Chuck Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I've been eyeing up Marklin track for my indoor layout as it's more in-scale to 1:32 as I believe that it's code 200?? But what type is it? I mean I see on eBay what looks and is described as extruded solid stainless steel construction but then the next listing describes it as being hollow or made like Lionel tubular track? Marklins' website isn't much help but does show quite an assortment of switches like straight, curved, slip, 3-way, pre-made crossover etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blid Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I think you are right about code 200 (5 mm = code 197). If you have MTH wheels, they can't run on them. The Marklin tracks I had were solid. Many of the turnouts and crossings came from Hubner when Marklin aquired them. So did the wide radii curves. Bjorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 Bjorn, Thanks for the info as that answers my question about using Marklin track & MTH Trains...Dang! That track had a nice look to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blid Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I agree. The Marklin tracks look nice. I don’t know what code the MTH wheels require but MTH or someone in this forum will know. I include a picture of MTH on LGB and Marklin on Marklin/Hubner. Bjorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Dang fine looking track...and trains Do the Marklin slip switches work well as they look nice? MTH advertises that the One Gauge trains will work down to code 250 track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blid Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 The picture is from 2007 and the switches in the picture are med by Hubner. They were not mine and I think something had to be done with them to get the plus and minus right when switching. No match for the owner as I understood. Maybe that was just for the crossing. No problems with the trains we were using at the time. However, I have had problems with the R5 LGB turnouts (#18050, 18150) and MTH power pickup shoes. Some of them sink down and might get caught in the fairly long and wide hole where the rails cross. Bjorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I use code 250 rail by SVRR and my MTH trains and all other trains run fine on it. LLagas creek has some code 215, maybe Micro Engineering does also, but not sure how you would do with it. Could order a strip and see what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant-Kerr Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I have some code 215 rail here on a display case and the MTH wheel flanges bottom out on the spikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry B44 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Well, I'd go with code 250 SVRR rail and their switches/throws are great and always available. Nice folk to deal with also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trygmaya Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I have Marklin one gauge tracks on my garden layout and the MTH stuff runs very well on it, but i think the problems are with older stuff, i have a F7 loco and a VO-1000 who works great on Marklin tracks, same with the hopper cars, but i had to take down the flanges on my boxcars, but it was easy to do, abot 30 minutes of work:-) Trygve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blid Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Tack Trygve! Good to know. Bjorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trygmaya Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Bare hyggelig Bjorn! I think only the newest Stuff works on Marklin tracks like VO-1000, F7, the Triplex and maybe GG-1 older locos may be a problem. On Cars it is easy to take down the flanges or change the wheels! Trygve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamPower4ever Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I've been eyeing up Marklin track for my indoor layout as it's more in-scale to 1:32 as I believe that it's code 200?? But what type is it? I mean I see on eBay what looks and is described as extruded solid stainless steel construction but then the next listing describes it as being hollow or made like Lionel tubular track? Marklins' website isn't much help but does show quite an assortment of switches like straight, curved, slip, 3-way, pre-made crossover etc. Märklin track - except for possibly very old track - is solid material. Newer track is most likely nickel silver, which has nothing to do with silver, but is a copper/nickel/zinc alloy with possible small amount of lead or other nasty stuff. Now that Märklin has finally started re-issuing the old Hübner turnouts, you can get decent 10 degree turnouts that look nice. They work well also. However, if you have the space, take a look at Peco, which is much nicer, and if you are feeling very very rich and have lots and lots of space at your disposal, check out Hegob. Best regards Jens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trygmaya Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Here is a MTH one gauge VO-1000 engine running on Marklin tracks, I am using DCS here on our garden layout! Trygve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share Posted April 6, 2014 Nice looking VO-1000 that you have there Trygve! Think I'll go along with Jerry Barnes's idea and give Sunset Valley stainless steel code 250 a try as the price ain't all bad at around $6.50 per foot before shipping. And I do like the looks of those #10 switches http://www.sunsetvalleyrailroad.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trygmaya Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Thank´s Chuck! I was thinking about Sunset valley too, but to ship it from the states to Norway make it expensive, and i already run Marklin in H0 so i have good relation to my Marklin dealer, and the garden railway started with a Marklin set with a blue diesel and 2 cars! Trygve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
du-bousquetaire Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I only use a very short peice of marklin track which is actually inside my indoor terminal, I would say it's between code 200 and code 215 it is the same height as the Tenmille track so you could use both together although the tie height wouldn't be identical. I find that the old MTH has trouble hitting (very slightly) the rail fixing (not the ties) it is very nice reproduction of German track (Swiss, Austrian and Belgian is same); it is solid stainless steel. Oldis say before and including the GG1. My F3 hits the spikes a bit,so would have my GG1 but I returned the flanges on it so it is not a problem any longer, the VO 1000 and the PA 1 both run perfectly well on it. the ties are black treaded against UV and are scale size and closely spaced (at least from the European standpoint) so closer to US track. Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike1083 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Märklin track - except for possibly very old track - is solid material. Newer track is most likely nickel silver, which has nothing to do with silver, but is a copper/nickel/zinc alloy with possible small amount of lead or other nasty stuff. Now that Märklin has finally started re-issuing the old Hübner turnouts, you can get decent 10 degree turnouts that look nice. They work well also. However, if you have the space, take a look at Peco, which is much nicer, and if you are feeling very very rich and have lots and lots of space at your disposal, check out Hegob. Best regards Jens Do you happen to know of anyone who sells hegob track that may ship to US? Or of any US dealers? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamPower4ever Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Oops, missed this question. No, unfortunately I don't know anyone shipping Hegob to the US. You could try contacting Easygleis in Germany. They are MTH dealers, and I first noticed MTH in their booth at the Sinsheim fair a couple of years ago. Hegob is also present at the Sinsheim fair and they're both German and yada yada yada. You get the picture. Raising the bar for the longest turnout, check out the EW190 turnouts by MSM from Austria. 5938 mm (= 233 inches) radius for the deviating track. How about that? Jens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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