IMA and Märklin-Tage 2025
by Friedhelm Weidelich
One of the highlights of the IMA and Märklin Days is always the presentation of historic railway vehicles on the tracks at Göttingen station. Visitors can ride on some of them or take a look inside the cab.
IMA 2025: 100 Years Class 01
by Friedhelm Weidelich
The diorama celebrating the 100th anniversary of the class 01 locomotive at the EWS Arena in Göppingen is spectacular. No fewer than 14 class 01 locomotives in 1:32 scale are arranged around a turntable in Gunter Birkholz's operational diorama.
IMA 2025: Hand sample of Class 01.10 from Spur 1 Austria
by Friedhelm Weidelich
At the IMA and Märklin Days in Göppingen, Spur 1 Austria will be showing the prototype of the 01.10 for the first time in the EWS Arena. This beautiful model is expected to be delivered in February 2026.
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Snapshots of Märklin's Pullman train
by Friedhelm Weidelich
Tomorrow, the Märklin Days begin with the IMA. The hotels are already full of guests who are recognizable as model railroaders. It will be very hot and very crowded in Göppingen, so I visited Märklin today.

