Product Features and Details
Prototype: Class M28 diesel switcher locomotive as a works loco at the Märklin
factory in Györ, Hungary. Former switcher loco of the Hungarian State Railroad
(MÁV). Chrome-oxide green basic paint scheme. Road number M28.1001. The loco
looks as it did in era IV following its recent cosmetic overhaul.
The Märklin works locomotive at Györ will be produced in
2026 as a one-time series for Insider Club members only
As the first loco of its type, road number M28.1001 played an important role in the daily operations on the industrial tracks around its home city of Györ for many years. It performed switching duties reliably and transported a wide variety of freight cars to their destination. However, Györ did not remain its home, and it traveled many miles of track before it was finally withdrawn from service, worn down by many years of hard work. But that wasn’t the end of the story, because road number M28.1001 was recalled to Györ with great determination, where the factory staff restored it with even greater devotion until it finally shone again in all its former glory. After many decades, it returned from Budapest to its birthplace. Marked by the passage of time, a special task awaited it – bringing it back to life. With great dedication, the class M28 was completely dismantled, every single part was carefully restored, and the loco was returned to its former glory.
The Märklin works loco, along with its sister locos, was built between 1955 and 1959 by the Rába engineering company in Györ. The city of Györ, which was called Raab during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, has a very long railroad tradition. As early as 1855, the first direct railroad connection was built between the imperial city of Vienna and this city, known for its textile and engineering industries, located south of the Danube. This route was owned by the Imperial Royal Privileged Austrian State Railway Company (StEG) until the end of the 19th century, when ´parts of this company were absorbed into the newly founded Hungarian State Railroad (MÁV).
