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The 3rd Rail

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I collect old Märklin H0 trains produced in the 1980s and build temporary layouts to run them. These feature on the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@The3rdRail

#marklin #tmrguk

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The 3rd Rail

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nice documentary...

#modeltrains #tmrguk #TEE #TransEuropExpress #märklin

youtu.be/zyZiGGkfO7E?...

Der Trans-Europ-Express TEE | Doku HD | ARTE

YouTube video by ARTEde

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November 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM

The 3rd Rail

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It'll all be revealed in the next channel video. 😉

November 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM

The 3rd Rail

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This #E91 needs tidying up, but even in this state, I'd say you couldn't guess it was made in 1972...

#tmrguk #modeltrains #röwa #märklin

November 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM

The 3rd Rail

@the3rdrail.bsky.social

soon on the channel...

all caught up? 🔗 youtu.be/y2N9EtaV3-Q

#tmrguk #modeltrains #notmarklin

November 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM

The 3rd Rail

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Pre-storage routine... boring...

#marklin #modeltrains #tmrguk

November 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM

The 3rd Rail

@the3rdrail.bsky.social

out today...

🔗 youtu.be/y2N9EtaV3-Q

#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk

October 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM

The 3rd Rail

@the3rdrail.bsky.social

Difficult to focus with so much going on 😀
Soon on the channel...
All caught up? 🔗 youtu.be/RA0cCpBfEbA

#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk

October 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM

The 3rd Rail

@the3rdrail.bsky.social

testing under way...

#marklin #modeltrains #tmrguk

3 Märklin locomotives of the Württemberg railways

October 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM

The 3rd Rail

@the3rdrail.bsky.social

It finally happened! A first attempt at retrofitting Symoba couplings. Good way to preserve most of the previous guys' tinkering on #Lima #Casaralta coaches. Nice bit of kit this #Symoba stuff...

Out now on the channel: 🔗 youtu.be/RA0cCpBfEbA

#Märklin #Modeltrains

October 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM

The 3rd Rail

@the3rdrail.bsky.social

This one is completely out of my comfort zone... About to start fixing what the previous guy did with the couplings on old Lima MDVC coaches. Lots of cutting, glueing and potentially a disaster in the making... This should make for a fun video...

#modeltrains #tmrguk #schadenfreude

September 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM

The 3rd Rail

@the3rdrail.bsky.social

New video out today!

#märklin 3147, DB class 212 (aka V100). 60s tooling, 70s livery, available to buy new between 1980 and 1991.

🔗 youtu.be/8Dwhn246voE

#modeltrains #tmrguk

September 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM

The 3rd Rail

@the3rdrail.bsky.social

H0. If you are modelling a German theme from the 1950s to the early 2000s, this class is almost unavoidable. There were over 750 of them (211/212/213) in service at the Deutsche Bundesbahn.

September 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM

The 3rd Rail

@the3rdrail.bsky.social

next up on the channel... All caught up?
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH-a...

#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk

September 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM

The 3rd Rail

@the3rdrail.bsky.social

New video out now!

🔗 youtu.be/OH-aZ9CcbA0?...

#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk

August 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM

The 3rd Rail

@the3rdrail.bsky.social

Stocking up while I still can...

#seuthe #märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk

August 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM

The 3rd Rail

@the3rdrail.bsky.social

I'll make sure to cover this in the video 😜

August 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM

The 3rd Rail

@the3rdrail.bsky.social

This one has been on the backburner for too long... Up next on the channel.

all caught up? 🔗 youtu.be/UK8tNAzwtKQ

#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk

August 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM

The 3rd Rail

@the3rdrail.bsky.social

I always find the #bostondynamics demos very impressive.
No need for hype, a simple video speaks for itself. How refreshing... Go Atlas!

#humanoidrobots #robots

youtu.be/HYwekersccY?...