Hi Dave,

Welcome to the forum.

Ian.

Hi Paul,

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, thanks

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Great thanks for uploading more photos.

I'm fairly certain it's Gauge 1 but can't explain the measurements. Perhaps another forum member will provide some insight.

At a first look the coaches do have the Chilean market destination plates which are very rare (for serious collectors). The rust makes it hard to identify any possible special markings.

We'll find out more tomorrow

Paul

Edit: I noticed another thing....you're might actually be spirit fired...I noticed it has no "20 V" tag on the side and I can't see the motor brush caps. In which case this is a "PLM 4021" model (still Gauge 1).

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logo on base

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Based on the fact that the inscriptions on the interior of the coach are in French, I believe these models have been modified from models marked as from the French Railway PLM with destination signs from Chile.

How's this for a coincidence, check out this item on Ebay...

Marklin 1924 Catalogue auction - Ebay

Auction is for a reprint of the 1924 catalogue, and guess what the loco is on the front cover - looks to me a LOT like yours.

I'd suggest bidding on the catalogue because you'll probably find everything you need within.

PS - for my 'spotting fee', all I ask is a scan of the catalogue for my (slowly growing) 'archives'

My oldest copy is a 1905 US catalogue and your loco is NOT in there, nor the 1906 supplement.

Hope this helps

Cookee
Melbourne

No worries Dave, it's still active with a $29 'buy it now' which I think is a good price, unless someone here already has an electronic copy of course they are willing to contribute.

I got my 1904 'H' catalogue (100 pages) and supplement 1905 / 1906 reprints (around 30 pages each) several years ago and they cost me close to $100 - but they are good copies and with over 150 double-sided pages there's lots of info within.

Not really of interest to those who are only into the more modern railway-only items, but for those interested in the wider Marklin history, and the enormous range of other products they produced, it's a fascinating read.

I started scanning them some time ago but because they are comb-bound I decided it would be much quicker for me to unbind them and just wait until I have the opportunity on one of the large autoscanners I work with then it will be just a few minutes work rather than a few hours scanning and saving page by page.

Cheers

Steve