Märklin produced 3 different editions of the 3028 model between 1957 and 1959; a steam tender model BR89 and a community train bus BR515
Source: www.mymarklin.com
The 3028 is a prototype of the BR89 model produced since 1957 and the most produced model by the Goppingen company, far exceeding one million units, and on the other the 3028, a prototype BR515 this community train bus of the the real 3028 remains the 1977 tractor-trailer. The steam tender locomotive 3028 took this nickname from the fact that it came from a starset with references 3228 or 3128.
These different starter sets were all produced for Austria, they were rather spartan and contained only a CM 800 (3000) locomotive without a lighting system most likely for economic reasons, a couple of wagons and an oval of M track.
Starset 3228 from 1957: a Marklin CM 800, Marklin 3000 with the new numbering - series 89 005 with 2 dummy aluminum bulbs, a brown 2-axle flatcar Marklin 4503, a red bucket car Marklin 4513.
Starset 3228 from 1958: a Marklin CM 800, Marklin 3000 with the new numbering - series 89 028 with 2 aluminum dummy lamps, a brown 2-axle flatcar Marklin 4503, a red Marklin 4513 dump car. Read the article about the starset Marklin 3228.
Starset 3128 from 1959: a Marklin CM 800, Marklin 3000 with the new numbering - series 89 028 with 3 plastic light points (without lighting system) corresponding to the Marklin 3000.4 version of the same year, without visible bulbs but with the plastic light guide device and a pair of green Marklin 4000 passenger cars. |