In 1993, Marklin released the first of the HO Christmas wagons to dealers. This first wagon was not advertised in any new items brochure. In 1994, they started issuing advice of them around the same time as the Autumn New Items, and now the advice of them is generally in the brochure.

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Nice collection you have.
I have only four of them.

1998, 2001, 2007 and 2008.

Greetings,
Davy

I have from 1997 to present.

The styling changes in the newer ones are not so attractive as some of the older ones (to me).

I use my 37186 S3/6 blue steamer to head up the "Christmas Train". I set it up on the mantle each year, It is almots too long.

What do others do with their Christmas Cars ?

They sit in their boxes

I need to build a display cabinet to put then in!

There are two threads on this topic, I will continue with this one because it's more correctly in "Collectors Corner" (rather than the other post in General.... https://www.marklin-user...s-Items.aspx#post249313)

I finally received my 2011 Wagon from Noel at Nathan's Trains & Toys QLD yesterday, my oldest daughter gets me one each year after taking the role over from her Mum.

I made a very quick a lo-res video of it in the train. Sorry for the poor quality but better than nothing.




Although I've only been in Oz 2 years and 5 days (but who's counting), because of the delay in dealers getting these out here I now have three years of wagons, plus the BR120 Loco from 1995 which I obtained from another forum member last year.

Also I have several of the preceding years' wagons back home in storage but now it looks like a half decent train and the BR120 runs so nice and smooth.

I'm not yet quite sure how I feel about the 2011 item.

* It's rather 'plain', but is a very nice deep 'Xmas Red'.
* It's longer than the more common SWB wagons of recent years and has a Brakeman's hut - always popular.
* The load is a dozen gold coloured 'baubles' (decorations) such as you would hang on a tree. 6 small ones which fit in the wagon ok, and 6 larger ones, too big for the wagon but really a bit small for a tree. Of those, half are shiney/gloss and half are dull/matt

On balance, I think I like it. Well, I KNOW I like it, but it must be harder and harder each year for the House of Marklin to come up with a new idea. Not unlike the Magazin Wagon. I wonder how many years in advance they have designs for?

I know themes like this are not everyone's cup of tea but I like this one, along with the Magazin wagons, and my "HP" and general I.T. wagons. Collecting to a theme can be fun. Just ask anyone with Banana wagons.

Enjoy

Cheers

Cookee
Melbourne

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Hi all,

I only have one Xmas wagon from 1997.

Ian.

Thanks for sharing those piccies John, a few made their way to me but I lost interest as some of the later ones did not do much for me.

I skipped 2006, got 2007 and none since. I have the Herpa Christmas Train, which has 2 numbers on the box, 26528 in brackets and then in
much lager type 151603.

I use the Red BR 10 Insider model 37082 and the Christmas e-loc 37353. This year I will also use the Blue DB 10 (BR 10??) 37081 or my 39569
Snowy Krok.

Here are a couple of really awful photos

Very good, Thanks for sharing the pictures Jeremy.

Also I have 2000, 2009, 1997, 2010 and 2011 to my collection.

Hi Jeremy,

Very nice.

Ian.

Ian,

but not short of imagination, I use my wide lens glasses

It had to be produced by a short order

John

Hi guys - Check out Modellbahn's Christmas page.................:

http://www.modellbahn.com/forsale.christmas.html

Jeremy.

Top Man - May be a few less now

Jeremy.

I have all the Christmas wagons from 2010 to 2019 with 2020 on the way - one for each year since the divide by two! I also have the 2003 wagon which was one of Peter Lemmon's and obtained from the MMRC. Now and then I run them all with the Christmas BR50 steam loco.

I shall resist that temptation valiantly thanks Alan :-)

And yes to you and Dave, I am aware that the missing Steam Lok with the tree on the front is conspicuous by its absence, I keep a watching eye for one that won't break the bank.

All in good time :-)

Mine is a BR50 (37899) and plays O Tannenbaum and Jingle Bells.

And Cookee, if you can't find an H0 version there are always the 1 Gauge BR41 and BR38 Christmas locos...

A slight departure from Märklin, to show my LEGO train under the tree this year (copied from my FB posting)...

A Xmas tree is not right without a train. Last year, Jade got me a LEGO train set which had to wait until her return from the UK so we spent the past few nights assembling it. Definitely felt the spirit of Steven coming through Jade "you're doing it wrong"! Lol. Here with Brenna & Austin. And a real bonus surprise at the end (sorry about the poor sound quality, my little camera is getting tired)

The reference to 'Steven' is for my late Son who was absolutely LEGO mad. He would think this quite acceptable.