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Märklin's 87847 brings together six coaches from the legendary Broadway Limited of Pennsylvania Railroad in Z scale. At 680 mm total length, the set places on the layout a passenger consist that fills the space with the natural feel of a long train: baggage car at the head, sleeping cars, dining car and observation car closing the formation. A sequence that reproduces the real logic of an Era III passenger express.
The Broadway Limited in Z scale
Pennsylvania Railroad operated the Broadway Limited as one of its most recognisable long-distance services. This Märklin set brings that consist to the smallest scale in the catalogue, with six distinct units: a Baggage Car, a Duplex Sleeping Car, two Type 10/6 Sleeping Cars, a Dining Car and a Chair Observation Car. The variety of types within the same train gives the set a coherent and ordered visual reading, with no coach repeating the function of the one before it.
Confirmed technical data
The set corresponds to Märklin reference 87847, Z scale (1:220), operator Pennsylvania Railroad, Era III. Total set length: 680 mm. Analogue, no digital equipment. Single limited production run from 2002, currently discontinued. The six coaches were not and are not sold separately.
On the layout, a train you can read from end to end
In Z scale, 680 mm of consist is enough for the train to occupy a medium-sized station or a straight section of track with real authority. The observation car at the rear of the formation visually marks the close of the consist, while the baggage car at the head gives the whole set the feel of a train ready to depart. For anyone working in Z scale with North American Era III rolling stock, this set delivers a complete and coherent consist that is unlikely to be replicated through other means given its discontinued status.