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jibaker1		#1 Posted : 23 December 2022 18:52:12(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/12/2022(UTC) Posts: 2 Location: Connecticut, Bridgeport		Hi all! I’m new here, but a long time lurker. I recently bought a box of old Märklin stuff- plenty of track, a couple of locomotives, and enough cars to keep things interesting for my kids. Convinced a couple of the locomotives to run, but there is one loco which has me a bit puzzled. It’s labeled Märklin, but does have the pickup shoe i’d expect- instead it has a circular off-center spring loaded pickup underneath. What am I looking at here? Any other advice for a newbie?


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Unholz		#2 Posted : 23 December 2022 18:57:35(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 29/07/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,396 Location: Switzerland		It might be a Fleischmann DC loco with the inverted mushroom thingy that was intended to trigger a certain function determined by the user, for instance the closing of a level crossing or switching a turnout, etc. Many Fleischmann locos feature such a device. Try translating this with www.deepl.com : https://www.modellbahnte...de/artikel/pilzkontakt/#
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jibaker1		#3 Posted : 23 December 2022 19:01:43(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/12/2022(UTC) Posts: 2 Location: Connecticut, Bridgeport		Thanks Unholz- that makes perfect sense- I don’t think the guy I bought from really knew what he had. (And neither did I!)


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kiwiAlan		#4 Posted : 23 December 2022 19:15:23(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,114 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot		I'm not sure it is Fleischmann - it definitely says Marklin on the bottom of the cylinder block, although someone could have replaced that in a repair process with something off a Marklin loco that they had to hand. But I think it is definitely a 2-rail DC loco, the electrical pickups on the tender wheels look like they will be the total power pickup for the whole loco, as there doesn't appear to be any power pickups on any of the driving wheels, unless it is on the top side of the chassis.

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steventrain		#5 Posted : 23 December 2022 19:32:44(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 31,610 Location: United Kingdom		Hi It is Marklin hamo 2-rail catalogue number 8398. Maybe Marklin worker forget add or owner removed 'HAMO' sticker underside of loco.
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ocram63_uk		#6 Posted : 23 December 2022 20:16:54(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 07/01/2015(UTC) Posts: 704 Location: England, Suffolk		In my opinion it can be reconverted to Marklin. I can see the hole for the pickup shoe screw on the underside. One new cable re-soldering from one of the motor poles to the pickup shoe and leave only one of the cables arriving from the tender bogies, on the other pole and that should be it, if I'm not mistaken. As the wheels should be isolated you could always bridge the two bogies cables to the same pole so you have current pickup from both axles. I've done a few conversions of 2 rail engines in this way. Maybe the mushroom sized contact should be removed.

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marklinist5999		#7 Posted : 23 December 2022 21:44:01(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 3,162 Location: Michigan, Troy		I don't know about it being a Hammo 8398? Thta's listed on Ebay as a br 52 with a tub boiler. His loos to be a br 24.


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ocram63_uk		#8 Posted : 23 December 2022 21:48:21(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 07/01/2015(UTC) Posts: 704 Location: England, Suffolk		it is a BR 38 as you can see from the number written on the loco footplate side panel

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60904		#9 Posted : 02 January 2023 21:14:33(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 27/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 318		Originally Posted by: marklinist5999 I don't know about it being a Hammo 8398? Thta's listed on Ebay as a br 52 with a tub boiler. His loos to be a br 24. BR24? You do know a BR 24? 2-6-0 and Tender with 3 axles. BR 38 Hamo- not Hammo- was the correct answer.
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H0		#10 Posted : 02 January 2023 21:18:54(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,275 Location: DE-NW		HAMO 8398, DC sister of Märklin 3098. AFAIK the Fleischmann mushroom contact is standard for HAMO models.
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