Hi all,

What Märklin locomotives you run most often on your layout? If you have some favorites that run very often on your layout list them here.

Here are my choices:


Diesels:

1. Märklin 29811 starter set DB BR 221 diesel (I will soon get 39821 with C-Sinus motor so it will also be going to run often)

2. Märklin 3134 CFL Luxemburg Nohab digitalised with Great Northern technic

3. Märklin 3066 SNCB Belgium Nohab digitalised with ESU LokSound 3.5

4. Märklin 29820 starter set DB V160 026 with sounds

5. Märklin 3021 DB V200 006 digitalised



Steam locomotives:

1. Märklin 37967 K.Bay.Sts.B. Gt 2 x 4/4 "Mallet" with full sounds

2. Märklin 37963 DB BR 96 weathered "Mallet"

3. Märklin 29855 starter set DB BR 18.4 weathered with whistle and bell

4. Märklin 37862-01 DB BR 86 234 with full sounds

5. Märklin 37953 DB BR 03 140 with full sounds

6. Also many French Märklin models are running often and digitalised DB BR 85 007 too as it has Telex, the weathered CFL version 37560 with full sounds and Swiss 37131 too. I have got some days ago Märklin 37450 DB BR 45 and it will also see much track time in the future...


Electric locomotives:

1. Märklin Swiss Crocodiles generally and Ae 6/6

2. Märklin DB E40, E19, BR 110 and 118 etc. and 39579 E103

3. DRG electric locomotives generally

4. Märklin 3038 SNCF digitalised with 6090

5. Märklin SJ models 3043 Rc1010 and 3030 Da. Both have Delta decoders.


These are my Märklin models that are usually running on my layout.

Regards,
Janne

Hi All,

On our layout we tend to run the digital locomotives we have had the longest, mostly from start sets, but we have added to few new ones to that group and some conversions as well.

Steam:

BR 44, start set 29440, mfx, sound, telex, smoke
BR 03.10, start set 29845, fx, smoke, LED's
BR 03.10, 3489 converted to mfx, smoke, w/ mLD
BR 85, 37098, mfx, sound, smoke
BR 94.5, 37160, mfx, sound, smoke
BR 011 3390, converted, fx, smoke, w/ 60901

Diesel:

BR 216, 3374 converted w/ mLD
BR 216, start set 29845, fx,horn sounds
V 200, 3382 converted w/ 60760
F7 ABA, ATSF, 33622, 4060, 40622, converted w/ 60901
Alco PA, NYC, 29570, fx, sound

Electric:

ICE 2, start set 29791, with additional coaches, fx , horn , station announcement
E 94, start set 29094, mfx, whistle
E 40, start set 29855, fx, horn sounds
BR 103, 3357 converted w/ 6090
E 10, start set 29440, whistle, station announcement

We have a medium sized layout with about seven or eight trains on it, usually run four at a time.

Cheers, Gordon

Hi Janne,

Yes, it is a handsome model. Classic five pole motor with spur gear drive, runs great, with cool sounds, you really can't go wrong with this BR 44 .



-Gordon

Hi Gordon,

Beautiful loco and you have now confirmed me about this model. So I must have this 29440 BR 44 one day . Great quality photo also.

Cheers,
Janne

Edited by user 03 March 2014 15:16:32(UTC)  | Reason: typo

Maybe it depends also on the humidity, lenght of the shadows and the direction of the wind...

You have a good system to run your trains regularly. Thank you for your answer. You have some wonderful trains running on your layout .

Cheers,
Janne

Yes, it probably depends on that too! ;-)
-Of course I didnt list all of the shorter trains that also hides in the shaddows. They are more numerous (x2) than the longer ones, and there are some very nice FAVORITES there too, although they get less randomly exposure than the long ones.

Some examples;
DB BR18.4 with classic Rheingold metal-waggons.
ICE (The original experimental) -The favorite of all the youngsters who vivists the layout. -Because of its modern look and high speed, I imagine...
DB BR41 with mixed freight. (a personal favorite, where I´ve put some of my nicest freight-waggons; Several Märklin Museums waggons, some from MiWuLa, a classic Carlsberg cooler car, etc...)

I´ll stop here!

PS: I just realized that I listed an Electrotren DSB MZ in my previous post, forgetting that you specifically ask for Märklin. Sorry...

I run two Swiss Crocodiles and two German Crocodiles. I also run the Big Boy Steam and also a GG1 Electric.

My GG1 is the Marklin model 37493. It has a can motor but does anyone know whether it's a 5 pole motor?