / 14-7/8". The car has a metal model of a Lanz "Ackerluft" Bulldog tractor as a load, mounted in place on a real wooden load frame.
Highlights:

• New car numbers.

• Finely executed completely new tooling.

• Removable stakes.

• A model of a Lanz "Ackerluft" Bulldog tractor as a load on a real wooden load frame included.

 

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T15544  --  DB Sliding Wall Boxcar Set

Prototype: Two German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG), DB Cargo business area, type Hirrs-tt 325 sliding wall boxcars.

Model: The cars have close coupler mechanisms. Length over the buffers per car 168 mm / 6-5/8".

One-time series.
 

T16372  --  Express Diesel Powered Rail Car SVT "Flying Hamburger"

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class SVT 137 Express Powered Rail Car. Earlier German State Railroad Company (DRG) "Hamburg" design. Version as museum powered rail car 137 225.

Model: The model has a built-in digital decoder and sound generator for operation with DCC, Selectrix, and Selectrix 2. Motor powering 2 axles built into the Jakobs truck. Both halves of the unit and the Jakobs truck are connected by a guide mechanism thus producing a prototypical look of a close spacing without open space when the model is standing on straight track. The headlights / marker lights change over white / red. They and the interior lighting are LEDs. Total length over the buffers 278 mm / 10-15/16".

One-time series

T16381  --  K.P.E.V. class P8 Steam Locomotive

Prototype: Royal Prussian Railroad Administration (K.P.E.V.) class P8. As it originally looked with a box-style tender.

Model: The locomotive and tender are constructed mostly of die-cast metal. The locomotive has a motor with a bell-shaped armature and a flywheel, mounted in the boiler. It also has a built-in digital decoder and a sound generator with the formats DCC, Selectrix, and Selectrix 2. The locomotive and tender are close coupled. 3 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has dual headlights with warm white LEDs. All of the functions can also be controlled in the Selectrix digital format. Length over the buffers 116 mm / 4-9/16".

T16893  --  DB AG class 189 multiple system electric locomotive

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 189 multiple system electric locomotive. Builder 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 guide mechanism for close couplers and 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 headlights. The cab lighting and the long-distance headlights can be controlled digitally. The outer pantographs can take power from catenary. Length over the buffers 122 mm / 4-13/16".

One-time series

L23945 --  DB class 220 Diesel Locomotive

Afterr the class V 200 diesel locomotives were removed from express train service at the end of the Sixties, units designated from 1968 on as the class 220 also pulled freight trains. This model reproduces Road Number 220 085-5 in the original Era IV paint and lettering scheme. The locomotive is equipped with 2 powerful motors, a decoder, sound, and two pulsing smoke generators that reproduce typical exhaust of the prototype. Two general-purpose sockets, traction tires, and many other details are included. Length over the buffers 67 cm / 26-3/8".

Highlights:

• Complete sound and exhaust gas smoke included.

One-time series in 2015.

This locomotive goes well with the 40980 and 40981 ore cars and with the 20120 diesel locomotive.

L35357 --  RuBB Passenger Car

Model of a Rügen Bäder Railroad passenger car, also known as the Rasender Roland / Furious Roland. The car has a prototypical paint scheme and lettering for Era VI. It also has complete interior details and doors that can be opened. The car has metal wheel sets. Length over the buffers 58 cm / 22-7/8".
 
This car is the ideal add-on for a train with the 28005 locomotive and the 35359 car set.

L40980 --  DB Fad 168 Hopper Car Set

This car set consists of 3 German Federal Railroad (DB) type Fad 168 high capacity hopper cars for use in unit trains in volume freight service with coal, coking coal, or ore. Each car has its own car number. Length over the buffers for each car 42 cm / 16-9/16".
 
This car set goes with the 23945 class 220 or the 20755 class 139. The 40981 car set can be added to this set.
 

L40981 --  DB Fad 168 Hopper Car Set

This car set consists of 3 German Federal Railroad (DB) type Fad 168 high capacity hopper cars for use in unit trains in volume freight service with coal, coking coal, or ore. Each car has its own car number. Length over the buffers for each car 42 cm / 16-9/16".
 
This car set goes with the 23945 class 220 or the 20755 class 139. The 40980 car set can be added to this set.