1. The UP "Big Blow"/"Super Turbine" with six axle drive per unit,
Faulhabers or brushless motors and sound. Exactly to scale!
With encapsuled gear boxes. The Trix version with RP25 wheelsets and NO traction tyres, please. Pick up via wheel bearings.
Decoder: Bilingual DCC/mfx,please.
Body mounted couplers, Kadee #5/58/78, please.
Would be a nice complement to the Big Boys.
(Suggested this model also to Kato)

2. The French CC14000, a six axle version of the BB12000.
Technique, see above and below.
(Suggested this model also to Roco)

3. Finally a state of the art SBB crocodile. Again, all wheel drive
via Faulhaber(s) and encapsuled gearboxes, pick up via wheel bearings.
Close coupler mechanism that can be fastened in order to accept Kadees.

4. The French CC21000. Guess the same chassis and trucks could be used for the CC6500 DC electric and the CC72000 Diesel-electric. AFAIK, there are portuguese versions of the CC6500.
(Suggested this model also to Roco.)

5. Some sort of a Stadler short/regional line passenger Diesel or electric railcar.

6. The SVT type "Berlin". Exactly to scale, please.

Regards,
Manfred

Now you're talking.... Portuguese M..... None, absolutely none so far, in M's 140+ years history. Anything would be very nice indeed.

That's my wishlist: any Portuguese rolling stock, coaches, freight wagons and loks, please..... M, ARE YOU LISTENING?!

Luis (sigh).....

I would add ANY GP or SD series with preference for SD70 or SD90MAC ... in Canadian railroad liveries please !
Pierre.

If Marklin is serious about the American market:
A selection of unpainted US GE/GM Loks with Marklin Quality.

(That is the only way I would get Loks painted for MP/TP/MKT)

How about some geared locos like a Heisler or a Shay?

OK, Santa here's my wishlist for Christmas:
<ul>
<li>The SVT 137</li>
<li>The Class 482 of SBB/CFF/FFS (36851)</li>
<li>The BR 182 of DHL (39833)</li>
<li>The ICE DIGITAL STARTER SET (29795)</li>
</ul>

I would like to see one of the cab forward design steamers. I thought the BR05 came in a version with this feature. They are very unique and attractive. Also some cog-wheeler steam locomotives such as used in Austria etc.

Actually, I'd also like to see a nice version of the VT95 Schienenbus, with detailing to today's standards. Plus the option of having a cab car (Steuerwagen) at both ends, and the corresponding directional light change.

Wow, what a beauty !!! I guess it was the only streamlined German Tank Loco - 160 km/h top speed if memory serves ...

On a different tack it would be nice to see some 'universal' types, I am thinking of UNRRA or WD locos from the end of WW2. We have at the local steam reailway Keighley and Worth Valley and ex POlish S160 made by Alco, they ran throughout Europe and I beleive US as well. A huge range of possible liveries and variations.More to the point the market would be big

The UK build Austerities still exist in Belgium and Greece.The small 060 shunter also saw wide service and would be cool.

Otherwise I like the idea of a standard guage Mallet 0440.

The USA c

An updated BR 80 in Era II livery. There are others but that is my main one at the moment.

Hi Guus:

But HORNBY does. Saw that HO beauty at dealership - a REAL STEAMER with high quality radio control [:p] !!! The € 750.- price tag is a bit hefty but perhaps allright since she seems to be an perfect masterpiece ...
Please test her on Marklin track BEFORE plunking down your hard earned cash - dealer admitted her wheels are designed for DC track mainly so flawless running on AC track isn't that sure ...

Best Regards
John

It has taken me a while to contribute to this posting - mainly because I am pretty happy with what I already have collected, but there is one thing that REALLY bugs me..

Please, Mr Adams, can we have a Swiss switcher with Telex couplers?

You might want to take a closer look at the Krois couplers:
http://member.ycn.com/~krois/index.html

Interestingly, in the download area of their English language site
the former "U"- type couplers are still listed.
This type of couplers has been superseded by the "M"- type series that are listed in the German part section, due to licensing/patent issues.

I don`t know , whether the U-types are still manufactured and exported to certain (anglosaxon) countries where the design might not be protected, or whether the update of their english language area is in delay.

Regards,
Manfred

Guus: Not that sure anymore if it was for good ... mine, too ... [xx(]

The BR61 & Henschel-Wegmann has been on my wishlist for years... I was even prepared to buy a Lima set...[:0] But a real Märklin model with BR 61 002 (triple-axle rear bogie) would be a must-have for me..... BR 61 001 would do fine too...

I would also like to see a "professional" BR24 in metal, since the 3003(x) has been around since the late 50's without any real major changes. Don't get me wrong, I just love my 3003 I got as my first loco for Christmas 1963 and it still runs well... I think this is the perfect loco for the "Donnerbuchsen" coaches and since these have been "upgraded" since a long time ago, a new model of that loco would be very nice. The old 3003 is a classic and has a special place in my heart...

The LBE with the "Mickey Maus" lok and special coaches would also be a must-have...

As well as a 05 003 cab forward...

I also wish that the new M/systems technical documentation would be released as well as details on the new Central Station.

The Canadian market is also limited for Marklin till now ... but if they do not propose something once, it will certainly not grow !
There are a lot of interesting liveries in Canada, not only CN or CP, but also BC Rail, Ontario Northland, VIA Rail or smaller companies such as Quebec-Gatineau Railway, Quebec Central, Saint-Laurent & Atlantique, AMT, GO Transit, to give some names of Eastern Canada.
If my memory don't fail, Marklin produced two CN cars in the Alaska serie in the past.
By the way, another wish that can be declined in almost infinite colors : a BUDD RDC ( Rail Diesel Car ).
Pierre.

Hi guys

The model I would like to see is the large Garratt GMA/M.( 4-8-2 + 2-8-4) These were prolific in Southern Africa and upto Kenya, Uganda and the then Rohdesia- I think Australia also had some ?
Models are avaiable from some suppliers, but a solid metal Marklin version would be great:
Some similar Garratt classes - pics:

Adrian,
Couldn`t find what you`re referring to as an amplifier.
Do you mean the ZS1?

This is used to limit the time during which power is supplied to the coupler in order to prevent the coil from building up a destructive
amount of heat. ZS1 add on modules have a built in time limit of 4 seconds. The coupler is designed to handle 10 seconds of power.
With the ZS1 installed, the type of function control, latching versus
nonlatching is irrelevant since the module will interrupt any power
supplied to the coupler after a 4second period. The use of the ZS1, according to Krois, is mandatory for decoders that do not have a built in coupler timer. Märklin decoders do not sport this feature so,
in order to not void the warranty, A ZS 1 has to be installed. Its
current draw is 200 mA max, just enough to be handled by F2 of a 60902, for example. If the function lead to control the coupler carries negative potential, all should work well.

In case you use an IB with DCC decoders from ZIMO or Tran (ct-elektronik), the ZS1 is not necessary, since these decoders are factory designed to handle Krois couplers. Power consumption then is 90 mA per coupler.

These figures are relating to the new MK... type couplers.
The one you probably will need is the MK1, coming with the uncoupler
tongue that`s lifting the coupler loop of the opposite coupler in order to clear the hook of the loco coupler. If you plan to run the
Re 460 MUed, you will need the MK2. These come equipped with the uncoupler tongue and a coupler loop.

The older U type couplers that are still listed in the English language section of the Krois page are not listed any more in the German section. I can`t give you any indications regarding the availability of the older types. I guess this is due to the legal
issues between Krois and ??? So, you might want to contact them directly.
(I guess, you referred to these older style couplers as Märklin type?)

Note, The older style U type and the later M... type couplers are compatible.

Hope this helps,
regards,
Manfred

Adrian,
Yes. But, if you want to control the couplers independently from each other you`ll need one ZS1 per coupler.

Regards,
Manfred

Gasp... That means that the 3960x 460 series with the unused F1 may not have the circuits for F1 anyway?

I might get the couplers and get the dealer to install them on a 446 at the same time I get it converted to digital with a 60901.. There will be three spare functions that way.. I will have to check out the 460s some other way..

You'll have to open the loco and check [:p].

This is the situation for the 37xx locos (sorry, I realize you mentioned 39xxx):
The power transistors for the F outputs (marked AS2 or AS3) are at the top side of the decoders in the picture, from right to left F1-F2-F3-F4.
The upper decoder is the one (I think) that comes with the 60901-4 upgrade sets, having F1 and F2 power outputs availabe.
The lower decoder is in my 460 from the first mega starter kit 29859, having F2 and F3 outputs, but not F1.

There are several references on the web how to add the F1 components, but this requires smd soldering skills.
A bit of decoder swapping between locos that need more or fewer outputs may be easier.

I'm sorry, we seem to be going far off topic.
Let's say that fully-equiped decoders without hidden omissions are at the top my wish list

Hi all,
Some excellent suggestions in this topic. Impressive that Garratt... But what I personally would like to see is a reissue of some old loco's (slightly changed from the original ofcourse, but not technically!!!). For example: what about a 3014/RET800 in TEE-livery (suggested cataloguenumber 30149)? Would look great in front of my old metal TEE-coaches.
Best regards,
Hans

I also would like the br 24. With the same engine as the br 55 and br 38. But a br 23 I would like also very much.