Hi all,

I decided to put a new thread for this, like Stephen already wrote in that other top 10 locomotive thread. So what 10 Märklin locomotives (and only Märklin this time ) are your display case or shelf queens? = don't see much track running time if any at all. You can also put to this list your hidden treasure locomotives or your dream models. Don't only put the most expensive locomotives for their value here, but choose the ones you really like.

We can actually do like this... First five can be the locomotives you have yourself and then the other five can be your dream models.

I will start...

My top 5 display case/shelf queens. All of them are digital and all but 36159 have mfx decoders. I run them very seldom and when I do, only for some minutes or so:

1. 31860.2 White "1859" Ce 6/8III New York Central Lines Crocodile
2. 2 x 31860.1 Green "1859" SBB Ce 6/8III Crocodiles
3. 2 x 31860.3 Brown "1859" SBB Ce 6/8III Crocodiles
4. 31859.1 Green "31859" SBB Ce 6/8III Crocodile
5. 36159 Brown "3015" SBB Ce 6/8III Crocodile

Here are my top 5 dream models for display case/shelf queens:

1. Märklin CCS 800 version 1. or 2. dark green (1947)
2. Märklin CCS 800 version 3. or 4. olive green (1948-1949)
3. Märklin CCS 800 version 5. or 6. olive green (1951-1954)
4. Märklin HR 800 N version 1. (1947?-1949)
5. Märklin 32000 Platinium Crocodile (2000)

Next could be Märklin 3063 Nohab Luxemburg version 1. (1965-1967), Märklin SK 800 version?? or GS 800 version 1. (1957) from the older models. From more recent ones snowy Crocodile 39569, older black Crocodile 39564 or many weathered nice looking more detailed steam locomotives...

So what are yours?

Regards,
Janne

All my locos get equal track time (in theory).

I would never buy a loco if i didn't intend to run it, so I have to echo Francisco's answer and also say "NONE".

Everything I've bought so far is for practical use.

If I set out to collect single pieces they would electric locos, the quirkier the better.
If they would look at home behind a door marked 'Plant Room', then it's in.

Marklin EG3

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Hi again,

It seems like this thread is not going to be very succesfull as all of you run all your locomotives. I also run all of them, but those Crocodiles listed in my previous posting will run only to stay in working condition. And when they run, it is a beautiful sight .

I know a Märklin collector here in Finland who has well over 100 locomotives and all of them are analog. He has only a rollerstand to test run them and he has not a layout or even build any temporary layouts. So he just wants to collect Märklin and restore them. He likes to watch them in the shelfs and I can understand that kind of collectors too. Almost all of his Märklin stuff is in top mint condition and in their original old red boxes. I don't like to store my items in the boxes as I like to enjoy their looks.

If you all had some really rare older locomotives, would you still run them often? I run instead "normal" locomotives and if I had any of my dream models list I would only run them very seldom so they stay in operational condition. In my opinion they deserve to be admired . In the 1940's or 1950's when they were built their purpose were to be electric train toys for children or adults, but as they are rare I would not run them often anymore.

So I don't think that I am the only one who thinks like this. Remember also, that you don't have to own any of them and they can be your dream shelf queen models too. Also if you have nowadays a digital only layout and there is nice analog locomotives in your collection that will see very seldom any track time they can also be listed here.

Regards,
Janne

Most in boxed on shelf.

BR01 collection.
BR50 cab Tender and 3781x.
BR23
BR44 included Long Henry.
Most Insider Locos.
All display Case locos.
Old Locos from the 1940s to 1980s.
Big Boy's.

And much more!