25 September 2011 ~ 0 Comments

The Marklin GOTTHARD Locomotive (Spur 0 & I)

The Marklin GOTHARD locomotive was introduced for the first time in 1920 for O Gauge under number S 64 3020.  The locomotive featured hand and remote reversing operation, 2 pantographs, and 3 electric lamps on the front of the locomotive.  This locomotive was 30cm long and was in production until 1926.  With the end of [...]

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22 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

S 873/1 Set S870 Torpedo Locomotive

The S873/1 set was produced for a very limited time in 1953. This set seen here has the production run on the box as follows: “YN 1253 j – S 873/1 – 100/5″. This number is seen on the inside cover of the lid of the box, printed on the instruction sheet. This set normally [...]

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18 August 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Marklin RS 800: Complete Review

Hello everyone, Another feature of this blog is being able to maintain and repair Marklin trains, and sometimes that includes taking them apart for service or just to see how everything functions under the body. This review is of an RS 800.  This gallery will show how to almost completely dissassemble an RS 800 locomotive. [...]

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