Märklin has limited production of SNCF (French Railways) Coaches.
On the other hand, several vintage Jouef waggons are available in
Shops.

I would like to ask if I could use the Joeuf DC Waggons on my
Märklin C Gleis? If not, what is the solution to this problem.

Thanks

Hirayama

...for french railways (sncf) lovers, allow me to recommand a young manufacturer : REE. (few years old)
Serious manufacturer doing really really really nice things !
Much more serious than LS models.(far more serious)
For the first time on the industrial/semi industrial MRR french market : items are very well designed (good design).
Very accurate, good paint, thin details and nice mounting.
Only one restriction for people who like to roll : thanks to their good design those items roll very well but on some models external details are so thin that you have to handle them with a lot of care. Which is only because of the thiness of certain details, despite the plastic and paint are good quality.
One of their last product is a ERA 4 luggage wagon with tail red lights. (the tail red light is factory mounted with a capacitor). Just test it, this will give you an idea of ​​what this manufacturer can do....
(also some ERA II or ERA III small tank cars : so cute).
Unfortunately, this manufacturer actually aims the two rails market. Its OK on the Marklin C track, but we haven't checked all turnouts yet.
For digital automation, wheels are isolated. So 3railers have to apply resistive/conductive paint. However they plan to offer an alternative for 3 railers....

Thank you Guys for your input.

Jee

I checked the site. They have interesting products.
Thanks for the link!

I have an era 5 boxcar from Jouef, the one with "Wir fahren fur Volkswagen" logo.
I had issues with it and it is not as detailed as the Marklin.
It did not like S-curves. I think that it can be adjusted to make it work. I did not think about adding weight so I will try it.
Just don't be surprised if you expect to place and play with no issues.

Jee

Some years ago Märklin produced these combi rails.

Hi Hirayama,

Older Lima, Roco, and Joef wagons with metal wheels may sometimes cause a short on Marklin C track turnouts, where the inside of the wheel momentarily touches the centre puko (positive live stud). This is because of the different wheel standards. I usually replace the wheels with Marklin, or even Fleischmann AC wheels 6560 or 6561 (different axle length).

However, I even have standard Marklin wagons causing a similar momentary short, so I don't see it as a huge problem. In these cases, I blame the turnout, and very gently file away a few nano-mm off the side of the offending puko.

regards
Kimball