The recent posts regarding Marklin built dealer layouts reminded me of when I visited Germany in 1987. I remember Marklin HO display layouts on the councourse of several large stations. My memory is a bit vague but I think places like Heidelberg and Mannheim and I'm sure there were more.
They were scenic layouts using M Track of moderate size (2 x 3 metres or so). A glass or perspex case completely covered them and you dropped a coin into a slot and the trains ran round for a couple of minutes. The cases had 'Marklin' in large letters prominently displayed. I assume that the controls would be hidden away in the boxed in area underneath. I assumed they would be visited by a local dealer at some point each day to see to any maintenance or change over of rolling stock etc.

It is the vague memory of these that led to me collecting Marklin years later.
I remember thinking what a good advert for the company since any layout would have to be reliable for it to be left unattended and keep working. They seemed to attract a good viewing public situated as they were in busy areas. Whenever we went through these stations I would always drop a coin in and watch them operating.

Unfortunately I didn't think to take any pictures at the time and I haven't visited since. I wish I could remember more.

Does anyone remember these and possibly have any information and/or any pictures? Do they still have anything similar these days?

Thanks.

I remember seeing these in the 70s and 80s. I can't remember where now. The ones I saw didn't carry any maker name on them but were clearly M due to the stud contacts.

I know I nearly missed a train through watching one of them.

Mike

Aachen [ #27 ]: Out of use (as of: 03/2013 [ #27 ])
Berlin, facility 1 of 5, Ostbahnhof [1][7][9][ #62 ][ #64 ]: in operation (as of: 04/2019 [ #64 ]), images: #64 , #74
Berlin, Annex 2 of 5, Friedrichstrasse station [1]: out of service (since: 12/2007 [1])
Berlin, Annex 3 of 5, Alexanderplatz station [1]: out of use (since: 01/2008 [1])
Berlin, Annex 4 of 5, Bhf Zoo [1][8]: out of use (as of: 01/2016 [8])
Berlin, Annex 5 of 5, Spandau station [1]: out of use (since: 01/2008 [1])
Berlin, dop Object, station Lichtenberg [ #62 ]: out of use (as of April 2019 [ #62 ])
Braunschweig, Main Station [10][ #50 ]: in operation (as of: 04/2019 [ #50 ]), images: #53
Chemnitz [4][8][ #89 ]: in operation (as of: 11/2019 [ #89 ]), images: #89
Darmstadt [13][ #47 ]: out of use (as of: 04/2019 [ #47 ])
Dresden Main Station [4][8][9][10][ #89 [ #113 ]: in operation (from: 02/2021 [ #113 ]), images: #89 , #113
Düsseldorf Central Station [3][4][7][8][9][10][11]: in operation (as of September 2019 [11])
Duisburg Central Station [4][5][8][9][10]: in operation (as of April 2019 [10]), video:
Frankfurt am Main Main Station [ #35 ][8][10]: in operation (as of: 04/2019 [10]), images: #35
Friedrichstadt [4]: ​​​​Status unknown (from: 03/2001 [4])
Fulda [ #59 ]: out of use (as of: 04/2019 [ #59 ])
Gera, main station [8][10]: in operation (since January 2016 [8])
Hamburg Altona Station [4][8][9][10]: out of service (from: 04/2019 [10])
Hannover [ #32 ][ #52 ]: Out of service (as of: 04/2019 [ #52 ])
Heidelberg Main Station [8][10][ #49 ]: in operation (as of: 04/2019 [ #49 ], image: #49
Hildesheim [ #66​​​​][ #70 ]: out of use (as of: 05/2019 [ #70 ])
Karlsruhe Central Station [7][8][10][ #90 ][ #94 ]: in operation (as of: 12/2019 [ #94 ]), images: #94 , video: https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=1ySj9-wXWow
Kiel [ #32 ]: out of use (as of: 03/2013 [ #32 ])
Cologne Central Station [5][9][10][11]: in operation (as of September 2019 [11]), video:
Cologne, Deutz station? [ #58 ]: deprecated (as of: 04/2019 [ #58 ])
Krefeld, main station [4][5][9][10]: in operation (from: 04/2019 [10])
Leipzig, facility 1 of 2, main station [4][6][7][8][10][ #89 ]: in operation (as of: 11/2019 [ #89 ]), images: #89
Leipzig, system 2 of 2 [6][7][8][ #89 ]: in operation (as of: 11/2019 [ #89 ]), images: #89
Ludwigshafen [8][9][12][ #89 ]: Out of service (as of 08/2020 [ #89 ]), video: , the system is in " Trixburg" in Waldfeucht preserved (see below, "Other locations")
Mönchengladbach [4][9]: out of action (from: 04/2019 [9])
Münster Central Station [3][6][8][9][10]: out of service (from: 04/2019 [10])
Neuss [5][9]: in operation (as of April 2019 [9])
Nuremberg Central Station [4][8][10][ #65 ][ #108 ]: in operation (as of 10/2020 [ #108 ]), images: #65 , #108
Oberhausen, Main Station [4][5][8][9][10][11]: in operation (as of September 2019 [11])
Oldenburg [7][ #26 ]: in operation (since: 1/2003 [ #26 ])
Pforzheim [8][9][ #101 ]: in operation (as of 08/2020 [ #101 ]), image: #101
Stuttgart, main station [8][9][10][ #76 ]: out of service (since 05/2019 [ #76 ]), pictures: #76 , comparison with and without system (external): https:// www . flickr.com/photos/fallervill...57664527511267/
Wiesbaden, Central Station [10][ #60 ]: out of service (since around 2004 [ #60 ]), images: #60
Würzburg, Main Station [2][10]: Not working (from: 04/2019 [10])
Wuppertal, main station, former station Elberfeld [ #58 ]: out of use (from: 04/2019 [ #58 ])
Zwickau [7][8]: in operation (since January 2016 [8])


Other places of installation
Unknown, Media Markt [2]: Status unknown
Düsseldorf Oldtimer Center Classic Remise, Harffstr. 110a [7][9][ #77 ]: in operation (from: 05/2019 [ #77 ])
Düsseldorf Kinderland Bobbolino [6]: Status unknown
Waldfeucht, Ringstr. 19, Heinsberg district in North Rhine-Westphalia, "Trixburg" museum of the Trix Express Euregio Stammtisch Aachen e.V. (this is a former building from the Ludwigshafen train station, which was destroyed there in the riots of August 2020) [12][ # 103 ] [ #111 ]: under repair (as of: 10/2020 [ #111 ] )


Station operator queries, implementation status unknown (perhaps not implemented):
Hennef, train station [4]: ​​​​Query? [4]
Siegburg, train station [4]: ​​​​Query? [4]


Hospitals of other operators

Baden-Baden, Clinic [ #20 ][ #88 ]: out of service (as of: 10/2019 [ #88 ])
Frankfurt am Main, University Children's Clinic [ #14 ]: in progress (as of: 3/2013 [ #14 ])
Heilbronn, Children's Clinic [ #18 ]: Status unknown (as of: 3/2013 [ #18 ])
Munich, City Hospital Schwabing, Children's Clinic: in operation (as of 2018 [own findings])
Munich, "Third Order" Children's Clinic, Franz-Schrank-Str. 8: in operation (as of 3/2013 [own knowledge])
Nürnberg, Klinikum Nürnberg-Süd, children's ward [ #34 ]: in operation (since 3/2013 [ #34 ])
Erlangen, University Clinic, Children's Clinic [ #34 ]: in operation (as of 3/2013 [ #34 ])


Other lists:
http://www.klaus-dieter-frohn.de (Menu: Trix Express/Bahnhofsanlagen) or http://www.klaus-dieter-...hn.de/bahnhof/index.html (Deeplink), accessed 22 April. in 2019

Posted by BernhardN on the Stummi forum

Hi,
Thank you for posting that list.
I have seen the ones in Aachen, Frankfurt and Cologne.
At DM 1.00 for a couple of rounds I spend a lot of money on those :)
I liked the one with the Tower Bridge in the middle the best, just don't remember which one that was.
They were always running, never an issue with derailed trains anywhere, which to me was absolutely amazing.
Tim

All the display layouts I’ve ever seen in German train stations have been Trix Express. A now obsolete brand of trains. Yes, TE was 3 rail.

Cool hvc, I'm not the only one that has a Heljan made Walthers N scale blast furnace.