Hi. I have bought a class 101 loco on ebay, #37391. When I received it, I found with surprise that it has the c-sinus motor... even if the code begins with 37 and in 2001 catalog it is described as a normal high-efficiency motor.
I thought that someone could have changed the chassis with another unit's one, but everything seems new.
Anyway, I'm obviously very happy because the locomotive works very well. But someone can tell me if any models of the 101 were built with c-sinus even if the code begins with 37?

THank you. Bye.

Hi Pietro,

There should be a partnumber written in orange on a sticker attached somewhere on the bottom of your loco.
If the first letter of that number is an "S" than it is a C-sine motor or if it's an "H" than it is a high efficiency propulsion.
Although this may still not tell you whether it's originally fitted with a C-sine motor,especially if the sticker is on the driveunit.
My Koll's catalogue also suggests it should have a high efficiency motor.

Hope this is the information you're looking for.

Best regards
Guus

In the 2005 year book there is a loco with a c sine motor with item No 37900 BR 290 which seemed strange to me. Maybe M is abandoning that system of numbering.[:0]

Chris

Send posted photo here with loco with removed body and also boxed detail if you wish.

Here you can see two pictures of the motor.
The code begins with "S", as you told.



Bye.

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Hello,

There is still not seeing the pictures,there is two red cross in small box.

Have you see this one before?
https://www.marklin-user...s/upload/uploadstart.asp

Do a search in this forum, and you'll find a lot of info about it.

Loks that come in the startersets or trainset packages don't always have a correspondent in the catalogue, and that is one case.

You shouldn't refer to that lok as 33961, since that's not what it is. There's more differences, when comparing that lok with the 3096, 3396, 33961 or any of the other close relatives. Most obvious are the external detailing: the 29530 starterset BR86 lacks handrails, cabin steps, and the red paint in the plastic body. This must have been a cost cutting measure.

But, IMHO, you are generally speaking, correct: Märklin does a lot of confusing things, such as the all new BR290, a 37xxx series, that indeed has a C-sine notor, albeit, the new compact style.

Luis

Luis

Luis,

Sorry, I was not clear: the loco in the 29530 starterset is in the Koll catalog, number 33961.30 .

Thanks for your comments on the loco details!

Fred