I could not find it either

Dennis Holler posted:

I could not find it either

 

I am glad I am not losing my mind Dennis LOL! ( well any more than usual anyway)

I dont have it in hand yet , but it all looks so "right" but yet I cant find even a picture ot that deep side chassis anywhere , and yet it has the Marklin stamping .... I thnk we need @FRENCHTRAINS and/or @Arne on the case lol ! ( come back @sncf231e LOL!)

It must be a post war production, as Marklin still manufactured O gauge trains in the post war period, before 1950. The choice was less important than before but still good quality. I do not think the wheels on your model are Marklin, originally they are steel models.  It is a nice model in good condition and less common than pre-war models.

Very best,  "Frenchy", Daniel

Thanks Daniel !

I am coming around to that way of thinking (post war) but still would love to definitively date it .. the search continues !

Apart from the wheels ( and concur probably added by someone) the chassis frame lowers and carriage number its pretty identical to the 17510