The 3rd Rail
@the3rdrail.bsky.social
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
#marklin #tmrguk
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
#tmrguk #modeltrains #röwa #märklin
November 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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
#tmrguk #modeltrains #röwa #märklin
November 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
November 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
October 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Difficult to focus with so much going on 😀
Soon on the channel...
All caught up? 🔗 youtu.be/RA0cCpBfEbA
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
Soon on the channel...
All caught up? 🔗 youtu.be/RA0cCpBfEbA
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
October 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Difficult to focus with so much going on 😀
Soon on the channel...
All caught up? 🔗 youtu.be/RA0cCpBfEbA
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
Soon on the channel...
All caught up? 🔗 youtu.be/RA0cCpBfEbA
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
October 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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
Out now on the channel: 🔗 youtu.be/RA0cCpBfEbA
#Märklin #Modeltrains
October 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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
Out now on the channel: 🔗 youtu.be/RA0cCpBfEbA
#Märklin #Modeltrains
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
#modeltrains #tmrguk #schadenfreude
September 16, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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
#modeltrains #tmrguk #schadenfreude
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
#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
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
#märklin 3147, DB class 212 (aka V100). 60s tooling, 70s livery, available to buy new between 1980 and 1991.
🔗 youtu.be/8Dwhn246voE
#modeltrains #tmrguk
next up on the channel... All caught up?
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH-a...
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH-a...
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
September 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
next up on the channel... All caught up?
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH-a...
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH-a...
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
August 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
August 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This one has been on the backburner for too long... Up next on the channel.
all caught up? 🔗 youtu.be/UK8tNAzwtKQ
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
all caught up? 🔗 youtu.be/UK8tNAzwtKQ
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
August 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This one has been on the backburner for too long... Up next on the channel.
all caught up? 🔗 youtu.be/UK8tNAzwtKQ
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
all caught up? 🔗 youtu.be/UK8tNAzwtKQ
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
This bit of traffic didn't make the final cut of latest video... All caught up?
🔗 youtu.be/UK8tNAzwtKQ
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
🔗 youtu.be/UK8tNAzwtKQ
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
August 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
This bit of traffic didn't make the final cut of latest video... All caught up?
🔗 youtu.be/UK8tNAzwtKQ
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
🔗 youtu.be/UK8tNAzwtKQ
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
new video out... Playing with 60 yo smoking old tin...
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
🔗 youtu.be/UK8tNAzwtKQ
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
🔗 youtu.be/UK8tNAzwtKQ
August 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
new video out... Playing with 60 yo smoking old tin...
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
🔗 youtu.be/UK8tNAzwtKQ
#märklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
🔗 youtu.be/UK8tNAzwtKQ
Mini collection milestone... after years of searching, it is finally here.
#marklin ##modeltrains #tmrguk
#marklin ##modeltrains #tmrguk
August 15, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Mini collection milestone... after years of searching, it is finally here.
#marklin ##modeltrains #tmrguk
#marklin ##modeltrains #tmrguk
Tidied up nicely... No need to think too long about a topic for the next video...
All caught up? 🔗 youtu.be/BAhUGF9Jfkg
#marklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
All caught up? 🔗 youtu.be/BAhUGF9Jfkg
#marklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
August 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Tidied up nicely... No need to think too long about a topic for the next video...
All caught up? 🔗 youtu.be/BAhUGF9Jfkg
#marklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
All caught up? 🔗 youtu.be/BAhUGF9Jfkg
#marklin #modeltrains #tmrguk
New item in the #mãrklin catalogue... 60 years ago... 3046, SNCF class 150.X, with, wait for it, a factory fitted smoke generator. Had to have one...
#modeltrains #tmrguk
#modeltrains #tmrguk
August 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
New item in the #mãrklin catalogue... 60 years ago... 3046, SNCF class 150.X, with, wait for it, a factory fitted smoke generator. Had to have one...
#modeltrains #tmrguk
#modeltrains #tmrguk
August 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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