Open Goods Car with Brakeman's cab 371 vs 365

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Open Goods Car with Brakeman's cab 371 vs 365 - every photo I see of a 371 has 365 stamped on it

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Marklin Mark		#1 Posted : 11 December 2023 20:09:22(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 30/03/2023(UTC) Posts: 4 Location: Ontario, Cambridge		Here's a picture of two cars stamped 365. One with and one without a brakeman's cab. The one with the brakeman's cab appears to be officially a 371 as that's what every listing on ebay calls it as does the Lok Museum. Does anyone know why that is? Why isn't the 371 stamped 371? javascript:insertsmiley(' ','/forum/Images/Emoticons/msp_confused.gif')

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kamstutz		#2 Posted : 11 December 2023 20:30:36(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 27/03/2015(UTC) Posts: 192 Location: Orlando, FL		Mark - My guess is that it was easier to assign a unique model number to the wagon with the brakesman’s cabin than it would have been to change the numbering on the stamping machine/template. Marklin did the same thing with the 311/315 diecast freight wagons. It allowed Marklin to reuse the same moulds for different models. No proof to my theory, but it seems like a viable explanation. Kurt
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Marklin Mark		#3 Posted : 11 December 2023 20:39:05(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 30/03/2023(UTC) Posts: 4 Location: Ontario, Cambridge		Makes sense. Thanks Kurt!


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