Hi Folks,
I want to buy a Christmas themed train car for my husband. I know absolutely nothing about model trains so please tell me if I buy a Marklin HO Christmas car from Germany if it is guaranteed to work or run on husband's Marklin HO set that he just got (used) that's also from Germany.
Thank you SO much
Hi Holly. The short answer to your question is Yes. I started out with a Märklin HO train set many years ago (late 1950s - I still have the set) and have sort of kept up with their product line over the years. To the best of my knowledge, Märklin has always tried to maintain compatiblity amongst their product line, so a current Märklin Christmas car should work with some of their more vintage equipment. The only thing I don't know is whether they still use the same couplers as they did back then, but they usually offer a means keep their products compatible. However, nothing is guaranteed. Hope this helps.
To Fred Klein,
I hope you get this thank you- I don't know much about using forum boards. Your reply about Marklin HO was EXACTLY the information I need. Thank you so very much.
Signing off on this forum now