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What is Marklin?
The company was founded in 1859 and is based at Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg. Although it originally specialised in doll house accessories, today it is best known for model railways and technical toys.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are Marklin trains valuable?
Prices for antique and vintage Marklin items vary dramatically, but quality examples demand a premium in the market. Even a simple vintage set might fetch several hundred dollars and a hand-painted tin boat could fetch over a quarter million dollars at the right auction.
Does Marklin still exist?
In the 150 years of its existence as a company Märklin has developed from a small factory for tin toys to a producer of high quality metal toys known around the world: Today, Märklin is the world leader for all important gauges in the model railroad market.
How do I sell my Marklin trains?
We would love to see your Marklin toys and trains! Please send all inquiries to toys@marklinstop.com and we’ll reply within 24 hours.
Is Roco compatible with Marklin?
Roco, Fleischmann, Brawa and others all produce Marklin AC compatible models. The best thing about these models is they all come equipped with a universal AC decoder that can be run with a conventional Marklin transformer or any Marklin digital system.
Is Märklin made in China?
Everything manufactured by Märklin will be made in Germany and/or Hungary. But Märklin also are resellers for items bought from other companies or made for Märklin by other companies.
Are Märklin trains AC or DC?
The Marklin AC three rail system uses ‘studs’ between the rails for power pickup, and returns the power via the two outside rails.
What gauge are Marklin trains?
Today, Marklin manufactures and markets trains and accessories in Gauge 1, H0 scale, and Z scale.
Can Märklin trains run on Bachmann track?
You must use a Marklin transformer, to run Marklin trains. Do not use a normal DC transformer, or a regular DCC system, to run Marklin trains. Also, you won’t be able to run any DC or DCC locomotives (made by Atlas, Kato, Athearn, Bachmann, Life-Like, etc) on Marklin track, unless they are modified.
What is Märklin DCC?
A number of different digital systems were developed, but Märklin Digital and DCC (Digital Command Control) are the two main systems on the market. The systems are electrically compatible and some controllers can simultaneously control both types of decoder.
What is Marklin M track?
Introduction. Märklin produced several forms of track for their 00/H0 scale trains since their inception in 1935. This track is a “three-rail” system (the inner track, solid or stud, providing the power and the outer track providing the return, just like the old Märklin or Lionel 0-gauge track.
Is Marklin Digital AC or DC?
When measured against the power ground, the voltage is +/-18V (36 volt peak-to-peak) AC signal. The outer rail is connected to ground, therefore the decoder see the same voltage as what we measured against the power ground. Everybody happy, and proudly said that it is AC signal.
Is Marklin compatible with DCC?
The new generation of decoders is compatible with all Märklin digital formats and the DCC system. The decoders can be operated immediately with the 6020, 6021, Mobile Station, and Central Station controllers. The digital format is automatically recognized, as is analog operation with AC and DC.
Is DCC AC or DC?
DCC is square-wave AC whose frequency is modulated to embed a digital signal. This supplies the +12V and – 12V (or greater) to run the DC motors. The wave has to be +/- to allow reversing. Each decoder rectifies this square wave and applies DC to turn the motor, on command.