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Offline Murat  
#1 Posted : 15 February 2021 17:46:26(UTC)
Murat

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Hello,

This is my first post here. I have recently bought three Marklin 3030 locomotives that are connected to each other by wires so they work together. I attached a picture. There is a pick up shoe in only one of them. The others do not even have the plate or screw hole for a pickup shoe. I was wondering if this set up is original. Any advice is appreciated.

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Thanks,
Murat
Offline pederbc  
#2 Posted : 15 February 2021 19:29:26(UTC)
pederbc

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Hmm, strange setup! I guess someone tried to make it ressemble a dm3 engine used to haul the iron ore train between Kiruna, Sweden and Narvik, Norway. Have a look at either the Märklin or ROCO models of DM and DM3. The one called DM is actually 2 DM's connected back to back. A DM3 is actually a DM consist with an added DM3 unit between the 2 DM's.

Peder
Offline Unholz  
#3 Posted : 15 February 2021 21:16:04(UTC)
Unholz

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Probably this was a similar attempt which looked a bit more realistic in my opinion: http://www.blechundguss.ch/2078.html
Offline kiwiAlan  
#4 Posted : 15 February 2021 21:27:30(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Murat Go to Quoted Post
Hello,

This is my first post here. I have recently bought three Marklin 3030 locomotives that are connected to each other by wires so they work together. I attached a picture. There is a pick up shoe in only one of them. The others do not even have the plate or screw hole for a pickup shoe. I was wondering if this set up is original. Any advice is appreciated.


Not quite true. I can see a threaded hole for the screw that would hold the pickup shoe on the left hand loco, and I can see the connection plate for the pickup shoe on the middle loco. I can't see enough detail on the right hand loco to see the screw hole.

The wiring between locos is somewhat amateurish and would look pretty unsightly on a layout. Certainly not an original Marklin 'feature'.

Offline Murat  
#5 Posted : 16 February 2021 01:07:06(UTC)
Murat

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Thank you all very much. I can see now what they were thinking. Well, I bought them cheap and all three locomotives are in good condition. They removed the reversing units on the front and end locomotive. I will restore them to their original beauty.
Offline kamstutz  
#6 Posted : 16 February 2021 03:31:09(UTC)
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Murat - Attached are some instructions on how to build your own Dm3 - From the 1978 Marklin Magazine pages.

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MM_5-81-78.jpg
MM_6-82-78.jpg
MM_7_83-78.jpg


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Offline Murat  
#7 Posted : 16 February 2021 03:41:46(UTC)
Murat

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Thank you so much Kurt. All the best, Murat


Originally Posted by: kamstutz Go to Quoted Post
Murat - Attached are some instructions on how to build your own Dm3 - From the 1978 Marklin Magazine pages.

MM_3-78.jpg
MM_3-79-78.jpg
MM_4-80-78.jpg
MM_5-81-78.jpg
MM_6-82-78.jpg
MM_7_83-78.jpg


Kurt



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Offline rei800  
#8 Posted : 26 June 2021 13:59:21(UTC)
rei800

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Hi all,

I recently got this kind of DM 3. It was manufactured from three Märklin 3030 by Lokschuppen Hagen-Haspe in Germany in the 80ths.

In Switzerland have been two small manufacturers of this DM 3 loco.

Swisstoys/Romeo Pianezzi in Thalwil

Loki-Spengler in Wohlen

They each made very small amounts of this beast of locomotive.



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Offline river6109  
#9 Posted : 27 June 2021 07:42:24(UTC)
river6109

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Location: On 1965 Märklin Boulevard just around from Roco Square
Be interesting to know how much they were, I've got 1 from Roco with 2 motors

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Offline Alberto Pedrini  
#10 Posted : 27 June 2021 09:32:13(UTC)
Alberto Pedrini

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