The great news is that Märklin comes with a new SBB Ce 6/8 III. But I wonder, what could possibly be new as compared to the 55681, which to me looks to be a rather well done model?

What does “new tooling” mean?

“Completely new tooling constructed of die-cast zinc and including separately applied parts of centrifugal cast brass.”
vs
“Completely new tooling constructed of die-cast zinc and including separately applied parts of centrifugal cast brass.”
..are equal?

Road number 14311 is coming:
https://www.maerklin.de/...ts/details/article/55683

Road number 14305 is the up to now newest:
https://www.maerklin.de/...ts/details/article/55681

I have several krokis books and 14311 I can only find in the list of all. I have found no photos. Whereas the 14305 is still running.

I have also not found any pictures in SBB at Wikipedia Commons, as for example here: https://commons.wikimedi...=ce+6%2F8+iii&title=

I have now finally discovered that the 55683 has got the "Dead Man's Switch included (started in 1937)". I have updated in the PDF above. I discussed that Märklin probably had forgotten this on the 55681 at length in my blog note some years ago. Url in the PDF.

If anybody buys it it would have been very nice to receive a photo, which I could include in my blog (with proper reference to the photographer). Now: delivery March 2024.

By the way, info about the Dead Man's Switch is not updated on Märklin's url. Maybe they forgot.