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Offline Mman  
#1 Posted : 25 August 2021 20:19:13(UTC)
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Does anyone know the part number for the C Track point levers?

I haven’t used my HO for some time and when we did my children (now grown up) were quite rough with it and several levers disappeared. I got it out recently to run some locos but with no levers you can’t change the direction of the turnouts.
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Offline PacoM  
#2 Posted : 25 August 2021 20:28:00(UTC)
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Offline PacoM  
#3 Posted : 25 August 2021 20:37:06(UTC)
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At least that is how I have seen it at a Spanish on-line shop, at 1,50€ each
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Offline kiwiAlan  
#4 Posted : 25 August 2021 21:33:22(UTC)
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Good luck


Looks like (from the Marklin shop) it is E520980 for a packet of 10 for 15 Euro.
however it is also marked "permanently not available" which (from another part I am wanting to order0 appears to mean "wait for the next production run".
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Offline Mman  
#5 Posted : 25 August 2021 22:48:38(UTC)
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Thank you both, I’ll see what GM can do, other than that what is the name of the Spanish online shop.
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Offline Purellum  
#6 Posted : 25 August 2021 22:56:32(UTC)
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Lokmuseum has 8 pieces in stock, they are nice and fast to deal with BigGrin

https://www.lokmuseum.de...=12&SID=&suchen=

Google will give you several other options; but not all have them in stock.

Edit: This guy has 15 used, cheap and in the UK: https://www.ebay.co.uk/i...0736d:g:gdsAAOSwP25g3Xa4

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Offline JohnjeanB  
#7 Posted : 25 August 2021 23:03:42(UTC)
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Hi
They are sold by Märklin Shop under number E520980n Price is 15€ for a package of 10 units and on ebay.de at €1.50 for one lever
Note: very often, especially on older switches, the lever fell because one of the plastic grips holding it in place went broke so a new lever will be of little help.
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Offline Mman  
#8 Posted : 25 August 2021 23:27:11(UTC)
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And thank you Purellum, I’ve put my order in.
My C track is mostly marked 1999 Jean, it is brittle and used to shed bits every time it was packed away after a session. At the time I corresponded with Märklin about that and the way the point levers would fall out and their reply at the time amounted to there was nothing wrong with their product - it must be my rough handling.
I preferred K track which was my first Märklin track but changed to C because I thought it would be children proof (we didn’t have a permanent layout). I like the idea of the wider studs that K track has, it is kinder to the sliders. The flexi K track also has a lot of possibilities should I ever be able to build a permanent railway in H0.
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Offline PacoM  
#9 Posted : 25 August 2021 23:30:36(UTC)
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Offline PacoM  
#10 Posted : 25 August 2021 23:40:21(UTC)
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Excuse me, I’m not at home: jctren.com, under “Oferta de articulos”, “VIAS MARKLIN”, “Vias C”
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Offline H0  
#11 Posted : 26 August 2021 09:38:25(UTC)
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If the levers no longer hold because the plastic clips broke off, you can still install the lanterns to operate the turnouts by hand.
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Offline marklinist5999  
#12 Posted : 26 August 2021 10:40:37(UTC)
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He said he wants the LEVERS!
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Offline Mman  
#13 Posted : 26 August 2021 10:44:58(UTC)
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But a good last ditch suggestion if the clips are broken.
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#14 Posted : 26 August 2021 16:20:13(UTC)
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But a good last ditch suggestion if the clips are broken.
You got my point. Thanks!
And with 1999 turnouts the clips may be brittle by now.

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Offline JohnjeanB  
#15 Posted : 27 August 2021 14:08:25(UTC)
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Hi Chris
Originally Posted by: Mman Go to Quoted Post
And thank you Purellum, I’ve put my order in.
My C track is mostly marked 1999 Jean, it is brittle and used to shed bits every time it was packed away after a session. At the time I corresponded with Märklin about that and the way the point levers would fall out and their reply at the time amounted to there was nothing wrong with their product - it must be my rough handling.
I preferred K track which was my first Märklin track but changed to C because I thought it would be children proof (we didn’t have a permanent layout). I like the idea of the wider studs that K track has, it is kinder to the sliders. The flexi K track also has a lot of possibilities should I ever be able to build a permanent railway in H0.


It is not your rough handling but has to do with the plastic used in early C tracks. I dropped a track on hardwood floor 30 cm above and the track broke.
Later Märklin corrected the content of the plastic (2005 or so)and now, it is very fine.
Just a matter of opinion but I used C track on most of my layout and K track on the steam depot and my findings are:
K Track
- it allows gentle curves using flex track
- it is very old-looking with enormous rails and studs
- Switches fixation of motors is very flimsy
- when ballasting track and using glue, contacts problems are recurrent
- it has slim double slip switches C track does not have
- Switch motors are sometimes failing (like C-Track)

C Track
- No contact issues even when ballasting.
- easy installation because of solid ballast and great for carpet train. Also very easy to integrate the track in the landscape
- very solid fixation of track sections together (the Click) and solid anchoring of motors to switches, etc
- very prototypical aspect of the track, no joiners
- No slim double slip switches
- because of sturdy design, the rails form a smooth support for trains to roll on (smooth translation without waddling)
- questionable quality of switch motors (you must short all micro switches inside)

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