If it weren't for Märklin, you could forget about the International Toy Fair. For years, a visit has been less and less worthwhile because model railroading is only a marginal phenomenon there. So now what?

Märklin is launching a number of new items this year, some of which were already known or - like the Wismar rail bus - were deliberately scattered. But there are also older car models, albeit at steep prices.

A few details about Gauge 1.

In 1976, I took photos at the Freiburg im Breisgau railroad depot, among them two small locomotives. One scene fits particularly well on a gauge 1 layout.