Märklin - 88806 - Locomotive, Diesel, Class 218, Epoch VI - Pressnitztalbahn - 218 054-3

Specific Item Information: Pressnitz Valley Railroad, Inc. (PRESS) class 218 diesel hydraulic locomotive in a traffic blue paint scheme. B-B wheel arrangement. The locomotive looks as it currently does in real life.

Road Name History: The railway construction and operating company Pressnitztalbahn mbH (shorten as PRESS) is a public railway infrastructure and transport company licensed in the Free State of Saxony, Germany.

Brand/Importer Information: Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH or Märklin (MÄRKLIN or MAERKLIN in capital letters) is a German toy company. The company was founded in 1859 and is based at Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg. Although it originally specialized in doll house accessories, today it is best known for model railways and technical toys. In some parts of Germany and in Sweden, the company's name is almost synonymous with model railroads.

Märklin introduced Z Scale in 1972. Connoisseurs appreciate Märklin Z as much as the most inveterate modeler: The charm of these finely constructed gems is best seen in the smallest of space. Because, this scale with all kinds of precision translated into 1:220 scale awaits you with almost unlimited operating enjoyment. It doesn't get any better.