Something from the back of the shelf and something new ...

[@kearney3320]

Happy Winter Solstice! I always like the locotracteurs.

[@The3rdRail]

Very kind of you!Thank you! You'll find more locotracteurs here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXzdnIWGraeomac and here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHioqWZ8o7GIfMUsi=YrtyWIQPgN20WI2v Happy Winter Solstice!

[@Not_a_fart_smeller]

Ooh can't wait to see what's inside

[@The3rdRail]

it is only one click away 😉

[@CM-he8ni]

Always a pleasure to see your wonderful collection. Merry Christmas 🎄 to you and all your followers 😊

[@The3rdRail]

Same to you!

[@gordonholtshausen4383]

Excellent as always, thank you.

[@The3rdRail]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Pisca-kk5cs]

I have the 34158 .. I liked it so much I ditched the delta module and upgraded it to mfx sound with a 5 pole motor… runs cherry 🍒 now!

[@The3rdRail]

cool.... thanks for the visit!

[@roguico]

Gorgeous!

[@The3rdRail]

Thank you! 😊

[@Romin.777]

When the collection is complete you should start a museum. :)) Merry Christmass!

[@The3rdRail]

Merry Christmas

[@marklinologe4685]

Hey, nice great sets of Märklintrains, the CFL 50 with according waggons looks pretty nice 👍 Merry christmas

[@The3rdRail]

Thanks, best wishes.

[@stephanedelaval6525]

Merci pour toutes les vidèos de cette année et bonnes et heureuses fêtes de Noël !

[@The3rdRail]

Merci pour les nombreuses visites! Joyeuses fêtes!

[@and3583]

These are nice trains! Happy Christmas to you 🎉

[@The3rdRail]

Thanks! Merry Christmas

[@Trainsbigandsmall]

I want that same steam locomotive! Merry Christmas!

[@The3rdRail]

Merry Christmas

[@paulcook2888]

Another great video - thank you. I'm learning my way around the intricacies of Marklin analogue and your videos are very helpful and a bit of an inspiration. Your maintenance sequencies help a lot and I find that I now can 'dive in' with a lower chance of wrecking things. Today has been a strip down and clean up of the triple solenoid 7041 signal which was a lot of nail biting fun. A very ingenious little mechanism. Got there in the end and it works as it should. I find your videos encouraged me to have a go and that is what it is all about. Merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year.

[@The3rdRail]

One step at a time... Glad the channel helps! All the best.

[@lindaoffenbach]

Good heavens, your collection is again just astounding, very much like a library of a certain era with intriguing surprises. The 34158 seems to be a Delta decoded loco to our understanding. The lights seem to work on analogue though but dim. Delta still does confuse us. We've been told that on some of the Delta locos the lights work on analogue with brightness depending on speed, and on some they don't work at all. No idea. We still avoid them as it is new terrain here for us. Delta seemed to have been continued for a very long time though. Perhaps we should have a closer look. Anyway, fantastic items in your collection even out of your 1980s scope. We wish you a very happy Xmas 🎄🎅🎁

[@The3rdRail]

With this loco the brightness depends on the speed. It is officially equipped with "Universalelektronik", the name that came after delta, when Märklin discontinued analogue only locomotives in the mid 1990s. I think this remained on offer for the following 10-15 years or so... Thanks for the visit. Best wishes.

[@lindaoffenbach]

@@The3rdRail Ahah, something new learnt here. Thanks a mill 👍

[@jochenkraus7016]

I think there are even some 34xx that aren't Delta :-o The delta decoders I know have four small switches but someone told me the early ones hadn't and address changes had to be made by opening and closing soldering connections. And some needed a certain switch setting for analog operation.

[@lindaoffenbach]

@@jochenkraus7016 Thanks. We've just checked this at 3rail Wiki. That's in Dutch but I can read it (was born there) The 6603 decoder (Delta) came in 2 series. The 1st has these soldering points. 2nd Series 4 dip switches indeed. For the 1st series the brightness of the lights depend on speed on analogue (no lights when standing still). So yeah, that someone seems to be correct.

[@derbundesbahnandre8357]

Klasse Video wieder von Dir. 🙋🏻‍♂️🎄🎄👍🎅

[@The3rdRail]

🙏🎄🎄🎄

[@TeeJayDesastron]

Very nice. The steam engine is pretty great. But my personal highlight of the video is actually the track cleaning train. It is an extremely nice, little set. Though it is depicted like this on the box it is actually supposed to run backwards, if I recall correctly, with the locomotive being turned around and pushing the train. But it's a very nice one either way.

[@The3rdRail]

Always nice to learn something new, 🙏

[@The3rdRail]

Thinking about this a bit more, a strict push configuration seems unlikely, imagine the overhead of having to turn anything around before each assignment, especially at a time when turntables were already a thing of the past... Not the same shunter, but you'll like this page I think😉: rail.lu/events/200906TrainDesherbageReseauArcelorMittal.htm

[@TeeJayDesastron]

@@The3rdRail What I meant is that the loco would run with the control cabin at the end of the train either pulling backward or pushing forward. The #1 car has a control cabin, so I think we can safely assume that the train can be controlled like most modern trains from whichever end is convenient. I didn't express myself correctly before, but that is essentially what I meant.

[@ingoprasse989]

Dear "The 3rd Rail", It is always a great pleasure for me to see your videos. These always reflect your special relationship and great sympathy for Märklin models. This is part of the appeal of your explanation of the products and especially your personal comments. Please keep it up! I wish you a Merry Christmas Best regards P. S.: One question: are you writing from Great Britain?

[@The3rdRail]

Hello form the UK, I am glad you enjoy the channel. thanks for your time today and best wishes

[@christophetardivat234]

Great sets! Do you also have the Tubize version of the 34158 in matt black sn 5602? or the 130 Joer Gare version of the CFL 3136? Just checking :)) Joyeux Noel!

[@The3rdRail]

34158.2: no, 3136: yes -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHioqWZ8o7GIfMU Joyeuses Fêtes

[@ModelTrainFun]

Nice video - are you running the Delta locomotive as analogue or do you also have a digital setup? Enjoy ;-) Bo

[@The3rdRail]

it is running analogue here, I do have digital control equipment... in a box... 😉 I might get it out some day... see kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2fYiHR9bLCGncU (fast forward to 4m 30s). Thanks for the visit today!

[@kleinerfisch13]

Nach ein paar Monate vergessen ?, ich weiß noch welche Lok ich zu 80% 1984 hatte, und später von 1994 bis 2006,

[@The3rdRail]

nicht "nach" sondern "für" ein paar Monate vergessen...

[@kleinerfisch13]

@@The3rdRail asoooo ok 🙂