Hello Zora,

Trix Cars will run on Marklin, this car has NEM Coupler Pockets so you can use the 72060 Couplers on this car.
You may want to change the wheels with marklin Wheels # 34 3012 11.

If you are purchasing the Car from a Dealer ask him/her to exchange the wheels for free.

Martin

The both have NEM coupler pockets and a close coupler mechanism, So you can change to 72060.

You can run the new TRIX 2-rail DC wagons and coaches on Maerklin track. You do not have to change wheel sets on these wagons unless you really want to. You can use DC wheel sets on AC track systems but not vice versa. The close couplers that come with the TRIX wagons are identical to the Maerklin ones so you may not need to change those out if you use the close couplers. The standard loop coupler for NEM pockets is 72060 so you should have no problem changing those out (all you need is a fine pair of tweezers to pinch the "spring ends" and gently pull out close coupler from the front).

Since TRIX was bought out by Maerklin the tooling on couplers and other common parts are now nearly the same. The rail profile heights of both Maerklin and TRIX C-track are both 2.1 mm so you do not need to worry about wheel flanges any longer from TRIX unless you end-up with a TRIX Express wheel set which have flange heights of 2.0 mm!!

These wagons do not have lights so no need to worry about changing wheel sets unless you absolutely must use the AC ones.

Welcome to the forum Miguel. Thanks for your comments about Trix cars running on Marklin track, also Maurice thanks for your comments too. You both answer some questions I had about running Trix cars. Thanks.

Sorry, but Märklin C track is code 90 and TRIX C track is code 83.

Thanks to everyone for the responses. Miguel, welcome to the Forum.

Code 90 track has a profile height of 2.28 mm (0.090"), Code 83 is 2.1 mm (0.083") I believe that Maerklin K-track is 2.3 mm profile height which is equivalent to Code 90. The NMRA and NEM standards are somewhat different. I have actually experimented with combining both Maerklin and TRIX C-track for running new TRIX 2-rail DC items and found no issues whatsoever as long as one isolates the rails of the Maerklin C-track. In conversing with our Maerklin, USA representatives here there is no difference between the rail heights of both track systems.

As I mentioned the only wheel sets that you absolutely cannot use with either track system are the TRIX Express or TRIX Twin wheel sets that have much larger wheel flanges and were designed for use with track that has a rail profile height of 3.3 mm (0.130" approx. Code 124 track) that is commonly used for O-scale. TRIX International 2-rail track has a profile height of 2.7 mm (0.106").

I have attached an interesting link discussing the use of wheel sets etc.


http://www.frankenbahn.d...dcwagenfuermaerklinE.htm

Thanks Benny. Glad it the Code explanation was useful. It is used extensively among US and British modelers. I know that the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) here in the USA sets the standards for these track codes as does NEM in Europe.

TRIX also makes an adapter track to go from Code 100 to Code 83 track. I can connect my older TRIX International track to the new TRIX C-track with this adapter and with some filing at the rail joints have smooth operation. Thus my thought is that the TRIX C-track itself is Code 83 (2.1 mm) which is the same profile height as later Maerklin M-type (not the solid 3rd rail) and C-tracks which would make them Code 83 also, not the Code 90 which I believe K-track to be.

To make certain of Marklin C-, K-, M- and TRIX C- profile heights I will measure them at home this evening and give a definitive answer.

For those that are still interested in track profile heights. I am attaching a link to the NEM-120 document that gives you all the details. The other NEM documents are very interesting also if you care to browse them.

http://www.miba.de/morop/nem120-d.pdf