Hello Folks,
I purchased two Trix Express coaches that I beleive were made in the late 80's.
Are these compatible with my Marklin equipment?
The couplers are some strange type of loop couplers.

Carl T.

I think they are Marklin compatible.

Hi Carl,

Welcome to the forum. Thank you Bigdaddy for the compliment, I know enough about TRIX Express to be dangerous..... expert I am not sure yet!!

TRIX Express coaches will run on your Maerklin track but you will need to change out the wheel sets. If the TRIX Express coaches came with the larger flange wheels they will not operate properly on any Maerklin track as the rail profile height is too low for them. Which TRIX Express coaches did you acquire? I can then let you know which wheel sets to exchange them with.

In order to use these coaches with other Maerklin ones you will also have to exchange the couplers. TRIX Express (TE) had many different coupler types on its coaches etc. so without knowing what models you have I cannot recommend anything at present. If the coaches have NEM pockets then the fix is easy, you simply remove the TE ones and replace with close-or Maerklin loop NEM couplers.

Let me know what models you have and I can further advise.

Welcome to the forum, Carl! It's a good place to be.

Bill

Thanks for the welcome,and the info.
I'll get up in the attic tomorrow to get the numbers of those coaches.
I have always been a fan of European type trains,and only in the past 2 years I have strated to collect them.
I only have 2 Marklin small tank locos,a 0-6-0t,and a 2-6-0t.
I hope sometime soon to get some diesel,or electric power.

Carl T.

Hello Brakepad,

The couplings you have on these TRIX Express/Roewa coaches come as a single unit that is attached to underside of the bogies. These coupling types (you have a combination of Express and International) are no longer manufactured and spares of them are hard to find. The old catalogue numbers are 43-3377-78 (Express) 56-6660-00 (International).

I think the easiest "fix" for you is to simply install a TRIX Express NEM coupler part number 33336258 in the NEM pocket of your locomotive or of a coach of similar type that has an NEM pocket. That way you can keep the integrity of the TRIX Express coaches and couple them as is.

The buffers may be replaced by TRIX part number 42-2478-88. You could also do a search on E-bay. There is a gentleman in Canada who offers replacement buffers for Fleischmann, Roco, TRIX. I have a couple of sources through IG TRIX Express that I may be able to put you contact with for those buffers if that does not work for you. Just send me an E-mail and we can proceed if you would like.

Hi Carl,

I have images of these coaches and in fact have some myself. They are mid 1980's vintage. As I mentioned to Brakepad in a prior post, you will not be able to change the couplings as they are unique to that series of coaches so exchanging them for Maerklin ones will not be easy without major changes to the bogies.

You can exchange the wheels with Maerklin AC wheels sets. If your locomotives have NEM coupler pockets you will be able to use them to pull these coaches if you exchange the Maerklin couplers with TRIX Express NEM coupler part number 33336258.

Hope this helps.

Hi Carl,

There are items for TRIX Express and TRIX Twin that come up for sale on E-bay. Remember TRIX Express and TRIX Twin operate on a different circuitry than Maerklin and different track. You can operate Maerklin on TRIX track but not vice-versa.

Good luck in your endeavors.