Last Friday saw the arrival of another steam loc at the Rust and Steel Train Maintenance Facilities. This time it's an old Märklin R890 clockwork engine and tender built in Germany between 1930-1950, which was offered to me for sale at a very friendly price by my friend Mitchell Bäcker.
The engine is not in running condition, but that's OK, since it's meant for static display. In the background you can see a glimpse of a very old and beautifully rusty Märklin train station that was also offered to me by Mitchell.
Above image: close up of the rear wheels of the tender, clearly showing their age.
Above and below images: a peek inside the locomotive's cab.
Needless to say that I'm thrilled with this new arrival, which got the serial No 19-1101 assigned to it. Thanks, Mitchell, for thinking of me when you come across a gem like this one!
Thanks for visiting and see you next time!
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Such a beautiful piece. It has a character of its own.
ReplyDeleteIt does! :) Thanks, Rebecca!
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