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Offline eduard71  
#1 Posted : 02 March 2009 03:26:11(UTC)
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Hi all,
About 10 years ago Märklin presented the only SZD locomotive and cars made by them. It was a class 52, later converted to the Soviet class TE 3915. A beautiful and rare model, that took me over 9 years to find and buy. Now is on my collection with the corresponding set of cars 47897 and 47899. Two things I like most from the set, first the white rings on the wheels of the locomotive and of course the red star, and the other is the cars without buffers, I think Märklin took some American models for this set of cars, I believe is because the Soviets system of coupling is similar to the American one where the coupling also works as a buffer, I am rigth?.
Here are some pictures:
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Offline Troy Yang  
#2 Posted : 02 March 2009 03:57:18(UTC)
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Yes. It is a very special train.SmileSmileSmile
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Offline kariosls37  
#3 Posted : 02 March 2009 06:43:36(UTC)
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great loco, eduard71
being that little bit diffrent is what makes them so special in my opinion. I have ridden behind the 1:1 scale one and the model does not fail to impress.
as you can see, this loco has the conventional screw couplings and buffers. this might have something to do with russia having a diffrent gauge to the rest of europe. the engine ended up in Ukraine after the war and then served as a strategic military reserve until being spreserved. after being sold various times, it ended up in the care of STAR in Holland where I took the picture.
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Offline nevw  
#4 Posted : 02 March 2009 06:53:30(UTC)
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Our local dealer had one on a Special Price for some time and I had been dithering about getting it. Have just told him to keep it for me. 150 euro approx. New in Box never been on a track or out of the shop.

Nev
NOt wearing the Pink Pinny, which is hard to see and now I have a white Pinny which also is hard to see against MY pure white Skin Still have 2 new shiny tin Hips that is badly in Need of Repair matching rusting tin shoulders
and a hose pipe on the aorta
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Offline foumaro  
#5 Posted : 02 March 2009 13:13:07(UTC)
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It is a very good deal i think Nev.
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Offline DamonKelly  
#6 Posted : 02 March 2009 14:44:41(UTC)
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I love that loco too!

I've got 37159, plus the wagon sets 47897 and 47899.
The loco is a smooth runner. I assume it is the same as the other BR-52's from that era (of Märklin manufacture, that is). I want to put a Loksound mfx into it, but I need to think a bit about how to mount the speaker.
Model Russian Railways - which currently does not exist [:I], but may be back eventually - claimed that the Märklin wagon sets were just American wagons with Cyrillic lettering. They implied that this was just fakery on Märklin's part -- not that the SZD ever used US rolling stock.
Doesn't bother me much -- I'm not a purist, and they look suitably exotic to me biggrin

BTW, look at Red Star Railways (ignore the overtly political opening screen [:(]). His "PassazhirRSR" coaches look rather nice! I wonder if a TE 3915 ever pulled a passenger train? Why not, I say!!! winkwink
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Damon
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Offline steventrain  
#7 Posted : 02 March 2009 15:35:34(UTC)
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Very nice, eduard71.Smile
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Offline DamonKelly  
#8 Posted : 02 March 2009 16:53:05(UTC)
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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by nevw
<br />Our local dealer had one on a Special Price for some time and I had been dithering about getting it. Have just told him to keep it for me. 150 euro approx. New in Box never been on a track or out of the shop.

Nev


He still has the loco, and several sets of the wagons...
37159 = AUD689.50
47897 = AUD116.60
47899 = AUD91.20

Go on!...push him for a bargain price...he's had the thing there for years...!

I have the loco an wagons...if you want to view them, I'll drag them out from storage...biggrin
Cheers,
Damon
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Offline Weltenbummler  
#9 Posted : 02 March 2009 17:30:12(UTC)
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Hi,

this is indeed a nice loco and car set.
And that's the reason why I got myself two car sets of each car set.
And what else should I tell you, I got the 34159 Delta Version as this Loco has a different painting on the driver house.
Sorry can't place any pic of that at present, due to the fact that I'm in Miami and not at home in Berlin.

This link goes to a pic in an ebay auction which ran out already
http://i22.ebayimg.com/02/i/001/33/ba/e660_1.JPG
Regard from Karachi
Thomas
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Offline WelshMatt  
#10 Posted : 02 March 2009 18:14:17(UTC)
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Just looking at those Russian coaches, I know Bachmann make Chinese stock in HO. Chinese railways took a lot of Russian designs, but I don't know how different they are or if you could start with the Bachmann models and produce some Russian ones. Worth a look anyway.
Matt from Wales.

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Offline Weltenbummler  
#11 Posted : 02 March 2009 18:56:01(UTC)
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Hi again,

if anyone is interested in Russian Railway Models, have a look at www.redstarrailways.com/models.asp
I just had a very interesting mail correspondence with Mr. White and ordered one of the Russian locomotives he produces handmade himself.
I'm so excited that I hardly can wait to hold it in my hands.
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Offline laalves  
#12 Posted : 02 March 2009 20:25:11(UTC)
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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by WelshMatt
<br />Just looking at those Russian coaches, I know Bachmann make Chinese stock in HO. Chinese railways took a lot of Russian designs, but I don't know how different they are or if you could start with the Bachmann models and produce some Russian ones. Worth a look anyway.

There's a very good Brawa wagon set that are not based on american prototypes.
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Offline nevw  
#13 Posted : 03 March 2009 00:26:48(UTC)
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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by DamonKelly
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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by nevw
<br />Our local dealer had one on a Special Price for some time and I had been dithering about getting it. Have just told him to keep it for me. 150 euro approx. New in Box never been on a track or out of the shop.

Nev


He still has the loco, and several sets of the wagons...
37159 = AUD689.50
47897 = AUD116.60
47899 = AUD91.20

Go on!...push him for a bargain price...he's had the thing there for years...!

I have the loco an wagons...if you want to view them, I'll drag them out from storage...biggrin


Damon thanks,
He has the Loco no more. (got it for under 300)He has not altered his web site for ages. all Of the 6400 NS Series have gone also. I got the last one. I will have a look at the wagons sets later.

Nev
NOt wearing the Pink Pinny, which is hard to see and now I have a white Pinny which also is hard to see against MY pure white Skin Still have 2 new shiny tin Hips that is badly in Need of Repair matching rusting tin shoulders
and a hose pipe on the aorta
Junior member of the Banana Club, a reformist and an old Goat with a Bad memory, loafing around
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Offline obxbill  
#14 Posted : 03 March 2009 00:58:12(UTC)
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Modelrailroader magazine did a piece on his layout a few years back. It's quite nice.
Bill


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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by Thomas Duengefeld
<br />Hi again,

if anyone is interested in Russian Railway Models, have a look at www.redstarrailways.com/models.asp
I just had a very interesting mail correspondence with Mr. White and ordered one of the Russian locomotives he produces handmade himself.
I'm so excited that I hardly can wait to hold it in my hands.
Marklin HO and Z also Hornby 00 and US 2-rail
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Offline DamonKelly  
#15 Posted : 03 March 2009 13:22:17(UTC)
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DamonKelly

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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by nevw

Damon thanks,
He has the Loco no more. (got it for under 300)
...
Nev


Do you mean you got it for 300?
Cheers,
Damon
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Offline nevw  
#16 Posted : 03 March 2009 22:29:58(UTC)
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nevw

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[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by DamonKelly
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Quote:
[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by nevw

Damon thanks,
He has the Loco no more. (got it for under 300)
...
Nev


Do you mean you got it for 300?


Yes. that is correct. Has been on his specials listing for many moons.

M37159 TE 3915 - USSR $689.50 $309.80
NOt wearing the Pink Pinny, which is hard to see and now I have a white Pinny which also is hard to see against MY pure white Skin Still have 2 new shiny tin Hips that is badly in Need of Repair matching rusting tin shoulders
and a hose pipe on the aorta
Junior member of the Banana Club, a reformist and an old Goat with a Bad memory, loafing around
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