Märklin - 88636 - Locomotive, Diesel, Class 1100 - TÅGAB

Specific Item Information: Swedish privately owned railroad TÅGAB class TMY. Former Danish class MY 1100. American Great Northern paint scheme.

Road Name History: TÅGAB (Tågåkeriet i Bergslagen AB) is a Swedish railway company with headquarters in Kristinehamn. It was started in 1994 and runs trains in both Sweden and Norway.
In 1999, two locomotives (of type SJ T43 and TMY) from the company were painted in the colors of the U.S. Great Northern Railway to participate in Lars von Trier's film Dancer in the Dark, which was set in the United States but filmed in Sweden.From Wikipedia

Brand/Importer Information: Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH or Märklin (MÄRKLIN or MAERKLIN in capital letters) is a German toy company. The company was founded in 1859 and is based at Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg. Although it originally specialized in doll house accessories, today it is best known for model railways and technical toys. In some parts of Germany and in Sweden, the company's name is almost synonymous with model railroads.

Märklin introduced Z Scale in 1972. Connoisseurs appreciate Märklin Z as much as the most inveterate modeler: The charm of these finely constructed gems is best seen in the smallest of space. Because, this scale with all kinds of precision translated into 1:220 scale awaits you with almost unlimited operating enjoyment. It doesn't get any better.