Links & downloads
- Official Märklin company sites (9)
- Other model railroad manufacturers (41)
- Model railroad clubs/communities/organizations (33)
- Personal homepages (52)
- Collector resources (17)
- Prototype information and museums (24)
- Web shops (45)
- Model Railway Tools, Electronics and accessories (10)
- Model railroad computer software (19)
- Model railroad magazines on the web (3)
- Downloads from this site (10)
- Other sites of interest (16)
Official Märklin company sites (9 links)
| Märklin Digital | The digital system from Märklin |
| Märklin Austria | The Austrian Märklin subsidiary |
| Märklin Switzerland | The Swiss Märklin subsidiary |
| Märklin Germany | The Märklin headquarters in Göppingen, Germany |
| Märklin Spain | The Spanish Märklin subsidiary |
| Märklin Belgium | The Belgium/Luxemburg Märklin subsidiary |
| Märklin USA | The US Märklin subsidiary, rather good information on Digital too |
| Märklin France | The French Märklin subsidiary |
| Märklin Netherlands | The Netherlands Märklin subsidiary |
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Other model railroad manufacturers (41 links)
| Vollmer | Model houses and more |
| Auhagen | Model houses and more |
| Bemo | H0m and H0e narrow gauge, mostly Swiss models. |
| Brawa | H0 and N-scale, also many H0 digital "AC" locos for Märklin... |
| Brekina | Model vehicles for HO |
| Brelec | Low-cost and compact electronics for model railroad. |
| Brimalm Engineering | Swedish manufacturer of the finest brass models, mostly nordic prototypes. Also roller stands, gearboxes, clutches and such for locos. Top notch quality. |
| Busch | Railroad scenery,cars and accessories |
| Digitaltrain | German manufacturer of Märklin compatible digital decoders and such |
| ESU | Digital decoders with sound, universal for Märklin and DCC. Command stations. Digital Accessories. |
| Modeltog | Danish manufacturing company. Danish and Norwegian HO scale trains and cars and houses.etc. |
| Faller & Pola | Model houses, scenery, the Faller Car system and more. Select the USA flag to see the English edition. |
| Fleischmann | H0 and N-scale, also some H0 AC locos |
| Frateschi | Brazilian Manufacturer of model trains and accesories. Interesting models of southamerican trains, mostly from Brazil and Argentina |
| HAG | H0, Swiss models (also AC) |
| Heathcote Electronics | A British manufacturer of electronic control equipment for model railways. |
| Herkat Modelleisenbahn Zubehör | Cleaning wagens for Märklin track,uncouplers,lighting kits,turnout motors,etc |
| Electrotren | Spanish manufacturer of H0 and N. Now part of Hornby |
| Lima | HO and N-scale, also some H0 AC locos Now part of Hornby. |
| Rivarossi | H0 DC Now part of the Hornby empire. |
| Arnold | N-scale (1:160), but also digital units for Märklin digital. Arnold is now part of the Hornby Group. |
| Littfinski DatenTechnik | Electronics for the model railroad, decoders for both Märklin and DCC |
| Liliput | H0 and H0e, Nowadays made in China by Bachmann. Nice models, though... |
| LUX-Modellbau | Accessories like track cleaner, vacuum cleaner and more. |
| Mehano | A Slovenian toy & model railroad maker. Some models also for AC. Their "Thalys" and "Blue Tiger" diesel with Loksound decoder are their most famous models along with some US prototypes |
| Mini-Things Scale Models | Providing custom-built model railroad layouts in all sizes and scales, scale military vehicles & figures, dioramas & displays & resin model railroad castings. |
| Musket Minatures | Epoche I figures,animals and vehicles. |
| Noch | Scenery and more |
| Ostmodell | Relettering for locos, waggons and also other signs available. Also detailed catenary and signals. |
| PerlModell | Brass kits, also high-quality superdetailing accessories and such |
| Piko | H0, mostly DR prototype |
| Roco | H0, H0m, N-scale. Some models also for M-digital. All new models also available for M-digital. |
| Sommerfeldt | The finest catenary for a layout, pantographs for E-locs and more |
| Tams Elektronik | Electronic and more, digital decoders for MM and DCC |
| CT Elektronik | Sound decoders and more. |
| Trix | H0 and N. Also the DC name for Märklin's former HAMO-series. |
| Uhlenbrock | The Intellibox, and decoders for Märklin locos. |
| Viessmann | Signals, lights and also digital accessories. Their k83 equivalent is quite excellent. Great stuff... |
| Kibri | Model houses and more, also cranes and other vehicle kits Now part of Viessmann |
| Weinert-modellbau | Makers of fine signals, detail parts,autos |
| XR1 -innovative Modellbahntechnik | Digital decoders,car lighting kits and accessories |
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Model railroad clubs/communities/organizations (33 links)
| Forum Alte Modelbahnen | A beautiful forum about the old model trains, in German. Very much Marklin, also other brands like Fleischmann, Lima, Trix etc. Gauge H0, old 0 and 1. Nothing digital! |
| Epoche2 | Discussion group (German) belonging to the Epoche II web site listed in Prototypes section of links. |
| LCTM | For Spanish speaking Märklin enthusiasts everywhere! Discuss all things Märklin and related subjects.. Enjoy! |
| Railways of Germany Forum | English language forum for ALL aspects of German railways, model and prototype. Completely non-partisan. |
| IBX | Exchange of information between users, programmers and developers of the Uhlenbrock/Modeltreno IntelliBox (IB). Questions and discussions about related subjects and components like IB-Control, IB-Switch, Fleischmann TwinCenter, IRIS, FRED, and interconnection of other manufacturers' components like Märklin, DigiTrax, Lenz, Roco, etc are welcome too. |
| Märklin Bar&Grill | For Märklin enthusiasts everywhere! Discuss all things Märklin and related subjects.. Enjoy! |
| MarklinTalk | The purpose of this group is to bring together individuals from all parts of the world who have an interest in exchanging ideas and information about Marklin (Märklin) model trains. SATURDAY-SUNDAY are Marklin-Swap days. INDIVIDUALS and DEALERS 'Worldwide' are invited to list up to 20 USED items they have For Sale. Used or Secondhand items only, one post per member per day please. Please post information on Marklin related events in your area. Our interests center around Marklin, AC model trains, European railroads, and things related to Germany, Switzerland and Austria...ONLY. If you want to talk about politics, sexuality, religion or Harry Potter please go somewhere else. |
| AmiciMarklin | For Italian speaking Märklin enthusiasts everywhere! Discuss all things Märklin and related subjects.. Enjoy! |
| Marklin Model Railway Club Wellington NZ | MMRC |
| NMRA | The NMRA organization |
| traiN'ternet | A French Internet train club doing US modeling in N-scale, great site |
| 3rotaie.it | 3rotaie.it - Märklin enthusiasts in Italy |
| Altezeitgruppe | British modellers doing German Era II |
| ETE | European Train Enthusiasts, US-based club for those interested in European trains and models. They have also developed a module standard for H0 train layouts. |
| Israel Model Railways Club | Information about our club. Many pictures of our H0, Marklin and N layouts. Activities and plans. |
| LCTM Web Site | The Web Site of the LCTM group. Lots of interesting stuff Märklin realted in Spanish. |
| Modell- und Eisenbahnclub Selb-Rehau e.V. | We are a railway club in Nothern Bavaria (Germany). This site presents our club, our aims and all our vehicles (actually 28 original railroad vehicles: steam locos, electric locos, diesel locos and a lot of different wagons). This site also informs about events of our club and has links to a lot of other railway clubs (mostly) in Germany. The site is also available in English language. |
| Lundarallarna | A Swedish model railroad club in the hometown of the webmaster. They don't run Märklin, though... Many Swedish models. |
| Italian Marklin Fan | The first Italian site for all Marklinists! In Italian and English. High quality pics and a lot of useful information. |
| Joshi's Museum of Miniature Railways | This is a layout in Pune India. It is an imaginary city built in HO gauge on an 18' dia revolving platform, using marklin M and K track and with digital controls |
| Wellington Märklin club | An NZ Märklin club, among other things famous for their innovative ICE3000 |
| Modellbahn-Links | One of the leading ressources for model railway information in the net. Picture fom three dozen layouts, more than 1000 links and much more. |
| modellrallaren.com | The premier Swedish site for model railroading an everything that goes with it. |
| Modelspoorvrienden Brugge | MR-club in belgium, dutch language only, nice pictures of the layouts. |
| NMRA organization | The US National Model Railroad Association |
| New Zealand Model Railway Guild | A New Zealand model railway club |
| Private Modellbahnervereinigung Winnenden | A private model railroad club in Winnenden near Stuttgart. They have a very impressive layout, and a lot of nice pictures and videos on their website. |
| WorldRailfans.info | Definitely one of the best sites on the Internet with lots of information on prototype and model (mainly DC, but still excellent...). Formerly known as the German Railways site. |
| WVMGRS | The Washington, Virginia, & Maryland Garden Railway Society |
| Z-club 92 | Märklin Z-scale club for fans all over the world |
| Ztrains | Z scale site featuring regular updates. |
| Fleischmann Model Trains | A Facebook page for Fleischmann Model Trains. |
| Trix Model Trains | A Facebook page for Trix Model Trains. |
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Personal homepages (52 links)
| Piet Brijs' Homepage | A site packed with lots of good pictures of a Märklin layout and much more.... |
| The Akron - Dorcherster RR | Hello, my name is Louis Albert. I use this Web Page to communicate with the world. In May 1995 I had a severe stroke leaving me with "Fluent" Aphasia. Because of the stroke and the resulting aphasia I have trouble reading, WRITING and understanding. But I love my Märklin trains! |
| märklinbaan in opbouw | dutch website about making a digital märklin-layout |
| Garden and Model Railroad | Model railroad in Z-scale About model track in American style, model building and pictures. Interesting links. Colony garden in Stora Mossen Description about the association, my cottage and garden. Pictures of my garden and flowers. |
| Perrongeluk | Digital Schematics and Software |
| Track plans | Some track plans by Krister Johanneson for M-track |
| Bigio's | Look at it! |
| Bogobit | By Siegfried Grob, very good info on digital decoders |
| DerModellbahnChecker | Great site with model tests, tips and much other interesting stuff |
| extrem-teppichbahning | Extreme "on the fly" Layouts, german page. |
| Foxshaw Gardens Online | This is a father and son site, designed to help wherever possible with all aspects of indoor and outdoor model railways,G,OO,HO,N,HOe,Z |
| Huib Maaskant's site | Our regular site contributor Huib Maaskant has a very good site, mainly in Dutch with English text too. |
| Forsten Online | By Frank Forsten, very good site with many layout construction tips. |
| Greateventtours | European Railway destination and Marklin Model trains....very nice |
| Hanno's site | Homepage of Hanno Brünninghaus, including his M layout with pictures |
| heinepedersen.com | This page is mainly about the building of a coffee table layout. There is also pages about an old Märklin H0 layout. Mainly in Norwegian, partly in English. Hundreds of pictures... |
| Eisenbahn: Vorbild und H0 | *** UPDATED LINK *** A very good site with listings of Märklin models by prototype, by Helmut Kern. |
| Eisenbahn-Homepage von Hans-Peter Pfeiffer | Digitalumbauten mit Fotos, Decodereinbauten, Anlagen, Dioramen, Vorbild, Modelle, Tipps, Tricks, u.v.a. Lots of information, but only in German. |
| Die Eisenbahn Seite | Very good site with e g info on how to modify decoders and such... By Jürgen Schad. |
| lokwelt.de | Great railroad site by Jürgen Herberger. |
| MSX computer and model railroad | MSX computer and model railroad elektronics and relays |
| Steve Cook Personal Homepage | My site |
| Steve Cook's Märklin pages | A kiwi Märklin site |
| Marklinisterne.dk | Danish Site about building a Marklin Layout of 45 m2. Steering : Marklin CS2 (60215 with 60101 Transformer) / 2 Mobile Stations / Ipad / Iphone and Android Smartphone/Tablets. The Website will later include Techinal Information about Marklin/ESU Decoders and Marklin/ESU Units and a lot more.... |
| Cochemer Bahn Epoche I | A website by Frits Osterthun, who is an exceptional modeler and photographer of model railroads. Be inspired by the work that Frits has done with the Cochemer Bahn. |
| Kenneth Pallund's site | A lot of digital info and more, very good |
| Per's model railroad pages | Pictures of a modular Märklin M track layout. |
| choo Choo CHOO | Layout of European HO AC Trains under development. Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria--Eras I through IV |
| Peter's Maerklin Trains | Shows early childhood layouts, describes construction of current layout. Layout is purely analog with blocks for train control. In English. |
| Quarter 105 (Gino's Place) | Personal website concerning my hobbies including a modular Marklin HO layout and a small Z-scale layout |
| Reichsbahn | H0-Anlage mit zwei Stromsystemen nach DRG-Motiven Description of the layout (in German) , a lot of pictures Links and a special part about military transport (under construction) |
| Rob Hamerlings site | A site with tips & software utilities for digital model railroads |
| Ron's Train Site | Our layouts under construction. |
| German Railway Signal Systems | Information of all types of German railway signals |
| St Georgen | UK built private layout depicting a fictional town near the German/Swiss border |
| Karl's Model Railroad Page | Personal viewpoint on model railroading and links to my layout design page, and to my current layout. |
| Øyvind Teig Models | This is the Models overview page |
| Tigli's Layout Page | Italian page by Filippo Tigli, pictures of a great layout... |
| Un réseau MARKLIN HO Allemand | réseau Allemand époque II à IV, locomotives vapeur en digital |
| Train Doctor | By Dennis Whitlock - offers service, repairs, digital conversions and more on his site. Site in New Zealand. |
| extended lok-tuning | Site (in German) describing all kinds of optimisatations in Marklin loks. |
| Jun's @Gauge 1 Page | The site about European Gauge1 modeling. Specially many tips for digital, sound and electronics work. |
| Dale Schultz's second layout site | Gallery of small sub projects related to my layout building, such as digitising a loco, etc.. |
| Oranda's Märklin rail layout | H0 UK model rail |
| Sean Fanelli's site | Models, models and more models... Lots of nice pictures.. Updated link 29 Oct 2023. |
| Ross Stewart's Marklin Site | Tips on Marklin modelling and TrainController. Regular updates |
| My Rainy Day Railroad Video | Enjoy |
| Steve Cook's Homepage | Steve Cook Homepage |
| Svein's Märklin site | The site features digital conversions and many images of Intruder's impressive collection of Marklin items. This is a copy of the original site. |
| Model Train Prices | Compare Marklin prices across a lot of shops from all over the world. |
| Scheisse am Alln | A little town in another dimension.. |
| Xavier's Crocodile Video | Here you can see one of my locomotives. Enjoy it! |
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Collector resources (17 links)
| Helmut Kern Marklin Loco database | A good site for 2005 and earlier loco information. |
| Homepage of Stefan Unholz | The site for the collector of Swiss HO models with the unique HAG database |
| The Märklin Guide | A Märklin reference database on the net |
| MarklinStop.com | A great site project to circulate information about Marklin trains and the history of the Marklin company. |
| Helmut Kern Marklin Wagon Database | A good source of information for 2005 and earlier wagons. |
| Bordertrain Website | Summery of all Dutch Märklin Trains. Only the original "thing" is mentioned ,if it's not on this site , it is "fake" .Collector since 1985 ! |
| Ciciesse Model | The only Authorized Marklin and Trix Service Center in Italy |
| Dave's Trains Inc | A great site for Lionel collectors, not Märklin but still 3-rail..... |
| A great place for used and unused European trains | Buy from someone like you. I am a collector/operator of Marklin trains and have a nice selection of both used and unused items from several European manufacturers for sale. |
| M-gallery | A very comprehensive collection of pictures of Märklin models. Covers almost everything Märklin have made up to date. |
| Modellbahn Collectors | US site with Märklin special editions and such for sale, and also info on the MEA club. |
| Model Railroad Collector Wiki | Collection management utility and crowd-sourced model railroad database. |
| Ritter restaurationen | Restoration services, original paint, parts and such for older Märklin... |
| Sehling Restaurationen | Restoration services, original paint, parts and such for older Märklin... |
| toytrains.it | Shop on line and special offers on Marklin items news and used. A very interesting site for all Marklinists!!! In Italian and English!!! |
| Classic Märklin coach database | A database for the classic range of Märklin tin-plate coaches over the years. |
| 3 rail wiki | Tremendous resource, particularly for a newbi. (Dutch language only) |
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Prototype information and museums (24 links)
| Aufbau und Technik der Dampflokomotive | Excellent site with info on the German steam locos with lots of drawings of different loco types and loco details, explanations of the details of a steam loco and much more. Very good, but in German only. |
| Lokomotivhersteller in Deutschland | A site with German locomotive manufacturers, past and present. |
| 103er | German site with a lot of info, and many pictures of the BR 103 electric loco |
| Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum Nördlingen | The Bavarian Railway museum in Nördlingen, a place every steam train enthusiast must visit |
| Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum | The B & O Railroad museum in Baltimore, Ohio |
| european rail border crossings | The site describes the voltages that are used by different rail lines in europe. Cross boarder stations and rail maps |
| Cape Cod Railways | A scenic dinner train on historic Cap Cod |
| DB Museum | The DB Museum in Nürnberg, formerly the Verkehrsmuseum. |
| German Long-distance Trains | Excellent site with lots of info about German long distance trains. So far Epoch 2 is covered, and work is in progress for later Epochs. |
| Edaville Railroad | A live steam 2 foot gauge railway |
| Finnisches Modellbahn Museum | Das Modelleisenbahn Museum in Kouvola ist ein Treffpunkt wo die Lokomotiven Kopfstehen und auf dem Rücken fahren, mit echtem Sound pfeifen und schnauben und viele andere Überraschungen bereit halten. |
| Epoche II | Great site with lots of info on German railroads in the Era II, the "DRG" period between 1920-45 |
| The Canfranc railroad station | In the middle of nowhere, in the Pyrenees mountain ridge between France and Spain, there is a huge train station... The line closed down due to an accident and the station just stands there in its own grandeur... |
| Gueterwagenkatalog | An overview of different freight cars in use on German DB. |
| Ron Ferguson's Kriegslok Page | A site dedicated to the BR52 |
| Eisenbahn-Links.de | Website for the big railway. Lots of information, pictures, links and much more. |
| Paartalbahn Augsburg - Ingolstadt Railway | Web page of the section from Augsburg to Ingolstadt. Many information to the section as well as altuelle railroad-news and an EU Online-timetable. |
| Russian & Baltic Railway Picture Gallery | Lots of pictures from the former eastern block railways. Very interesting, and well worth a visit... |
| The European Railway Picture Gallery | Lots of pictures from European railways |
| Railway Museum of Pennsylvania | A World-Class Museum of History, at Strasburg, Lancaster County, PA |
| www.steamlocomotive.info | A data base with steam locomotives all over the world, but mainly in the USA. There are over 3000 different steam locos in the data base. |
| www.stellwerke.de | A german site specialized on german Stellwerke and signaling. Lots of interior pics from different types of Stellwerke. Comprehensive descriptions of signal types and states, as well as special signs. In German only. |
| The Trains-and-other-Things-Page | Lots of nice train pictures, by Robert Brütting |
| Trenes de Chile | Pictures, history and stories of Chile's trains. |
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Web shops (45 links)
| DCCTRAIN LLC | Model trains Store in Cincinnati, OH |
| Lüssi Hobbyartikel | An online shop with much interesting bits'n'pieces like digital replacement boards and such for older Märklin locos. |
| Modell Digital | A nice and friendly shop in Malmö, Sweden. Märklin, Fleischmann and Roco. Good selection of N-scale and accessories too. Online shop in Swedish only. |
| Micro-Macro-Mundo | Marklin (Z, HO, #1) and European trains dealer. Full stock and very good pricing. Prompt mail order delivery. |
| Annie Jewel & Charlie's KIDS | USA online shop. User friendly search engine. SSL Secure online shopping and ordering. |
| Au Pullman | This is the oldest shop in France and the biggest Märklin's shop in France |
| berchersternlicht. | *** BROKEN LINK *** Swiss on-line shop |
| CC-Rails | Belgian online shop for new & used, E-mail orders. Also on Ebay as CC-Rails. French and Dutch language only. |
| Comboios Eléctricos.com | Portuguese and Spanish online shop, with the best prices in the region. Marklin and Trix dealer with large Marklin stock. Delivers in 24h. Also has Brawa, RTrains (Portuguese hand made, limited), Faller, Pola, Busch, Noch, Wiking, Brekina and Summerfeld |
| Euro Model Trains | Märklin, Trix and more! US online shop. |
| Euro Rail Hobbies & More | Canadian online shop in Vancouver. The major European manufacturers are represented. |
| Helmuts Hobby Specialities | US online shop |
| Hobby Center | This is a really great store in Göteborg, Sweden. The owner, Anders, speaks excellent English and provides great service. The web store is not great for English speakers, so it is best if you give them a call. |
| hobbyco | a hobby store in Sydney NSW. |
| Jim's Hobby | The best dealer in the US (according to K Brady) |
| Leni's Lek & Hobby | Swedish Märklin/Trix web shop. Only in Swedish. |
| LokShop | German online shop. Online cart shopping, prices in both DM and Euro. |
| Matschke | German on line hobby shop |
| MJ-Hobbyexperten | Swedish online shop, also have their own models (Jeco). Vast selection of brands. Online cart shopping. |
| Modellbahn-Kramm | German online shop. Online cart shopping. |
| ETS | German online shop. E-mail orders. |
| "Pigi tou trenou" | *** BROKEN LINK *** An interesting site in Greek which tries to cover the needs of Greek modelrailroaders. |
| OnTracks - The Internet Model & Hobby Store | British retailer of Marklin, Trix and other brands in Z, N, HO and Gauge 1. Worldwide delivery. Winner Microsoft Innovation through Technology Award 2005 |
| Railroad24 Modelleisenbahnfreunde rund um die Uhr | *** BROKEN LINK *** Kleinanzeigenmarkt, verschiedene Eisenbahnshops, kostenloser Webkatalog und Informationsaustausch rund um das Thema Modelleisenbahn. Weiter bieten wir Ihnen Online-Shopsystem zum kleinen Preis. |
| Reynauld's Euro Imports | Good selection of all the major european brands, especially marklin, roco, and fleischmann. prices are ok. website ok too. |
| RJFtrains | Great Marklin dealer. Best prices I've found in the US, and excellent service. |
| European Model Trains Headquarters | Marklin, Trix, Fleischmann, Vollmer, Faller and many other finest Manufacturers |
| Sidetracked Electronics | *** BROKEN LINK *** Electronic products for model railways |
| SMDV | German online shop with lots of model railroads & toys |
| Tågspecialisten | *** BROKEN LINK *** Sweden's second on-line shop for modeltrains. |
| Teknikken.dk Modelhobby Center | Online (and offline) hobby store. Online Catalog contains many train items. Language Danish and some english. |
| Toottoot.co.nz | Suppliers of DCC/Marklin/ESU digital products to the New Zealand market. We are Web based in Christchurch with a shop based in Hastings. |
| ToToTrains | Store specializes in Märklin, Trix and LGB. Attractive prices and good service. Deals in new and used trains. Owned by a life-time Märklin collector. |
| Jan Bröcker & his Märklin | Märklin related site with pictures, stories, for sale and wanted items. |
| toytrains.it | Excellent online service , also in english lenguage AAA++ |
| Trainsahead | *** BROKEN LINK *** Online shop in the US. European Model Trains and so much more.. |
| trainshop.se | Swedish webshop with excellent märklin assortment. |
| TrainTrader | *** NO LONGER A TRAIN SITE *** Good selection of Marklin and lots of other Model Rail things New&Secondhand Located at pymble Sydney NSW |
| VINTAGE TRAINS NORWICH | *** BROKEN LINK *** Pre-war & new model train specialists / web-shop. |
| Westend Trains | Canadian shop in Toronto |
| WSUM Modelbouw | *** BROKEN LINK *** Dutch Shop, email order. Stocks a lot of new and older but new Marklin items. |
| Zevenspoor | Dutch online shop. E-mail orders. |
| Modellbahnecke | *** UPDATED LINK *** German online shop. E-mail orders. |
| Nathan's TrainsNToys | *** UPDATED LINK *** Authorised Australian Marklin agent in Australia. A variety of model trains and accessories available. |
| Rechsteiner Spielwaren Toyshop | *** UPDATED LINK *** Toyshop with modeltrains from all manufactures. Special Märklin Digital and more. |
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Model Railway Tools, Electronics and accessories (10 links)
| All Electronics | US electronics supply |
| Dremel | Tools for the modeller |
| ESU Forum | ESU Forum |
| LUCK | Replacement wheelsets,for HO,N&TT |
| Micro-Mark | Special tools for model railroaders, online ordering from the US |
| Miniatronics | Electronics for the hobbyist, located in the US |
| Model making cardboard, architectural models | Model making cardboard, architectural models, railroad models, dioramas, dollhouses, WarGames Miniatures and craft projects |
| Testors | Makers of the Aztek airbrush, paint and supplies |
| UHU | UHU is a well known manufacturer of model glues and such.... The site also has good basic lessons on the practical glue issues... |
| Scale Things | Distance markers, cable ducts, platform items, etc. |
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Model railroad computer software (19 links)
| Railroad & Co | Train control software (Windows) for Märklin and almost all DCC too |
| WiniPro | Decoder programming software to be used with the Lenz, Intellibox and TwinCenter control units. Almost all DCC loco decoders supported. |
| Railways | This site is an official Railways mirror. The new 4.1.0 version is now available for download. Railways is a DOS-based layout drawing software with digital control capability. |
| Koploper | Excellent train control software, unfortunately only available in Dutch |
| RailModeller - Modelrailrod Track Planning | Presentation of this program, options, screenshots and downloads. It's a Mac program. |
| Railware | Train control software (Windows) for Märklin and Lenz, formerly known as WinBahn. |
| RailX | A computer control software supporting Märklin 6051, Intellibox and Fleischmann Twin Center. Wintrain 4.1 full version is now available as a free download. Used to be WinTrain |
| Raily | A Windows-based track layout program with nice features. Now also 3d views of your track plans. |
| TPL | Train control software (Windows) for Märklin, the site also contains a FAQ regarding the Intellibox. |
| SoftLok | A classic train control software, has been around since '88 |
| Tayden Design | Tayden Design specializes in providing a wide range of Innovative Software Solutions for Model Railroaders. Among our products is: Train Trek - The Artificial Intelligence software, especially designed for Marklin Digital System. |
| 3rd PlanIt | A 3d track planning and simulation software. Has got quite good reviews by users. |
| TrainCAD | Free, simply track planning software |
| WinDigipet - the new dimension of digital train control software | WIN-DIGIPET is a far-reaching, intelligent and very user-friendly program to control model railroads, using Märklin-Digital/Uhlenbrock/Modeltreno Intellibox components. |
| WinRail | Windows-based track layout program by Gunnar Blumert |
| WinTrack | 3D track planning Windows software |
| Dale's Track Length Calculator | Determine Märklin track pieces for any length. |
| Dale's RemoteSign site | Split flat sign simulators and working platform signs. |
| c80PROX | Train control software (DOS) for Märklin. Make good use of that old 286-based computer you have stored away..... Also do-it-yourself hardware kits for making equivalents to the Märklin stuff. |
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Model railroad magazines on the web (3 links)
| Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine | Online US model railroad magazine, free PDF-format downloads of the magazine. |
| MIBA | German model railway magazine |
| Railway WEB Magazine | At the Worldrailfans.org site, a superb railway web magazine is published more or less periodically. |
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Downloads from this site (10 links)
| Digital brake module | A schematic of a digital brake module, similar to the Märklin 72441, by Huib Maaskant. (PDF document) |
| C-track difference | A table of straight C-track length options to compensate and reduce gaps due to geometry, useful for making ends meet... |
| 1 m C-track | A table of possible straight C-track combinations up to 1 m by Lars Westerlind (PDF document) |
| Freight station | A Zip file containing the part drawings for the Freight station scratchbuilding project presented on this site |
| The "Wigit" How to use it | PDF Document on how to use the Wigit |
| Lissy manual | A highly unoffical manual about the Uhlenbrock Lissy train recognition system, by Lars Westerlind |
| Signal bridge | A Zip file containing the part drawings for the Signal bridge scratchbuilding project presented on this site |
| Switch | Great decoder addressing help tool by Dieter Hinz, creator of WinBahn/Railware. Very useful for those darned switch settings..... Tested using Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. |
| The "Wigit" circuit | An electronic circuit to ensure proper signal control with contact tracks in a block. Made possible by Dion Stevenson. PDF document. |
| Railways | This site is an official Railways mirror. The new 4.1.0 version is now available for download. Railways is a DOS-based layout drawing software with digital control capability. The original site is no longer operating. |
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Other sites of interest (16 links)
| Forum Alte-Modellbahnen | German Forum |
| German Railways Forum | A free discussion of anything about German Railways (in English) |
| Marklin Trader | A place where we can sell our Marklin stuff for FREE For Marklin HO, Marklin Z and LGB |
| Interactive model railroad | The classic Interactive model railroad at the university of Ulm. |
| Märklin "new" Motorola protocol | Reference on the new Märklin protocol format by A Scorzoni |
| Répertoire ferroviaire | directory of railsites (french) |
| MB1Q | Website for modellers.Many interesting links to other sites on scale modelling. |
| Atlas HO Layout Information | All Your Beginner Model Train Needs : Atlas, Bachmann, Lionel and other Model Railroad Makers. |
| modellbahn-portal.de | A German site portal for German model railroad sites. Lots of links, German sites only.... In German.... |
| Models Buzz | Models are the real thing ! |
| Model & Train Service | Importer of LokSound, LokPilot, WinTrack, WinDigital, Bauer, Edi (Benelux + France import) |
| RailServe | RailServe, the Internet Railroad Directory, here you can search for anything that is railroad related... Really recommended. |
| Preislisten der Märklin-Neuheiten | Märklin prices compared in German shops |
| Travel Ephemera | Lots of pictures of old posters, travel brochures, advertisements and such from the Era II time. All travel oriented from different countries. Print them out in small scale and use as posters on your layout... |
| Model railroads and freight cars | Collection of links to interesting model railroading documents |
| YouTube video of a BR 05 Cab forward loco. | YouTube video of a BR 05 Cab forward loco. |
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