There is more information now about IMA 2025:

https://www.maerklin.de/...ebnis/maerklin-tage-2025

(The German language site has more info than the English)

I can only wish I could.

Hello All,

I will be in Göppingen for four days staying near the station.

Andry

Thanks Dave,
Would be great to met the Wellington folks that are in travelling. Maybe a PM with contact details, if available.
Sorry to hear about your job lost, I know Wellington is going through the wringer but hopefully things will start improving.

I’m traveling from Norway and will be in Goeppingen Friday and Saturday. Would be fun to meet up with people from this forum. Also any tips or recommendations are welcome as this is my first trip to IMA. 😁

I had originally hoped to be going this year with some of the guys from our club, last time was 2019 when quite a large group of us went over.

I spent some time at the historical toys stand. which I really enjoyed and would love to see your museum.

Maybe next time but it will all depend on the finances. Looking forward to all the photos.

At least for the last few Märklin Days, the meetups have been 4:00pm, Saturday, on Platform 4 at the Göppingen train station (4@4).

Tak

Hello Folks,

Has anybody seen the official Märklin program for Märklin Tage next month ("Das Veranstaltungsprogramm mit Ausstellerverzeichnis) yet ?


That is, like this in 2023 :




I could not find it on the Märklin .de website (other than the "the train station program 2025" information and the earlier information release "The 14th Märklin Days")

Regards,

PJ

Thanks Alan.

The various cars are also detailed on the current Märklin.de site.

Numerous bits of information are spread around that site but I was hoping to find the official program as a single item with which to plan my visit to Märklin Tage next month.

Regards,

PJ

Hello Aunty,

Pardon me but what where ?

Regards,

PJ

Well, the ones I quoted are in the English version of the Marklin Magazine, not the Insider Magazine.

Hello again Auntie,

Thank you for clarifying your post.

Start at the Märklin.de site : https://www.maerklin.de/...ebnis/maerklin-tage-2025
-> scroll about halfway down the page
-> then just after this list of contents :



-> you will see this :



-> then if you hover the cursor on this blank area:



-> this link appears



and takes you to : "Activities at the train station"

Scroll down nearly to the bottom and you will find the info about the event cars:




Regards,

PJ

This is one for the Kiwis coming to IMA. A fellow Kiwi forum member wants to buy a loco from me and we were wondering if someone attending the IMA might be willing to transport same to NZ if I bring it to Göppingen.

Unfortunately no financial reward but huge thanks and beer!

Adrian

In case you havent noticed :

the “special” car #48225 from
Pschorr beer company
( the official Treff car for 2025 )

was actually already produced
in the set #46203 from 2005

https://www.maerklin.de/...te/details/article/46203

the roof color might be different;
blue vs. grey

i’ll look forward seeing pictures
of the 1:1 wagon that presumably
will be part of the BEM train

For those not being able to attend, we are trying to cover as much as possible in video and photo from the event. For the moment, the following are available:
- presentation video of the Stauferpark Göppingen area with all the manufacturers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WohjJdBhKnc&list=PLcUoV4C-IWNVmK-y8oODaMl9i0m0Zkwf7
- the photos taken at Stauferpark Göppingen: https://www.trainsdepot....ays-september-19-21-2025
- the 360° video of the Stauferpark Göppingen will ba available from 10AM CET on Saturday at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCeBSGX-siE&list=PLcUoV4C-IWNUsFSiWmcWZChcekvwT_QwS
- live shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@trainsdepotorg/shorts

We will continue to publish other videos and photos from the other areas during the week-end:
- photos will be published here: https://www.trainsdepot....ays-september-19-21-2025
- videos will be gathered in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WohjJdBhKnc&list=PLcUoV4C-IWNVmK-y8oODaMl9i0m0Zkwf7

Enjoy!

"Cash only" is still more or less the rule in Germany and also in my country because merchants do not like to share their profits (or reduce their margins) with greedy credit card companies. Thus it is very wise to take along some cash when you are attending markets, fairs, and similar events here.

BTW, you have posted a more or less identical item in a separate section of the forum (see https://www.marklin-user...n-Goppingen#post686269). Perhaps a moderator would like to merge the two postings to avoid confusion?

Anyone know if ACME participated?

Thanks,

Did you see if they hade 48991 (Hbbillns 305 245 8 483-9) rebrand in the station area or only a fabrication?

https://www.maerklin.de/...Prospekt_2025_Online.pdf

On page 7 (Technik erfahren) could believe it had been given a new freight car makeover for IMA.... like previous real stuff Habbiins.

# jonas
the MHI car 48991 - I was not in Göppingen - but I havent seen any photos / reports of THAT car being in scale 1:1 at the station
I doubt that it even exists in scale 1:1 but I might be wrong.

The other Treff car - the yellow PSCHORR - OTOG was at the station - and really good idea too.
Hope that BEM also makes some money out of it too.

As to the longer version type Habiins 12, Märklin really showed their "usual" incompetance at the Märklin Tage in 2011 regarding
the https://www.maerklin.de/...te/details/article/48058 where the 1:1 wagon was standing at the station in full view - by it self
- but there was no 48058 to be bought - the 48058 only appeared 1-2 months AFTER the Treff; talking about a missed opportunity
:-(

Märklin could have sold thousands if the had a stand next to the car at the platform - who wouldnt buy a H0 version of the car you saw.
So when the 48058 appeared in the shops 2 months later - it was just another Märklin car with an logo printed on it - kinda like the old-type #4517


#SMC 1957
Sorry to hear that you were disappointed - however I kinda had the feeling that this year was "downsized" so I opted out - travel and hotel
expenses didnt justify the trip

As to cash only - yeah thats germany for you (still) - "bares ist wares" - perhaps the tax-man considerations still lurkes somewhere ?

On the plus side - you can negotiate better if you pull out small bills and claim that is what you have ( in THAT pocket )
;-)

But what dealers dont realize is that the customer is more likely to buy - and buy at a higher price - if you just swipe the card.
If you are going to hand over precious tangible currency - you actually buy less.

I understand why small dealers opt out - but large companies shouldnt.


See ya'll hopefully in 2027 - the dates are already known :

42. Internationale Modellbahn- Ausstellung und 15. Märklin Tage 17. bis 19. September 2027

# jonas
the 46418 is "MHI Regionalversammlung (Regionalmeeting) Sonderwagen" apparently from 2025 - only 999 produced
- so yes - most likely (hedging my bets) fictional - the only one that existed in 1:1 is the 48058

But now you can have a Märklin train with at least 3 different boxcars : 48058 - 48911 - 46418
;-)

Hi,



yes, two reasons: Sharing data with credit and debit card companies AND tax.

Kind regards
Jörg

Thanks Martin