I have been observing this H0 set on Ebay for more than 1 year and finally bought a relatively new, never been run set. Märklin produced three types of this commemorative set in 1987 in conjunction with the 750 years founding of the city Berlin (1237-1987). Set 3100 is H0-analog while the above set 3600 is H0-Delta digital. Set 8887 is in Z-scale.

Berlin had in the late 18th and first half of 19th century up to World War II 3 large factories that manufactured locomotives, of which the second largest steam locomotive manufacturer in the world and the largest in Europe was Borsig Locomotive Works (BLW). The world’s largest steam locomotive manufacturer, which also goes by the same initial, was Baldwin Locomotive Works in the USA. All these factories in Berlin were eventually amalgamated into one company. The Berlin-Hennigsdorf factory is today owned by Alstom.

Borsig’s BR 03 124 (Factory Number 14466) (Foto: Jimmy Low (c))

Schwartzkopff’s BR 86 030 (Factory Number 10112) (Foto: Jimmy Low (c))

AEG’s BR E 04 17 (Factory Number 4841) (Foto: Jimmy Low (c))

The above locomotives were painted in “photographic gray” paint scheme (dt. fotographieanstrich). I love this unconventional livery on my railway models. My first Märklin H0 locomotive is the Borsig’s BR 53 0002 in wehrmacht gray paint scheme.