HI i have a very old marklin M-track sytem (98% bought before 1978). I am looking to stock up some catenary. Now i have done some research and found that the new catenary is not compatible. I am looking for marklin items like 7009,7018, 7019 etc (see attached pdf). Further i found an old discussion on this forum stating that Electrotren catenary is compatible. I cant find any place to buy it . Any ideas where i can find catenary.

any help is appreciated.

Thanks

Khirad

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Electrotren was a Spanish brand that is now part of the Hornby group. The masts and wire sections were compatible with Maerklin's catenary. I do not know if they still make the same models.

If you want to find the items, google Maerklin and Marklin catenary and oberleitung. You can do the same for Electrotren.

I suspect that you might also find NOS (New Old Stock) on some auction sites too.

Start with trying to find the catenary guide from the 1980s, make a list of parts you need to complete your setup and then start your search.

Happy hunting

Regards

Mike C

There is a sticky on the main page of the H0 section in this forum called Catenary Yet Again. There are a few download links to guides there.

https://www.marklin-user...tenary--yet-again--sorry

Marklin catenary for M-track is very easy to find and buy, frequently the items have not even been used. I suspect some people thought it was a good idea to buy some, to then realise that it might be a bit too much effort to set-up on a temporary layout, so the stuff disappeared in a box.

Ebay is usually a good place to start, there are also quite a few shops in Europe that stock good quality used items

Khirad it is easy to find on Ebay in Europe but I doubt this is the case in India

Some is cheap, some ludicrously expensive. The best deals are often poorly described boxes of the stuff but that involves an element of luck.

To start with don't be too ambitious
Always use plenty of short sections on curves
Make sure you get plenty of the adjustment sections before you start
Bent wires can be straightened, warped posted seem to be more of a problem
Don't screw anything down until it all works
You'll want another controller, either to run two trains on the same track or to control carriage lighting while on the move. The fun begins! (6699 is a tidy solution if you can find one)

Although the system is quite robust...the danger is...you carefully put your hands into the layout to do something but when you stand back and relax you catch something on a wire or post and pull it all out of alignment!