Märklin loc does not run.

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Hello friends,

hope ,you can help me with my loco-Problem:
I have a Märklin lok of the Norwegian-State Railroad(NSB).This elctric shunting lok dont ride on myc-Glis!I put it on the track, engery was on and
the  engine dosnt drive on the track! This machine has no Decoder inside! Can you please help me?
Many thanks for your help!
Best regards erwin

[Simplex]

Hi there Erwin.

About wich model do we talk, the Di5 or El 10.

[Bahn-AG]

Hello

Every Märklin loko should have some electronical device in it. This is needed for driving direction and in your case also for the DC engine in the loco.
If there is no such device in your loco then you probably have a trix model equipped wit a pickup shoe.
To make this suitable for AC use you will have to fit (for example) a decoder.

Bart

[Matthijs van Heijningen]

Erwin,

It is possible that your electric shunting loc has a switch at the bottom.
Can you flip the switch??

With the switch, you can choose between :

- get power from the contact strip between the rails

Or

- get the power from the overhead line

If the switch is in the position to get the power from the overhead line,  but there is no overhead line the loc doesn't work

I hope that you understand what I wrote

Greets

Matthijs