Prototype: New York Central Railroad class H 6 fast freight locomotive. Standard design United States Railroad Association (USRA) 2-8-2 "Mikado". Built starting in 1918.
Use: Road service on many American railroads.
Model: NEM version wheels and couplers. Diecast metal frame, boiler, and tender body. Locomotive comes with a built-in DCC decoder in an 8-pin NEM digital connector and with a sound effects circuit. Conventional operation by means of the diode plugs included with the locomotive. High-efficiency motor with bell-shaped armature, in the firebox. 4 axles powered. 2 traction tires. LED headlight. Headlight will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. A smoke generator can be retrofitted into the locomotive. Headlight, smoke generator contact, steam locomotive sound effects, different other operating sounds as well as acceleration and braking delay can be digitally controlled. Prototypical coupler plugged in on the front, non-working version. Close coupling between locomotive and tender. NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism on the tender. Many separately applied details. Figures of engineer and fireman included for the engineer's cab.
Length over the buffers 290 mm / 11-7/16".

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin assortment under item no. 37970.

Highlights:

• NEM technical version (Europe)
• Metal locomotive and tender body
• DCC decoder with sound effects circuit

Prototype: Italian State Railways (FS) class 213 small locomotive. Former German class Köf II, B wheel arrangement. Version with open engineer's cab. Built starting in 1934.
Use: Switching work and industrial service.
Model: Era IV, diecast metal frame and body. Digital decoder for DCC and Selectrix with automatic system recognition, can also be used conventionally. 5-pole miniature motor with flywheel. 2 axles powered. Headlights are LED's. Headlights can be controlled digitally. Separately applied metal grab irons. NEM coupler pockets. Length over the buffers 74 mm / 2-15/16".

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin assortment under item no. 36806.

Highlights:

• Digital decoder for DCC and Selectrix with automatic system recognition
• 5-pole motor with flywheel
• LED headlights at both ends

Prototype: Austrian Federal Railways (BBÖ / ÖBB) class 659 heavy freight locomotive, 2-12-0 design. Former German class 59, and Württemberg class K before that. Built starting in.
Use: In Austria on the Semmering line after 1945.
Model: Era III, diecast metal frame and boiler. Locomotive has an NEM digital connector. High-efficiency motor with bell-shaped armature built into the boiler. Rigid frame with axles with side play, able to negotiate sharp curves. 6 driving axles powered. 4 traction tires. Adjustable close coupling between locomotive and tender. Free-standing lanterns with LED's. A smoke generator can be retrofitted into the locomotive. Tender has a raised coal bunker. Detailed engineer's cab, figures of locomotive engineer and fireman included. Length over the buffers 235 / 237 mm / 9-1/4" / 9-5/16".

One-time series for the anniversary "150 Years of the Semmering Railroad".

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin assortment under item no. 37056.

Highlights:

• Metal locomotive and tender
• Motor with bell-shaped armature built into the boiler
• Digital connector in the tender
• Tender with raised coal bunker sides
• Cars to go with this locomotive come in the T24520 set

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB / CFF / FFS) class Ee 3/3 switch engine, 0-6-0 wheel arrangement. Built starting in 1932. Winterthurer diagonal driving rod mechanism.
Use: Switching work.
Model: Era IV, diecast metal frame and hoods front and rear. NEM-S digital connector. 5-pole miniature motor with a flywheel. 3 axles and jackshaft powered. Headlights are LED's integrated into the end platforms. NEM coupler pockets. Brake hoses and prototype couplers can be mounted on the buffer beams. Length over the buffers 112 mm / 4-7/16".

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin assortment under item no. 36330.

Highlights:

• New tooling
• Digital connector
• 5-pole motor with a flywheel

Prototype: French State Railways (SNCF) class BB 12 000 general-purpose locomotive, B-B wheel arrangement. Built starting in 1954. Operated with 25 kilovolts / 50 Hertz. Maximum speed 120 km/h / 75 mph.
Use: Freight trains and commuter passenger service.
Model: Era III, diecast metal frame and body. Locomotive has an NEM digital connector. 5-pole motor with a flywheel. 4 axles powered. 2 traction tires. Headlights are LED's. NEM coupler pockets. Pantographs mounted on free-standing lattice frames. Separately applied metal grab irons. Brake hoses and prototype couplers included that can be plugged into the buffer beams. Length over the buffers 175 mm / 6-7/8".

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin assortment under item no. 37332.

Highlights:

• Metal construction
• All axles powered
• 5-pole motor with a flywheel
• Digital connector

Prototype: French State Railways (SNCF) class 150 X heavy freight locomotive, 2-10-0 design. Former German class 44.
Use: Heavy freight trains.
Model: Era III, diecast metal frame and boiler. Locomotive comes with a built-in DCC decoder in an 8-pin NEM digital connector and with a sound effects circuit. Conventional operation by means of the diode plugs included with the locomotive. 5-pole motor in the firebox. 5 axles powered. 4 traction tires. Headlights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. A smoke generator can be retrofitted into the locomotive. Smoke generator contact, steam locomotive sound effects, different other operating sounds as well as acceleration and braking delay can be digitally controlled. Adjustable close coupling between locomotive and tender. NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism on the tender. Length over the buffers 260 / 262 mm / 10-1/4" / 10-5/16".

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin assortment under item no. 37886.

Highlights:

• Metal locomotive body
• DCC decoder with sound effects circuit
• Different steam locomotive operating sounds
• Representation of boiler bands

Prototype: Type MaK 1206 "Carin" construction train locomotive for the Dutch construction firm Strukton, used on the routes of the Dutch State Railways (NS), B-B wheel arrangement. Current European standard design.
Use: Construction trains.
Model: Era V, diecast metal frame and body. Locomotive comes with an 8-pin NEM digital connector. High-efficiency motor with bell-shaped armature and a flywheel. 4 axles powered. 2 traction tires. Headlights are maintenance-free LED's. Metal handrails along all four sides of the locomotive. NEM coupler pockets. Length over the buffers 165 mm / 6-1/2".

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin assortment under item no. 37658.

This locomotive is being produced in a one-time series.

Highlights:

• Prototype: locomotive currently used in track laying
• Metal locomotive body
• Motor with bell-shaped armature and a flywheel
• Digital connector

Prototype: Belgian State Railways (SNCB / NMBS) class 201 general-purpose locomotive, B-B wheel arrangement. Original version of the later class 59. Built starting in 1954.
Model: Era III, diecast metal frame and body. Locomotive comes with a built-in DCC decoder in an 8-pin NEM digital connector and with a sound effects circuit. Conventional operation by means of the diode plugs included with the locomotive. 5-pole motor. 2 axles powered. 2 traction tires. Headlights are LED's. Headlights can be controlled digitally. Horn as well as acceleration and braking delay can be digitally controlled. Prototypically different length of the overhang. Separately applied grab irons and vents. NEM coupler pockets. Length over the buffers 186 mm / 7-5/16".

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin assortment under item no. 37270.

Highlights:

• Prototype: 50 years of diesel locomotives in Belgium
• New tooling
• Metal locomotive construction
• DCC decoder with special function
• Sound effects unit with horn sound effect

Prototype: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB / CFF / FFS) class Ae 3/6 II express locomotive, 2-6-4 wheel arrangement. Built from 1924 to 1926. Original version.
Use: Passenger trains.
Model: Era II, diecast metal frame. 8-pin NEM digital connector. 5-pole motor. 3 axles and 2 jackshafts powered. 2 traction tires. Separately applied handrails. NEM coupler pockets. Length over the buffers 160 mm / 6-5/16".

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin assortment under item no. 37510.

Highlights:

• First time for this locomotive type in a DC version
• 5- pole motor
• Digital connector

Prototype: Italian State Railways (FS) class 460 freight locomotive, 0-8-0 design. Built starting in 1913 as the KPEV G 8.1.
Use: Freight trains.
Model: Era III, diecast metal frame, boiler, tender. Locomotive comes with a built-in DCC decoder in an 8-pin NEM digital connector. High-efficiency motor with bell-shaped armature and a flywheel in the boiler. 4 axles powered by side rods. 2 traction tires. A smoke generator can be retrofitted into the locomotive. Engineer's cab has interior details. Close coupling between locomotive and tender. NEM coupler pocket and close coupler mechanism. Many separately applied details. Length over the buffers 210 mm / 8-1/4".

This model can be found in an AC version in the Märklin assortment under item no. 37559.

Highlights:

• Metal locomotive and tender body
• Motor with bell-shaped armature and a flywheel in the boiler
• Digital connector
• New road number