Trix 22885 Steam locomotive class A3 "Flying Scotsman", ep ​​VI

The Flying Scotsman in Black
World-famous, fast, powerful and a true 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 USA 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, as a special version, a black variant follows, which tells the story of a 
fascinating era in the history of locomotives with extraordinary features. During World War II and a 
few years later, the famous green color scheme gave way to a noble black paint finish, which many 
British steam locomotives wore during this time. Towards the end of the general overhaul, which 
began in 2006, the black paint scheme was again chosen to protect the locomotive during the final 
assembly and testing. During this time, young and old had the opportunity 

to experience the Flying Scotsman in this unique state, originally in 2011 and 2012 at "Railfest", a 
major railway festival that took place at the same time as the London Olympic Games and the 800th 
anniversary of the city of York. The locomotive last wore this paint in January / February 2016 for 
further testing and test drives. The locomotive then received its green paint by British Railways 
and delighted railway fans all over the country and beyond under the number 60103. In the new 
excellent Märklin model, this special variant of the Flying Scotsman comes to life on a small scale 
and tells another important chapter in the life of this fascinating European steam 
giant.

+ digital decoder mfx+ and extensive light and sound functions. Controlled high-performance drive 
with balance mass in the boiler. Three axles driven. Axles with coupling rings. Locomotive and 
tender largely made of metal. Smoke is inserted built-in 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 rear of the tender signal conventional in operation, digitally 
switchable. Lamp on the rear of the tender can be switched 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 switched digitally. Lighting of the tender passage can be switched digitally. 
Lighting with maintenance-free warm white and red LED diodes. Adjustable short coupling with 
kinematics between locomotive and tender. On the tender there are kinematics-controlled short 
couplings with NEM axle. Buffer height of locomotive and tender according to NEM. Brake hoses, screw 
coupling 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.