Hello,

I have bought a loco from Ebay which I would like to find the manual for or some information to know how to care for it. It is gauge one, metal, looks made from a kit or a small run, came in a wooden box labelled Eurotrain. It has a Marklin claw coupling which looks from early in its life judging by the painting. I have tried to look for information and not found very much. The wiring is messy and I would prefer to rewire it to be digital rather than the current DC. A search for DB 89 7019 will show it from the Ebay listing. As it is screwed together I do not want to undo the wrong ones and find a nut falls out and it becomes a 3D puzzle to reconstruct. It looks very different to maxi, plastic simple Marklin gauge one or the later fine Marklin versions, partly due to having a sloping rear to the cab in the style of the 5501 set and number plate on the chimney.

Graham

I could be wrong Alan but it looks to me like the motor is under (above) the trailing axel and it is just a shroud over the (I assume) helical gear on the centre axel.

Graham,

Going by Oz prices looks like you picked up a very nice little 1 Gauge loco for the money . Hope you can track down a manual/parts diagram for it.

The drive is worm and gear with the gear under the shield. The wiring is why I'd like to get the chassis and body separated if possible without reducing it to a pile of bits. It is a lovely relic from earlier Gauge 1 electric times and is sufficiently engaging the management thought it a good buy and not another piece of clutter...... However as DC it needs to be rewired to sit amongst its fellows who are Marklin digital in its various flavours or DCC or at least a bit tidier.

Graham