Out of a private workshop in Berlin

 

The cars shown here can be traced back to Berlin in the 1980s. It looks as if these items originated from Horst Schilsky's workshop. Unfortunately, I don't have any further information about Mr. Schilsky — it was before my "Biller days."
In Spring2025, along with some of these cars, I also received a double-page offer list from 1986. This list can be used to "verify" most of the cars shown here. This also explains why there are/were multiple (color, model) versions.

In addition, I received a total of four converted turnouts at the beginning of 2025. The "heart" is a Märklin turnout, and the incoming and outgoing tracks are half Biller tracks.

 

Offers page 1

Offers page 2

Offers page 1

Offers page 2

 

This train set was offered in Duisburg-Rheinhausen on a flea-market. The seller asked 200.- € for it - sold it for 180.- €. However just some days later a German Auctioneer offered (most probably) this set on the Internet - and it was sold again - for 154,38 €uro.

The set contains an original 013 loco, a self-made crew-coach (most probably a BUB superstructure) and two 4-axle-chassis with Maerklin side walls carrying "war material".

 war Train

 

4-axle chassis with Maerklin safety walls carrying a carriage and a goulash cooker

carriage

goulash cooker

 

Fire fighting vehicles

 

example: a clockwork fire fighting train

Beispielhafter Feuerwehrzug

 

 

Also known with a battery locomotive, however, I can NOT prove the Berlin origin here and in the following headlight car

Fire fighting engine 1013

Backside

 

small 2-axle headlight car

with its own power source

small headlight car

with its own power source

 

Equipment car - offers space for 1 x 9 Volt battery and a continuous siren

with ladder on the roof, red push button at center

Equipment car

 Ladder on the roof

 

with black push button in a different position

... and the interior

 interior

 

Connections - NO WiFi

manual pump on a twin axle chassis

 Connection

 manual pump

 

Two 4-axle fire brigade searchlight vehicles, get their power from the red siren vehicle

 searchlight vehicles black

searchlight vehicles black-red

 

Hose trolley with reel. This car is also known in several different versions.

 Hose reel

 Hose trolley

  

Flat wagon with fire brigade ladder truck

Flat wagon with fire brigade crane

fire brigade ladder truck

fire brigade crane 

  

Construction train wagons

Construction train wagon, brown, with chain winch

as the Refrigerator Wagon 523, but this one has a siren, activated by the knob on the roof. Power supply by a 9 Volt block-battery. Obviously part of a private "Limited Edition" / small series. I have knowledge of at least 3 Models.

 Construction train wagon

 Siren car

 

Construction train searchlight car. The power supply was provided by an internal 2 x AA-battery box

 searchlight car

 searchlight car

 

Construction train wagon, yellow, with chain winch

the winch

Construction train wagon, yellow

The winch

 

This car has an interior battery compartment for a 12V battery...

...this powers a diesel engine sound module. Changing the battery is tricky.

dissambled

diesel engine sound module

 

Low-loader trailer with English fire engine

Low-loader trailer with THW ladder truck

English fire engine

 THW ladder truck

 

The loading area fits past Biller switches - but ...

...not on the Märklin switches converted from the same workshop!

at the switch

does not fit

 

Low-loader trailer with GAMA Excavator

Excavator base and wheels set fixed by springs

Flat car with GAMA excavator

fixed by springs

 

Helicopter Transporter made from parts of the 510, 515 and 090

Helicopter fixed by a screw - wind-up no longer possible

Helitrans

Heltrans

 
Switch conversions
 

Conversions from Märklin hand switches and half straight Biller tracks

neatly soldered and painted on the underside

Biller-Märklin Coop neatly soldered

 

generated : Autumn 2025

last update: Autumn 2025