This classic Swiss electric first saw the light of day back in 1925! Now in her original brown livery, as opposed to the earlier model some years ago in green, she could easily be rolled out on special occasions for museum excursions!

"Wannseebahn Set"

For old-timer Prussian fans, here's a complete train made up of a T9.3 tank engine, with 3 coaches and a baggage van of the period. The Wannseebahn ran on the outskirts of Berlin from Potsdamer Platz via Ringbahnstation Schöneberg to the Wannsee lake station.
Built in 1874, the 19km line continued with steam working right up to 1933 when it was electrified.

The flag of Free State Bavaria is white diamonds
on a blue background – not blue on white!

On the 22nd November 2010, in Munich, the Bavarian Minister for Transport unveiled a special advertising loco which will run throughout 2011 to attract visitors to this area of Germany, with the strapline - "time for yourself"

Roco has modelled this class 111 electric loco, with all its incredible, colourful detail – model number 62689.
It's nicknamed "Maxl" [little Max] after a public competition to name the loco.

Fans of the DB in the 1980's will easily recognise these "silver fish" coaches – staple diet of commuter and local traffic.
This 3 coach set from Roco includes the 2nd class
control cab coach, bearing the orange warning stripe,
a second class coach, plus the 1st/2nd composite coach.

The Roco model number 62191 is a technological leap forwards with actual "chuffing" smoke from the funnel, steam exhaust beats from the cylinders, lights, sound – all the characteristics of the prototype in miniature!

Model No: 62191 – with sound & chuffing smoke!

(model no: 62190 is the same loco but not fitted with sound or smoke unit). Just the "chuffing" sound, digitally synchronised with the loco speed, has been around for around ten years now, so the Roco innovation team have come up with the next development on the digital theme. WATCH THE VIDEO – CLICK ON www.roco.cc

The "chuffs" of exhaust from the funnel and steam exhausts from the cylinders are synchronised with the speed! The smoke fuel is the standard "Seuthe" smoke fluid obtainable from dealers, and the large tank hidden inside the boiler allows about ten minutes running before refill. Refilling is via the valve in the steam dome atop the boiler.

Not only that, but the loco lights (cab, front & rear) can be digitally turned on or off, as well as the inspection lighting under the skirting of the chassis!

Flagship of the High-Speed Austrian rail expresses is the uniquely liveried "rail jet" service linking Munich / Salzburg / Linz - Vienna and Budapest. (also Vienna to Zürich).

Instead of the ICE multiple units, the Austrian Railways decided to opt for a loco hauled, push/pull train of up to seven coaches permanently coupled, with a "Taurus" at the head and a control
trailer coach at the rear. All the trains run as fixed rakes, bearing suitable names of the areas covered by the service.

"Spirit of Germany" – is the economy version of the Railjet in model form: Loco no; 62361 is the standard dc version, which links up with the economy coaches nos: 64012 – 4 coach set / 64719 / 64720 / 64728

"Spirit of Zürich" – is the deluxe, digital sound version of the Railjet in model form: Loco no; 62366 is the digital dcc version, which links up with the deluxe coaches nos: 64042 – 4 coach set / 64722 / 64723 / 64724. These coaches are equipped with LED interior
lighting and electrically conductive couplings between the coaches.

These Railjet sets of coaches and individual coaches are now arriving at your dealer!

The standard "Taurus", class 1216, mixed-traffic
loco in OBB livery is available now too:

Narrow gauge fans have not been forgotten, with the introduction of a colourful train pack of the "Mariazellerbahn" which runs from St. Polten up to the picturesque mountain village of Mariazell in the Styrian region of Austria – the most important place of pilgrimage in Austria.

model no: 31050

The train set contains the class 1099 electric loco named "Berta", bearing the coat of arms of "Loich", hauling two 2nd. class coaches
– one in Jaffa orange livery and the other in Valousek design,
– plus a blue bicycle van.

UK FREIGHT WAGON! Making a welcome return to the range, the high-capacity, sliding wall wagon.

Designed originally for ferry traffic to Great Britain, this DB wagon is made to the smaller UK profile enabling it to run through onto British rails!

Model no: 66327 (The NEM coupling socket can accommodate different coupling styles from other makers). Thus, this wagon is also suitable for British layouts!

There's a couple of new HUPAC wagons for carrying lorries on rails instead of the roads from Basel to Lugano:

Model no: 67208 is the end wagon with swivelling buffer beams, whilst wagons 67209 and 67210
are the intermediate wagons, without buffer beams allowing lorries to drive onto the train.
The wagons can be loaded with your choice of Herpa lorries. www.herpa.de

The Austrian version comes as standard dc - model no: 31201 or with the choice of digital sound - model no: 731271.
Equipped with four pantographs, to accommodate the various European voltages of power supply, this cross-border mover is the ideal model to haul modern freight vehicles throughout your
layout.

Now that the Spring sunshine has melted the Winter snows away - the maintenance of the mountain rack rails begins again for another year!

The well known rack & pinion loco from FLEISCHMANN makes a welcome return, but this time, not only in another livery of green and ivory, but accompanied by three trucks loaded with rails and gravel ballast for the essential trackwork maintenance of the line up the mountain.

(The loco will run on standard track, but incorporates a motor-driven cog to mesh with the central rack of the rack rail sections – no: 9119)