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Offline Marklin in Oz  
#1 Posted : 19 December 2011 21:50:46(UTC)
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These aren't actually mine. A buddy of mine that I used to argue politics with gave me copies of them last spring when I was looking in to doing up one of Roco's tanks on a flat car. Well, I ditched the project and bought some 4mfor instead, but figured I'd pass these along.

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I'm not even sure what type of engine that is exactly.

Cheers.

Fred
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Offline Schienenbus  
#2 Posted : 15 January 2012 04:59:23(UTC)
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I grew about 20 min drive from Grafenwöhr. And I remember seeing trains with tanks and other military vehicles coming by quite regurlarly. I lived in a train station on the Nürnberg-Bayreuth line...
The engine would probably be a 042 or 044, wouldn't it?
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Offline NS1200  
#3 Posted : 15 January 2012 08:02:32(UTC)
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Looks like a BR50 to me.
BR044 has a much fatter boiler.
Nice pictures anyway.
I spent my military service time in Seedorf,between Bremen and Hamburg,back in 1976-1977.
Never figured out who won,we or the Russians.......
Do remember that when we were playing war games at night time express goods trains were passing by with tremendeous speed,must have been the socalled night-jumb,moving goods from southern Germany to the seaports in the north,pulled by electric series BR151,impressive!

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Paul.
Have more than you show,speak less than you know (Shakespeare).
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Offline H0  
#4 Posted : 15 January 2012 08:34:44(UTC)
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Hi!
Originally Posted by: Schienenbus Go to Quoted Post
The engine would probably be a 042 or 044, wouldn't it?
The loco on the picture is a decapod (2-10-0) with a light coal tender (I guess 26 m³ of water) - the bottom of the cab window is in line with the top of the water tank of the tender.
A BR 042 would have an oil tender (and it's a mikado (2-8-2)).

A BR 044 would have a bigger tender (32 or 34 m³). It's a three-cylinder loco with offset counterweights on axle two. It also has a bigger boiler.

So I cannot imagine anything beside BR 50 (BR 050, BR 051, BR 052, BR 053 at that time).
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Tom
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Offline steventrain  
#5 Posted : 15 January 2012 10:07:04(UTC)
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The Army base at 615th Military Police Company.

http://en.wikipedia.org/..._Military_Police_Company
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Offline NS1200  
#6 Posted : 15 January 2012 11:25:10(UTC)
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In comparison,picture of Tiger tanks loaded on six axle heavy duty flatcars during WW2.
Maerklin issued these flatcars in various versions,upto 1945 and after WW2.
The four axle version is still in use by the Dutch army till this very day.

Cheers,
Paul.

Edited by user 22 January 2012 12:32:31(UTC)  | Reason: changed the wording "good old days" to "other days" due to reports

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Offline 2fingers  
#7 Posted : 15 January 2012 11:41:16(UTC)
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It's a small world out there. I have been to the base at grafenwohr at least a dozen times.
My dad used to drive trucks in the 60's and 70's all over europe. i used to accompany him in
the school holidays. One regular trip was to cart milk from Holland to american bases in germany.

Hans
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Offline NS1200  
#8 Posted : 15 January 2012 12:18:29(UTC)
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Edited by user 22 January 2012 12:34:31(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

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