MÄRKLIN PRODUCT: 4459_MINEX Hopper car with twin buckets

AN EXTRACT FROM MODEL RAIL WORKSHOP - H0 MÄRKLIN DATABASE

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KEY DATA
Product Name	4459_MINEX Hopper car with twin buckets
Object type	Car-Hopper
Product Line	Märklin MINEX
Era	1925-1945 (II)
Manufactured years	1970-1972
Text on object	-
Number on object	No number
Classification
Type of housing	Synthetic
Length	16,0 cm
Nationality	Germany
Railway company	- Private companies

Description
Märklin Minex was Märklin’s 0e narrow gauge system, introduced around 1970–1972. Scale: 1:45 (0-scale) on 16.5 mm track, which is the same gauge as H0 track but used to represent narrow-gauge railways. It was Märklin’s attempt to compete in the narrow gauge model market (like LGB). Only a very limited range of locomotives and cars was made. Production ended quickly (around 1972–73), so Minex models are rare today and sought after by collectors.

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