Marklin HO Scale

Looking for a specific part of the Marklin HO collection? Start with these dedicated locomotive, rolling stock, train set, and track categories. For signals, catenary, buildings, structures, accessories, and other Marklin HO equipment, continue browsing the full collection on this page.

Marklin HO is a complete model railroad ecosystem, not simply a lineup of locomotives and cars. The broader collection can include signals, catenary and overhead-line equipment, stations and other buildings, bridges, structure kits, layout accessories, and additional equipment for developing a 1:87 railroad.

That makes this hub useful after you've chosen the train itself. A station can define a passenger scene, signals add railroad operations, catenary complements electric territory, and structures and accessories help turn the track plan into a recognizable railway.

Marklin HO locomotives span steam, diesel, and electric power, while the broader rolling stock selection covers both passenger and freight service. You can build a train car by car, look for equipment from a particular railroad or era, or start with a coordinated train set.

German equipment is especially important to Marklin HO, but the catalog reaches across European railroading with Swiss, Austrian, French, and other prototypes represented throughout different periods of production.

Marklin HO equipment is designed around a center-contact operating system, with track, locomotives, turnouts, signals, digital equipment, and other components forming parts of the larger railroad system.

If you're building or expanding the track itself, browse Marklin HO Track. That collection covers the broader track category and leads into C Track, K Track, and discontinued M Track without turning this main Marklin HO hub into a track-specific page.

Marklin's HO ecosystem also extends overhead through catenary masts and wire for electric railway scenes, as well as signals and related equipment that can add another layer of operation and detail.

Decades of Marklin HO production have created a much larger selection than the current catalog alone. Older locomotives and cars are only part of it; collectors may also be searching for discontinued track pieces, signals, buildings, accessories, train sets, controls, and other equipment from earlier Marklin systems and eras.

Trainz sells current Marklin products and receives previously owned collections, so inventory can move between new releases and used, vintage, discontinued, collectible, and hard-to-find Marklin HO equipment.

A Marklin HO collection can extend far beyond the trains themselves. Trainz buys qualifying model train collections that may include locomotives, rolling stock, sets, track, controls, signals, structures, accessories, and other Marklin equipment.

Visit Sell My Trains: How It Works to learn about the process and see whether your collection may qualify.

What is included in Marklin HO Scale?

Marklin HO includes locomotives, passenger and freight rolling stock, train sets, track, signals, catenary equipment, buildings, structures, digital equipment, controls, and other model railroad accessories.

What scale is Marklin HO?

Marklin HO models are approximately 1:87 scale.

Is Marklin HO a 3-rail system?

It is commonly called 3-rail, although Marklin HO uses two running rails plus center contacts between them. A pickup shoe beneath the locomotive collects power from those center contacts.

What types of locomotives does Marklin make in HO?

Marklin has produced HO steam, diesel, and electric locomotives representing many railroads and eras, particularly German and other European prototypes.

What track does Marklin HO use?

Marklin HO has used several center-contact track systems, including current C Track and K Track as well as older M Track. Visit Marklin HO Track to shop the track category and explore the different systems.

Are Marklin HO trains analog or digital?

Both exist. Marklin HO has been produced for generations, so the selection ranges from older analog equipment to modern digital locomotives and systems with features such as mfx and mfx+.

Does Marklin HO only include German models?

No. German railways are a major part of Marklin HO, but Marklin has also modeled Swiss, Austrian, French, and other European equipment along with additional prototypes.

Can I find discontinued Marklin HO equipment at Trainz?

Yes, when available. Previously owned collections can bring older locomotives, rolling stock, track, accessories, structures, signals, sets, and other discontinued Marklin HO items back into inventory.