delves back in the annals of time to around 1920, when the various regional railway companies were amalgamated for the first time into the nationalised German Railways (DRG). Catalogue list price €194,00 – average UK dealer price around £170.00 or less!

Although this classic Class 78 tank engine retains her original, grandiose green Prussian coat of paint, the lettering & numbering now shows that she belongs to the DRG.

Of course, another tank engine is the highlight of the N gauge new items programme for 2010. The 0-8-0 tank engine of the Class 92;

Appearing first in her DB livery, these tiny engines also date back freight hauler! to their Prussian origins of 1910 to 1916, where they were originally classified as T 13. Catalogue list price €199,00 – average UK dealer price around £170.00 or less!

Due for release just a couple of weeks
before Christmas!

Finished in the olive green DRG livery come several steam hauled passenger coaches: model no: 881002 a 2nd/ 3rd class composite coach

model no: 881004 a 3rd class compartment coach

The additional coaches in this DRG series should also soon be appearing: 881001 & 881003 – compartment coaches / 881005 – post coach / 881006 – compartment coach / 881007 – baggage coach

Catalogue list price €49,90 each -
average UK dealer price around £44.00 each or less!

But a new release with different running number to previous models is an Epoch IV electric loco, a true maid of all work – the class 141 of the DB:

With her sister loco, the E41 in blue, slightly earlier, epoch III livery

Catalogue list price €179,00 – average UK dealer price around £155.00 or less!

Catalogue list price €279,00 – average UK dealer price around £240.00 or less!

The VT 11.5 was a diesel multiple unit of the early German Federal railways (DB). The Trans-Europ-Express was a concept to develop Europe-wide rail traffic in the late 1950’s from an idea by the Dutch railway president, Mr. F. Q. Den Hollander. The TEE network was designed with the business traveller in mind, stopping only at major cities on route between city destinations. Originally jointly operated by the German, Dutch, French, Swiss and Italian railways, they were later joined by Belgium and Luxemburg.

The diesel powered, futuristic-design of the VT 11.5 was the flag carrier of the TEE traffic throughout Germany and European routes linking major cities with a punctual, enhanced comfort rail service. Diesel motive power had been selected due to the different electrical voltages used by the separate countries at that time.

In 1957, all the units were delivered to the still developing DB network: A total of 19 of the powered driving cars were made by MAN, 23 compartment coaches and 8 open coaches came from the Linke-Hofmann-Busch factory, followed by 8 restaurant cars and 9 kitchen coaches from the Wegmann carriage works.

The basic four-car unit consisted of two powered driving cars, one compartment coach and one bar coach. The last VT 11.5 was withdrwan from service in 1995. One of the power cars is preserved in the Transport Museum in Nürnberg. The units were extended with additional intermediate coches.

Catalogue list price €119,00 – average UK dealer price around £105.00 or less!

The former Roco model has now been completely re-worked to include improved current pick-up and LED lighting.

The latest digital innovation! Opening doors in N gauge!!!!!!!!!

Catalogue list price €165,00 – average UK dealer price around £145.00 or less!

O perated by any digital controller, the function keys will open & close the doors!

Naturally, modern image freight has also not been ignored with these container wagons and “kinked” tankers for easy unloading:

Catalogue list price €79,90 – average UK price around
£69.00 or less!

Catalogue list price €75,00 – average UK price around
£65.00 or less!

Some steam engines were simply born to be majestic. Straight from the design drawings they were destined to live life with a proud, streamlined appearance prancing at full steam ahead pulling crack expresses, or heavyweight freight haulers working hard at pulling their valuable, heavy loads. model no: 66306 Catalogue list price €229,00 – average UK dealer price around £199.00 or less!

These were the targets of enthusiastic train spotters – the stuff of legend convincing every schoolboy that when he grew up; “I’m going to be an engine driver!”

Then of course, there were locos with more humble duties . . . . Not the fast connections whisking passengers to far-off, exotic destinations or capital cities of Europe, nor delivering the mass-produced goods from factory to customer . . .

Hidden away on the backwaters of the branch line, were some engines who were destined to only be loved by their crew – not the worship enjoyed by their sisters on the main line. Just to be reliable; to be there when needed to do the donkey work. Such engines just crave the care and attention of railway modellers, and so it is with this tiny “ugly duckling” of the Class 71.5 of the DRG as seen in her late 1930’s appearance. Rumbling gently along with a motley collection of assembled carriages, stopping at each station to pick up passengers and parcels for market, or patiently pushing goods trucks around the yard. The baggage compartment attached to the rear of the tender, upgraded her into a steam railcar classification. This is an engine that cries out to be of use somewhere on a layout, even if it’s just to make sure that she is not left to rust away on a siding at the expense of her more glamorous cousins.

The Roco model no: 63306 depicts her in her late 1930’s appearance, as originally the engine was developed for the Austrian railways, and twenty locos were made by Florisdorf in Vienna, with the first ten “steam railcars” being delivered in 1935. After the 1938 Anschluss, they became the property of the DRG and classified as class 71.5 stationed in Munich East depot, used as shunters and bankers. Two of them didn’t survive and at the end of the Second World War, the remaining 18 returned to their original Austrian rails with the final few seeing out their days in Vienna in 1968.

Alternatively, the same “ugly duckling”, but in the much prettier clothing of the 1960’s dark green livery of the Austrian Railways, class 3071 – model no: 63305

In Austria, her unusual looks soon earned her the nickname of “Dorftrottel” – Village Idiot Catalogue list price €229,00 – average UK dealer price around £199.00 or less!

Sticking with the Austrian theme, although of a much more modern period of railways, here’s a train pack (without trackwork or controls) – just the class 1044 electric hauling three coaches, each with different running number of the E752 running into Vienna in the 1990’s.

Catalogue list price €339,00 – average UK dealer price around £295.00 or less!

Whilst on the freight side of rail transport in Austria, and beyond her borders – a modern container wagon loaded with “Rexwall” containers:

Catalogue list price €62,50 – average UK dealer price around £55.00 or less!

will add to the colourful, modern freight scene, with a double-unit of the DB AG with 4 LOGWIN containers,

Catalogue list price €72,90 – average UK dealer price around £65.00 or less!

Another new model from the Roco stable is the classic DB diesel loco in her smart new, privatised look – belonging to imo-Trans the freight hauler company.

Catalogue list price €169,00 – average UK dealer price around £147.00 or less!

On a more modern note, the clean lines of the Taurus type 183 are camouflaged by the special livery of the 175 years celebrations of German Railways.

Your last chance to get this commemorative model!:

Painted to evoke the impression of the “Adler”, the first steam engine in Germany. A replica of the Stephenson built “Adler” is on display in the Nürnberg Transport Museum.

Catalogue list price €239,00 – average UK dealer price around £210.00 or less!

The DB class 115, electric used to haul motorail trains through Germany to Austria.

In special livery to celebrate 80 Years of Motorail services! The loco is finished in anthracite grey with a 1930’s style, bright red racing car & chequered flag on the sides.

Catalogue list price €209,00 – average UK dealer price around £180.00 or less!

The first car transporter rail service started 80 years ago, with a train from Hamburg to Basel. Although there were less than 500,000 cars on German roads in those days, the service was success from the start. Today, around half a million customers use the services with around a quarter of a million cars. The DB runs about 100 connections within Germany as well as trains to France, Italy and Austria, the majority of which are holidaymakers travelling overnight to their destinations. Environmentally friendly with less carbon emissions – the correct way to travel!

NOW! - Your chance to get the complete Railjet train as your pocket / purse dictates!

First of the Railjet train to arrive on the dealers’ shelves is the class 1116 Railjet loco:

Railjet services are the high speed, luxury link across Austria, linking the terminus of Munich in Germany with Vienna, the Austrian capital, plus additional services into Switzerland. Catalogue list price €229,00 – average UK dealer price around £199.00 or less!

To make it easier on the pocket to assemble the whole train, the coaches will be released in batches over the coming months!

It’s the DRG period for a whole section of models:

i s the classic freight hauler dating back to 1927, as introduced without smoke deflectors. Catalogue list price €389,00 – average UK dealer price around £340.00 or less!

Finished in the original, olive green DRG livery come five steam-hauled passenger coaches of the same period:

a baggage coach with guard’s lookout

a 2nd class compartment coach

a post coach

a 2nd / 3rd class composite, compartment coach

a 3rd class compartment coach

Catalogue list price €54,90 each – average UK dealer price around £48.00 each or less!