Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class VT
92.5 four-axle diesel-powered rail car. Buffer cladding included.
Based in Nürnberg. In limited stop fast train service on the routes
Nürnberg-Amberg and Nürnberg-Furth im Wald as an experimental
combustion engine rail car among other things. Crimson basic paint
scheme. Powered rail car road number VT 92 501. The car looks as it
did around 1957 to 1959.
Highlights:
- completely new tooling;
- first time as a Märklin H0 model;
- the frame and body of this diesel-powered rail car are
constructed mostly of metal;
- ventilation propeller fan mechanism can be controlled in digital
operation;
- cab lighting, baggage area lighting, corridor lighting, restroom
lighting, sleeping compartment lighting, and locker room lighting
can be controlled in digital operation;
- current-conducting close couplers are included at both ends.
Model: The unit has an mfx+ digital decoder and
extensive sound and light functions. It also has controlled
high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel. Two axles in the motor
truck are powered using a cardan shaft. Traction tires. Dual
headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the
direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can
be controlled digitally. The headlights and marker lights front and
rear can be controlled separately in digital operation. Cab
lighting front and rear can also be controlled separately in
digital operation. In addition, baggage area lighting, corridor
lighting, restroom lighting, sleeping compartment lighting, and
locker room lighting can be controlled separately in digital
operation. Maintenance-free, warm white and red LEDs are used for
the lighting. A working ventilation propeller fan is included. The
ventilation propeller fan mechanism can be controlled separately in
digital operation. Current-conducting close couplers are included
at both ends. Interior lighting for passenger cars from the 41327
limited stop fast train car set coupled to this unit can be
controlled separately in digital operation using the
current-conducting close coupler on the powered rail car. End
skirting is included and can be installed for a version of the
powered rail car without plugged in close couplers. The powered
rail car has detailed buffer beams. Brake hoses, imitation
prototype couplers, and heating lines, which can be installed on
the unit, are included. In addition, the buffer cladding installed
on this unit, which is necessary for reliable operation with cars
coupled to it, can be swapped with buffer cladding of prototypical
height.
The class VT 92.5 diesel-powered rail car is being produced in 2021
in a one-time series only for Insider members.
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