Hi all,

I would like to know which 10 Märklin H0 locomotives would you choose if they would be the only ones you could ever get? You can own them now or don't have to own them yet. They can also be your dream locomotives, but they have to be models Märklin has produced. And don't choose them only for their value, but for their running quality or what ever is your opinions about the best most desirable 10 models for YOU. They should be kept as originals, so not the option to upgrade them later. I want to know how also this affects your choices...

I don't need super good sounds really and I like mostly metal models with good motors and running charasteristics. Here is my list:

1. Märklin 37450 DB BR 45 (I will now have this one)

2. and 3. Märklin 37565 double pack SBB Ce 6/8II green and brown (I don't have these ones)

4. Märklin 37605 DB BR VT 11.5 (I don't have this one yet, but I have confirmed to buy one )

5. Märklin 39821 DB BR V200.1 (I will soon have this one)

6. Märklin 39579 DB BR E103 (I have this one)

7. Märklin 37186 K.Bay.Sts.B. BR S 3/6 (I have this one)

8. Märklin 39190 DB BR E19 (I have this one)

9. Märklin 37967 K.Bay.Sts.B. BR Gt 2 x 4/4 (I have this one)

10. Märklin 37953 DB BR 03 140 (I have this one)


Very hard to limit my choices to only ten, but many compromises has to be taken if only ten locomotives has to be chosen. I will try to get those locomotives of my list which I don't have in the future. In reality there are so many nice models from many countries that there is many more choises. So my collection will get many other members, but these locomotives I would take of all if only ten would be the limit...

Regards,
Janne

Edited by user 28 February 2014 11:23:00(UTC)  | Reason: Added info as 37450 has arrived and confirmed to buy 37605...

Oohhh - this is a tough one... Will have to think about this for a while...
There are so much "mental" options, you may eg even want to run one of your childhood loks...

39050 BR05
39190 E19
39195 E91
37335 SNCF 12000 25Kv
37132 T5-BR75
37054 BR59
37115 BR18.1
BR50 from start set, MFX sounds
BR55 from start set, MFX sounds
37563 BR56.2-8 Insider

Which is almost my total loco count anyway.
Never had Marklin prior to 2005.
And I am not particularly fascinated by disease-els.

regards
Kimball

Hey John, we know you like to improve your locos, but why don't you tell us your favourite ten Marklin locos anyway, even if you have modified them?

I know I've seen lots of nice locos in your photos!

1.39050 BR 05
2.37849 BR 50
3.39011 BR 01
4.37228 BR 194
5.29490 GG1
6.37973 Mikado
7.37611 ALCO PA1 Santa Fe
8.37612 ALCO PA1 DRGW
9.26495 ALCO PA1 Montreal Limited
10.26600 EMD F7 California Zephyr

I got all of them and i enjoy them very much.

Good question...

I am essentially SBB /BLS oriented (but not limited to..)

So my top 10 Märklin locos (I have several copies/variations of most of them ) and why...)

SBB Ce 6/8 III (3356 and so on, including the C-Sinusversion) most spectacular!
SBB Ae 6/6 (Best puller, reliable, elegant, a staple in SBB history: I have 18 copies!! )
Re 460 (modern, smooth, sexy: I have also 18 copies)
Re 4/4 II (workhorse, nimble, a lean athlet, universal from TEE to freighters)
Re 465 (eye catcher!)
Re 485/ DB BR 185 (inexpensive, powerful, dependable)
Union Pacific "Mikado" 2-8-2 steamer (IMHO best steam loco design ever by Märklin, pretty and accurate , powerful)
F7 (many variations thereof ,just because I like its style and because I love these loooooong US trains anyways)
E17 (Insider lok. Nice technical solutions, runs beautifully, smooth and silent mechanism)
E50 (nicest electic freight loco, powerful, smooth, a bit retro, spectaculat at the point of a very long train)

And yes, these were "good enough" out of the box, no changes or upgrades

Cheers

Excellent topic.


I use as follow

37925
39010
39020
37956
39230
39579
39711
37321
37912
37770

Well those should be new topics, Stephen.

Nice idea!

By "boxed", do you mean those you don't want to see?

Not easy!!!

1- 37455
2- 37565 and 26730 Crocs
3- Ks
4- Cs
5- BR96/Gt 2x4/4 II like 37964, 37967 and 37968 (I don't have the 37960 or 37959... but they would be great)
6- 37605 VT11.5
7- RAm 39700
8- E18 (3768) and E19 (39192)
9- BR03.10 streamlined (grey and red)
10- Any of the new steamers (BR94, BR39, BR50, BR03.10, BR01). Maybe of all these I prefer the BR50
11- E94 39221

Although it is not Märklin, I like too much Brawa S2/6s and S9s, so I must mention it here!

I don't have because I was doing more Ep. I, but I think I will like a lot:
V200 Ep III or IV
E03 Ep. III or BR103 Ep. IV
NOHABs
BR58 (I think I will go for an Ep. I when it comes out)

Edited by user 20 February 2014 10:00:00(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

1. Märklin 37051 DRG BR05
2. Märklin 37031 KPEV P8 (wishlist)
3. Märklin 37116 DRG BR18
4. Märklin 39023 Baden iv
5. Märklin 37193 DRG BR17
6. Märklin 26537 GVB EP 3/6
7. Märklin 39392 DRG BR39
8. Märklin 37077 KPEV T18 (wishlist)
9. Märklin 39642 DRG BR86
10. Märklin 37996 DRG BR96

This is the 'Märklin desirability' list.

About half would disappear if other brands were included. The locos were selected based on my purchasing methodology of affordability, availability and only one model per engine type. I don't think I've found anything that I'd rather have. I regret not getting the 39022, but now that I have the 39023, the 39022 is off the list. I have 17 other locos: 4x Wurttemburg; 4x DB; 1 x SNCF; 1 x SBB/CFF; 4 x DRG; 1 x GVB; 2 x KBStB.

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Edited by moderator 29 March 2014 00:42:45(UTC)  | Reason: I forgot the Kittel...

Hi,

CE 800 E63 is electric locomotive, not a diesel. Maybe a mistake?

Regards,
Janne

Thank you, Janne, I corrected it. I had a few different choices I had to edit and choose from and I missed the diesel typo.

Great topic and I have been able to look up some nice models because of it.

Cheers,

Tim

Ha... Difficult.
I already did that in the 80´es and 90´es. -Only to find out later in the 2000´es that I wanted something else.
So I now have a "Perfect" collection of Epoc 4 trains, while I now dream of Epoc IIIa rolling stock.
One has to be careful for what one wishes for! ;-)

I would just like to have a nice collection of Epoc 3 trains. They dont have to be very special trains; i´m very happy with the "most commmons".
But as "wishing" is free (at least in the beginning)...
(in no particular order)

E141 (green and blue ones)
E144
E110 (blue -and it´s brother E140 in green)
E103.0 (one row of ventilation grills)
BR50
BR03
BR18.4 with epoc 2 Rheingold waggons as museum train
V260 with TELEX
V212
VT11.5

(I already have half of the machines listed! ;-) )

Janne,

With the greatest of respect, but how can you rate something you haven't tried or don't have.
I do have the 37450, but as it, my one anyway, always crabs down the track, I cannot rate it as best, or even that it makes my top 10, but I'll have a think about what I've got for this list.
Just for all the 37455 45.010 3 pole motor non fans, I will say that my copy of that one does at least track straight and true on the rails, even if it's operating qualities leave a bit to be desired, but I digress !?

My faves, ofF the top of my head are;
39050 05.03 (SDS)
37605 VT11.5 (5 Pole mit Balls) great slow running sounds !
39641 64.241 DRG (SDS)
39646 64.304 DB (SDS) This is a non sounds one, I bought with an idea of installing an ESU V4M4 decoder and Telex. It rolls along so slowly on SS1 that you can count the sleepers till you fall asleep
39800 V200.021 (CCS) Because of an assembly defect, it has an ESU V3M4 decoder and runs superbly and has a great menu of the almost correct operating sounds
39021 Baden IVh ERA I (SDS)
37030 P38 DB (BSA)
37113 Wurt C Green KwStsE (BSA)
39080 VT.08 Rail Car DB (CCS)
39011 01.128 DRG (SDS)

I have actually bumped a few SDS & CCS Loks off this list not too mention a few BSA's and 5 Pole faves

Glossary;
SDS; Soft Drive C Sine
CSS; Compact C Sine
5 Pole Mit Balls; see: http://www.maerklin.de/p...SetNew=1&bShowLogo=0
BSA; Bell Shaped Armature

Hi Glen,

You wrote:

"Janne,

With the greatest of respect, but how can you rate something you haven't tried or don't have."

This is simply because I already know that they are very well running full metal quality models. Remember that I wrote that you don't have to own them yet or they can also be your dream models. So my dream models have been for a long time 37450 DB BR 45 020 and 37605 DB VT 11.5 TEE. I have now 37450 and I like it very much. I actually like also generally BR 45 very much and I might add some more of them in my Collection later. And why not 37455 too with great sounds? I don't have a problem with it's motor if the mfx decoder runs it smoothly. There is no reason to blame the motor if decoder causes running problems in some locomotives. I think this 37455 is not one of them and does not have any running problems. I don't use signals to cut off track current, so for me there is no problems with the newer versions sudden stopping either. It will stop nicely with braking delay anyway and this is how I would use it then.

I think that there is no reason why 37605 could not get much satisfaction? Full metal, two motors with ball bearings, interior lights, nice looks, great colors, smooth running and great sounds. Even without the train extension 43115 must be a great model . I will later buy this extension too.

I don't have the green and brown 37565 SBB Crocodiles, but I know exactly how they will run and sound as I have the black version 37567 with similar design and sounds. It runs so well and quiet and have great sounds. I also enjoy to watch the side rods with these SBB Ce 6/8II models as they have different (better in my opinion) looking parts than SBB Ce 6/8III.

Do you need more reasons why just these models are the ones? As you can see they are my dream models and I will try to make my dreams come true.

Cheers,
Janne