Hi. Thank you and Happy Holidays to you too.

That is a great daughter, looking out for Dad! I bet that was a bargain flea market item.

I located the entire wheel set and connectors for about half the cost you mentioned. A reliable source too. (Polished with red details)

https://www.ersatzteile-...nge-br-85-und-br-50.html

I think I know that you will want to make them yourself. I have not heard anyone doing this successfully, but I imagine it is not impossible.

I would suspect Marklin shares parts and costs whenever possible, but it is hard to say which will match correctly and which will not work. If the rods are missing, are the pins missing too? If they are, are you going to make these too? In the long run, seems cheaper to purchase the entire assembly. What is the condition of the wheels, it is possible, they have seen better days anyway.

The linking rods are never sold separately, or I must clarify, I have never seen them. I would not expect a rod from an 8800 to fit your needs, but who am I to say. From the link above it seems the wheel assembly fits both a Br 50 and 85.

Let us know how this works out for you.

Best wishes


Dwight

Hello Dwight

As I suspected, the big steam locomotives have similar axis distances, so it wasn't difficult to use coupling rods from different locomotives to use in my BR 50. Quite fun I can add.

So this problem is fixed, now I have a question that maybe you can help.

I have a complete motor, except for the magnetic case:



I am tempted to assume that - in order to have simplified production pipelines - all magnetic cases of the big Steam locomotives are equal. So a magnetic case from another "horizontal motor" would fit. What do you think? I do not find very amusing having to pay 80USD (plus postage) for a new complete motor.

Best Regards and please stay safe.
Ricardo

Dwight

The replacement motor is Marklin 268850. It is available as a spare, but it is very expensive (90€+20€ for shiping). The BR50 can be purchased complete with that money.
I will disassemble my other BR50 (purchased for 80€) and check if the case can be removed and reattached.

I’ll keep you informed.

Stay safe and take the vaccine. I am due to take mine this week. My hospital is at 120% capacity...it’s a chaos out here.

Best regards
Ricardo

Hello

I have researched the new coreless replacement motor for the BR50 is possibly E275145.

Have an expert confirm this for you before looking for it. I have found listings for this motor at about 30Eurs over in your area.

Seems going with the latest technology at a reasonable price may be the perfect solution for you. It might just slip right into the frame without modifications but I cannot say for sure. From the photos of the motor this may be the case.

I am going to check this out for my fleet. I hope the coreless solution spreads to many old models, wouldn’t that be great.

Take good care. Let us know how is works out for you.

Dwight

Hi

You are right, not much out there right now,at least not yet. I believe there will be eventually.

Of course, if the frame were replaced, that might be all you need. The remaining parts may just fit. It is an interesting puzzle.

If I remember correctly,early on,someone had a YouTube about putting a coreless motor into a BR 103. It involved frame cutting etc, and I didn’t consider it something I could do. At an early time, it is possible the motor was not a Marklin replacement motor.

Will let you know if I run into something interesting.

Take good care

Dwight

Hello Dwight

Thanks a lot, i will try it, seems very simple.

Today i found that the magnetic cases are standard, i tried a box from another horizontal motor and it works like a charm. So if anyone has that doubt, it works.

Hope you are well and safe.

In my hospital we have all been vaccinated so lets hope for the best.

Best regards and stay safe.

Ricardo