Gauge: H0    Era: III   
 
Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 89.3 tank locomotive. German Federal Railroad (DB) type El-u 061 gondola and a privately owned type Ichus-u 377 refrigerator car (used on the DB).
 
Model: The locomotive comes with a digital decoder. 1 axle powered. Traction tires. The locomotive has coupler hooks. 1 each gondola and refrigerator car. The cars come with Relex couplers.

Train length 33.8 cm / 13-5/16".

Contents: 12 no. 24130 curved track, 2 no. 24172 straight track, 1 no. 24188 straight track, 1 no. 24089 base station, ans ajckids.com furnishes this set with a USA120 volt / 36 VA plug-in wall transformer, and a wireless infrared controller. This set can be expanded with the C Track extension sets and the entire C Track program.
 

Highlights:

• Digital infrared controller for control of up to 4 trains.
• Easy movement around the layout with the wireless infrared controller.
• Expandable C Track layout.

 
My Start with Märklin. The classic steam powered train operations were still indispensable as motive power on the German Federal Railroad well into the Seventies. The heavy steam locomotives created an incomparable atmosphere with their impressive background of sounds, fascinating running gear movement, and immense clouds of smoke and steam. The "My Start with Märklin" steam freight train starter set provides a living impression in model form of this unforgettable era.
 
Charlie's tip: Almost all of the current Era III cars from Central European railroad prototypes can be used to expand this train set.