Märklin 39969 Steam locomotive class A3 "Flying Scotsman", ep ​​VI

The flying Scotsman in black
World famous, fast, strong and a real legend: the steam locomotive with the sonorous name 
"Flying Scotsman" set a number of world records and wrote railway history. For decades, it moved the 
British express train of the same name, which ran from Edinburgh to London and back without 
stopping. In 1934, it became the first steam locomotive to reach the magical speed of 100 
Miles/hour (160 km/h) and later even toured the United States and Australia. For the 100th 
anniversary of this three-cylinder power locomotive, Märklin released the current museum variant in 
a famous green paint finish in 2023. Now follows as a special version a black variant, which tells a 
fascinating era in the history of the locomotive with extraordinary features. During World War 2 and 
a few years later, the famous green color scheme gave way to a noble black livery, which many 
British steam locomotives wore during this time. Towards the end of the general overhaul, which 
began in 2006, the black color scheme was again chosen to protect the locomotive during final 
assembly and testing. During this time young and old had the opportunity to experience the Flying 
Scotsman in this unique state, initially in 2011 and 2012 at "Railfest", a major rail festival that 
coincided with the London Olympic Games and the 800th anniversary of the City of York. The 
locomotive last wore this painting in January/February 2016 for further testing and test drives. The 
locomotive then received its British Railways green livery and delighted rail fans across the 
country and beyond under the number 60103. In the new excellent Märklin model, this special variant 
of the Flying Scotsman lives on in small scale and tells another important chapter in the life of 
this fascinating European steam giant.

Model: With mfx+ digital decoder mfx+ and extensive light and sound functions. Controlled 
high-performance drive with balance mass in the boiler. Three axles driven. Axles with staple rings. 
Locomotive and tender mostly made of metal. Smoke is inserted as standard, with speed-dependent, 
dynamic smoke output, digitally switchable. Depending on the transition, two-light center signal on 
the locomotive and a lamp on the back of the tender signal conventional in operation, digitally 
switchable. Lamp on the back of the tender can be changed to red light. Third tip light on the 
locomotive front can be switched over separately as an electric lamp and on red lighting. Current 
center lighting can be changed digitally. Lighting of the tender passage can be changed digitally. 
Lighting with maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs. Adjustable short coupling with kinematics 
between locomotive and tender. On the tender, there are kinematics-controlled short couplings with 
NEM shaft. Buffer height of locomotive and tender according to NEM. Brake hoses, screw clutch 
imitations and closed cylinder covers are included.
Length over buffer approx. 24.5 cm.

The locomotive-specific sounds were produced with some support from Dovetail Games, Kent.