MÄRKLIN H0 conventional driving and electromechanical automatisation

 

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Märklin-H0-Knowledge

A: The very first basic knowlege about conventionally controlled Märklin H0 model railways

A9: Märklin numbering scheme for H0 products since 1938

 

 

Without guarantee of completeness

X = Capital letter
N = Digit

Primex 1969 - 1992 reduced and partly technically simplified assortment e.g. in department stores

 

Spare parts are not included here.
I offer here
the old German spare parts catalogue for traction units and
the old German spare parts catalogue for assessories.
For more recent information from the year 2000 onwards, see the Märklin homepage.

 

Traction vehicles

art.-no.

years

description

serial no.

(X)(X)X 800 (X)

1938 - 1956

Conventional traction vehicles with electromechanical direction switch

 

2530

1991 - 1992

black ALPHA locomotive

 

30NN

from 1957

Conventional Märklin and Primex traction vehicles with electromechanical direction switch

number

30NNN

from 1996

traction vehicles with Delta decoder

M…

31NN

from 1978

Conventional Märklin and Primex traction vehicles with electromechanical direction switch. This area used to be used for passenger train packs with 30xx locomotives.

 

32NNN

?

Luxury traction vehicles (?), e.g. the Platinum Crocodile 32000

 

33NN

1982 - 1994

traction vehicles with electromechanical or electronic direction switch.

E…

from 1994

traction vehicles with Delta decoder

M…

33NNN

from 1996

34NN

1970 - 1972

MINEX traction vehicles

 

until 1994

traction vehicles with electromechanical or electronic direction switch.

 

from 1994

traction vehicles with Delta decoder

M…

34NNN

from 1996

35NN

from 1983

Conventional traction vehicles with high performance drive and electronic direction switch.

R…

36NN

from 1985

traction vehicles with digital decoder without load control (c80/6080).

traction vehicles with non Märklin DC motors (standard DC motors)

D…

36NNN

from 1996

37NN

1985 - 1992

Conventional traction vehicles with transparent housing and electromechanical direction switch.

 

from 1992

traction vehicles with digital decoder and load controlled DC motor. Many of them with 6090x decoder.

H…

37NNN

from 1996

38NN

?

traction vehicles with HAMO digital decoder

 

38NNN

2023

traction vehicles with digital decoder

39NN

from 1959

Conventional traction vehicles with electromechanical direction switch as kit

 

39NNN

from 1999

traction vehicles with C-Sinus drive (these all have a digital decoder).

S… (z.T. H…)

83NN

from 1966

HAMO traction vehicles (with DC motor). DC versions are now manufactured by Trix.

 

83NNN

from 1994

traction vehicles with special equipment, formerly also advertising models, e.g. Re460 Agfa.

 

 

Wagons

25NN

1989 - 1995

ALPHA wagons

30n/N

31n (/N)

36n(/N)

37n (XX)

38n

39n(/N)

1938 - 1956

Freight wagons

32n (X)

33n

36n (X)

1949 - 1956

Freight wagons

32n(/N)

1938 - 1956

two-axle passenger coaches

33n/N

1938 - 1956

three-axle passenger coaches

34n(/N) (XX)

35n (XX)

1938 - 1956

four-axle passenger coaches

40NN

from 1957

Passenger wagon/passenger wagon packs

41NN

from 1976

Märklin/Primex passenger wagon/passenger wagon packs

42NN

from 1987

43NN

from 1990

44NN

1970 - 1972

MINEX wagons

from 1976

Freight wagon/freight wagon packings

45NN

46NN

from 1957

Märklin/Primex freight wagon/freight wagon packings

47NN

from 1986

Freight wagon/freight wagon packings

48NN

from 1991

49NN

from 1958

Wagon kits

49NNN

from 1998

Wagons/packages with digital equipment

 

Train sets

(XX)X NNN(/N) (X)

1938 – 1956

Conventional train packs

25NN

1988 - 1995

ALPHA train and expansion sets

26NN(N)

from 1980

Digital and conventional train packs (both 4- and 5-digit)

27NN

from 1984

Primex train packs

28NN(N)

from 1957

Train sets with conventional locomotives

29NN(N)

from 1957

Initial packs

31NN

1957 – 1973

Passenger train sets with locomotive 30xx

32NN

1957 – 1973

Goods train sets with locomotive 31xx

34NN

1970 – 1972

MINEX train packs

45NN

from 1991

Primex train pack Sarasani

94NNN

from 1994

Promotional packs

 

Tracks

13600 XX

1938 – 1948

electric M-track turnouts

20NN

1988 - 1995

ALPHA tracks, Track 2000, single tracks and track sets, bridges

21NN

1969 – 1980

K-track with hollow profile

22NN

from 1981

K-track with solid profile

24NNN

from 1996

C-track

3600 X(...)

1938 – 1956

M-track with continuous centre conductor, straight, turnouts and curves R 360 mm

3601 X(...)

1956

M-track with point contacts, all types

3700 X(...)

1951 – 1956

M-track with continuous centre conductor, curves R 437.4 mm

3800 X(...)

1953 – 1956

Model tracks with point contacts, curves R 535 mm

3900 X(...)

1953 – 1956

Model tracks with point contacts, straight and curves R 585 mm and turnouts and crossing

50NN

1957

Model tracks with point contacts, all types

from 1966

Märklin/Primex M Track extension sets

51NN

1957 – 2000

M-track with point contacts, curves and switches R 360 mm and R 286 mm, straight and crossing in connection therewith

52NN

1957 – 2000

M-track with point contacts, curves and switches R 437.4 mm, straight and crossing in connection therewith

7158

1969 - 1992

Primex bumper

 

Accessories

02NN

from 1957

Templates, track planning game, figures, interior design

03NN

from 1957

Literature

1NNN

1986 - 1992

Primex: layout decoration and installation

1NNNN X

1949

Brushes

2NN X

1938 – 1956

Transformers

20NN X

1938

Station buildings

20NNN(N)

from 1957

Current collectors

22NN

1938

Train dispatcher figure

25NN

1991 - 1995

ALPHA street vehicles, aeroplane

3NN(/NN)

1938 – 1956

Aids, tools

4NN X(...)

4NN/N (X)

1938 – 1956

Installation material

404 Xx

405 X

1938 – 1956

Figurines

407 XX

1938 - 1951

Catenary

409 X(X)

1952 – 1956

Catenary

41n X(X)

1938 – 1956

Turntable, shed, station buildings

42n

1938 – 1956

Platform, goods shed

43n (X)

1938 - 1956

Signals, bells, beacons

44n (X)

446/N(N)

1938 – 1956

Signals, lighting, footbridge

45n/N

45n/N X(X)

45n X(X)

1938 – 1956

Crane, level crossing, tunnel

46n (X)

1938 – 1956

Buffer, bridges, buildings

47n (XX)

47n/N(N)

1938 – 1956

Control and switch panels, signals

48n (X)

48n/NN

1938 – 1956

Lighting, signals

49n (X)

496/NN

1938 – 1956

Friction tyres, light bulbs, plugs, cables, brushes

50NN

1957 - 2000

Track accessories

6NNN(N)

from 1957

Transformers

6NNNN

1957 - ...

Bürsten, Glühbirnen

6NNNNN

2000 - 2007

Tools

7NN

7NN/N

1938 – 1956

Literature

7NNN(N)

from 1957

Installation material, aids

70NN

1957 - 2000

Overhead line M-track, lights, signals, turntable M-track, building, crane, ringing mechanism, buffer stops, beacons, cramps, Märklin level crossing, bridge pier

71NN

1957 - 2000

Turntable M-track, traction tyres, track pad, bridges, Märklin and Primex signals, Primex level crossing

72NN

1974 - 2000

Turntable K-track, transfer table M-track, overhead line M-track

1966 - 1972

Locomotive whistle

74NNN

2000 - 2004

Turntable C-track, overhead line C-track

75NN

from 1969

Catenary K-track, axles

 

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