Literature & History
Why Märklin’s little Bavarian Mallet is blue
About this itemMarklin Z gauge 1:220 steam loco mallet BR Gt 2x 4/4 blue #88290 in OBThe steel-blue finish of Märklin’s Z-gauge Gt 2x4/4 represents a special appearance of the real locomotive. Märklin identifies it with the transport exhibitions at Seddin in 1924 and Munich in 1925. The Bavarian class was built for heavy freight work on steep routes. Its Mallet arrangement divided the driving wheels into two groups, giving a large locomotive the ability to negotiate curves. Märklin’s no. 88290 was a one-time 2004 model…
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