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mikemasey		#1 Posted : 03 May 2013 07:17:31(UTC) Retweet
You have been a member since:: 03/05/2013(UTC) Posts: 83		Hi all, after a long break away from the hobby I have got back into it after coming across my old 3000 series tank engine. This loco would have been bought as a christmas gift back around 1972. After a hard life in the hands of a over keen 9 year old boy and many trips in and out of the box( it was bought in Hong Kong and eventualy ended up here in Australia) it is still running!!! Wow how fantastic, now I am busy buying lots of the older models as I realy like the old stuff. Some in boxes others not so. Can anyone tell me how to get an approximate age of them, just for my own information. I know that some models have reverser levers and that they are fairly elderly and that the different boxes/cartons are also a clue. Is there a general list availiable that I am able to use as a guide? This is a great site, loads of information and I have so much catching up to do(digital trains, what!) thaks. mike.
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H0		#2 Posted : 03 May 2013 07:41:08(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,440 Location: DE-NW		Hi, mike, Newer Märklin H0 items have serial numbers that indicate the year. See also: https://www.marklin-user...ive-s-serial-number.aspx Printed Märklin items (boxes, manuals) usually include a date code (month and year) somewhere. But beware that older items often come with "an original box", not "the original box" and age of box may not be the same as age of loco. Road numbers, couplers, pantographs, and other details may help to identify the age. A useful site by Mr H. Kern is down since a few days ago ... Buying a copy of Koll's Katalog (for Märklin H0/00 only) is one way - an old exemplar will do if you only care about model ages (get a recent copy if you also want to know prices). BTW: welcome to the forum.
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RayF		#3 Posted : 03 May 2013 17:20:06(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 14/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 15,870 Location: Gibraltar, Europe		Aargh! I hadn't noticed Helmut Kern's site is down. What am I going to do now? Mike, you might find this site useful too. http://www.modellbahnboerse.org/info.htm
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mikemasey		#4 Posted : 04 May 2013 07:26:53(UTC) Retweet
You have been a member since:: 03/05/2013(UTC) Posts: 83		Hey thanks for the surgested help fellas, Second question is tha I have an old 50s/60s auotmatic crossing. This is a two part piece with each part sloting into a speacial piece of track. There is a yellow cable coming from both sides and a yellow socket on each side. The solenod that pulls the crossing arm down works fine but I can not work out how to make it work when the loco passes as it should. Are there any wiring diagrams around that I can use? Thanks again, mike
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H0		#5 Posted : 04 May 2013 08:22:06(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,440 Location: DE-NW		The crossing comes with three short special pieces of track (two look not very special, but they make a contact track. Yellow goes to the transformer, the wheels of a passing train will make a connection to brown and the arms should go down. IIRC the track pieces are marked on one side and have to be installed with marked sides aligned. Manual: Code: `http://medienpdb.maerklin.de/product_files/1/pdf/7592_betrieb.pdf` (copy URL to address field)
		Regards Tom --- "In all of the gauges, we particularly emphasize a high level of quality, the best possible fidelity to the prototype, and absolute precision. You will see that in all of our products." (from Märklin New Items Brochure 2015, page 1) ROFLBTCUTS

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franciscohg		#6 Posted : 04 May 2013 09:20:29(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/07/2002(UTC) Posts: 3,298 Location: Patagonia		Originally Posted by: RayF Aargh! I hadn't noticed Helmut Kern's site is down. What am I going to do now? Mike, you might find this site useful too. http://www.modellbahnboerse.org/info.htm I will not thank that post, the fact that Mr kern site is down is very bad news.....
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mikemasey		#7 Posted : 08 May 2013 12:12:29(UTC) Retweet
You have been a member since:: 03/05/2013(UTC) Posts: 83		Originally Posted by: H0 The crossing comes with three short special pieces of track (two look not very special, but they make a contact track. Yellow goes to the transformer, the wheels of a passing train will make a connection to brown and the arms should go down. IIRC the track pieces are marked on one side and have to be installed with marked sides aligned. Manual: Code: `http://medienpdb.maerklin.de/product_files/1/pdf/7592_betrieb.pdf` (copy URL to address field) Hi Tom, I do have a couple of odd looking track that could be just the thing I am looking for. Now if only I can find them? mike
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