3048 had a LFCM motor so the motor kit you will need is 60944 - http://www.bahn.hfkern.de/Maerklin/Menue.html is where you can find that info out.

When Marklin converted from 5 digit part numbers to 6 digit part numbers they simply added a zero to all the existing part numbers. 20392 therefore became 203920. Later Marklin added an 'E' in front of the numbers, so you are looking for E203920.

20392/203920 seems to be the entire tender chassis

https://www.ebay.de/itm/...p2349526.m4383.l4275.c20

Edited by user 02 June 2021 06:48:59(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

so I should get this piece from ebay even though I might not win the auction? At the end of the day it is 10 euros :-)

i can have it sentto my son and he can wrap it up in a gift package and send it over. this is allowed with new Brexit rules found on HMRC web site 🙂

Thank you mvd71.

What is a 'sea biscuit'?

Sorry, I was speaking American 😉

Was just trying to help guide to the correct parts for the loco. Hope I didn’t cause offence.

UPDATE. I won the 3184 set for 80 GBP. I already opened it up, cleaned the insides and boy o boy was it full of muck.
The gears all turn perfectly, I removed the rotor to clean it, the motor shield and the holes of the brushes with a pipe cleaner.
Checked all wiring before reassembling and powering up. The motor works perfectly in analogue, the direction change relais is of the first type, I guess, as it doesn't look like the one posted in the link posted by SvenM, #11

The loco does not have traction tyres and I'm ordering them. Do you confirm 7152 ?
I'm going to order the motor kit to convert it to DCC.
I need a new pick up shoe. Do you confirm that it is 7174 ?
Where could I find the screw that holds the pick up shoe? The code I have is 75602

The box is a bit knackered but it has a complete set of M tracks that have never been used. I use C track but while waiting for the pieces to arrive I can let the loco and the coaches run around :-)

I have only a problem with the engine rods, one is bent in two places and I'll have to find a way to fix it.parts, I was thinking on duplicating it with a cast of some sort.

Lets see how it goes.

Hi Cookee, thank you for your reply. I have ordered spares using the sheet you have posted. I had found it too weeks ago on Marklin's website.

Has anibody got the little booklet, that comes with each loco, of the 3048 to share ?

Thank you
Marco

3048.pdf (10,612kb) downloaded 156 time(s).

Those sets always looked so good. the artwork from that era is fantastic!

out of curiosity, running the loco without traction tyres could damage the wheel's slots or not ?

Yes, you can damage the tire grooves by running without tires. The outer lip will get rounded off to the point where the tires will no longer stay on.