 Joined: 13/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 233 Location: Perth
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Hi Does anybody know the difference between the HO or OO gauge and O gauge station set 2039G. The two buildings 2038B and 2039B made up to 2039G. From everything I have seen they are identical dimensions. I have seen some photos that shown the station number stamped on one side on the front but they all have the "O" at the end. It seems strange that the building would be the same size as the scale is so different. Roger 
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 Joined: 04/02/2011(UTC) Posts: 3,563 Location: Paris, France
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Hi Roger Disclaimer: I don't have this station (Stuttgart) in any form. I don't own the pictures displayed here. Here is the little I know - in the 1935 general catalogue there is a gauge O version and a gauge 1 version. The O version is referenced 2039G/O and is 83.5 cm long. The 1 version is referenced 2039G/1 and is 114 cm long. - in the 1947 general catalogue there is an gauge OO version. It is referenced 2039G and is 83.5 cm long. So it seems that Märklin did not try to hide it was the same Stuttgart station that was grossly undersized compared to the real thing. The real Stuttgart station hosts 15 tracks perpendicularly (terminal station) and seems to be 190 m "long" (the facade on Arnulf Klett Platz). So in HO it should have been 218 cm long Here is the 1935 Märklin catalogue extract  Here is the 1947 Märklin catalogue page  Here is the real thing  Note: because of its large size, the whole station, suffixed G ("Gesamt" or whole) The left part was 2038B and the right part was 2039B (B= Bahnhof) I hope this helps Jean |
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Joined: 13/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 233 Location: Perth
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Jean
Thanks for the reply and photo of the real thing. I have come to the same conclusion that the HO and O are the same item. There is one coming up in an auction in Australia but the starting bids are way too much and there is a 20% buying fee.
Roger
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Joined: 04/02/2011(UTC) Posts: 3,563 Location: Paris, France
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Hi Roger
Here, on ebay.de (Germany) there are 2 2039G/1 1 Gauge Stuttgart stations, one selling for €11 500 and another one for 3 850€ both open for downwards negociation.
Also to be found is the 2038B (left part of the O model) for 238€ but still 6 days to go upwards.
Cheers
Jean
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