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This is an advance announcement of a new Continental product being made by Maerklin. This will be available in two rail DC as well as three rail AC and will be of interest to those who are modelling French, Belgian or Dutch railways.
In 2007, the introduction of the TEE service in Europe will be celebrating its 50th anniversary. High quality, comfortable passenger trains linked the major metropolitan areas of the European Common Market (as it was called then) and Switzerland. These trains had first class cars only. The TEE trains quickly became the flagship trains and standard bearers of the participating railroads. They also became a synonym for comfortable travel by rail.
Märklin is setting up a very special monument in 1:87 scale to the TEE with the train "Etoile du Nord" / "North Star" on the route Paris - Brussels ( - Amsterdam). Rumors about this have been circulating in the European model railroad press for months: Märklin is dedicating expensive new tooling to this legendary train with two locomotives and a complete set of cars. Now the secret has been revealed and we are showing you the images from the new items brochure for 2007 and are giving you a first impression of the models with unique views direct from the CAD design computers.

The Belgian class 18 flagship locomotive has the same technical details and quality, but it does differ from the French locomotive in all of the prototypical details, such as only three pantographs. The Belgian locomotive also looks as it did around 1972, so that both locomotives can be used interchangeably at the head of the Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam TEE car set.

Your authorized Märklin dealer will have prices for these new products and for all 2007 new items in February 2007.
Locomotives
The French State Railways (SNCF) class CC 40100 four-system locomotive represents a unit from the second production run as it looked around 1972. This super detailed model features a metal body with a centrally mounted, controlled C-Sine high-efficiency propulsion system and a decoder with a sound effects generator - with the mfx format. Four axles are powered through cardan shafts, and traction tires provide sufficient pulling power. The headlights and marker lights are maintenance-free LED's.
Separately applied grab irons, extra separately applied steps, and number boards are proof of a special love of detail. The detailed roof equipment and the prototypical different pantographs make this model eye catching even from above. The figure of a locomotive engineer in the front cab will find complete interior details at his seat. Extra details can be installed on the buffer beam at the front of the locomotive for use at the front of the train or in a display case. With a length of 253 mm / 9-15/16", this locomotive has a stately but very elegant look.

The Belgian class 18 flagship locomotive has the same technical details and quality, but it does differ from the French locomotive in all of the prototypical details, such as only three pantographs. The Belgian locomotive also looks as it did around 1972, so that both locomotives can be used interchangeably at the head of the Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam TEE car set.
In the prototype both locomotives always ran from Paris to Brussels, so that it was quite possible to see both locomotives standing together in the station or in a railroad maintenance facility.
#39401 TEE Electric Locomotive

Prototype: French State Railways (SNCF) class CC 40100 express locomotive. Four-system locomotive for all of France, the Benelux countries, and Germany. Second production run; the locomotive looks as it did around 1972. Used in international TEE service.
Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder, controlled C-Sine high-efficiency propulsion, and a sound effects generator. It has a powerful, compact design can motor with a flywheel, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. 4 traction tires. The headlights and marker lights are maintenance-free LED's, they will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The marker lights, electric locomotive operating sounds, and the locomotive whistle, as well as the acceleration and braking delay can be controlled with a 6021 Control Unit or Märklin Systems. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. It also has separately applied steps. The roof equipment is detailed, and the locomotive has different pantographs. The engineer's cabs have interior details; the front one has a figure of a locomotive engineer. Equipment parts are included that can be attached to the buffer beams. Length over the buffers 25.3 cm / 9-15/16".
Highlights:
Completely new tooling.
Metal construction.
Compact design C-Sine high-efficiency propulsion.
mfx decoder and sound functions included.
One-time series for the theme of "50 Years of the TEE".
The 41870 and 41871 car sets, and the 41873 car for lengthening the train make up the right TEE train for the 39401 locomotive. The TEE locomotive from Belgium is available as the motive power for the counter train.
The model program for the Paris-Brussles-Amsterdam TEE if being offered by TRIX for 2-rail DC.
#39402 TEE Electric Locomotive

Prototype: Belgian State Railways (SNCB / NMBS) class 18 express locomotive. Four-system locomotive for the Benelux countries, France, and Germany. The locomotive looks as it did when delivered in 1973. Used in international TEE service.
Model: The locomotive has an mfx digital decoder, controlled C-Sine high-efficiency propulsion, and a sound effects generator. It has a powerful, compact design can motor with a flywheel, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. 4 traction tires. The headlights and marker lights are maintenance-free LED's, they will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The marker lights, electric locomotive operating sounds, and the locomotive whistle, as well as the acceleration and braking delay can be controlled with a 6021 Control Unit or Märklin Systems. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. It also has separately applied steps. The roof equipment is detailed, and the locomotive has different pantographs. The engineer's cabs have interior details; the front one has a figure of a locomotive engineer. Equipment parts are included that can be attached to the buffer beams. Length over the buffers 25.3 cm / 9-15/16".
Highlights:
Completely new tooling.
Metal construction.
Compact design C-Sine high-efficiency propulsion.
mfx decoder and sound functions included.
One-time series for the theme of "50 Years of the TEE".
The 41870 and 41871 car sets, and the 41873 car for lengthening the train make up the right TEE train for the 39402 locomotive. The TEE locomotive from France is available as item no. 39401 for the counter train.
The model program for the Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam TEE is being offered by TRIX for 2-rail DC.
Cars
The development department has also devoted very special attention to the Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam TEE cars: The Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam TEE design of the striking French Inox TEE cars has been reproduced. These cars differ in many details from the Mistral 69 successor design. Here too, the cars look as they did around 1972. Model railroad enthusiasts focused on the prototype will be particularly happy that the cars are being produced exactly to scale length for 1:87; this means the length over the buffers is 293 mm / 11-9/16" and for the generator car 248 mm / 9-13/16".
The Märklin enthusiasts in France and Belgium have been particularly outspoken in their desire that this family of cars be reproduced exactly to scale; we are very happy to have given full recognition to this wish. This means a few limitations however for the owners of smaller layouts, particularly in the area of curves with a radius of 360 mm / 14-3/16", if catenary masts or tunnel portals are too close to the track. After weighing the express wishes of the consumers, we felt this compromise was worth accepting.


Of course, this scale construction also demands the special love of detail so customary at Märklin: Realistically designed interior details with separately applied glass separation walls between the corridor and the compartments and many details in the bar and dining cars, and many separately applied details on the car bodies make looking at these models a visual trip of discovery. The compartment, bar, dining, and the generator cars are prototypical on the French State Railways (SNCF), and the open seating cars were on the roster of the Belgian State Railways (SNCB / NMBS).
#41870 Set with 4 Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam TEE Express Train Passenger Cars

Prototype: INOX cars (made of stainless steel) for the Trans Europe Express between Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam (Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam TEE). 2 Belgian State Railways (SNCB / NMBS) type A8tuj open seating cars. French State Railways (SNCF) type A5rtuj dining car with a galley and type A2Dxj with a service compartment. All of the cars have 1st class seating. Built starting in 1964. Used in the trains "Oiseau Bleu" / "Blue Bird", "Etoile du Nord" / "North Store", "Brabant", and "Ile de France" / "Isle of France", etc.
Model: The cars are a scale reproduction of all of the dimensions without limitations. Minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16" (when there is an unobstructed loading gauge). The cars have underbody details specific to each car. The cars have type Y24 trucks. The cars have a special paint scheme to represent the INOX finish. The cars are ready for installation of the 7319 current-conducting couplings or 72020 current-conducting couplers, the 73405 pickup shoe / ground spring power feed set, and the 73400 lighting kit (2 per car). The 73407 marker lights can be installed prototypically at one end or the other of the cars. Total length over the buffers 113.0 cm / 44-1/2".
Highlights:
Full scale length.
Precise detailing.
Perfect INOX finish.
Multiple color interiors.
The complete car series is available.
One-time series for the theme "50 Years of the TEE".
DC wheel set per car 4 x 70 05 80.
These TEE cars have been designed to be scale without concessions to the clearance gauge. These models can run on curves with a radius of 360 mm / 14-3/16" or greater. Catenary masts, bridge railings or signals must be kept at an appropriate distance from the track however.
The 41871 car set and the 41872 open seating car can be added to the 41870 car set. The right locomotives for these cars are the 39401 (France) and 39402 (Belgium) models. The program of models for the Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam TEE is being offered by TRIX for 2-rail DC.
#41871 Set with 3 Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam TEE Express Train Passenger Cars
Prototype: INOX cars (made of stainless steel) for the Trans Europe Express between Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam (Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam TEE). 2 French State Railways (SNCF) type A8uj compartment cars and 1 type A3rtuj bar car. All of the cars have 1st class seating. Built starting in 1964. Used in the trains "Oiseau Bleu" / "Blue Bird", "Etoile du Nord" / "North Store", "Brabant", and "Ile de France" / "Isle of France", etc.
Model: The cars are a scale reproduction without limitations of all of the dimensions. Minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16" (when there is an unobstructed loading gauge). The cars have underbody details specific to each car. The cars have type Y24 trucks. The cars have a special paint scheme to represent the INOX finish. The cars are ready for installation of the 7319 current-conducting couplings or 72020 current-conducting couplers, the 73405 pickup shoe / ground spring power feed set, and the 73400 lighting kit (2 per car). The 73407 marker lights can be installed prototypically at one end or the other of the cars. Total length over the buffers 88.0 cm / 34-5/8".
Highlights:
Full scale length.
Precise detailing.
Perfect INOX finish.
Multiple color interiors.
The complete car series is available.
One-time series for the theme "50 Years of the TEE".
DC wheel set per car 4 x 70 05 80.
#41872 Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam TEE Express Train Passenger Car
Prototype: : INOX car (made of stainless steel) for the Trans Europe Express between Paris, Brussels, and Amsterdam (Paris-Brussels-Amsterdam TEE). Belgian State Railways (SNCB / NMBS) type A8tuj open seating car. Car with 1st class seating. Built starting in 1964. Used in the trains "Oiseau Bleu" / "Blue Bird", "Etoile du Nord" / "North Store", "Brabant", and "Ile de France" / "Isle of France", etc.
Model: The cars are a scale reproduction of all of the dimensions without limitations. Minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16" (when there is an unobstructed loading gauge). The cars have underbody details specific to each car. The cars have type Y24 trucks. The cars have a special paint scheme to represent the INOX finish. The cars are ready for installation of the 7319 current-conducting couplings or 72020 current-conducting couplers, the 73405 pickup shoe / ground spring power feed set, and the 73400 lighting kit (2 per car). The 73407 marker lights can be installed prototypically at one end or the other of the cars. Total length over the buffers 113.0 cm / 44-1/2".
Highlights:
Full scale length.
Precise detailing.
Perfect INOX finish.
Multiple color interiors.
The complete car series is available.
One-time series for the theme "50 Years of the TEE".
DC wheel set per car 4 x 70 05 80.
These TEE cars have been designed to be scale without concessions to the clearance gauge. These models can run on curves with a radius of 360 mm / 14-3/16" or greater.

Certainly looks interesting.
