I think on the contrary, it was a passenger train or at least classified as a passenger train (top speed 90km/h) and had diverse routes out of Munich, apparently 96 of them had been produced with slight variants. I would assume as so many of these smaller locos would have some freight carriages attached to a passenger train. the Märklin picture may confuses the issue displaying it as a freight train, I can't find any correspondence relating this loco to a classified freight train on the other hand one would expect Märklin to know whether it was a freight or passenger train unless it played a favorable roll to display it as a freight loco with freight carriages, common sense though would suggest how did they deliver freight into the mountain region around Munich, there are a couple books available about this loco but of course no pictures.

John

This loco has fairly large driving wheels and only two coupled axles, so it is more appropriate for passenger traffic than freight.

Many locos were, in practice, used outside their intended role, especially on branch lines and towards the end of their working life.

Wow Svein, what a marvellous set.
Makes me want to dip into era I now and again.

regards
Kimball

Thanks for posting the link. The set looks great!

Hi Ray,

Perhaps Trix 23716 and 23717 are the brown versions of these coaches as separately sold items. I am not sure of that, though, they might be green...

Sander