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Now Available - Marklin 'MN29181' (22/05/2009)

2009 New Item. Available Now For Only £195 ()

Now Available - Marklin 'MN37253' (15/05/2009)

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class Kittel DT8 steam powered rail car. Built starting in 1915, originally for the Grand Ducal Baden State Railways. Version in crimson red paint scheme for Era III. Model: The car has an mfx digital decoder and a controlled miniature can motor. The car's frame is die-cast metal. 2 axles powered. The dual headlights change over with the direction of travel. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LED's. The car has an NEM coupler pocket. It also has many separately applied details. There is a completely free view through the engineer's cab and a representation of the boiler. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The acceleration and braking delay can be controlled with a 6021 Control Unit or Märklin Systems. Length over the buffers 13.0 cm / 5-1/8". Highlights: Completely new tooling. The Kittel – A Durable Steam Powered Rail Car. As early as the end of the 19th century, procurement was begun of a first series of seven steam powered rail cars that were chiefly run on branch lines in the southwest part of Germany. Eugen Kittel, chief mechanical engineer for the Royal Württemberg State Railways (KWStE) designed a more efficient boiler, which led in 1905 to the order for another 10 steam powered rail cars in Württemberg. The first series was rebuilt accordingly. At the time of the German State Railroad, the remaining steam powered rail cars were designated under the road numbers 9 Stuttgart to 14 Stuttgart. Another series of steam powered rail cars under the class 121a was delivered in 1914/15 for the Grand Ducal Baden State Railways, and they were later designated on the DRG under the road numbers CidT 1 to 8. Two steam powered rail cars from this Baden series were acquired by the German Federal Railroad after 1945, and they were painted in the crimson color scheme customary for powered rail cars. In 1951 and 1953, these two steam powered rail cars from the provincial railroad period were retired from service on the German Federal Railroad. This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item no. 22033. Available Now For Only £205 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN37074' (15/05/2009)

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 78 fast passenger locomotive. Version before 1955 with dual headlights. Model: The locomotive comes with an mfx decoder and controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 3 axles powered. 2 traction tires. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The acceleration and braking delay can be controlled with a 6021 Control Unit or with Märklin Systems. The locomotive has numerous separately applied details. Length over the buffers 16.9 cm / 6-5/8". Highlights: mfx decoder included for all Märklin modes of operation. 78 to 74. The fast class T 18 tank locomotives from Prussia, Württemberg, and Saarland made up the class 78.0 on the German State Railroad. Over 80% of this roster, or 424 units, came to the German Federal Railroad. They were used primarily in regional service with and starting in 1953 they were ideal motive power for passenger trains with the "new" three-axle rebuild cars, which were authorized for speeds up to 90 km/h / 56 mph. These "partnerships" were maintained in some cases for almost 20 years. After that, the class 78 locomotives were gathered in the Stuttgart District and were retired one by one until 1974. The rebuild car pairs, item nos. 43172, 43182, and 43192, form the passenger train for the class 78 model. Available Now For Only £265 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN36711' (15/05/2009)

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 402 InterCity Express. Four part train: type 402.0 powered end car, type 805.3 open seating car,1st class, type 804.0 BordRestaurant dining car, type 808.0 cab control car, 2nd class. The train is painted and lettered as delivered from the builder. Model: The powered end car has a digital decoder and a sound effects generator. The train has a special motor. 2 axles powered. 2 traction tires. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally in the powered end car (the headlights in the cab control car are always on). The horn sound effect and the station announcements as well as the acceleration and braking delay can be controlled with a 6021 Control Unit or with Märklin Systems. The pantographs can be raised and lowered (they are not wired to take power from catenary). Train length 102.7 cm / 40-7/16". Highlights: Especially attractive entry level model. Sound: horn and station announcements. The ICE 2 is available in a 2-rail DC version from Trix under item no. 22096. Available Now For Only £215 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN81080' (19/03/2009)

2008 Extra New Item Available Now For Only £395 (Z Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN46254' (19/03/2009)

Prototype: Dutch State Railways (NS) type Fals high capacity hopper car. Version with type Y25 trucks. Model: The car has a load insert with a layer of scale sized real ballast. Length over the buffers 13.3 cm / 5-1/4". DC wheel set 4 x 70 0580. Available Now For Only £32 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN37848' (19/03/2009)

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 50 freight locomotive. Version with a box-style tender and Wagner smoke deflectors. The locomotive looks as it did around 1954. Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder, controlled high-efficiency propulsion, a Telex coupler on the tender, and a sound effects generator. The motor is in the boiler. 5 axles powered. Traction tires. The locomotive's frame is articulated to enable the locomotive to negotiate sharp curves. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. A 7226 smoke generator can be installed in the locomotive. The smoke generator contact, the Telex coupler, the steam locomotive whistle sound, and the acceleration and braking delay can be controlled with a 6021 Control Unit or with Märklin Systems. Additional operating sounds can be controlled with Märklin Systems. There is an NEM coupler pocket on the pilot truck. The close coupling between the locomotive and the tender is adjustable. Length over the buffers 26.3 / 26.5 cm / 10-3/8" / 10-7/16". Highlights: Motor and gear drive in the locomotive, decoder in the tender. Special articulated running gear. Telex coupler on the tender for remote-controlled uncoupling from cars. Realistic steam locomotive sounds. Available Now For Only £395 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN26001' (19/03/2009)

2008 Extra New Item Available Now For Only £895 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN60523' (13/02/2009)

A CD ROM with 30 suggestions worked out for Märklin H0 model railroad layouts. Track plans are shown for C Track and for K Track as well as 3-dimensional views of the layouts. A viewer program is included on the CD ROM to show layouts and views directly. The track plans can be edited and stored with the 60521 track planning program. German language version only. System requirements: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. Pentium processor or a comparable processor, CD ROM drive. Graphics card with 16 Bit color shades. 32 MB main memory (RAM). Highlights: The track plan book in a CD format. 30 suggested layouts in 3-D. Viewer included for showing the layout plans. Can be used with the 60521 track planning program. These track plans are compatible with the modellplan Wintrack family of track planning software. Available Now For Only £20.5 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN58154' (13/02/2009)

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Pwi "Donnerbüchse / Thunder Box" standard design car. Model: The car has a finely detailed frame with many separately applied parts. The car 4 doors that can be opened. The car has digital lighting installed. Minimum radius for operation 1,020 mm / 40-3/16". Length over the buffers 43.5 cm / 17-1/8". Available Now For Only £285 (Gauge 1)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN56160' (13/02/2009)

Prototype: Classic signal tower located over the tracks. Generously sized control room mounted on a masonry main base and a lattice-work support. Model: All of the parts are made of sturdy plastic in different, realistic colors. The control room is fully glassed in with fine window mullions. The signal tower has interior details with the lever equipment and a large control panel. The signal tower has interior lighting with 3 light sockets and wire for connections. Dimensions 41 cm x 24 cm / 16-1/8" x 9-7/16". Clearance for trains to run under the tower 20 cm / 7-7/8". Highlights: New color concept with a realistic look. Interior lighting included in the kit. Can be used for all eras. Polystyrene glue available at your dealer is required for assembly of this kit. Available Now For Only £82 (Gauge 1)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN54293' (13/02/2009)

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 144 passenger locomotive. Former class E 44, built starting in 1932. Model: The locomotive is constructed of metal with applied plastic parts. It has an mfx digital decoder, controlled high-efficiency propulsion, and a sound effects generator. The locomotive can be operated with AC power, DC power, or with Märklin Delta, Märklin Digital, or Märklin Systems. 2 motors. 2 axles powered. The headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The electric locomotive operating sound effects, a whistle, and the Telex couplers can be controlled digitally with a 6021 Control Unit or Marklin Systems. Additional operating sound effects as well as the acceleration and braking delay can be controlled with Marklin Systems. The locomotive has older design pantographs. The engineer's cabs have interior details and doors that can be opened. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. Minimum radius for operation 600 mm / 23-5/8". Length over the buffers 47.8 cm / 18-13/16". Highlights: Metal construction. Remote-controlled uncoupling with Telex couplers. Realistic sound functions. 77 Years of the E 44. After an interruption due to the great economic crisis, the electrification of the German State Railroad’s network was continued starting in 1932. New, powerful locomotives were needed for the new routes. In the meantime, the German railroad industry had developed new concepts and prototypes for modern general-purpose locomotives. This design from Siemens showed clear progress compared to the provincial railroad designs of before that had been merely developed further. This unit was designed as a lightweight, general-purpose locomotive and was built on a welded frame, mounted on trucks with integrated buffer beams and powered with axle-suspended motors. This gave this compact locomotive a total weight of 78 metric tons without the need for pilot trucks and still below the critical 20 metric ton limit for axle loads. The modern motors’ output of 2,200 kilowatts / 2,950 horsepower was available directly at the axles without the need for an expensive mechanism. The maximum speed reached on level track was 90 km/h / 56 mph. The first unit was successfully tested and placed into service by the German State Railroad as early as 1930 as the E 44 001. Additional regular production locomotives with a maximum speed of 80 km/h / 50 mph were ordered immediately, initially for the route from Stuttgart to Augsburg (with the Geislingen Grade). The German State Railroad purchased a total of 174 regular production locomotives, of which 45 remained in East Germany. Seven more locomotives were built new for the German Federal Railroad and several were equipped with push/pull controls or resistance brakes. The indestructible E 44 was in regular use well into the 1980s - at the end as the 144 (DB) and 244 (DR). Available Now For Only £875 (Gauge 1)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN47001' (13/02/2009)

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Rs 684. European standard design with a length of 19.90 meters / 65 feet 3-7/16 inches. Version with stakes and round buffers. Model: The car has Minden-Siegen type trucks. It has a metal insert for good running characteristics. The stakes can be turned down. The underbody detailing is specific to the car. The car has many separately applied details. Length over the buffers 22.9 cm / 9". DC wheel set 4 x 70 05 80. Available Now For Only £29 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN46753' (13/02/2009)

2008 Extra New Item Available Now For Only £55 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN46716' (13/02/2009)

Prototype: German Railroad, Inc. (DB Network) Krupp-Ardelt 10t type crane car, crane tender car, equipment car. The cars are painted and lettered as maintenance cars for the Railroad Fire Department / Emergency Technology. Model: The crane car has a special digital decoder and 3 built-in Piezo mechanisms. The crane car is permanently coupled to the crane tender car, which has a pickup shoe; the equipment car has its own pickup shoe and a sound generator, which can be used separately. The crane functions can be controlled precisely with a 6021 Control Unit or with Märklin Systems: The crane cab can be turned to the right or left, the boom can be raised or lowered, and the crane's hook can be raised or lowered. The warning horn in the equipment car can be controlled digitally with a 6021 Control Unit or with Märklin Systems. The boom support on the crane tender car serves as a support for the crane's boom in the transport position. The ends of the crane car group and the equipment car have Relex couplers. Total length over the buffers 32.5 cm / 12-13/16". Highlights: Precise control of the crane. Crane hook can be raised and lowered. Crane boom can be raised and lowered. Crane cab can be turned. Warning horn. One-time series. Available Now For Only £115 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN46558' (13/02/2009)

Prototype: Pressure gas tank car with a heat shield, used on the German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG). Privately owned car painted and lettered for VTG Vereinigte Tanklager und Transportmittel GmbH / United Tank Storage and Transport, Inc., Hamburg, Germany, with the advertising lettering "Statoil". Model: The heat shield is separately applied. The car has numerous separately applied details. The car has Minden-Siegen design trucks. Length over the buffers 18.0 cm / 7-1/16". DC wheel set 4 x 70 05 80. Available Now For Only £29 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN43859' (13/02/2009)

Prototype: 3 different design TEE express train passenger cars from the "TEE Bavaria", in use between Munich and Lindau. 1 TEE compartment car, type Avümz 111, 1 TEE open seating car, type Apümh 121, 1 TEE lounge car, type ARDümz 106. The cars look as they did in the spring of 1971. Model: The cars have underbodies and skirting specific to the car types. The trucks are Minden-Deutz designs, with either brake shoes or disk brakes according to the prototype, magnetic rail brakes, and separately applied generators. All of the cars are ready for installation of the 7319 current-conducting couplings or the 72020/72021 current-conducting couplers, the 73406 pickup shoe, 73400 lighting kit (2 per car), and the 73407 marker light kit. Total length over the buffers 84.8 cm / 33-3/8". Highlights: Lounge car as new tooling. Express train passenger cars in the new, longer length. The TEE Bavaria. The international, long distance connection between Munich and Zürich, operated as a TEE train from 1969 to 1979, was christened with the name Bavaria. The new TEE pair of trains 57/56 ran in place of the express train Munich – Zürich – Geneva. The Swiss-Dutch class Ram TEE powered rail car train was used for this very busy line and was pulled from other services. In the evening hours of February 9, 1971, one of the most serious train accidents in TEE history took place. The TEE was running much to fast and derailed on an "S" curve, and a rail bus set collided with the ill-fated TEE. Twenty-eight dead and forty-two seriously injured was the devastating result of the accident. The high number of deaths and injured was also caused by the fact that the window glass on the TEE train were not made of safety glass, and the interior of the dining car was not permanently mounted on the floor. Train service was halted for 7 days in order to remove all traces of the accident. The operation of the TEE Bavaria was resumed after that, but now with a train of cars hauled by a locomotive instead of a powered rail car train. This train consisted of rolling stock from the German Federal Railroad, one each TEE compartment car, type Avmz 111, and an open seating car, type Apmz121. A lounge car, type ARDmz 106, was used as a replacement dining car. A class 210 gas turbine locomotive was used as motive power on the route between Munich and Lindau in order to operate this route fast and efficiently. The Bavaria as a TEE train was canceled in 1977 and the connection Munich – Zürich was served by Express Train 277/76, with seating in both car classes. In 1987, the Bavaria became a Euro City, connecting Munich and Zürich daily with four EC pairs of trains. The melodious name Bavaria has been a chapter in railroad history since 2002 however. DC wheel set 12 x 700580. The right motive power for this train is the class 210 gas turbine locomotive available under item no. 39189. This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item no. 23427. Available Now For Only £123 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN43370' (13/02/2009)

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) type B. 2nd class with 2 entry doors per side. Model: The car comes in a spruce green color scheme with the diaphragms originally used on the car. The car looks as the prototype did around 1965. The car is ready for installation of 7319 current-conducting couplings or 72020 current-conducting couplers. Length over the buffers 26.0 cm / 10-1/4". DC wheel set 4 x 70 0580. Highlights: Completely new tooling. Scale dimensions. Built-in interior details. Ready for installation of current-conducting couplers. SBB Lightweight Steel Passenger Cars - Comfortable and Successful - The use of the first lightweight steel coaches on the route Zürich-Geneva starting in 1937 began the "New Era" on the SBB in passenger service between cities. Due to the growing competition in the 1930s from automobiles at that time, very modern passenger cars were developed in cooperation between the SBB and SWS (Schlieren). The lightweight concept of these two organizations with a reduction in the weight of the cars unloaded from between 36 and 39 metric tons to between 25 and 27 metric tons enabled faster speeds on curves and a definite increase the train speeds. The doors on the sides of the cars were moved from the ends of the cars to the area between the trucks because of the requirement for easier boarding of the cars and as low a center of gravity for the cars as possible. This innovation as well as the double doors originally designed for regional passenger trains enabled shorter stops in stations. As a result cars with simple entry doors followed later. These cars were built up to the end of the 1960s, and during this time different designs and arrangements of doors as well as different window arrangements and other modifications resulted in a great number of variations in lightweight steel cars, including cars with center entry doors and later even with entry doors on the ends. The initial arrangement of the doors in the direction of the cars’ center had become necessary in order to improve the running characteristics and gain space for the trucks, which were set wide apart from each other. The costs of this design paid off, and the SBB used its comfortable, lightweight cars exclusively in city-to-city long distance service for almost 3 decades for the lightweight express trains created at that time. It was the middle of the 1950s before the SBB’s financial situation allowed it to purchase lightweight steel coaches in large numbers and subsequently use these cars in regional passenger service. During this phase these cars were also equipped with control lines for push/pull service. A total of about 2,400 units were built and they formed the backbone of the SBB’s passenger car roster. The lightweight steel coaches made up a harmonious whole with the class Re 4/4 I electric locomotives (with two trucks), which were perfect in terms of technology and appearance. From 1947 on these cars and locomotives in particular consistently defined the look of Swiss train consists. The lightweight steel passenger cars go well with the Re 4/4 I electric locomotive, item no. 39420. Available Now For Only £37 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN41980' (13/02/2009)

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 998. Model: This is a trailer car to go with the 39980 and 39985 rail bus set consisting of a powered rail bus car and a cab control car. The car has close coupler pockets at both ends for plug-in current-conducting drawbars. One current-conducting drawbar included. There is a clear view through the car’s interior space. The car has interior details. The car has interior lighting with maintenance-free LED’s. The interior lighting is powered by means of the current-conducting drawbar from the powered rail bus. Length over the buffers 16.0 cm / 6-5/16". This rail bus trailer car goes with the 39980 and 39985 rail bus sets. Available Now For Only £66 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN48809' (30/08/2006)

SBB 3 Wagon Set Available Now For Only £68.00 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN46090' (30/08/2006)

DRG 5 Wagon Set II Available Now For Only £111.00 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN43472' (30/08/2006)

Metronom Coach 26533 Available Now For Only £39.00 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN36848' (30/08/2006)

Alex ER20 Diesel Loco Available Now For Only £93.00 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN29790' (30/08/2006)

Ice2 Digital Start Set Available Now For Only £250.00 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN18753' (15/08/2006)

Fire Engine Bssng650 Available Now For Only £11.50 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN18752' (15/08/2006)

Fire Engine Bssng650 Available Now For Only £11.50 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN18751' (15/08/2006)

Fire Engine Man F8 Available Now For Only £11.50 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin 'MN18750' (15/08/2006)

Fire Engine Man 450 Available Now For Only £11.50 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin MN86618 (04/08/2006)

Kpev Wagon Set (3) Available Now For Only £74.00 (Z Scale)

Now Available - Marklin MN37612 (04/08/2006)

D&RG Double Diesel Loco Available Now For Only £420.00 (HO Scale)

Now Available - Marklin MN00784 (04/08/2006)

Firedept Truck Set Available Now For Only £187.00 (HO Scale)