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Offline kimballthurlow  
#1 Posted : 09 April 2007 16:09:20(UTC)
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kimballthurlow

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Hi all,
Before I started in Marklin 18 months ago, I purchased a nice looking 2 axle gerpackung, or baggage car at a model train show in Sydney.
It was HO, and lettered underneath is PREfO or PREFO. I have never heard of this brand and was wondering if other modellers have come across it.
The wagon was lettered DR, so I thought it may be from the eastern part of Germany. It has the NEM coupler pocket, and close coupler mechanism for going around curves, so I have used the latest Marklin couplers to good effect. It appears to have insulated wheel set for 2 rail.
I would be interested to hear of other examples.
regards
Kimball
HO Scale - Märklin (ep II-III and VI, C Track, digital) - 2 rail HO (Queensland Australia, UK, USA) - 3 rail OO (English Hornby Dublo) - old clockwork O gauge - Live Steam 90mm (3.1/2 inch) gauge.
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Offline Hemmerich  
#2 Posted : 09 April 2007 18:04:25(UTC)
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Prefo is indeed a former DDR toy company (different kinds, but primarily famous for their slot cars) and now again in business with model trains.

You can find a number of their product offerings here: http://www.modelleisenbahn.com/soli/soli_131.htm

They have an own, unfortunately since quite some time unfilled, homepage.
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Offline intruder  
#3 Posted : 10 April 2007 01:52:11(UTC)
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intruder

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Joined: 16/08/2006(UTC)
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I bought four PREFO cars at my previous MMR dealer many years ago. I cannot remember when.

Nice models of old Norwegian tank cars. I do not know if they are accurate models, but still I think they look OK.

They had road no. 500 125, by some strange reason the same road number as Märklin 4776, which I think was supposed to be a model of the same prototype, but looking quite different.

Prefo 126122, with close coupler pockets.
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Best regards Svein, Norway
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Offline kimballthurlow  
#4 Posted : 10 April 2007 02:54:13(UTC)
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kimballthurlow

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Thankyou Lutz and Intruder.
Nice photo of tank car.
I can photograph the gerpackungwagen, but as I am away, it will be another 2 weeks before I can post it.
Here is a link to the site mention by Lutz, showing a Prefo kit of a tram car. http://www.modelleisenba.../b.php?a=39501&h=131

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Kimball
HO Scale - Märklin (ep II-III and VI, C Track, digital) - 2 rail HO (Queensland Australia, UK, USA) - 3 rail OO (English Hornby Dublo) - old clockwork O gauge - Live Steam 90mm (3.1/2 inch) gauge.
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Offline steventrain  
#5 Posted : 10 April 2007 12:54:31(UTC)
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Very interesting,thanks for the photo and the link.
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