Harry has been in touch with his Marklin 3 rail layout:
“Hi from Harry in Australia.
The layout I constructed is with Märklin 3 rail some of it 50 years old track .
Digital mfx locos running ,with steam and sound and turnouts and signals switched by reed switches for the block system to work.
Have fun with the pictures .
Greetings Harry”
Wow! A big thank you to Harry for sharing his Marklin 3 rail layout. It’s impressive, but, Harry, we want to know more about it. Please tell!
That’s all for today folks.
Please do keep ’em coming.
And if today is the day you get started on your layout, the Beginner’s Guide is here.
Best
Al
PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.
it looks great, thenx for sharing
Great layout Harry. Wish I was that close to finished!
great layout, how about a video?
Wow as you say , that is some layout , well done Harry
Wowzers!!!!!!!!!!!
Great Job Harry, I love the detail and time you put into the layout. It show’s true craftsmanship and the love for model railroading. These are the thing’s I hope my grandson comes to learn over the years of modeling with me.
Keep up the great work!
Ray
WOW. Very impressive layout. How big is it? What scale? Not knowing much about the Marklin track, where is the 3rd rail? Excellent job.
Harry.
Great stuff,what a fantastic layout.
Let`s see some more pictures of this layout
Stunning. No one thing over another but my special interest at the moment is a backdrop for our layout and yours is what we hope for. Is it applied or painted on? Thanks for sharing you layout.
Jim C
Wow, A lot going on there. I spent a lot of time looking at each picture but I’m sure I didn’t notice all the details. I like the building on fire simulation and the fireman on the fire truck ladder is a nice touch. Great details, It looks like HO scale to me, that’s what mine is too. I wish I had the space that you have. I hope I get mine half as good as your’s. It’s Very impressive. I love the way your real mountains and scenery blend right into the painted backdrop on the back wall. A very good progression, especially where the span bridge is mounted. That must have been hard to matchup everything so it blended in. If I didn’t know better, I would say it was all a real place. You have a lot of talent. Well done, my friend. Well done. And yes, A video would be great to see it all in action.
it looks kool what scale is it the bulidings look like there are g scale great work
Fantastic, I used to drool over the Marklin catalogue when I was a kid. I can see a lot of the trains I wanted on this layout.
Nice to see it all in such a great setting.
John Yates
Great layout. This one deserves a video. Very busy, but it all seems to make sense.
Fantastic. Lots of dedicated work!
Very interesting layout. Nice of you to share with us all, Harry. Keep up the good works.
Wow neat
Loved the detail as much if not more than everyone else.
I like how it all fits together, I think!!! I had trouble fitting some of the photos together. Specifically, (2nd to last in the series) there seems to be a very tight circle of track that dives under the approaching track. It seems to go around the mine itself. However, I couldn’t find it on the panaramic shot at the beginning of the series. It would be great if (as several here have suggested) you could do a video of the layout.
Bottom line? Inspiring.
Thanks
Thom
What a marvelous time you must have had building all that layout. My cousin used to have a Marklin centre stud layout and I envied it for many years. I don’t see much Marklin for sale where I live so its great to see so much in one layout.Well done.
Cheers
Ralph
Very well done Harry, I was impressed with the reality you have placed into your layout, enjoy all your efforts for years to come.
Busy … Detailed … Awesome!
Enjoy!!!
Keep on Training!
Tom N
very nice layout, love the detail
A VERY BEAUTIFUL LAYOUT
great layout the photos are great i could go back over and over for diffreent thingsto look at well done how old is the layout.
very good how long did it take to build it
A great job. Meticulously done. But I would personally like it to be less crowded.
Great layout I would like to see this on Video it would out do many on YouTube.People everywhere could enjoy it.
Thanks Joe
Harry I must say, man your layout is the greatest I’ve ever seen. You must lie at night and dream of such layouts…well keep on dreaming. I think everyone get lots of ideas from your layouts…the way to go Harry
Thanks …keep them coming…Chas Sr
That is a GREAT Layout, Great Job
There is LOTS going on in that layout. Looks like lots of fun.
Keep up the good work, I enjoy looking at your work .
really great layout for small area
cool lay out
Awesome layout
Harry: I add my acclaim to the others. Perhaps you could share with us those items that are scratch built? I suspect that wonderful building next to the roundhouse might be ‘your’s?
AL: Thanks for this forum. I, too, am impressed with large (well done) layouts, but I submit we would all be better served if we viewed them as a collection of scenes. I believe those with small layouts might feel more free to share their ‘collection of scenes’. My point is I am certain there are a host of small, beautifully created model railroad ‘out there’ that we all need to see. Would the creators of those please share. Every well done scene is worth viewing.
Wow Harry, this is great work, time and patience you have put into the layout. How big is the layout, looks like a big room. I love your background sceneries and the buildings which I’m looking for my layout. Had to dismantle mine since we moved houses. It was a 10′ x 5′ layout. Thank you for sharing your layout.
I am in the process of building some electric utility lines, poles etc for my layout. Does anyone know where I can get some transformers & other pole items? Thanks.
OUTSTANDING LAYOUT. What Size is the Layout or the room it is in.??
Outstanding!
great
Beautiful!!
‘Fasinating layout….Gives me the hunger to get back in after being out of model railroading for 40 years…………..Love the trestles & photo # 10 & 11 with the train facilities & the shell tanker……………….Awesome!’
Dedication brings satisfaction.
Great layout – Nice to see a Marklin layout with M tracks, Makes me more determined to start my layout, still got my set that I got for my 6 th birthday in 1958. Once I startup will post photos of the progress.
Louis, Cape Town, SA
The guy who posted at 8:46 pm says it all for me to. What a realy great job yOu have done. Dave in Savannah Ga. USA
Hi Harry:
I am in the States and do mostly Lionel O gauge. However, I have some pre W Marklin items stached away. It is my inent to soon do a second Marklin layout when I get to it. Yours is absolutely GREAT. Thank you for sharing. Wish my O gauge was as good. Later, David in SC
Beautiful layout—great detail —and a lot of love !!!
Harry,
Fantastic Märklin layout that warms my heart. Since I moved I have not built a new layout yet; however plan to do so soon. I have a lot (and I mean a lot) of Märklin M-track, signals, catenary, Steam and Electric Engines and many passenger and freight cars. All 45-60 years old.
Cheers,
Ken (USA)
Holy Kamoly,
Unreal Harry, a museum piece for sure. Don’t let up, we want more.
Rick
snowy and freezing here in southern Ontario.
Great layout! I would love to see video of your trains in action!
Several weeks ago, you had an article about an N gauge devotee who use a CD to create a turntable. Unfortunately, I have lost the article and would very much appreciate it if you could reprint it or email it to me.
Also, do you have any information on the minimum diameter that will handle a 4-6-2 stream locomotive.
My very sincere thank you for your assistance.
Bob Henley
Great layout very well done lots going on nicely detailed how big is the layout and what gauge
You have created one of the most beautiful, and complex layouts I’ve seen on this site. The attention to detail and workmanship that went into this layout is nothing short of amazing.
Thanks for sharing your layout pictures with us.
Butch, Danvers, Massachusetts
Awesome layout, highly detailed, I can appreciate all your hard work. Thanks for sharing.
In 1970s, I saw a Marklin layout for sale at now defunct Frederick&Nelson dept. store. It cost about $1,800 and couldn’t afford. I was young then. It had centenary and M track with signals. No train included, of course. German stuff is now so expensive but so nicely made. I’m now in Oscale 2rail but still couldn’t afford that nice Marklin layout even if l wanted to. My most expensive item is a N&W, J611. I still like German kits like Faller and Vollmer but Walthers got it cornered and costs too much. I got a sawmill that cost $34.98 that now Costa about $120. last I looked. So, your layout must be worth a barrel of money.Thanks sharing.
Wow!! The detail is as good as a Norman Rockwell painting. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing!
Love it. Certainly a fantastic layout. Would love to have one like that.
Harry , You have to be working 24 7 on your layouts, , Realey awe
som, Thanks for sharing.Makes my layout furhuddled
Nice layout, GREAT photography!
Nice! Wish the pictures were a bit higher resolution…
Very nice layout you have, I like it very much keep up the great work.
Stunning! Very nice layout. I’m especially drawn to the European style trains, I think they are just perfect.
We don’t have access to any of these models in the US. If we were to purchase then from abroad will the work from our electrical system?
To Bob Henley, I’m in HO gauge and I have three 4-6-2. The one made by Mantua has a blind middle driver and operates on 15″ radius but not very well. Another Mantua I have has all 6 drivers flanged and operates on 18″ curves. The third is a IHC, all drivers flanged and also operates ok on 18″ curves
unbelievable! awesome!
videos, more data, and some history Please, Please
Like your different levels with bridges,tunnels and retaining walls.#1don p
wow, very intense ! awesome layout !!! every time I see layouts on here, I start revamping my ideas, I am thinking train yard into country and a small town down line, having a hard time figuring where to start ! I love looking at these layouts, they make me feel small with my ideas !
Could you possibly provide a diagrammatic layout of the track arrangement? There is so much going on here that singular photos don’t capture it all and it seems so complex I can’t get my head around it. HELP!
Wow,great layout, vert entertaining! Great job,thanks for sharing.
Hi Harry. Love the layout, you have a lot going on. Do you single handle this yourself when running trains ,or is there a second person? I would like to know the make of the arch bridge that has the tunnel mouth below one end its what I’ve been looking for. Thanks for sharing Keith
Thanks. Very helpful as I struggle with scratch building an oil loading area. Great stuff.
Looking at the responses to your layout tell it all. GREAT WORK!! At this point there is not much I can add that hasn’t already been said except thanks for sharing.
Beautiful!!
Greetings from Huntley, Illinois.
Since a young lad I have always admired the European style model railroad layouts and yours is very fine.
Had I not made such an investment in North American trains I may just make the leap.
You have a beautiful layout that looks to be a joy to operate.
Regards Dave
Wonderful layout!! As others have stated, a video would be great! Thanks for sharing.