I purchased the 48059 set about a year ago, but only had the models out of the box a week ago to compare them to the newly delivered Roco models.

One of the three cars (the German language one) had significant rolling problems. When I examined the car, I found that one of the bogies on that car is different from the other bogie and the ones on the remaining cars. I sent an email to the dealer along with photos and am waiting for a reply.

Here's the beef. That one bogie does not look like any Maerklin bogie I have ever seen. From it's design, I would say it might be a Bachmann-Liliput model.
I hope that the dealer is able to procure the proper Maerklin part, but it bothers me that something like this made it past Quality Control, at the plant in China? and at Maerklin.

The good bogie (typical Maerklin)


The bad bogie (does not look like a Maerklin part - different form, no axle clips)


Have any of you experienced the same issue?

Regards

Mike C

Edited by user 02 July 2018 17:49:15(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

I am not certain of the provenance of the part, but the product quality and design looks similar to that of the bogies of some of my Liliput/Bachmann models.
The way that the cutouts for the wheels are finished is very reminiscent of the Liliput Lightsteel coaches and other Liliput cars.

Regards

Mike C

I am pleased to report that my second set (48062) arrived and all of the cars have the correct Maerklin bogies. Once I receive the replacement bogie for the car from the 48059, I will be able to run these cars as a unit train behind a Re 420/421 or Re 620 Cargo. I will be running the Roco cars with some of the Liliput container cars as a separate postal train, also with a Cargo lok (maybe Re 482 or Re 620).

Regards

Mike C