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The Langer Heinrich was one of the most recognisable freight trains in West Germany during the 1960s and 70s: an endless line of hopper wagons loaded with iron ore travelling between the port of Emden and the steelworks of the Rhine-Ruhr region. Märklin recreates it in Z scale with this set of twenty DB Fad-50/OOtz wagons a unique series that will not be produced again.
Twenty wagons, one consist
Each of the twenty Fad-50 (Fals 167) / OOtz 50 wagons is individually packaged and carries a different service number, giving the set the visual variety that characterises real rolling stock. The iron ore load is reproduced with scaled granulation, and the colour weathering applied to the wagons reinforces the feel of material in active service. Laid out on track, the twenty wagons total approximately 1120 mm in length, with 53 mm per unit.
Presence on the layout
On a Z scale layout, a consist of this length takes up considerable space and turns any track plan into a heavy-traffic scene. The wagons with visible loads and weathered finish work well both in motion and on a siding or industrial area, where the accumulation of similar but not identical units reads as a genuine working train. The presentation display also allows them to be shown in a cabinet while keeping the set's coherence intact.
A unique series, with no restock
Reference 86306 belongs to Märklin's Einmalige Serie: one-off productions that do not return to the catalogue. The set is sold out at the factory, so the units available on the secondary market and in specialist shops are all that remain in circulation. For anyone modelling DB Epoch III in Z scale, completing or expanding a consist of this kind with original material from this reference is a one-time opportunity.