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24.10.2025 Press Release: Make Christmas Even More Special – with the Exclusive PIKO Christmas Locomotive

When the first snowflakes fall, candles cast their warm glow, and the scent of cinnamon and fir fills the air, the most wonderful time of the year begins. And this year, there’s a highlight that perfectly combines tradition and festive lifestyle: the PIKO Christmas Locomotive – an exclusive train set that makes hearts beat faster.

At the heart of the set is a finely detailed Class 80 steam locomotive featuring a realistic steam function and atmospheric LED lighting. It is accompanied by two festively decorated freight cars in classic red and elegant green, adorned with golden ornaments. The wagons can even be filled with small gifts or sweet surprises – for an extra touch of Christmas magic.

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22.10.2025 H0 Expert Steam Locomotive Tkt48 IV #50760ff

Where technology becomes legend – The PKP Tkt48 steam locomotive in 1:87 scale

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50760 Steam Locomotive TKt48 PKP Era IV €369.00
50762 Steam Locomotive TKt48 PKP Era IV, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard and steam function €479.00
50763 ~ Steam Locomotive TKt48 PKP Era IV, incl. PSD XP and PIKO TrainSound® onboard and steam function €479.00

The highlights of the PIKO model at a glance:

  • New tooling 2025
  • Version with separately applied smoke deflectors and wind deflectors, air tank, PKP buffers, water level indicator, valves, whistle, and numerous pipes and lines
  • With detailed interior, flat cab ventilation, and separate air and grease pumps
  • Zinc die-cast wheels
  • Digitally switchable cab and chassis lighting
  • Digitally switchable red flickering LED in the firebox area
  • Digital sound versions including steam generator #56163
  • Digital sound versions with numerous vehicle-specific sounds
  • Baseplate with track imitation for display in a showcase
  • Matching detailing parts for display in a showcase included

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06.10.2025 Powerful, detailed, authentic – PIKO presents the Rh 500 with locomotive number 652

Sonneberg/Beekbergen, October 2025 – On October 1, 2025, PIKO presented one of this year’s highlight new models in Beekbergen, Netherlands, under sunny autumn weather: the Rh 500 diesel locomotive in H0 scale. The event took place at the station of the Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschappij (VSM) and attracted numerous dealers as well as representatives from the regional and model railway press.

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03.10.2025 Press Release: Hobby Fair Leipzig - October 2025

Christmas magic on the tracks – PIKO brings the railway back under the Christmas tree and makes the hearts of model railway fans beat faster in Leipzig!


Sonneberg, October 2025 – For decades, PIKO has been one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality model railways and stands for the connection of tradition and innovation. With a passion for detailed models, the company pursues a central goal: to make the model railway a hobby for people of all ages and to strengthen it as a connecting element between generations. At this year’s Hobby Fair in Leipzig, from October 3 to 5, 2025, PIKO will present a wide range of exciting new products from the current model railway year that underline exactly this ambition.

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