Hi, thanks for looking in. This section is now competing heavily against my FALLER A-M-S section, so much to do, so little time!. UPDATE - SEE BELOW FOR INFORMATION REGARDING STARTER SETS

I first started with MÄRKLIN in the early 1980's. But my model railway beginnings were really from growing up as a child in the 60's with TRIANG-HORNBY model trains, and playing with MATCHBOX Cars - (April '64) - And boy do I wish I still had THOSE in their original boxes and condition!!

The TRIANG-HORNBY trains were (and still are) very popular, and they were affordable. TRIANG was seen as the "no-frills" version of HORNBY and was probably a good choice at the time by my Dad, considering he had a Wife, & 4 kids to support on a single income!. And his tolerant patience with me everytime I took a loco to school to push in the dirt (!!) is still a lasting memory.

I can't remember the first specific time I saw or met a Märklin item, but at some time I became fascinated by these unusual heavy loco's with a pickup shoe underneath, pantographs on some models and their strange couplings. (Now I look at the Triang couplings and wonder how I made that mistake).

Finally (in my 20's), when I wanted to decide on a brand for myself, I wisely chose Märklin. I acquired a few bits and pieces including a second-hand starter set, but made my first big jump with a 2610 Digital Starter set in 1988 followed soon after with a 6050 Interface. I played around with Computer Control using BASIC, Commodore 64's & Amigas, and eventually IBM PC's. I had a lot of fun and learned heaps.

In 1999 I purchased an INTELLIBOX. I love it. Very powerful and incredibly flexible with it's capabilities. Below are a couple of links that are near and dear to me. I will update this page as time allows. I also hope to soon add some images of favourite Märklin items.

THE MÄRKLIN MODEL RAILWAY CLUB INC. (WELLINGTON, NZ)

THE MÄRKLIN MAILING LIST

DIFFERENT TYPES OF M-TRACK through the years
(from the MIKADO book "50 years of Märklin 1935 - 1985")

TRACK DETECTION TIP FOR C-TRACK (3 Sept. 2000)

STARTER SETS