Stock

Track Powered Trains

The original sets produced by Playmobil were supplied with track manufactured by LGB
The sets that had a controller in the box would have a different number depending on which area they were supplied too. The areas were covered by the supply voltage and the type of plug required on the controller. There were three areas Germany and Europe 2 pin 230V (GR), U.K. and countries using the 13A plugs 230V (UK), and the U.S.A. and Canada 2 pin 110V (US).
The sets that were intended to be supplied to only one area had one number as did the sets with no controller in them. The controller output was 0-16 volt D.C.
The motor block chassis was the same for all the locomotives 7550.

Motor Block 7550

Click on any of the photographs below to enlarge them

0-4-0 Steam Outline Tank Locomotives

1 2 3 4

The 0-4-0 Steam outline tank locomotive body has been used for several locomotives. It has also been used as the basis for one of the R.C. locomotives. There have been different markings on the black body.
1 Was used in set 4000 and sold on its own 4051
2 In sets 4001 (GR), 4002 (US), 4003 (UK).
3 Set 3958 as a Western with the front buffers removed and replaced with a cow catcher and the
straight chimney replaced with a spark arrester type.
4 In set 4005 the cab end of the locomotive was in green.

Steam Outline Tender Locomotives

5 6 7

The steam outline black tender locomotive has been made in two versions.
5 In set 4029 (GR) with only one motor block under the boiler.
6 In set 4031 (UK) with two motor blocks one under the boiler and one in the tender this was also supplied 7 on its own 4052.

8 The Western tender locomotive has only got a motor block in the tender. It was supplied in sets
4032 (UK) , 4033 (US), 4034 (GR) and on its own 4054.

Diesel Outline Locomotives

10 11 12 13

The diesel outline locomotive has been produced in two colour schemes red and yellow the body has been used as the basis for the R.C. diesel locomotive
10 The red one in sets 4025, 4026, 4027 (GR), 4028 (US), 4030 (UK). and on its own 4050.
11 The yellow one in set 4024.
The works train in set 4053. This was produced with a cab top in grey (12) and white (13).
12 The works train on its own was sold as a spare 40530

R.C. Trains 27 MHz control they were supplied at first with a battery charger in the set.
Three areas Germany and Europe 2 pin 230V (GR), U.K. and countries using the 13A plugs 230V (UK), and the U.S.A. and Canada 2 pin 110V (US). the later sets had no battery charger in them so only had one number

4010 4011 4018 UK 4019 UK 4035 4085

4018 in the UK was 4016 in Europe and 4020 in USA/Canada

4019 in the UK was 4017 in Europe and 4021 in USA/ Canada

R.C. Trains 2.4 GHz Control

5258 introduced August 2012

The stock below is from my collection of Playmobil. Some of the stock items were only available in sets, others were sold on there own. In some cases stock items from the sets were sold by direct services. The numbers of the items sold separately in the catalogue and later sold by direct services in some cases were the same in others they were renumbered. In some cases they were sold by direct services without and sticker so that you could have unmarked stock

Most of the photographs were taken at the Kirkbean Playmobil Festival in 2017. The stock was in use on my display, therefore some of the loads and figures in them would have not been supplied with them,

S 01 S02 S 03 S 04 S 05

S 01 Set 3958
S 02 Set 4000 (GR) on its own 4100 The item was supplied for shop displays
S 03 Sets 4001 (GR) 4002 (US) 4003 (UK)
S 04 Sets 4001 (GR) 4002 (US) 4003 (UK)
S 05 Set 4005

S 06 S07 S 08 S 09 S 10

S 06 Sets 4017 (GR) 4019 (UK) 4021 (US)
S 07 4117
S 08 4120
S 09 4118
S 10 4119

S 11 S12 S 13 S 14 S 15

S 11 4124 & 6324
S 12 4123 & Sets 3958 4032 (UK) 4033 (US) 4034 (GR)
S 13 Set 4035
S 14 4102 Set 4025
S 15 Sets 4029 (US) 4031 (UK)

S 16 S17 S 18 S 19 S 20

S 16 4122
S 17 4111
S 18 4115
S 19 Sets 4029 (US) 4031 (UK)
S 20 4101 Set 4026 (US)

S 21 S 22 S 23 S 24 S 25

S 21 4121
S 22 4112
S 23 4116
S 24 4125
S 25 4109

S 26 S 27 S 28 S 29 S 30

S 26 4103
S 27 Sets 4027 (GR) 4028 (US) 030 (UK)
S 28 Set 4024
S 29 4107 Set 4026 (US)
S 30 4108

S 31 S 32 S 33 S 34 S 35

S 31 4104 Sets 4025 4027 (GR) 4028 (UK) 4030 (US)
S 32 Sets 4017 (GR) 4019 (UK) 4021 (US)
S 33 Set 4035
S 34 4105 With out pipes 4032 (UK) 4033 (US) 4034 (GR) Without sides 4106
S 35 Set 4024

S 36 S 37 S 38 S 39 S 40

S 36 Set 4053
S 37 4126
S 38 4113
S 39 Set 4085
S 40 Set 5258

S 41 S 42 S 43 S44 S45

S 41 4114
S 42 4110
S 43 5264 Set 4110
S 44 7620
S 45 Direct Services number on packet 41200

The dates when the sets and locos were released are the first dates I have. Usually they were released in Germany then later in Malta, U.K and USA. There were some made for specials and only released in one country

1980 to 1988 4000 Black loco 99501 blue coaches with DB sticker
4025 Red diesel with a brown low sided wagon and yellow van

1980 to 1994 4051 Black loco 99501 only.

1980 to 1995 4050 Red diesel loco only.

1983 to 1994 4052, Large tender loco(994132) 2-4-0 with a motor block in the loco and tender

1986 to 1997 4053 Crane Loco with white roof till 1995 then grey roof till 1997

1986 to 1991 4029 US, 4031 UK tender loco 2-4-0 with motor block in loco and tender 9518 PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD with red cattle wagon and yellow van

1988 to 1989 4950 Western loco only Steaming Mary with motor block in tender.

1988 to 1996 4032 UK, 4033 US, 4034 GR, Western loco Steaming Mary with motor in tender flat wagon and caboose

1988 to 1994 4001 GR, 4002 US, 4003UK, Black Loco 99804 Red Coaches 4027 GR, 4028 US, 4030 UK, Red diesel with low sided brown wagon and yellow P R hopper wagon

1988 to 1989 3958 Black loco U.P.R.R. 21 fitted with cow catcher and spark arrester chimney and a different coach body marked U.P.R.R.

1995 to 1997 4005 Green Loco 99280 EXPRESS and 2 Blue sunshine coaches 4024 Yellow diesel with low sided wagon and VULCNO tanker

There was also a set 4026 for the US with the red diesel green cattle wagon and a shell tanker.

From 1997 Playmobil produced 27MHz radio controlled sets with plastic track. The first ones contained a battery and charger. As the charger had to fit into the electricity supply there was again three numbers

The sets produced from 2006 had no battery charger in and a grey battery case into which you could put 4 AA rechargeable

1997 to 2005 4017 GR, 4019 UK, 4021 US Black loco 99805 PM with a Red coach and a green low sided wagon

4916 GR, 4018 UK, 4020 US, Radio Controlled Express RCE white with a blue and red strip

1999 to 2005 4119 Centre coach for RCE

1999 to 2000 4035 Christmas train with low sided wagon and Christmas caboose.

2005 to 2010 4010 Red large loco with lights and a high sided cargo wagon
4011 REC with yellow bottom half with light

2005 4124 Panorama express coach on a different chassis.

2008 4035, Orange diesel with crane and green container on flat wagon.

2·4 GHz

2012 till 2015 5258 Yellow diesel with cargo wagon.

Playmobil also had specially adapted RC trains to run in shop displays that were not on sale to the public.