Lawman Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Found a nice looking LGB Mallet while visiting Denver this past weekend. I didn't realize when I bought this that it's no longer in production but the car to match it are extremely hard to find. I was wondering what you gentlemen feel would be a good match for this locomotive that is still available. I would like to keep the German theme for this one consist.... Appreciate your looking... Charles P.S. Bought it at Caboose Hobbies .... Nice folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginear joe Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I'm glad U posted this although I don't have a clue! I never studied any foreign trains......unless they ran thru in my dad's old war movies! I'm not even sure of it's era of use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 My best guess would be to look through the marklin and piko catalogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoles Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Charles, The LGB 2085 is (probably) and approximation of the South East German railway #104. It appears to still be in service. Here's a link to a flickr page with a lot of photos. https://www.flickr.com/photos/trains-travel/sets/72157644888350059/detail/ As to what you should pull? Well, you could pretend it was visiting the HSB in East Germany, and get some of those HSB cars from Train Li. They're not that cheap, but they appear to be better detailed than the LGB approximations, and are likely in the same ballpark, price wise with he LGB. Also, this will give you a reason to seek out the 2080S or 21802 LGB HSB model of a 2-6-2T used on the HSB. The SER 104 is stored and supposedly operational in Switzerland. You could pull some of the older RhB train cars with it, and not be too far off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawman Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Appreciate the info. Will certainly look into it. I managed to get to East Berlin (past Checkpoint Charlie) just before the wall came down and bought some nice HO equipment. Never did see any real world engines or rolling stock. Charles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawman Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Just curious. When they say "Era 5" What years are they referring to? Is their a reference somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Robinson Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Hi Lawman, This is a rough guide. Epoch 1Covering the years from the building of the first railways in the nineteenth century up to approximately 1920. Note the term ‘about’ as the Epoch system is intended to cover not just German railways but also other European systems. Epoch 2The years between the two world wars. It also lasted throughout the Second World War and came to an end during the years 1945-1948 depending on the country under consideration. Epoch 31945 to about 1965-68. This era covers the last of the steam age and takes in the continental computerisation of stock numbering. Epoch 4The start of the modernisation periods from 1968 to around 1990. Epoch 5From about 1990 to the present day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawman Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 Super Information! Never to old to learn... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawman Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 After doing a bit of research. I have found anything before 1945 (passenger car wise) are very rare and very expensive! This old engine maybe relegated to pulling some old freight cars!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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