Volume 1 of the standard work by Hans-Jürgen Wenzel "Die Baureihe 57^10-35" has now been published. It is a must read for friends of epoch II.

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.